Abstract
Brown rice vinegar was made from brown rice mash with different brewing starter addition rates in static culture, and its quality characteristics were investigated. As a result, the amounts of alcohol produced in the fermentation process were shown to be 9.1, 8.8, 8.6 and 8.5% in the Nuruk 75 : crude enzyme 25 (B), Nuruk 50 : crude enzyme 50 (C), Nuruk 25 : crude enzyme 75 (D) and Nuruk 0 : crude enzyme 100 (E), respectively. The higher the percentage of crude enzyme added was, the lower the alcohol content that was produced. Nuruk 100 : crude enzyme 0 (A) was appeared to contain the lowest alcohol content (7.7%). In addition, the titratable acidity in all the groups was about 0.7%. The final titratable acidity (BV) of brown rice vinegar made with static culture was the highest (approximately 5.2%). The initial pH appeared to be between 3.6~4.0 and steadily decreased as the fermentation progressed, and the pH was almost unchanged after 15 day fermentation. The examination of the changes in the organic acids showed that the acetic acid content was similar in all the groups, and that the single starter added (AV, EV) group had much more other organic acids than the mixed starters added (BV, CV, DV) group. From these results, the mixed starters (Nuruk and crude enzyme) added group appeared to be superior to the single starter added in terms of alcohol production ability and vinegar quality. As the future aging process, however, is expected to change the flavor components and sensory characteristics, studies on various quality factors of vinegar are needed.
양조용 발효제 비율을 달리한 현미 술덧을 정치배양하여 현미식초를 제조하여 품질특성을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 발효과정에서 알코올 함량은 (B) 9.1%, (C) 8.8%, (D) 8.6%, (E) 8.5%로 조효소제 비율이 높을수록 감소하였고 (A)는 7.7%로 가장 낮게 나타났다. 또한 적정산도는 모든 구간에서 0.7% 정도로 나타났다. 정치배양 현미식초의 최종 적정산도는 (BV)가 약 5.2%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 초기 pH는 3.6~4.0으로 나타났고 발효가 진행됨에 따라 꾸준히 감소 하였으며, 발효 15일 이후에는 거의 변화가 없었다. 유기산 함량 변화를 조사한 결과, acetic acid는 모든 첨가구에서 비슷한 함량을 나타내었고, 기타 유기산들은 단일 첨가구(AV, EV)보다 혼합 첨가구(BV, CV, DV)에서 더 높게 나타났다. 따라서 누룩 단일 첨가구에 비하여 누룩 및 조효소제 혼합 첨가구의 알코올 발효능 및 식초의 품질이 더 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 향후, 숙성과정에서 변화를 거치면서 향기성분, 관능적 특성에 차이가 있을 것으로 예상되어 다양한 식초의 품질인자에 관한 연구가 요구된다.