Fermentation Characteristics of Honey Wine by Saccharomyces bayanus

Saccharomyces bayanus를 이용한 벌꿀 발효주의 양조 특성

  • Jung, Soon-Teck (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Rhim, Jong-Whan (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Han (Department of Food and Nutrition, Mokpo National University)
  • 정순택 (목포대학교 식품공학과) ;
  • 임종환 (목포대학교 식품공학과) ;
  • 김동한 (목포대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 1999.08.31

Abstract

Fermentation characteristics for the production of honey wine (mead and melomel) was investigated. Among the yeast strains tested, Saccharomyces bayanus showed higher alcohol production and better fermentability than the other strains at low temperature. Optimum pH and temperature for the production of honey wine by Saccharomyces bayanus were pH 4.0 and $20^{\circ}C$, respectively, and optimum soluble solid content of diluted honey solution for the fermentation was between 24 and $27^{\circ}Brix$. Total acidity and pH of honey wine (mead) did not change considerably during the whole period of fermentation, but those of Tangerine and Japanese apricot honey wine (melomel) changed during the fermentation. As the fermentation progressed, reducing sugar decreased continuously until the late period of fermentation, while alcohol content increased continuously during the same period. After fermentation of 21 days, honey wine consisted of about $8.5{\sim}9.1^{\circ}Brix$ of soluble solid, $1.90{\sim}2.32%$ of reducing sugar with the conversion rate of $90{\sim}92%$. After 21 days of fermentation, alcohol contents of mead fermented with polyflower and acasia flower were 13.3 and 13.7%, respectively. Final alcohol content was not affected significantly by the source of honey. While pH of the osmotically extracted fruit honey juice decreased rapidly to pH $2.92{\sim}2.97$ after 13 days of fermentation, total titratable acidity of Tangerine and Japanese apricot honey wine were 0.30 and 0.53%, respectively. After 13 days of fermentation, reducing sugar of fruit honey wines were reduced to $2.03{\sim}2.87%$, alcohol content were reached up to 13.1 and 12.5% for Tangerine and Japanese apricot honey wine, respectively. Generally, honey extracted fruit juices were fermented more efficiently than diluted honey juice.

벌꿀 발효주의 발효 특성을 조사하였다. 벌꿀 희석액의 알코을 발효에는 Saccharomyces bayanus가 저온에서 발효력이 우수하였고 알코올 생성도 많았다. 벌꿀 발효주의 생산 최적조건은 pH 4.0, $20^{\circ}C$이었으며, 최적 발효액의 당도는 $24{\sim}27^{\circ}Brix$이었다. 벌꿀 희석액은 발효시 pH와 산도의 변화는 적었으나 과실 삼투압 추출액에서는 산도의 저하가 심하였다. 발효중 환원당은 점진적으로 감소하고 알코올은 증가하여 발효 종료후 가용성 고형분은 $8.5{\sim}9.1^{\circ}Brix$로 저하 하였으며 잔류환원당은 $1.90{\sim}2.32%$, 발효율은 $90{\sim}92%$이었다. 21일 발효후 알코올은 잡화꿀에서 13.3%, 아카시아 꿀에서 13.7%로 아카시아 꿀이 알코올 생성이 높았으나 벌꿀 종류에 따른 차이는 적었다. 과실의 벌꿀삼투압 추출액은 13일 발효 후 pH는 $2.92{\sim}2.97$로 급격히 저하하였으나 산도는 벌꿀 감귤주에서 0.30%로 벌꿀 매실주 0.53%에 비하여 적었다. 발효 후 잔류 환원당은 $2.03{\sim}2.87%$이었고 알코올생성은 벌꿀 감귤주가 13.1%로 벌꿀 매실주의 12.5% 보다 높았으며 발효도 벌꿀주에 비하여 양호하여 벌꿀 과실추출액이 벌꿀 희석액보다 벌꿀발효주 제조에 유리하였다.

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