title: Development of a biosensor telemetry system for monitoring fermentation in craft breweries.
abstract: The development and applications of biosensors in the food industry has had a rapid grown due to their sensitivity, specificity and simplicity of use with respect to classical analytical methods. In this study, glucose and ethanol amperometric biosensors integrated with a wireless telemetry system were developed and used for the monitoring of top and bottom fermentations in beer wort samples. The collected data were in good agreement with those obtained by reference methods. The simplicity of construction, the low cost and the short time of analysis, combined with easy interpretation of the results, suggest that these devices could be a valuable alternative to conventional methods for monitoring fermentation processes in the food industry.
authors.affiliation: Porto Conte Ricerche Srl, S.P. 55 Porto Conte/Capo Caccia, Tramariglio-Alghero (SS) 07041, Italy. Electronic address: farina@portocontericerche.it.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.affiliation: Primo Principio C.O.O.P., Tramariglio-Alghero (SS) 07041, Italy. Electronic address: mzinellu@uniss.it.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zinellu
authors.affiliation: Porto Conte Ricerche Srl, S.P. 55 Porto Conte/Capo Caccia, Tramariglio-Alghero (SS) 07041, Italy. Electronic address: fanari@portocontericerche.it.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fanari
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare (I.C.B.), C.N.R., Traversa La Crucca, 3 Regione Baldinca, 07100 Li Punti, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: c.porcu@ss.icb.cnr.it.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Porcu
authors.affiliation: Porto Conte Ricerche Srl, S.P. 55 Porto Conte/Capo Caccia, Tramariglio-Alghero (SS) 07041, Italy. Electronic address: sergioscognamillo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scognamillo
authors.affiliation: Porto Conte Ricerche Srl, S.P. 55 Porto Conte/Capo Caccia, Tramariglio-Alghero (SS) 07041, Italy. Electronic address: puggioni@portocontericerche.it.
authors.forename: Giulia Maria Grazia
authors.initials: GMG
authors.lastname: Puggioni
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Sassari, V.le San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: grocchitta@uniss.it.
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocchitta
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Sassari, V.le San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: paserra@uniss.it.
authors.forename: Pier Andrea
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.affiliation: Porto Conte Ricerche Srl, S.P. 55 Porto Conte/Capo Caccia, Tramariglio-Alghero (SS) 07041, Italy. Electronic address: pretti@portocontericerche.it.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pretti
mesh_terms: D001515:Beer / Q000032:analysis*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis*; D005285:Fermentation; D019649:Food Industry; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D013686:Telemetry
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D005947:Glucose
keywords: Amperometric biosensors; Beer fermentation; Ethanol; Glucose; Telemetry system