TY - JOUR

T1 - Modelling of beer sensory staleness based on flavour instability parameters

AU - Ditrych, Maciej

AU - Filipowska, Weronika

AU - Soszka, Agata

AU - Buyse, Jasper

AU - Hofmann, Saskia

AU - Jensen, Sidsel

AU - Jaskula-goiris, Barbara

AU - De Rouck, Gert

AU - Aerts, Guido

AU - Andersen, Mogens Larsen

AU - De Cooman, Luc

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Why was the work done: The deterioration of the flavour of fresh beer is challenging for the brewing industry. Despite extensive research on flavour instability, the focus has centred on a limited set of parameters, rather than taking a broader approach.How was the work done: in this study, the intent was to produce a flavour stable beer. Using a low kilning temperature, malt of low staling potential was used in combination with best brewing practice to produce three batches of unpasteurised top fermented pale beers at a pilot scale. Forty-three markers were analysed in the fresh and aged beers (30°C for 15, 30, 60 and 90 days). Staleness was evaluated by a trained sensory panel and multivariate data analysis was used to explore how the markers contribute to staleness.What are the main findings: Repeatability was achieved between replicate brews and, subsequently, staling. Polyphenols, haze, total reactive antioxidant potential (TRAP), iso-α-acids, colour, furfural, 2-methylpropanal and 2-methylbutanal showed a strong correlation with staleness. Staleness doubled after 60 days of storage at 30°C, despite volatile aldehydes remaining below their sensory thresholds, implying a synergistic effect of carbonyls contributing to staleness. A Partial Least Square (PLS) model was established, modelling the sensory staleness from 2-methylpropanal, furfural, TRAP and the trans-/cis-iso-α-acids ratio.Why is the work important: The staling phenomena could be reproduced in beers from parallel brewing trials with only minor variations. The four parameters in PLS modelling indicate that beer staling involves a combination of oxidative and non-oxidative pathways.

AB - Why was the work done: The deterioration of the flavour of fresh beer is challenging for the brewing industry. Despite extensive research on flavour instability, the focus has centred on a limited set of parameters, rather than taking a broader approach.How was the work done: in this study, the intent was to produce a flavour stable beer. Using a low kilning temperature, malt of low staling potential was used in combination with best brewing practice to produce three batches of unpasteurised top fermented pale beers at a pilot scale. Forty-three markers were analysed in the fresh and aged beers (30°C for 15, 30, 60 and 90 days). Staleness was evaluated by a trained sensory panel and multivariate data analysis was used to explore how the markers contribute to staleness.What are the main findings: Repeatability was achieved between replicate brews and, subsequently, staling. Polyphenols, haze, total reactive antioxidant potential (TRAP), iso-α-acids, colour, furfural, 2-methylpropanal and 2-methylbutanal showed a strong correlation with staleness. Staleness doubled after 60 days of storage at 30°C, despite volatile aldehydes remaining below their sensory thresholds, implying a synergistic effect of carbonyls contributing to staleness. A Partial Least Square (PLS) model was established, modelling the sensory staleness from 2-methylpropanal, furfural, TRAP and the trans-/cis-iso-α-acids ratio.Why is the work important: The staling phenomena could be reproduced in beers from parallel brewing trials with only minor variations. The four parameters in PLS modelling indicate that beer staling involves a combination of oxidative and non-oxidative pathways.

U2 - 10.58430/jib.v130i1.45

DO - 10.58430/jib.v130i1.45

M3 - Journal article

VL - 130

SP - 47

EP - 66

JO - Journal of the Federated Institutes of Brewing

JF - Journal of the Federated Institutes of Brewing

SN - 0046-9750

IS - 1

ER -