MURTHY TATA (1)
(1) QuantiPerm LLC, Chandler, AZ
We present a simple approach for continuous monitoring of beer and
other alcoholic fermentations by measuring carbon dioxide evolution.
Measuring the CO2 evolution rate can help estimate extract
consumption and alcohol production in a continuous manner with simple
and relatively inexpensive instrumentation (FermAT™). The technique can
be used to “fingerprint” fermentations in a brewery and recognize early
any deviations in fermentation performance. Moreover, with the FermAT™
system, it is possible to precisely control beer carbonation at the end
of fermentation, prior to harvesting fermentors. The technology could
potentially eliminate the need for secondary carbonation adjustment
operations in the brewery.
Murthy Tata is the founder and president of QuantiPerm, LLC.
QuantiPerm has developed innovative instrumentation and methods for
rapid analytical techniques related to barrier packaging development.
QuantiPerm operates a testing laboratory and consults for the food,
beverage, biotechnology, and consumer products industries. Murthy was at
Miller Brewing Company between 1994 and 2000, working in all
areas—brewing, fermentation, beer processing, and packaging. Subsequent
to his tenure at Miller, Murthy worked at Motorola Life Sciences between
2000 and 2002 in the development of DNA biochip platforms for gene
expression and genetic polymorphism analyses.
