Grant: Alliance Grants
University of Alberta
$150,000.00
Investigation of Novel Microorganisms and Production Methods to Improve Mixed Fermentation Beer Quality
FY 2024-25
Summary
This project aims to utilize our knowledge of spontaneous beer fermentation to determine how different bacteria and yeast interact with each other to produce high quality beer with desirable characteristics. We will accomplish this by conducting both small-scale and pilot scale tests examining how fermentation conditions and different microorganisms impact mixed fermentation beer quality in an effort to develop new methods for the production of mixed fermentation beers. This work will result in a significant increase in the quality, variety, and consistency of mixed fermentation beers produced by Blind Enthusiasm and has the potential to impact how mixed fermentation beer is produced across the entire brewing industry.
Program
Alliance Grants
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
590349-2023
Name nom
Willing, Benjamin BP
Department département
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2023
Award amount
150000
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
501
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Processed food products and beverages
Area of application fr
Aliments transformés et boissons
Research subject code
6102
Research subject group en
Food science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie de l'alimentation
Research subject en
Food microbiology
Research subject fr
Microbiologie alimentaire
Field of research list names en
Not available
Field of research list names fr
Non disponible
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Investigation of Novel Microorganisms and Production Methods to Improve Mixed Fermentation Beer Quality
Keywords
fermentation dynamics; fermented beverages; metabolomics; metatranscriptomics; synthetic microbial communities
Application summary
This project aims to utilize our knowledge of spontaneous beer fermentation to determine how different bacteria and yeast interact with each other to produce high quality beer with desirable characteristics. We will accomplish this by conducting both small-scale and pilot scale tests examining how fermentation conditions and different microorganisms impact mixed fermentation beer quality in an effort to develop new methods for the production of mixed fermentation beers. This work will result in a significant increase in the quality, variety, and consistency of mixed fermentation beers produced by Blind Enthusiasm and has the potential to impact how mixed fermentation beer is produced across the entire brewing industry.
