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Turchetti B, De Francesco G, Mugnai G, Sileoni V, Alfeo V, Buzzini P, Yurkov A, Marconi O. Species and temperature-dependent fermentative aptitudes of Mrakia genus for innovative brewing. Food Res Int 2023; 170:113004. [PMID: 37316073 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The use of non-conventional brewing yeasts as alternative starters is a very promising approach which received increasing attention from worldwide scientists and brewers. Despite the feasible application of non-conventional yeasts in brewing processes, their regulations and safety assessment by the European Food Safety Authority still represent a bottlenecked hampering their commercial release, at least into EU market. Thus, research on yeast physiology, accurate taxonomic species identification and safety concerns associated with the use of non-conventional yeasts in food chains is needed to develop novel healthier and safer beers. Currently, most of the documented brewing applications catalysed by non-conventional yeasts are associated to ascomycetous yeasts, while little is known about analogous uses of basidiomycetous taxa. Therefore, in order to extend the phenotypic diversity of basidiomycetous brewing yeasts the aim of this investigation is to check the fermentation aptitudes of thirteen Mrakia species in relation to their taxonomic position within the genus Mrakia. The volatile profile, ethanol content and sugar consumption were compared with that produced by a commercial starter for low alcohol beers, namely Saccharomycodes ludwigii WSL 17. The phylogeny of Mrakia genus showed three clusters that clearly exhibited different fermentation aptitudes. Members of M. gelida cluster showed a superior aptitude to produce ethanol, higher alcohols, esters and sugars conversion compared to the members of M. cryoconiti and M. aquatica clusters. Among M. gelida cluster, the strain M. blollopis DBVPG 4974 exhibited a medium flocculation profile, a high tolerance to ethanol and to iso-α-acids, and a considerable production of lactic and acetic acids, and glycerol. In addition, an inverse relationship between fermentative performances and incubation temperature is also displayed by this strain. Possible speculations on the association between the cold adaptation exhibited by M. blollopis DBVPG 4974 and the release of ethanol in the intracellular matrix and in the bordering environment are presented.
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- Benedetta Turchetti
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences & Industrial Yeasts Collection DBVPG, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 06126 Perugia, Italy; Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 06126 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences & Industrial Yeasts Collection DBVPG, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
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- Universitas Mercatorum, Piazza Mattei, 10, Rome 00186, Italy
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 06126 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences & Industrial Yeasts Collection DBVPG, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Brunswick, Germany
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 06126 Perugia, Italy; Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 06126 Perugia, Italy
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Sileoni V, Maranghi S, De Francesco G, Perretti G, Marconi O. Flavour Stability of a Cold-Stored Unpasteurized Low-Alcohol Beer Produced by Saccharomycodes ludwigii. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-023-03061-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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AbstractLow-alcohol beer (LAB) is a growing part of the brewing industry in terms of market volumes and consumer interest. Universities and research centres are making efforts to improve organoleptic profile and flavour stability of the product. One of the main limitations of such products is the stability. These beers must be severely filtered and pasteurized, causing a significant loss of quality in terms of flavour. Herein, flavour stability of an unpasteurized and unfiltered LAB was checked during 120 days of cold storage (4 ± 1 °C). The results showed that the beer remained stable for 120 days for many observed parameters. The alcohol content increased from 0.5 to 0.7% v/v. The beer without oxygen was more stable than that filled with oxygen in the headspace. The results confirmed the possibility to produce an unpasteurized craft LAB by Saccharomycodes ludwigii by the cold chain.
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Petrucci R, Di Matteo P, Sobolev AP, Liguori L, Albanese D, Proietti N, Bortolami M, Russo P. Impact of Dealcoholization by Osmotic Distillation on Metabolic Profile, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Capacity of Low Alcoholic Craft Beers with Different Malt Compositions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:4816-4826. [PMID: 33855852 PMCID: PMC8154560 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Beer antioxidants originate mainly from malts, classified as colored, caramel, and roasted, according to the malting process. This study aimed to characterize, in terms of phenolic antioxidants, three types of Pale Ale craft beers brewed using increasing percentage of dark malt (0, 5, and 15% Caraamber malt, called PA100, PA95, PA85, respectively) and to evaluate the impact of dealcoholization by osmotic distillation (OD) on the same antioxidants. All the alcoholic (PA, 6.2-6.8 vol %) and low alcoholic (LA-PA, 1 vol %) beers were analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS, total phenolic content (TPC), and antioxidant activity (AA): similar phenolic profiles were evidenced and 43 compounds identified or tentatively identified. Some differences were found among PA100, PA95, and PA85: PA85 was richer in free phenolic compounds (10.55 mg/L) and had a higher TPC (463.7 GAE mg/L) and AA (852.1 TE mg/L). LA-PA beers showed the same phenolic profile and similar TPC and AA compared to PA beers; however, there were some differences regarding LA-PA85 (5.91 mg/L). Dealcoholization by OD seemed to weakly affect the phenolic fraction. ESI-MS/MS infusion experiments evidenced oligosaccharides, small organic acids, and amino acids, whose presence was confirmed and quantitated by NMR: besides ethanol and other alcohols, weak to strong loss of low-molecular-weight metabolites was evidenced in LA-PA beers.
