Determination of selected parameters in foreign beers

The aim of this thesis is determination of selected polyphenols, organic acids and elements (major and minor) in a foreign beers. Production of malt, beer production, beer types and beer styles are described in the theoretical part. Also analytical methods of beer analysis such as high performance liquid chromatography, iont chromatography and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry are described. The Experimental part deals with preparation of samples and calibration solutions, setting devices up and analysis of foreign beers samples. There were analyzed 14 foreign beers of which 11 samples were top-fermented beers, 3 samples were bottom-fermented. Four samples were produced in Belgium, three in England, three in Germany, two in the US, one in Holland and one in Poland. The results give an overview of the contents of compounds in foreign beers