American Society of Brewing Chemists
Encyclopedia
The ASBC is a professional organization of scientist
s and technical professionals in the brewing
, malting, and allied industries. It publishes a journal
, the Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists, usually four times a year.
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
s and technical professionals in the brewing
Brewing
Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BCE, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt...
, malting, and allied industries. It publishes a journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
, the Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists, usually four times a year.