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'''Conversion''' is the process by which [[starch]] in the brewing [[grain]] is converted into [[sugar]] which can be used by [[yeast]] in [[fermentation]]. Conversion is carried out by [[diastatic enzymes]] during the [[saccharification rest]] in the [[mashing]] process. | '''Conversion''' is the process by which [[starch]] in the brewing [[grain]] is converted into [[sugar]] which can be used by [[yeast]] in [[fermentation]]. Conversion is carried out by [[diastatic enzymes]] during the [[saccharification rest]] in the [[mashing]] process. | ||
An [[iodine test]] can be used to determine whether conversion is complete. | An [[iodine test]] can be used to determine whether conversion is complete. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:21, 10 December 2007
Conversion is the process by which starch in the brewing grain is converted into sugar which can be used by yeast in fermentation. Conversion is carried out by diastatic enzymes during the saccharification rest in the mashing process.
An iodine test can be used to determine whether conversion is complete.
