Hop-derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in the flavor and aroma of beer, despite making up a small percentage of the overall profile. To understand the changes happening during fermentation, proton transfer reaction-time of flight-mass spectrometry (PTR-ToF-MS) was applied for the first time in brewing science to directly measure the changes in hop-derived VOCs during the fermentation of four different worts containing one of two aroma hops in combination with one of two yeast biotypes. PTR-ToF-MS successfully detected and tracked mass-to-charge ratios (m/z) arising from interactions between the different yeast strains and the hop cultivars. Differences were observed in the dynamic VOC profiles between different beer treatments for m/z such as m/z 145.121 (ethyl hexanoate) and m/z 173.153 (isoamyl isovalerate or ethyl octanoate). The ability to monitor changes in VOCs during fermentation provides valuable information on the priority of production and transformation reactions by yeast.

Richter, T.; Silcock, P.; Algarra, A.; Eyres, G.T.; Capozzi, V.; Bremer, P.J.; Biasioli, F. (2018). Evaluation of PTR-ToF-MS as a tool to track the behavior of hop-derived compounds during the fermentation of beer. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 111: 582-589. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.05.056 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/48889

Evaluation of PTR-ToF-MS as a tool to track the behavior of hop-derived compounds during the fermentation of beer

Algarra, A.;Biasioli, F.
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2018-01-01

Abstract

Hop-derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in the flavor and aroma of beer, despite making up a small percentage of the overall profile. To understand the changes happening during fermentation, proton transfer reaction-time of flight-mass spectrometry (PTR-ToF-MS) was applied for the first time in brewing science to directly measure the changes in hop-derived VOCs during the fermentation of four different worts containing one of two aroma hops in combination with one of two yeast biotypes. PTR-ToF-MS successfully detected and tracked mass-to-charge ratios (m/z) arising from interactions between the different yeast strains and the hop cultivars. Differences were observed in the dynamic VOC profiles between different beer treatments for m/z such as m/z 145.121 (ethyl hexanoate) and m/z 173.153 (isoamyl isovalerate or ethyl octanoate). The ability to monitor changes in VOCs during fermentation provides valuable information on the priority of production and transformation reactions by yeast.
PTR-MS
Beer
Settore CHIM/01 - CHIMICA ANALITICA
2018
Richter, T.; Silcock, P.; Algarra, A.; Eyres, G.T.; Capozzi, V.; Bremer, P.J.; Biasioli, F. (2018). Evaluation of PTR-ToF-MS as a tool to track the behavior of hop-derived compounds during the fermentation of beer. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 111: 582-589. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.05.056 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/48889
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