Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world. In order to reduce processing time and meet the fast market demand, several measures are taken by the breweries, such as exogenous enzymes supplementation and changes in the mash profile. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of proteolytic step suppression and the addition of exogenous proteases in mashing on wort and beer composition. For that, an experimental design was elaborated, which resulted in the production of four different worts and beers, with and without realization of the proteolytic step during the mashing, and with and without the addition of exogenous proteases. The brewer's worts were analyzed for the following parameters: °Plato, extract, total nitrogen and free amino nitrogen content. The amino acids cysteine, histidine, phenylalanine, lysine, tryptophan and arginine were quantified in sweet worts by capillary electrophoresis. The beers produced were analyzed for alcohol content, real extract, total nitrogen and free amino nitrogen content, fermentation efficiency and the mass of coagulable matter. The addition of proteolytic extract promoted higher fermentation efficiency and an increase of the extract, as well as the contents of amino acids and total nitrogen in the sweet wort.