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MBT

Light Strike & Skunking of beer

Sun, 09/03/2008 - 22:52 — DM

Ultraviolet light reacts with certain hop compounds to produce a sulphurous smell.   The compound formed is 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol (MBT) and humans are very sensitive to it and can det

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