Comparison between two selected Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains as fermentation starters in the production of traditional cachaça

Two Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains were tested as the starter yeasts in a traditional cachaça distillery. The strains used were S. cerevisiae UFMG-A829, isolated from a cachaça fermentation process, and S. cerevisiae K1-V1116, obtained from the wine industry. The permanence of each strain in the f...

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Main Authors: Fátima de Cássia Oliveira Gomes, Roberta Amália de Carvalho Araújo, Patrícia Silva Cisalpino, Elizabeth Spangler Andrade Moreira, Carlos Leomar Zani, Carlos Augusto Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2009-04-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000200023