Kvasny Prumysl, 2016 (vol. 62), issue 10
Methods for verifying the authenticity of hops - an effective tool against falsificationPeer-reviewed article
Jana OL©OVSKÁ, Karel KROFTA, Vladimíra JANDOVSKÁ, Josef PATZAK, Karel ©TĚRBA
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(10): 294-305 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016030 
Falsification attempts occur in almost all commodities and hops is no exception. It is therefore necessary to look for ways to verify its authenticity. This review summarizes modern methods for verifying the authenticity of hops and also provides the latest results of the collaboration of the Research Institute of Brewing and Malting, PLC. and the Hop Research Institute, Ltd., in ®atec. Chemotaxonomic and genetic methods are used to verify the authenticity of hops. Chemical analyzes of newly bred hybrids potentially suitable for Czech beer focused on the content and composition of alpha and beta acids, content and composition of hop oils, and content...
Current Threats Of Rodents and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Stored Grain and Malting BarleyPeer-reviewed article
Marcela FRAŇKOVÁ, Václav STEJSKAL, Pavel RÖDL, Radek AULICKÝ
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(10): 306-310 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016028
Synanthropic rodents belong to the worldwide dominant vertebrate pests occurring in agricultural and food industry environment. Rodents have enormous potential to cause multiple damages to human resources by feeding on crops and stored commodities and by their faecal and urine contamination. The latter is associated with a risk of transmission of pathogens into food and feed chain. In spite of its health and hygienic significance the risk of faecal contamination of stored grain is often under-rated by store-keepers and farmers due to insufficient published summary information. Therefore in this overview, we summarised the relevant key-literature resources...
Design and Layout Appearance of Brewery in Zahrádky Near Česká LípaPeer-reviewed article
Miroslav KOLKA, Ivan PEŘINA
Kvasny Prum. 2016; 62(10): 311-321 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2016031
The Renaissance chateau brewery no. 55 in Zahrádky near Česká Lípa is changing in the ruins for several decades and a part of the buildings have completely been torn down. Nevertheless, till today its relics belong to the unique examples of building design, where many structures had been carved into the sandstone bedrock. This paper summarizes the earlier findings from no more existing parts of the building and new the landscaping findings in confrontation with preserved building plans. The preserved core of the malt-house, the vestibule and home torso of the brewer provably come from the year 1609. Noteworthy is also the evidence of substantially...