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iso-alpha-acids

Bitter

BEER

$60.78


 

Bitter, like beer”

Capsules per pot: 6 capsules

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Product Description

Bitter, like beer”

Beer flavour standard used to train professional beer tasters to recognize and scale the intensity of bitter character.

Iso-α-acids are contributed to beer via hops. The bitter taste they impart is one of the five basic tastes and a critical flavour character in beer.

Food grade | Free from sensory impurities | Extensively tested | Safe to smell and taste.

IMPORTANCE

Iso-alpha-acids are one of the five basic tastes found in beer and a major differentiator of styles and products. Important flavour note in lagers, ales and stouts. Bitterness of this type is a signature flavour note in India Pale Ales.

ORIGINS

Iso-α-acids are imparted to beer through addition of hops or hop extracts in the brewhouse or post-fermentation. The intensity and quality of the bitterness depends on the hop variety, hopping practice, and brewing process.

HOW TO TASTE

The best way to detect hop bitter acids in beer is as follows. Take a little beer into your mouth. Move it around with your tongue for a few seconds then swallow it.

CAS NUMBER

The CAS registry number of iso-alpha-acids is 25522-96-7.

Additional Information

Weight 0.05 kg
Dimensions .7 × .7 × .3 cm
process

ingredients

flavour

chemical, hop-derived, positive character

chemical

acids, others

capsules per pot

6 capsules

sector

beer

kit format

full pots of capsules

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