The Disc Stack Centrifuge and its Impact on Yeast and Beer QualityFootnote¹

1 Some of the data reported in this article were presented at the Institute of Brewing and Distilling Asia-Pacific Section 2006 Convention, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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