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Deficits in FAN directly can lead to an insufficient and slow start of the fermentation, insufficient fermentation performance, and stuck fermentations.<ref name=pahl>Pahl R, Meyer B, Biurrun R. Wort and Wort Quality Parameters. In: Bamforth CW, ed. [[Library|''Brewing Materials and Processes: A Practical Approach to Beer Excellence.'']] Academic Press; 2016.</ref> | |||
"Nutrition" in this context refers to sources of yeast-assimilable nitrogen (YAN), necessary vitamins, and certain trace minerals. YAN is the amount of nitrogen from the combination of ammonium plus Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN), in the form of amino acids. | "Nutrition" in this context refers to sources of yeast-assimilable nitrogen (YAN), necessary vitamins, and certain trace minerals. YAN is the amount of nitrogen from the combination of ammonium plus Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN), in the form of amino acids. | ||