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60 <strong>Cereals</strong> <strong>processing</strong> <strong>technology</strong><br />

Fig. 4.1 Schematic of flour milling (based on Kent and Evers 1994).<br />

wort viscosity, poor wort and beer filtration and potential hazes in finished<br />

beer.<br />

Brewing<br />

The brewing of beer from malt requires specific malt specifications that are<br />

potentially able to be manipulated using bio<strong>technology</strong>. Diversification of beer<br />

styles and markets are imposing divergent raw material requirements for the<br />

different beer styles.<br />

Sufficient levels of starch degrading enzymes in the malt are necessary to<br />

ensure breakdown of starch to fermentable sugars during brewing. The amount

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