Multiplication and Fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae under Carbon Dioxide Pressure in Wine

AUTOR(ES)

Kunkee, Ralph E.

RESUMO

Conditions for rapid fermentation of sugar in wine under pressure were sought for use in continuous production of naturally fermented sparkling wine. Wine yeast growth and fermentation were measured under CO2 pressure. The medium was white wine with added glucose. Pressure was very inhibitory to growth, especially at low pH or high alcohol concentration. Use of various strains of wine yeast, cultures of various ages, or cells adapted to wine did not give more rapid growth. Addition of nutrients increased growth, but under no conditions was growth rapid enough to bring about sufficiently rapid fermentation rates. Conditions for rapid fermentation were sought by use of high levels of cells as inocula. Fermentation rates in wine also were inhibited by pressure, and were dependent on pH and alcohol levels. Addition of nutrients did not increase the fermentation rate, but rapid fermentation rates were obtained, under pressure, by inoculation with high levels of cells adapted several weeks to the base wine. Thus, continuous sparkling-wine production might be practical with proper amounts of adapted cells used as inocula, or perhaps with reuse of the fermentation culture.

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