Specialty Enzymes | Alpha Amylase Enzyme for the Beverage Alcohol Industry

Chino, CA, October 15, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Starches like corn, barley, wheat or rye are the primary components in the beverage alcohol industry and are notoriously hard to liquefy by heating alone. Specialty Enzymes and Biochemicals Co. has a solution to this inconvenience, SEBstar® HTL. SEBstar HTL is an organically certified heat-stable alpha-amylase liquid designed to hydrolyze the 1,4-alpha-glucosidic bonds found in corn, rye, wheat or barley. In the beverage alcohol industry it is used for high temperature liquefaction, exceeding 90oC, of starch-containing grain mashes. These starch mashes, now liquefied by SEBstar HTL, produce large amounts of low molecular weight dextrins that then can be hydrolyzed into fermentable sugars. Therefore using SEBstar HTL for liquefying starches could be the most important step in distillation; because it is directly related to the amount of alcohol that should be, and CAN BE, produced. “Many of our customers have produced award winning whiskeys, vodkas and other spirits with the use of SEBstar HTL,” remarks Thomas Day, Sales and Marketing associate at SEB. Overall SEBstar HTL provides the beverage alcohol industry with a solution to liquefaction of starches. Utilizing more than 50 years manufacturing experience, Specialty Enzymes provides quality and innovation in enzyme products for Brewing industry, Beverage Alcohol Companies, dietary supplement companies, health care professionals and consumers alike.

About Specialty Enzymes and Biotechnologies Co.

Specialty Enzymes is a part of the SEB Group USA, a global vertically integrated manufacturer of nutraceutical and industrial enzymes. With manufacturing facilities certified ISO 9001:2000, an award-winning team of scientists and experts, the SEB Group is leading the way in enzyme technology and application. For more information, visit the SEB group of companies: Specialty Enzymes; AST Enzymes; Advanced Enzymes); Advenza; and Advanced EnzyTech Solutions.

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