Abstract
Complex nitrogen materials with affinity for foam have been separated from beer and characterized by isoelectrophoresis. They represent approximately one third by weight of the total beer complex-nitrogen fraction, they possess properties similar to those of proteins, and as a group they confer foam stability when added to beer media of low inherent stability. The remaining two thirds of the complex-nitrogen fraction, which shows properties atypical of proteins, also shows little affinity for foam. It is concluded that only complex-nitrogen species of high surface activity are very potent foam-stabilizing agents in beer.

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