THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING ANALYSIS COMMITTEE THE DETERMINATION OF ENDO-β-GLUCANASE ACTIVITY IN MALT

Various substrates for the determination of malt endo-β-glucanase activity have been tested in conjunction with the β-glucanase procedure advocated by Bourne and Pierce. It is recommended that one universal standard substrate should be used and that each determination should be measured against a standard check malt. Furthermore, great care must be exercised in the dissolution of the substrate to obtain consistent results.