Ultraflo® Core
Ultraflo® Core is a cost-effective blend. It's suitable for use with under-modified malt or malt extract and syrup production.
Faster wort separation
Slow mash separation negatively affects the quality of the wort. That may lead to problems with beer filtering, flavor, and stability. This product delivers a thorough breakdown of beta-glucans and pentosans during mashing. The result is faster wort separation.
Increased brewhouse capacity
This product delivers consistent, fast and efficient wort separation. That allows you to maximize your number of brews per day.
Ultraflo® Core is a highly effective beta-glucanase. It ensures good wort separation and beer filtration when you're using adjunct or under-modified malt.
Ultraflo® Core helps level out fluctuations in your brewing raw materials. That includes under-modified malt. Ultraflo® Core breaks down unmodified cell walls from barley malt and unmalted barley. The result is better, more consistent brewhouse performance and beer filtration rates.
Glucans and arabinoxylans absorb water, making the wort viscous and slowing filtration. They also stop enzymes from breaking down starch. That leads to lower yields and haze in the final beer. Filtration enzymes hydrolyze glucans and arabinoxylans to polysaccharides. The result is faster, more efficient separation and filtration.
The cell walls of barley and other cereal grains contain mixed-linked 1,3-1,4 β-glucans and arabinoxylans. These have a high molecular weight, which impacts the efficiency of separation and filtration.
The amounts and ratios of these molecules differ from grain to grain. Barley, oats and sorghum have more β-glucan molecules than xylan molecules. The ratio is more than two to one. Wheat and rye have the opposite ratio, with more than twice as much xylan as β-glucan.
β-glucans and arabinoxylans are very hygroscopic; they absorb water. That makes the wort very viscous and dramatically reduces mash filtration speed. When they absorb water, β-glucans and arabinoxylans also become greasy. That makes them stick to other grain components and to filter aids and membranes. They can also stick to starch molecules, making starch less available for enzymatic degradation. That can lead to lower brewhouse yields and haze in the final beer.
Filtration enzymes hydrolyze mixed-linked 1,3-1,4 β-glucans and arabinoxylans to polysaccharides. Unlike malt enzymes, thermostable filtration enzymes can withstand high temperatures. That means they stay active during the entire mashing. The result is faster, more efficient wort separation and beer filtration.
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