This work evaluated the potential of three commercial non-Saccharomyces yeast strains Torulaspora delbrueckii (Biodiva and Prelude) and Lachancea thermotolerans (Concerto) for beer fermentation. The fermentation performance, volatile and non-volatile profiles were compared. Growth behaviours of all three yeast strains exhibited similar trends during the initial fermentation phase although a marked population decline was detected in strains Prelude and Concerto, which also showed a rapid utilisation of maltose, while strain Biodiva was unable to consume maltose and consumed lesser amounts of amino acids. Additionally, terpenoids inherently absent in the wort such as b-caryophyllene and geranyl acetone were produced in all beers, significantly higher in beers fermented with strain Prelude. For volatile profiles, Prelude and Concerto produced more ethanol and significantly higher amounts of acetate esters and long-chained ethyl esters. Strain Biodiva, on the other hand, produced higher amounts of isoamyl alcohol and ethyl butanoate.
Volatile compound analysisFor day 0 and day 14 beer samples, 5 mL was withdrawn and adjusted to pH 2.5 with 1 M HCl prior to analysis. Volatile compound extraction was conducted International Journal of Food Science and Technology 2020 Non-Saccharomyces and beer D. W. K. Toh et al. 2050 956.29 AE 18.63a 653.99 AE 31.65b 393.35 AE 28.71c 403.40 AE 26.71cANOVA statistical analysis, n = 3, with the same letters (a, b, c, d) indicating no significant difference at 95% confidence level. † Wort (day 0) results show the average concentration from all trials conducted.