Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Northern British Columbia
$15,000.00
Avoiding stuck fermentations at the Pacific Western Brewing Co.
EF 2013-14
Résumé
The brewing of beer requires large-scale fermentation by yeast, which must be able to tolerate relatively highlevels of alcohol. The Pacific Western Brewing Co. (PWB), in Prince George, B.C., finds that theirfermentations occasionally get stuck, meaning that fermentation does not finish. In these cases, if thefermentation does not resume, the entire batch of beer must be thrown out. My colleagues and I propose towork with PWB to ascertain the causes of the stuck fermentations. Specifically, PWB will provide us withregular samples from their fermentations. We will measure nutrient levels and look at the yeast directly bymicroscopy. We anticipate that stuck fermentations will have differences in yeast shape or size and/or nutrientlevels that PWB can use to avoid fermentation problems.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
452920-2013
Name nom
Rader, Stephen
Department département
Chemistry
Organization id
3
Institution établissement
University of Northern British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
15000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1554
Committee name en
Pacific Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour le Pacifique
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
5200
Research subject group en
Microbiology
Research subject group fr
Microbiologie
Research subject en
Microbiology
Research subject fr
Microbiologie
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Avoiding stuck fermentations at the Pacific Western Brewing Co.
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The brewing of beer requires large-scale fermentation by yeast, which must be able to tolerate relatively highlevels of alcohol. The Pacific Western Brewing Co. (PWB), in Prince George, B.C., finds that theirfermentations occasionally get stuck, meaning that fermentation does not finish. In these cases, if thefermentation does not resume, the entire batch of beer must be thrown out. My colleagues and I propose towork with PWB to ascertain the causes of the stuck fermentations. Specifically, PWB will provide us withregular samples from their fermentations. We will measure nutrient levels and look at the yeast directly bymicroscopy. We anticipate that stuck fermentations will have differences in yeast shape or size and/or nutrientlevels that PWB can use to avoid fermentation problems.
