期刊
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 39, 期 6, 页码 813-822出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-012-1086-0
关键词
PYF; Brewing; Fermentation performance; Yeast flocculation; Malt quality
资金
- UK Home Grown Cereal Authority
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/G01616X/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- BBSRC [BB/G01616X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Premature yeast flocculation (PYF) is a sporadic problem for the malting and brewing industries which can have significant financial and logistical implications. The condition is characterised by abnormally heavy (and sometimes early) flocculation of yeast during brewery fermentations. The resulting low suspended yeast cell counts towards the end of the fermentation can result in flavour defects and incomplete attenuation (fermentation of sugars to alcohol). Despite several decades of research into the phenomenon, its precise nature and mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In part this is because the term PYF has become a 'catch-all' syndrome which can have multiple origins. Furthermore, there are complex interactions in the malting and brewing processes which together mean that the PYF status of a malt sample is hard to predict at a generic level. Whether or not PYF is observed depends not only on barley quality, but on process factors in the maltings and to a substantial extent on the brewing yeast strain concerned. This article highlights the significance of PYF, and reviews current knowledge relating to the origins of this complex phenomenon.
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