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11 Citations
3,814 Views
16 Pages

7 December 2020

One goal of specialists in food processing is to increase production efficiency in accordance with sustainability by optimising the consumption of raw food materials, water, and energy. One way to achieve this purpose is to develop new methods for pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,731 Views
24 Pages

There is a lack of knowledge about the use of different wood species on rosé wine production. Thus, this work focused on the impact of the addition of wood chips from oak and cherry trees during the alcoholic fermentation and maturation proces...

  • Extended Abstract
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,795 Views
4 Pages

22 October 2018

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of thermal hydrolysis on degradation of polysaccharides contained in biomass of cyanobacteria Arthrospira platensis and to assess the effectiveness of ethanol production from pre-conditioned biomass....

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,182 Views
12 Pages

The Characterization of the Alcoholic Fermentation Process in Wine Production Based on Acoustic Emission Analysis

  • Angel Sanchez-Roca,
  • Juan-Ignacio Latorre-Biel,
  • Emilio Jiménez-Macías,
  • Juan Carlos Saenz-Díez and
  • Julio Blanco-Fernández

7 December 2024

The present experimental study assessed the viability of utilizing an acoustic emission signal as a monitoring instrument to predict the chemical characteristics of wine throughout the alcoholic fermentation process. The purpose of this study is to a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,613 Views
16 Pages

Effect on White Grape Must of Multiflora Bee Pollen Addition during the Alcoholic Fermentation Process

  • Antonio Amores-Arrocha,
  • Ana Roldán,
  • Ana Jiménez-Cantizano,
  • Ildefonso Caro and
  • Víctor Palacios

The aim of the present study was to compare and analyze the impact of using bee pollen doses (0.1, 0.25, 1, 5, 10 and 20 g/L) as activator in the alcoholic fermentation process of Palomino fino and Riesling wines. In this regard, its influence on the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,470 Views
18 Pages

31 December 2020

This work provides a manual design space exploration regarding the structure, type, and inputs of a multilayer neural network (NN) to obtain indirect information about the state variables in the alcoholic fermentation process. The main benefit of our...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
9,841 Views
16 Pages

Cereal- and Fruit-Based Ethiopian Traditional Fermented Alcoholic Beverages

  • Eskindir Getachew Fentie,
  • Shimelis Admassu Emire,
  • Hundessa Dessalegn Demsash,
  • Debebe Worku Dadi and
  • Jae-Ho Shin

1 December 2020

Traditional fermented alcoholic beverages are drinks produced locally using indigenous knowledge, and consumed near the vicinity of production. In Ethiopia, preparation and consumption of cereal- and fruit-based traditional fermented alcoholic bevera...

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  • Open Access
1,279 Views
42 Pages

22 November 2023

The present work focused on the development of soft sensors for single-input single-output (SISO) nonlinear dynamic systems with unknown physical parameters using a switching observer design. Toward the development of more accurate soft sensors, as c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,194 Views
13 Pages

Natural Contaminants in Wines: Determination of Biogenic Amines by Chromatographic Techniques

  • Giuliana Vinci,
  • Lucia Maddaloni,
  • Sabrina A. Prencipe and
  • Roberto Ruggieri

Biogenic amines (BAs) are natural contaminants of wine that originate from decarboxylase microorganisms involved in fermentation processes. The primary relevance of biogenic amines in food could have both toxic effects on consumers’ health (i.e., all...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,043 Views
16 Pages

2 September 2014

The alcoholic fermentation of Savatiano must variety was initiated under laboratory conditions and monitored daily with a gas sensor array without any pre-treatment steps. The sensor array consisted of eight interdigitated chemocapacitors (IDCs) coa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,642 Views
21 Pages

Influence of Different Pre-Distillation Steps on Aromatic Profile of Plum Spirits Produced by Traditional and Modified Methods

  • Branko Popović,
  • Olga Mitrović,
  • Ninoslav Nikićević,
  • Vele Tešević,
  • Ivan Urošević,
  • Nemanja Miletić and
  • Svetomir Milojević

14 March 2023

The aim of this study was to compare the aromatic profile of plum spirits, obtained from the Požegača and Stanley varieties, as affected by different combinations of pre-distillation steps used in traditional and six modified production met...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,136 Views
18 Pages

Modeling and Simulation of Batch Sugarcane Alcoholic Fermentation Using the Metabolic Model

  • Renam Luis Acorsi,
  • Matheus Yuri Gritzenco De Giovanni,
  • José Eduardo Olivo and
  • Cid Marcos Gonçalves Andrade

The present work sought to implement a model different from the more traditional ones for the fermentation process of ethanol production by the action of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae, using a relevant metabolic network based on the glycol...

  • Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
9,065 Views
19 Pages

A wine’s aroma profile is an important part of the criteria affecting wine acceptability by consumers. Its characterisation is complex because volatile molecules usually belong to different classes such as alcohols, esters, aldehydes, acids, te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,774 Views
16 Pages

26 June 2023

Lemon peel is the major by-product of lemon juice processing and is currently underutilized. In this study, we explored the feasibility of using lemon peel as a raw material for making vinegar. Lemon peel was homogenized, treated with pectinase (30,0...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
11,667 Views
23 Pages

Alcoholic Fermentation as a Source of Congeners in Fruit Spirits

  • Damir Stanzer,
  • Karla Hanousek Čiča,
  • Milenko Blesić,
  • Mirela Smajić Murtić,
  • Jasna Mrvčić and
  • Nermina Spaho

11 May 2023

Fermentation is a crucial process in the production of alcoholic beverages such as spirits, which produces a number of volatile compounds due to the metabolic activities of yeast. These volatile compounds, together with the volatile components of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,841 Views
15 Pages

Characterization and Correlation of Microbiota and Higher Alcohols Based on Metagenomic and Metabolite Profiling during Rice-Flavor Baijiu Fermentation

  • Hong Wang,
  • Minqian Zhang,
  • Chunyun Qu,
  • Yongtao Fei,
  • Jinglong Liang,
  • Weidong Bai,
  • Wenhong Zhao,
  • Gengsheng Xiao and
  • Gongliang Liu

16 July 2023

Higher alcohol, as an inevitable product of fermentation, plays an important role in the flavor and quality of Baijiu. However, the relationship between the complex microbial metabolism and the formation of higher alcohols in rice-flavor Baijiu was n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,341 Views
19 Pages

26 November 2024

The potential health impacts of moderate alcohol consumption have long been debated. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened public awareness of health concerns, creating a clear market opportunity for low-alcohol craft beer development. This study inve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,532 Views
16 Pages

Alcoholic Fermentation Activators: Bee Pollen Extracts as a New Alternative

  • Juan Manuel Pérez-González,
  • José Manuel Igartuburu,
  • Víctor Palacios,
  • Pau Sancho-Galán,
  • Ana Jiménez-Cantizano and
  • Antonio Amores-Arrocha

25 November 2024

Searching for natural alternatives to synthetic fermentation activators has led to the study of bee pollen as a natural alcoholic fermentation activator. This study evaluated the potential of different bee pollen extracts (0.25 g/L) as activators in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,010 Views
14 Pages

21 December 2021

The present study aimed to validate a control method on the gas chromatography system (GC) based on the experimental design strategy, to examine the changes and correlation between the fermentation process and the quality of alcoholic and non-alcohol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
621 Views
27 Pages

The Impact of Production Technology on the Quality of Potato Spirit

  • Maria Balcerek,
  • Rafał Mielczarek,
  • Urszula Dziekońska,
  • Katarzyna Pielech-Przybylska and
  • Andrea Patelski

7 November 2025

Spirit drink, known in Central and Eastern Europe as ‘okowita’ (its official designation is ‘spirit’), is obtained by distilling fermented plant raw materials. Unlike vodka, which is produced from highly purified ethyl alcohol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,773 Views
19 Pages

Engineering Implementation of the Acosta Fermentation Method to Obtain Cuban Schnapps with Reduced Concentrations of Higher Alcohols

  • Ariel Alain Vergel-Alfonso,
  • Delvis Rafael Acosta-Martínez,
  • José Ariel Arencibia-Sánchez,
  • Francisco Rodríguez-Félix,
  • Yosviel Reyes-Delgado,
  • Rosa Virginia González-Morales,
  • Rosbel Benítez-Sánchez,
  • Ana Liz Gonzalez-Bravo and
  • José Agustín Tapia-Hernández

