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Title:

Modeling Of Alcohol Fermentation In Brewing – Comparative Assessment Of Flavor Profile Of Beers Produced With Free And Immobilized Cells

Authors:

Stoyan Vassilev, Vessela Naydenova, Mariana Badova, Vasil Iliev, Maria Kaneva, Georgi Kostov, Silviya Popova

Published in:

 

(2013).ECMS 2013 Proceedings edited by: W. Rekdalsbakken, R. T. Bye, H. Zhang  European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2013

 

ISBN: 978-0-9564944-6-7

 

27th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation,

Aalesund, Norway, May 27th – 30th, 2013

 

Citation format:

Stoyan Vassilev, Vessela Naydenova, Mariana Badova, Vasil Iliev, Maria Kaneva, Georgi Kostov, Silviya Popova (2013). Modeling Of Alcohol Fermentation In Brewing – Comparative Assessment Of Flavor Profile Of Beers Produced With Free And Immobilized Cells, ECMS 2013 Proceedings edited by: W. Rekdalsbakken, R. T. Bye, H. Zhang, European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2013-0415

 

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2013-0415

Abstract:

A detailed investigation of bioengineering constants for the accumulation of major yeast metabolites in beer produced by free and immobilized cells was carried out. The kinetic constants were used to determine the effect of immobilization on yeast metabolism. The esters synthesis dynamics was similar for the free and the immobilized cell which was confirmed by the kinetic model. The dynamics of the higher alcohol synthesis was comparable for the free and immobilized cell, but there were some differences. The dynamics of the higher alcohols accumulation for the free and immobilized cells was similar, but there were some differences between the two used strains. These differences were due to the influence of mass transfer between the liquid and the capsules, which reflected mostly in the metabolism of some amino acids. There were significant differences in the aldehyde synthesis and reduction by immobilized and free cells. The free cells of both yeast strains showed distinct maximum of aldehydes, where after the aldehydes reduction started. On the other hand, the aldehyde peaks were not so distinct for the immobilized cells and the aldehydes concentration was relatively constant during fermentation. The explanation for this difference can be found in the kinetic parameters. The model described with high accuracy the beer fermentations with immobilized and free cells and confirmed the experimental data. The obtained data would be used for developing of control strategy fermentation process to obtain beverages with different organoleptic profile.

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