“…They have included a French 'country beer' (Biere de garde) (Claussen, 1903), lager beer of the Pilsen type (Hansen, 1879;Back, 1978a) and stout (Andrews and Gilliland, 1952). Beers differ in their ability to support growth of pediococci (Dolezil and Kirsop, 1980). Fermentable carbohydrate, amino nitrogen (in the form of both amino acids and peptides), some vitamins, and minerals such as manganese, are limiting to growth (Uhl and Kiihbeck, 1969;Rainbow, 1981).…”