22 May 2024

The Acosta method involves rewiring the yeast metabolic pathway to enhance biomass production and prevent a significant increase in higher alcohols during the late stages of fermentation. This study aimed to assess fermentation conditions to achieve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,125 Views
12 Pages

11 May 2021

This study presents the effects of different working temperatures on the transfer of compounds during the pre-fermentative and fermentative stages of the wine making process with ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ grapes. Two different procedures have been evaluat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,175 Views
14 Pages

In Cameroon, alcoholic beverages represent one of the main consumed drinks. In northern regions, indigenous sorghum beers are very popular and widely consumed in an actively fermenting state by people. In this study, some physicochemical parameters o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
4,359 Views
14 Pages

Bacterial Diversity and Lactic Acid Bacteria with High Alcohol Tolerance in the Fermented Grains of Soy Sauce Aroma Type Baijiu in North China

  • Jiali Wang,
  • Chengshun Lu,
  • Qiang Xu,
  • Zhongyuan Li,
  • Yajian Song,
  • Sa Zhou,
  • Tongcun Zhang and
  • Xuegang Luo

17 June 2022

Soy sauce aroma type baijiu (also known as Maotai-flavor baijiu) is one of the most popular types of baijiu in China. Traditionally, it is mainly produced in Southwest China. However, in recent decades, some other regions in China have also been able...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,847 Views
12 Pages

30 June 2020

Contents of selected volatile esters and fusel alcohols and their relation to the sensory quality of a bottom-fermented lager beer fermented under high-gravity conditions (15.5 °P) were analyzed using response surface methodology (RSM, Box–...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,417 Views
15 Pages

13 June 2021

Most commercialized red wines are produced through alcoholic fermentation performed by yeasts of the Saccharomyces genus, and a second fermentation performed by lactic bacteria of the Oenococus oeni species once the first is completely finished. Howe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,752 Views
17 Pages

Dynamic Optimisation of Beer Fermentation under Parametric Uncertainty

  • Satyajeet Bhonsale,
  • Wannes Mores and
  • Jan Van Impe

Fermentation is one of the most important stages in the entire brewing process. In fermentation, the sugars are converted by the brewing yeast into alcohol, carbon dioxide, and a variety of by-products which affect the flavour of the beer. Fermentati...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
10,754 Views
27 Pages

Strategies to Improve the Potential Functionality of Fruit-Based Fermented Beverages

  • Ancuța-Liliana Keșa,
  • Carmen Rodica Pop,
  • Elena Mudura,
  • Liana Claudia Salanță,
  • Antonella Pasqualone,
  • Cosmin Dărab,
  • Cristina Burja-Udrea,
  • Haifeng Zhao and
  • Teodora Emilia Coldea

22 October 2021

It is only recently that fermentation has been facing a dynamic revival in the food industry. Fermented fruit-based beverages are among the most ancient products consumed worldwide, while in recent years special research attention has been granted to...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
11,707 Views
11 Pages

Hardaliye is a non-alcoholic fermented beverage produced in a traditional way in Thrace, the European part of Turkey. The nutritional value of hardaliye is derived from the grapes and the fermentation process. Health benefits of hardaliye are also re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,863 Views
12 Pages

A Study of Condensates Collected during the Fermentation of Grape Must

  • Jakub Humaj,
  • Mojmir Baron,
  • Michal Kumsta,
  • Jiri Sochor and
  • Pavel Pavlousek

This article deals with the analysis of the condensates which are formed from fermentation gases during the fermentation of grape must. The experiment was divided into two parts. In the first part, the evolution of the individual volatiles was monito...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,454 Views
9 Pages

Comparative Metabolite Profiling of Traditional and Commercial Vinegars in Korea

  • Minhye Shin,
  • Jeong-Won Kim,
  • Bonbin Gu,
  • Sooah Kim,
  • Hojin Kim,
  • Won-Chan Kim,
  • Mee-Ryung Lee and
  • Soo-Rin Kim

