Kvasny Prum. 1962; 8(6): 127-131 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1962020

Experiments with beer pasteurization by ionization irradiation.Peer-reviewed article

V. PREININGER

Experiments have been made with 10˚ pale beer to find out possibilities of pasteurization by irradiation. Samples of beer were treated in a reactor as well as in the GAMMACELL chamber using cobalt as a source of radiation. The results indicate that small doses causing no undesirable organoleptic changes could not secure efficient pasteurization and fail therefore to improve the storage properties of beer. Higher doses spoil aroma, taste and colour. The ahrmful effect of gammairradiation can be partly neutralized by introducing into beer some reducing substances.
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Keywords: beer, pasteurization, ionization irradiation

Published: June 1, 1962