In the presented investigation, the chemical composition of malt during roasting is estimated using diffuse reflectance mid-infrared fourier transform (DRIFT-MIR) spectroscopy and multiple linear regressions. Accordingly, the corresponding test setup is presented and evaluated. A total number of sixty-five stop roasting, having temperature range from 140 to 220ºC, and one unroasted sample of 1500 g Avalon malt are performed in an eddy current roaster. Roasted and unroasted malt samples are milled and then analysed. Additionally, analytical standard reference methods are performed for colour, spectral tristimulus L*a*b* -values, colour difference (E), iron-content, quantitative radical generation and the formation of specific intermediates, such as 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural (HMF) as well as 3-deoxy-hexosulose (3-DH) and end products of Maillard reaction on all sixty-six samples. Multiple linear regression models were used to predict analysed references based on mid-infrared data, modified with spectral pre-processing for better prediction performance. The obtained results indicate that DRIFT-MIR spectrometry, combined with pre-processing and selection of evaluated wave number areas, is a useful analytical tool for the measurement of quality attributes of malt and therefore, shows potential for application in quality and process control.
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