Kvasny Prumysl, 2016 (vol. 62), issue 1
N-nitrosamines in 21th CenturyPeer-reviewed article
Tomáš VRZAL, Jana OLŠOVSKÁ
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(1): 2-8 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016001 
Carcinogenic nitrogen compounds, N-nitrosamines, were first identified in beer and malt during the 70's of twentieth century. Their proven occurrence in beer, in context with their significant health risk, led to the development of new technological procedures, especially in malt kilning. After these technological changes, concentrations of N-nitrosamines in malts and beers were rapidly decreased and the interest of researchers in these compounds during last 15 years has consequently strongly declined even though some questions concerning these compounds have still not been answered. This article provides a brief historical summary of N-nitrosamines...
Technical and Scientific Progress in Czech Brewing Industry in European Context of the 19th CenturyPeer-reviewed article
Michal HORÁČEK
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(1): 9-14 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016002
The paper investigates the transformation of Czech brewing industry in the 19th century from the technical, scientific and technological point of view, using wider context of European culture. Comparison of the Czech brewing industry and other European, mostly Western countries looks for intersections but also notices the differences and individual development ways. At the same time it also takes into account the tendency of experience hand-over, borrowing of inventions etc. and their use in real life. The contribution describes the role of Czech brewing industry as a firm part of European brewing industry of the 19th century...