VIEW ARTICLE DOI: 10.1094/ASBCJ-56-0052
Natural Foam Stabilizing and Bittering Compounds Derived from Hops (1). Robert J. Smith (2) and Darwin Davidson, S. S. Steiner, Inc., P.O. Box 9009, Yakima, WA 98909; and Richard J. H. Wilson, Steiner Hops Limited, 319A High Street, Epping, Essex CM16 4DA, England. (1) Presented at the 63rd Annual ASBC Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, June 1997. (2) Corresponding author. Phone: (509) 574-0220; Fax: (509) 457-4638. J. Am. Soc. Brew. Chem. 56(2):52-57, 1998. Accepted January 20, 1998.
Various
naturally occurring
hop resin acids
have been isolated
by preparative
HPLC from hops
and hop products.
Two resin acids
have been tentatively
identified by
nuclear magnetic
resonance techniques
to be the minor
constituent
alpha-acids,
adprehumulone
and prehumulone.
The isomerized
derivative of
the former considerably
improved the
foam stability
and lacing of
a commercial
brand of beer.
Dihydro-alpha-acids
have previously
been shown to
occur and form
in hops and
hop products.
Two of the dihydroiso-alpha-acids
have been isolated
by preparative
HPLC, and dihydroisohumulone
has also been
shown to substantially
improve foam
stability and
lacing of various
brands of commercial
beer as compared
with the iso-alpha-acids.
Keywords: Foam
lacing, Foam
stability, Hop
acids, Reduced
alpha-acids.
Varias resinas
ácidas
presentes naturalmente
en 1úpulo,
han sido aisladas,
usando cromatografía
líquida
preparative
de alta eficiencia,
de 1úpulos
y de productos
de 1úpulo.
Las estructuras
de dos de estas
resinas ácidas
han sido tentativamente
identificadas,
usando resonancia
magnética
nuclear, como
constituyentes
minoritarios
de los ácidos
alfa. El derivado
isomerizado
de uno de estos
constituyentes
minoritaribs,
llamado "adprehumulona",
mejora considerablemente
la estabilidad
y adhesión
de la espuma
de cerveza.
Ya ha sido probado,
que los dihidro
alfa ácidos
se forman y
están
presentes en
1úpulos
y productos
de 1úpulo.
Dos de los dihidro
alfa ácidos
han sido aislados
usando cromatografía
líquida
preparativa
de alta eficiencia
y la dihidroisohumulona
mostró
que también
mejora la estabilidad
y adhesión
de la espuma
en varias marcas
de cerveza al
compararse con
los iso alfa
ácidos.