PREPARATION OF WORT AND BEER OF HIGH NUTRITIONAL VALUE, AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTS

摘要

In a process for the production of a cereal beer made from a cereal or mixtu re of cereals an aqueous cereal slurry is prepared from wet milled rolled or crushed cereal, heat treated cereal flour, and their mixtures. The slurry is malted at a temperature above 50 .degree.C in the presence of starch degrading enzymes and, optionally, protein degrading enzymes. Degradation of soluble .beta.-glucan is avoided by controlling .beta.-glucanase activity. Upon cooling insoluble material is removed to form a cereal wort which is boiled with hops to destroy any .beta.-glucanase activity. Substantial amounts of boiled traditional wor t may be added during the process. Fermentation of the wort produces a beer containing a high amount of soluble .beta.-glucan. Also disclosed are products prepared by the process.