Method for treatment of microorganisms during propagation, conditioning and fermentation using hops acid extracts and organic acid

摘要

A method of reducing undesirable microorganism concentration, the method comprises (a) introducing a quantity of fermentable carbohydrate, sugar or cellulose to an aqueous system, (b) introducing a quantity of desirable microorganism to the aqueous system, (c) introducing a hops acid extract into the aqueous system and (d) introducing an organic acid solution into said system.