Definitions for "Dimethyl Sulfide"
Keywords:  lager, dms, sulfide, corn, sulfur
A powerful aromatic compound that imparts a sweet creamed-corn smell to lager mashes. In finished beer it imparts a malty quality or, at higher levels, the taste of cooked vegetables.
A background flavor compound that is desirable in low amounts in lagers, but that at high concentrations tastes of cooked vegetables.
Naturally occurring sulfur gas, formula CH3SCH3, emitted predominantly by phytoplankton, marine algae, seaweed, etc. Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) has the highest flux to the atmosphere of all biogenic sulfur gases. The oxidation of DMS has been linked to the formation of aerosol particles in the troposphere remote from urban areas, and thus to the potential for climate regulation.