Ultraflo® Max
Ultraflo® Max delivers superior wort separation and fastest beer filtration.
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.
Faster beer filtration
Beta-glucans and arabinoxylans create high wort viscosity. This slows down mash filtration. This product effectively breaks down glucans and arabinoxylans. The result is lower viscosity and faster beer filtration. That allows for high volumes of beer per filter run.
Increase extract yield
By effectively breaking down cell walls, this product allows greater access to the starch. That allows you to achieve higher extract yields.
Haze reduction in final beer
B-Glucan that hasn't been broken down by enzymes can appear as haze in your final beer. This product breaks down beta-glucans to reduce haze formation.
Ultraflo® Max is a high-performing blend of beta-glucanase and a GH-10 family arabinoxylanase. With Ultraflo® Max, you can degrade both major cell wall components. The result is minimum viscosity and optimal wort separation and beer filtration.
Ultraflo® Max is an advanced filtration enzyme. It performs significantly better than even the best-modified malt, especially for beer filtration. Only Ultraflo® Max contains the GH-10 family xylanase. This is highly effective at breaking down arabinoxylans to non-viscous polysaccharides. The result is unmatched viscosity reduction. With Ultraflo® Max, you can combine High and Very High Gravity Brewing with efficient mash filtration.
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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