Note on the EBC Method: High Molecular Weight β-Glucan (Fluorimetric Method)

Submitted on behalf of the EBC Analysis Committee

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Abstract

Fluorimetric determination of the total β-glucan content in barley, malt , wort and beer is based on the increase in the fluorescence intensity of the Calcofluor dye complexed with high molecular weight β-glucan above MW 10⁴. The methods were included into Analytica-EBC in 1989.

Published

1998-04-30

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Vol. 51 No. 3/4 (1998): Monatsschrift für Brauwissenschaft

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Note on the EBC Method: High Molecular Weight β-Glucan (Fluorimetric Method): Submitted on behalf of the EBC Analysis Committee. BrSc. 1998;51(3/4):60. Accessed May 30, 2026. https://brewingscience.de/index.php/brewingscience/article/view/718