11 May 2001

Dispersion mashing - A new process for optimising mechanical starch hydrolysisQuality parameters of mashes, worts and beers, Part II

The dispersion mashing process developed by A. Ziemann GmbH and described in Brauwelt No. 45/1998 (Brauwelt interntional No. I/2000) was tested on a semi-industrial scale (360 kg throw) in the Pilot and Testing Brewery of Cervecería Polar C.A. in Caracas. This operational run was carried out in the presence of staff from TUM-Weihenstephan (Faculty for Machinery and Equipment Science) working on a thesis.

The state-of-the-art testing brewery is equipped with a lauter tun as well as a mash filter with the pertinent mechanical size reduction equipment comprising a 6-roller mill and a hammer mill.

A test procedure geared to the standard process of the testing brewery was selected.A. Ziemann GmbH (80 - 110 kg throw).A. carried out sensory analysis of the beers.
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