Alpha-Amylase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same

An alpha-amylase variant comprising a substitution with proline at a position corresponding to position 185 of SEQ ID NO:

• 1 and further comprising a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 15, 48, 49, 50, 107, 116, 133, 138, 156, 176, 181, 187, 188, 190, 197, 201, 205, 209, 213, 239, 241, 255, 264, 299, 360, 375, 416, 437, 474 and 475 of SEQ ID NO:
• 1, wherein the variant has at least 60% and less than 100% sequence identity to (i) the mature polypeptide of any of SEQ ID NOs:
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14, or (ii) amino acids 1 to 483 of SEQ ID NO:
• 1, amino acids 1 to 483 of SEQ ID NO:
• 2, amino acids 1 to 485 of SEQ ID NO:
• 3, amino acids 1 to 482 of SEQ ID NO:
• 4, amino acids 1 to 484 of SEQ ID NO:
• 5, amino acids 1 to 483 of SEQ ID NO:
• 6, amino acids 1 to 485 of SEQ ID NO:
• 7, amino acids 1 to 485 of SEQ ID NO:
• 8, amino acids 1 to 485 of SEQ ID NO:
• 9, amino acids 1 to 485 of SEQ ID NO:
• 10, amino acids 1 to 485 of SEQ ID NO:
• 11, amino acids 1 to 480 of SEQ ID NO:
• 12, amino acids 1 to 483 of SEQ ID NO:
• 13 or amino acids 1 to 481 of SEQ ID NO:
• 14, and wherein the variant has alpha-amylase activity.