Boiler water for use in the production of beer and other foods
Hydrazine and p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde in an aqueous solution containing alcohol form a compound which is yellowish red in color.
Barley malt intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry
High-molecular weight dextrins and starch present in the wort extracted from brewery spent grains are precipitated through the addition of ethanol, centrifuged and dissolved in phosphate buffer, followed by the addition of an iodine solution. Depending upon the molecular weight and degree of branching, a red to blue color forms, the intensity of which is measured spectrophotometrically at 578 nm.