Monitoring the Growth of Yeast
Introduction
Yeast is a microscopic fungus, of which there are hundreds of species.
It is extremely important brewing ingredient because different strains
give different beer types their distinctive and characteristic
flavors. When a brewery has found an ideal yeast, it will be retained
for many years. However, fresh batches are produced regularly from
samples kept under special laboratory conditions to prevent the built
up of microbiological contamination. (Just as milk can go sour – yeast
and bacteria can also contaminate beer). Individual yeast cells are
invisible to the naked eye, and are carried in air current. When they
grow on a suitable food source (for example fruit, such as grapes and
plums) they form ‘colonies’ of cells. (These can be seen as a fine
white powdery film on the skins of the fruit). Yeast can feed on a
variety of sugars, converting them into energy in order to grow and
multiply. When it first grows, the yeast cells need a supply of oxygen
in the same way a animals do when they convert sugar into the carbon
dioxide and energy. If animals run out of energy they die. But in the
absence of oxygen, yeast obtains its energy from ‘anaerobic
fermentation’ in which sugars are converted to alcohol and carbon
dioxide. Most importantly for the brewery, yeast produces a variety of
flavoring components (through side reactions), which help give the
beer its characters flavors. Also use top-fermenting yeast strains
that typically ferment between 65-75F and lagers use bottom fermenting
yeast stains that typically ferment 50-55F. Pitching temperature
should always be 80F or under because yeast will die if exposed to
temperature over 110F. Too high of a fermentation temperature or
higher alcohols (fusel alcohols). Yeast fermentation time will vary
depending on strain, temperature, and fermentations environment,
however most fermentations should be complete within 7-14 days.
Equipment and Materials
3 conical flaks
3 delivery tubes
Spatula
Balances
Fridge
Ammonium Sulphate (0.5)
Yeast powder (1g)
3. The time taken for the yeast to heat up to the temperature of the
Fermentation is the biological process which allows humans to brew beer, or any other alcoholic beverage. This process occurs in the absence of oxygen, as a means for the cell to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the source of cellular energy. Though little energy can be produced in this manner, it allows the yeast to survive in t...
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