Lactic Beer Flavour Standard

Importance of the Lactic Beer Flavour Standard

Lactic makes an important contribution to the acidity of beer and to flavour balance. Off flavour or taste at high concentrations.

Origins of flavour

Produced by mashing by bacteria. Also formed by contaminating bacteria during fermentation and storage, and in packaged beer.

Remarks

Lactic is provided in sachets due to the high concentration required to reach the flavour threshold.

Associated terms

• Sour milk
• Yoghurt

Analysis

• Titrimetry

Beer flavour wheel number

• 0930