Brewhouse-resident microbiota are responsible for multi-stage fermentation of American coolship ale.

American coolship ale (ACA) is a type of spontaneously fermented beer that employs production methods similar to traditional Belgian lambic. In spite of its growing popularity in the American craft-brewing sector, the fermentation microbiology of ACA has not been previously described, and thus the i...

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Main Authors: Nicholas A Bokulich, Charles W Bamforth, David A Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3329477?pdf=render