Optimization of Beer Brewing by Monitoring α-Amylase and β-Amylase Activities during Mashing

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  • Raimon Parés Viader
  • Maiken Søe Holmstrøm Yde
  • Jens Winther Hartvig
  • Marcus Pagenstecher
  • Jacob Bille Carlsen
  • Troels Balmer Christensen
  • Andersen, Mogens Larsen

(1) Background: In the current highly competitive brewing industry, most breweries may benefit from a reduction in mashing time. In this study, a novel enzymatic assay format was used to investigate the activities of α-amylase and β-amylase during different mashing profiles, with the aim to use it as a tool for optimizing the production time of an existing industrial mashing process; (2) Methods: Lab-scale mashings with eight different time-temperature programs and two different pilot brews were analyzed in terms of enzymatic activity, sugar composition, alcohol by volume in the final beer, FAN and others; (3) Results: A 20-min reduction (out of an original 73-min mashing program) was achieved by selecting a temperature profile which maintained a higher enzymatic activity than the original, without affecting the wort sugar composition and fermentability, or the ethanol concentration and foam stability of the final beer. (4) Conclusions: A method is presented which can be used by breweries to optimize their mashing profiles based on monitoring α-amylase and β-amylase activities.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer13
TidsskriftBeverages
Vol/bind7
Udgave nummer1
Antal sider12
ISSN2306-5710
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the program Greater Copenhagen Food Innovation (CPH-Food), in turn funded by the European Regional Development Fund, under the framework of the project Measuring of ENzymatic activity during brewING (MENING).

Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: The authors would like to acknowledge the support from the management at Bryghuset Møn and the CEO at GlycoSpot ApS Thomas Lacentra, as well as the analytical support from Henriette Rifbjerg Erichsen and Ösp Sölvadottir from the FOOD Department of the University of Copenhagen.

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