Spoilage yeast spotter uses customised method

Filtration, separation and purification company Pall has come up with a way to identify spoilage yeasts in beverages.

It has a customised method which forms part of its GeneDisc product range.

The method includes a yeast screening test and yeast identification test for the 12 major beverage spoilage yeast species and genera.

“Spoilage risk is reduced as users obtain results faster and earlier in their process,” Sirine Assaf, director of Pall GeneDisc Technologies, says.

“As an example, with only two hours from sample to result, breweries can prevent pitching contaminated yeast.”

Assaf says beverage producers can now consider next-day batch release controls and can avoid costly recalls and reduce storage costs.

The solution can be implemented by beverage producers both small and large. It complements existing GeneDisc solutions for the detection of beer and TAB spoilage organisms.