Abstract
To standardise research activity and determine alcohol yield from native Irish hard wheat grain, a benchmark approach that reflects Irish industry norms is required. The goal of this study was to optimise milling parameters, grain particle size, and grain to liquid ratio towards developing a standard process. Hard wheat (Triticum avestivum cv. Costello) was used in this study. Experiments utilised a response surface method approach. When both 30 and 35 g of flour were used at a particle size of 0.2 mm, alcohol yield was >350 L of alcohol per tonne of grain (LA/tonne), but with a particle size of 0.65 and 1.1 mm, alcohol yield decreased to between 250 and 300 LA/tonne. It was noted that, during response surface study, >300 LA/tonne was achieved when grain amounts were >25 g, at a particle size of 0.2 mm; therefore, a follow-up experiment was conducted to determine whether there was a significant difference in grain amounts ranging from 25 to 35 g. During this experiment, no significant difference in alcohol yield was observed between 30 and 35 g of grain. Because there were no significant differences, the ideal milling parameters for alcohol yield were determined to be 30 g of flour with a particle size of 0.2 mm, achieving 389.5 LA/tonne. This study concludes that hard wheat can successfully be used for alcohol production, achieving >380 LA/tonne, when a milling size of 0.2 mm and more than 30 g of grain are used, and as such presents an opportunity for its increased use in Irish distilleries.
Funder
Department of Agricultural, Food and Marine
Subject
Plant Science,Health Professions (miscellaneous),Health (social science),Microbiology,Food Science
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