Vinegar, composed of various organic acids, amino acids, and volatile compounds, has been newly recognized as a functional food with health benefits. Vinegar is produced through alcoholic fermentation of various raw materials followed by acetic acid...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,933 Views
16 Pages

Zero- and Low-Alcohol Fermented Beverages: A Perspective for Non-Conventional Healthy and Sustainable Production from Red Fruits

  • Marcello Brugnoli,
  • Elsa Cantadori,
  • Mattia Pia Arena,
  • Luciana De Vero,
  • Andrea Colonello and
  • Maria Gullo

The growing health consciousness among consumers is leading to an increased presence of functional foods and beverages on the market. Red fruits are rich in bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins with high antioxidant activity. In addition, red fru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
11,206 Views
13 Pages

Utilizing Coffee Pulp and Mucilage for Producing Alcohol-Based Beverage

  • Yadav KC,
  • Raju Subba,
  • Lila Devi Shiwakoti,
  • Pramesh Kumar Dhungana,
  • Rishikesh Bajagain,
  • Dhiraj Kumar Chaudhary,
  • Bhoj Raj Pant,
  • Tirtha Raj Bajgai,
  • Janardan Lamichhane and
  • Sampada Timilsina
  • + 2 authors

Coffee pulp, mucilage, and beans with mucilage were used to develop alcoholic beverages. The pulp of 45.3% pulp, 54.7% mucilage with seed, and 9.4% mucilage only were obtained during the wet processing of coffee. Musts were prepared for all to TSS (T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
944 Views
15 Pages

Chemical and Sensory Attributes of Different Ethanol Reduction Methods in Muscadine Wine Production

  • Alexandra A. Escalera,
  • Patricia C. Patricio Morillo,
  • Drew Budner,
  • Katherine A. Thompson-Witrick and
  • Andrew J. MacIntosh

9 October 2025

There has been a recent shift in the global wine market towards reduced-alcohol wines. Muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) have become a popular choice in many emerging markets; however, their suitability in reduced-alcohol wine production has not...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,128 Views
16 Pages

14 February 2024

In recent years, there has been a significant decline in interest in high-alcohol beers, while interest in low- and non-alcohol beers is growing. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the addition of coriander seeds at various sta...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
11,665 Views
16 Pages

A great deal of research in the alcoholic beverage industry was done on non-Saccharomyces yeast strains in recent years. The increase in research interest could be attributed to the changing of consumer tastes and the search for new beer sensory expe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,900 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Cyberlindnera fabianii Inoculation on Rice-Flavor Baijiu Fermentation

  • Jinglong Liang,
  • Haishan Yuan,
  • Yongtao Fei,
  • Hong Wang,
  • Chunyun Qu,
  • Weidong Bai and
  • Gongliang Liu

6 October 2024

Rice-flavor baijiu is a distilled Chinese spirit prepared from Xiaoqu culture. However, its dull taste may be a market limitation. In order to enhance the flavor profile of rice-flavor baijiu, two ester-producing yeast strains (Saccharomyces cerevisi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,670 Views
15 Pages

Optimization of Mopan Persimmon Wine Fermentation with Pectinase and Analysis of Its Mechanism of Action

  • Zijuan Wang,
  • Qinghong Hao,
  • Xiaowen An,
  • Bimal Chitrakar,
  • Jiamin Li,
  • Zhihui Zhao,
  • Changwei Ao and
  • Jinxu Sun

15 March 2023

Due to the high sugar content of Mopan persimmon, which has an annual output of more than 0.5 million tons in China, it can be processed to make fruit wine. In this study, a strain of yeast screened from different persimmon samples was used for persi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,179 Views
16 Pages

Oak Leaves as a Raw Material for the Production of Alcoholic Fermented Beverages

  • Tomas Pencak,
  • Dani Dordevic,
  • Sanja Ćavar Zeljković and
  • Bohuslava Tremlova

24 May 2024

This study aimed to point out the possible use of oak leaves (Q. petraea) in the production of fermented alcoholic beverages. Parameters such as antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content, phenolics and sugars were determined using spectrophotometr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,000 Views
18 Pages

Yacon, known for its fructooligosaccharides, fructans, and inulin content, has shown potential for novel beverage production. This study explores the feasibility of creating a distilled yacon-based beverage. Hydrolysis was utilized to release simple...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,315 Views
25 Pages

