Investigating the Potential of an In-Situ Method for Monitoring the Malting of Barley Using Solid Phase Microextraction with a Portable Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Instrument
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Analytical Methods
2.2. Malting Process
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Steeping Cycles | |
Time (h) | Grain Environment |
8 | Wet |
14 | Dry |
6 | Wet |
12 | Dry |
1 | Wet |
Kilning Conditions | |
Time (h) | Temperature (°C) |
5.5 | 50 |
41 * | 52 |
3.25 | 65 |
4.5 | 76 |
2.25 | 85 |
Alkanes | 3-methyl hexane, 4-methyl octane, 3 ethyl-5-(2-ethylbutyl) octadecane |
Aldehydes | Hexanal, heptanal, nonanal, 2-nonenal, decanal, pentadecanal |
Ketones | 2-decanone |
Alcohols | 2-decen-1-ol |
Esters | eicosanoic acid, phenylmethyl ester |
Terpenes | patchoulene |
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Hodges, M.D.; Fitzgerald, N. Investigating the Potential of an In-Situ Method for Monitoring the Malting of Barley Using Solid Phase Microextraction with a Portable Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Instrument. Beverages 2020, 6, 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6040072
Hodges MD, Fitzgerald N. Investigating the Potential of an In-Situ Method for Monitoring the Malting of Barley Using Solid Phase Microextraction with a Portable Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Instrument. Beverages. 2020; 6(4):72. https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6040072
Chicago/Turabian StyleHodges, Mark D., and Neil Fitzgerald. 2020. "Investigating the Potential of an In-Situ Method for Monitoring the Malting of Barley Using Solid Phase Microextraction with a Portable Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Instrument" Beverages 6, no. 4: 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6040072
APA StyleHodges, M. D., & Fitzgerald, N. (2020). Investigating the Potential of an In-Situ Method for Monitoring the Malting of Barley Using Solid Phase Microextraction with a Portable Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Instrument. Beverages, 6(4), 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6040072