Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Hops Extract
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Features & Benefits
- A value added benefit of using our bacterial control program is the ability for ethanol plants to sell antibiotic-free distiller grains. Using BetaTec Hop Products, ethanol plants now have the capability to kill yield-robbing gram-positive bacteria without using antibiotics or hazardous chemicals. As the FDA and consumers drive stricter requirements of many co-products used in the feed industry, ethanol plants need to consider regulatory changes and public perception as antibiotics are becoming heavily scrutinized.
- The antimicrobial properties of hop acids against gram positive bacteria have been known and used in the brewing industry for more than a millennium and constitute a legitimate naturally derived alternative. Furthermore, hop acid extract (BetaTec’s IsoStab®) have been successfully used in dry mill and wet mill ethanol plants since 2004.
- Key Advantages
- Eliminates the use of antibiotics
- Controls lactic and acetic acid formation
- Adds value to co-products with antibiotic-free DDGs
- Protects your equipment from harsh chemicals
- Potentially increases ethanol yields
- Derived from the natural growing hop plant
- Thermally stable
- pH tolerant
- Easy to handle and store
- Food grade, Kosher, Halal, GRAS, safe to handle
- Cost effective
- “Invisible” to yeast, with no negative effect on yeast activity or vitality
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Directions for Use
- Add FermaHop® Pro directly into the propagation vessel or while adding yeast at fill. Dose by pump or manual bucket
- No additional preparation is required before use
- FermaHop® Pro Action Mechanism
BetaTec extracts naturally occurring acids from the hops flower to produce FermaHop® Pro. These natural acids are absorbed by the bacteria cell and lower its pH. This inhibits the cell’s ability to transfer glucose through the cell wall. In essence, bacteria commonly found in ethanol production are starved to death. They can’t eat. They can’t multiply. And they die. All without the use of chemical antibiotics. Better yet, the bacteria do not recognize FermaHop® Pro as a threat, and therefore do not develop a resistance. In fact, without competition from bacteria, yeast do their job more effectively and alcohol yield benefits.
Properties
- Physical Form
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Effective Lactic Acid Bacteria (Lab) Control in Both Bench and Field Studies
The following studies illustrate effective Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) control in both bench and field studies.
Bench Top Results
Bench Top Conditions:
- pH 4.5
- Industry yeast
- FermaHop® Pro Dose: 220ppm
- Pre-Trial antibiotic Dose 4 Ibs
- 64 hour fermentation
Field Results
This chart depicts the mean drop LAB during a field evaluation of an ICM plant running industry standard GA Yeast, pH 4.7. FermaHop® Pro successfully controlled lactic acid levels under 0.07%, better than the 4 lb regimen of antibiotics 0.08%.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging
1000kg poly IBC containers
Storage & Handling
- Storage
Store in cool, dry place in sealed containers