Abstract
In order to improve foxtail millet wine, a traditional Jeju cereal wine, fermentation characteristics of millet Yakju with different types of Nuruks prepared using isolated Aspergillus sp. and Rhizopus sp. were investigated. When the millet wine was brewed with the Nuruk prepared in this study, the combination ratio of wheat flour: barley : wheat bran : millet = 8 : 1 : 1 : 0 (pellet) showed the highest level of alcohol concentration, and a more favorable score than Kuksundang Nuruk in sensory evaluation. The main organic acids in millet wine were lactic and acetic acids, and the minor organic acids were fumaric, oxalic, citric and malic acids. Analysis of sugar compositions showed that glucose, arabinose, and maltose were present in decreasing order, and that xylose was also detected. Flavor components of millet wine were mainly iso-amyl, iso-butyl and n-propyl alcohols. Ethylacetate and acetadehyde were also detected. The contents of iso-butyl and n-propyl alcohols were higher in the millet wine prepared with Kuksundang Nuruk than those prepared with other Nuruks.
제주민속주인 좁쌀약주의 제조를 위하여 전국에서 수집된 35종의 누룩으로부터 분리하여 선발한 균주를 사용하여 균주와 원료 배합비율에 따른 누룩을 제조한 후 양조과정에서의 발효특성을 검토하였다. 좁쌀주의 유기산은 lactic acid와 acetic acid가 대부분이었고, 이외에 citric acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, fumaric acid도 일부 검출되었다. 유리당은 glucose와 arabinose, maltose가 많은 함량을 나타내었고, 이외에 xylose도 일부에서 검출되었다. 향기성분은 iso-amyl alcohol, iso-butyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol 등이 주를 이루고 있었으며, 이외에 ethylacetate, acetaldehyde가 검출되었다. iso-buthyl alcohol과 n-propyl alcohol 대조구인 국순당 누룩이 다른 처리구보다 높게 나타났고, iso-amyl alcohol은 펠릿 형태로 제조한 누룩 처리구가 높게 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 우수균주로 분리하여 제조한 누룩을 사용하여 좁쌀약주를 양조하는 경우, 품질을 유지하면서 수율을 향상시킬 수 있었다.