Hello,
This is my first post, so hopefully I don’t sound to stupid. Currently I’m attempting to make some good old moonshine via fermentation. Since the
yeast only work with the sugars in fruit, or what ever I’m using, I was wondering if Trichonympha could be used to break down cellulose, found in
the fruit, into sugar that could in turn be used to make more alcohol per unit mass of fruit.
Thanksjoeflsts - 25-2-2006 at 12:51
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Originally posted by farmisist
Hello,
This is my first post, so hopefully I don’t sound to stupid. Currently I’m attempting to make some good old moonshine via fermentation. Since the
yeast only work with the sugars in fruit, or what ever I’m using, I was wondering if Trichonympha could be used to break down cellulose, found in
the fruit, into sugar that could in turn be used to make more alcohol per unit mass of fruit.
Thanks
Trichonympha contains a bacterium that enzymatically converts wood cellulose to carbohydrates but I'm not sure of its effect on fruit. Now convincing
the termites to puke might be something to see!
Joe12AX7 - 25-2-2006 at 14:49
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Originally posted by joeflsts
Trichonympha contains a bacterium that enzymatically converts wood cellulose to carbohydrates but I'm not sure of its effect on fruit. Now convincing
the termites to puke might be something to see!
A mortar and pestle can no doubt make them give it up, one way or the other.
Timfarmisist - 25-2-2006 at 16:29
In Biology Lab we were able to extract the enzyme by slitting the underside of the termite, so I had figured that I would do that or buy some of the
bacteria online. From my understanding, cellulose is just a long chain of beta glucose molecules. So shouldn't a bacterium that breaks down wood
cellulose also be able to do the same to other forms of cellulose? Aka fruits. What I don't know is if beta glucose vs. alpha glucose matter when it
comes to fermentation.
