CONSTRUCTION OF YEAST STRAINS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOW-CARBOHYDRATE BEER

Abstract
By way of somatic hybridization of a lager brewing strain with Saccharomyces diastaticus, a hybrid was constructed, which is suitable for the production of low carbohydrate beer. The hybrid character of the fusion product was confirmed by physiological tests and segregation analyses, as well as, on a molecular basis, by OFAGE (TAFE) and Ty-hybridization.