Low alcohol beer prepared with hydrogenated starch hydrolyzate
US4680180A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12G3/025
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Low alcohol beer is produced by a process wherein a portion of malt is replaced with a hydrogenated starch hydrolyzate. The hydrolyzate is preferably added before boiling of wort in the presence of hops in a amount to provide a final beer with 0.1 to 2% by weight hydrolyzate. The hydrolyzate has between 0.1 and 35% substances of DP 1, between 0.1 and 45% substance of DP 2, less than 45% substances greater than DP 20, and a remainder of substances of DP 3 to 20.
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