Hop ingredients and their effect on gushing (Part 1)
Gushing is a very multifaceted – and still unsolved – problem in the brewing industry. In recent years, numerous efforts were made to identify gushing promoters. Gushing is a temporary phenomenon that is primarily triggered by microorganisms or their metabolites. This contribution describes the basics in terms of the influence of hops. In a second part, results are presented that show that hop ingredients have a positive influence on the gushing behaviour of beer.