Application of Strain Selection Technology in Alcoholic Beverages: A Review

  • Xiaodie Chen,
  • Chuan Song,
  • Jian Zhao,
  • Zhuang Xiong,
  • Lianxin Peng,
  • Liang Zou,
  • Caihong Shen and
  • Qiang Li

1 May 2024

The diversity of alcohol beverage microorganisms is of great significance for improving the brewing process and the quality of alcohol beverage products. During the process of making alcoholic beverages, a group of microorganisms, represented by yeas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,449 Views
24 Pages

Decoding the Formation and Elimination Mechanism of Ethyl Carbamate in Strong-Aroma Baijiu

  • Liqiang Zhang,
  • Yue Qiu,
  • Yongqing Zhang,
  • Yintao Jia,
  • Baoguo Sun and
  • Wei Dong

22 November 2024

In the present study, changes in the physicochemical indices, ethyl carbamate (EC) precursor and EC contents, and microbial communities of fermented grains under different fermentation patterns during strong-aroma Baijiu (SAB) fermentation and change...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,028 Views
15 Pages

1 July 2021

Two autochthonous yeast strains called F-8 and F-78 (isolated and selected from the Tikveš wine-producing region) were inoculated in wine musts from Vranec and Cabernet Sauvignon grape varieties. The fermentation process and quality of the produced w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,334 Views
11 Pages

Acetic Fermentation of Cagaita Pulp: Technological and Chemical Characteristics

  • Jeisa Farias De Sousa Santana,
  • Guilherme Freitas de Lima Hercos,
  • Josemar Gonçalves de Oliveira Filho,
  • Daiane Costa dos Santos,
  • Marilene Silva Oliveira,
  • Bheatriz Silva Morais de Freitas,
  • Fabiano Guimarães Silva and
  • Mariana Buranelo Egea

The Brazilian Cerrado region has a rich plant diversity, with fruits that have peculiar and unique sensory characteristics. For these reasons, using these fruits for biotechnological production is a promising alternative, mainly to protect this biome...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,381 Views
21 Pages

7 June 2024

Changing consumer preferences and increasing demands require adjustments in brewery operations and beer production methods. Recent trends indicate a marked decline in interest in high-alcohol beers and an increasing demand for low- and no-alcohol alt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,897 Views
35 Pages

Reduction in the Cocoa Spontaneous and Starter Culture Fermentation Time Based on the Antioxidant Profile Characterization

  • César R. Balcázar-Zumaeta,
  • Alexa J. Pajuelo-Muñoz,
  • Deisy F. Trigoso-Rojas,
  • Angel F. Iliquin-Chavez,
  • Editha Fernández-Romero,
  • Ives Yoplac,
  • Lucas D. Muñoz-Astecker,
  • Nadia Rodríguez-Hamamura,
  • Ily M. Maza Mejía and
  • Ilse S. Cayo-Colca
  • + 3 authors

1 September 2023

In current systems, the fermentation spontaneous process produces fermented beans of heterogeneous quality due to the fermentation time. This study demonstrated that the fermentation time should be reduced. For this purpose, the physicochemical param...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,361 Views
12 Pages

Prediction of Ethanol Content and Total Extract Using Densimetry and Refractometry

  • Yurij Plugatar,
  • Joel B. Johnson,
  • Ruslan Timofeev,
  • Vadim Korzin,
  • Anatoliy Kazak,
  • Dmitry Nekhaychuk,
  • Elvira Borisova and
  • Gennady Rotanov

This study investigated the interrelationships between the parameters of density, optical refraction, the volume fraction of ethanol and the total extract, using model solutions and samples of wine materials. The regularities of changes in refractome...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,547 Views
12 Pages

Rotundone is a key aromatic compound for cool-climate Shiraz. This compound is produced in the skin of grape berries and extracted into wine during fermentation. This project investigated the influence of fermentation techniques on the concentration...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,157 Views
17 Pages

Western Sichuan Yi suancai contains a group of highly functional microorganisms in an alpine and high-altitude ecological environment. Due to its unique salt-free fermentation process, it is nutritious and has a crispy texture. Six periods were estab...

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