| Abstract: | Bierbrand is an alcoholic beverage that is made by the distillation of beer prepared especially for this purpose. The goal of our work was to elaborate the technology to produce bierbrand in a pilot plant. It included optimization of the brewing and fermentation of the beer that serves as the basic material of distillation, and the optimization of the distillation process itself. Raw materials were selected to achieve a beer rich in aroma, and with the highest possible alcohol and original extract content. Distillate of beer fermented with a top fermenting yeast strain provided the best product. Storage of the distillate for 3 weeks improved its quality significantly. |
