TITLE:
Production of Traditional Sorghum Beer “Ikigage” Using Saccharomyces cerevisae, Lactobacillus fermentum and Issatckenkia orientalis as Starter Cultures
AUTHORS:
François Lyumugabe, Jeanne Primitive Uyisenga, Emmanuel Bajyana Songa, Philippe Thonart
KEYWORDS:
Sorghum Beer; Ikigage; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Issatckenkia orientalis; Lactobacillus fermentum
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.5 No.6,
March
11,
2014
ABSTRACT:
This study was carried out
to evaluate the potential of the use of predominant yeast strains (Sacharomyces cerevisiae and Issatkenkia orientalis) and lactic acid
bacteria (Lactobacillus fermentum) of
Rwandese traditional sorghum beer “ikigage”
as starter cultures to improve ikigage beer. The results show that L. fermentum has an influence on taste sour of ikigage beer and contributes also to generating ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate and higher
alcohols such as 3-methylbutan-1-ol, 2-me- thylbutan-1-ol and
2-methylpropan-1-ol of this beer. I. orientalis contributed to the production of ethyl butyrate, ethyl
caprylate, isobutyl butyrate and their corresponding acids, and to the generation
of phenyl alcohols in ikigage beer.
The association of S. cerevisiae with I. orientalis and L. fermentum produced ikigage beer with taste, aroma and mouth
feel more similar to ikigage beers
brewed locally by peasants. It is recommended to use S. cerevisiae in association with L. fermentum and I. orientalis as stater cultures to produce ikigage beer having the uniform organoleptic characteristics and a
high ethanol content. This method also reduces the risk of contamination of the
brew with food sanitary indicator and pathogenic microorganisms and will
increase the chance of preservation of ikigage beer.