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1Department of Chemistry and Physics, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas 79016, United States.
Abstract:
The Chemistry of Aged Beer and Spirits Symposium was organized at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. in August 2019 with a keynote address, three informational talks, and six research-based talks. Beer-related topics ranged from the sensory compounds associated with barrel aging to haze formation, to wood aging, and finally to in-line detection of diacetyl. Topics on spirits ranged from the chemistry of tequila to effects of water components on whiskey to analysis of whiskey microwebs. The symposium was well-attended and supplemented with an introduction to brewing processes at a local brewery.
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