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- Rita Petrucci
- Department
of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- “Segre-Capitani”
Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Institute for Biological Systems, National Research Council (CNR), via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Industrial Engineering, University of
Salerno, Via Giovanni
Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department
of Industrial Engineering, University of
Salerno, Via Giovanni
Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- “Segre-Capitani”
Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Institute for Biological Systems, National Research Council (CNR), via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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Baiano A. Craft beer: An overview. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2020; 20:1829-1856. [PMID: 33369039 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The purpose of the work was to provide an overview on craft beer. Details and issues concerning history and legal definition market, fiscal policy, innovation, safety, healthiness, consumer profile, and sustainability are supplied. The term "craft brewery" generally refers to a brewery able to produce low volumes of beer, often made with traditional ingredients-for emulating historic styles-but also with the addition of nontraditional ingredients as a distinctiveness sign of the master brewer. In many countries, the importance of the company size is related to the opportunity to take advantage of reduced excise rates for low production volumes. In several countries, another important requisite of a craft brewery is represented by its independence from other alcohol industry members. Even in the presence of a great heterogeneity of the size of craft breweries in the various countries, their number in the world is around 17,000. Craft beer is mainly consumed in restaurants and bars. Innovation of craft beer concerns aspects, such as ingredients, alcohol content, aging, and packaging, and the profile of the typical craft beer drinker is that of a young man, with a higher education and a medium-high income. Craft beers are often not filtered/not pasteurized and, for these reasons, they are beverages rich in health compounds but with a reduced shelf life. As in the case of larger breweries, the environmental impact of craft breweries is mainly represented by water consumption and production of liquid and solid wastes.
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- Antonietta Baiano
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, degli Alimenti e dell'Ambiente, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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De Francesco G, Marconi O, Sileoni V, Freeman G, Lee EG, Floridi S, Perretti G. Influence of the dealcoholisation by osmotic distillation on the sensory properties of different beer types. Journal of Food Science and Technology 2020; 58:1488-1498. [PMID: 33746277 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-020-04662-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A comparative study was performed to better understand the feasibility of osmotic distillation as a process to produce a low-alcohol beer. Four diverse commercial beers styles were considered. The regular and corresponding dealcoholised beers were compared. The quality attributes and the volatile compounds loss after the dealcoholisation were checked. The work focused on the sensory properties of the obtained samples. A trained panel evaluated how the chosen sensory descriptors were influenced by the treatment. The results of quality attributes and volatile compounds were in line with works previously published by the authors. Interestingly, the results highlighted that beer characterized by malty character is more suitable than pale lager to be dealcoholised by the osmotic distillation process. The low alcohol milk stout and stout flavour profile, especially in terms of taste, was like the corresponding regular beer. Osmotic distillation was demonstrated to be a feasible process to produce low-alcohol beer.
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- Giovanni De Francesco
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy.,Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy.,Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy
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- Campden BRI, Coopers Hill Road, Nutfield, Surrey RH1 4HY UK
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- Campden BRI, Coopers Hill Road, Nutfield, Surrey RH1 4HY UK
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy.,Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy
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Impact of Osmotic Distillation on the Sensory Properties and Quality of Low Alcohol Beer. J FOOD QUALITY 2018. [DOI: 10.1155/2018/8780725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The production of low alcohol beer (LAB) with a full and well-balanced flavour is still now a complex challenge because of the different flavour profile they have compared to regular beers. In this study, a brown ale beer was used to obtain a low alcohol beer by osmotic distillation in a small pilot plant. Beer-diluted carbonated solutions were used as strippers and were taken under flux of CO2 in order to contrast loss of volatiles from beer during the process. A forced carbonation was applied on LAB to avoid the foam collapse. Furthermore, hop extract and pectin solution were added to LAB to improve the overall taste and body. Results highlighted an improvement into retention of volatiles probably due to the use of carbonated solutions such as strippers. The forced carbonation and the addition of pectins ensured both a higher concentration of dissolved CO2 and a higher stability of foam in LAB. The antioxidant activity of beer remained unchanged. The sensory analysis highlighted differences among low alcohol beer and original one. The addition of hop extract and pectin solution to LAB better maintained hop and fruity-citrus notes during tasting, compared with the original beer.
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