VitaHop® Silver in Full Scale Production

Nebraska dry mill corn ethanol plant

The following graphs show analytical data from a full scale production in a dry mill corn ethanol plant located
in Nebraska using BetaTec’s VitaHop® Silver yeast nutrient. Immediately after yeast addition, VitaHop® Silver
was added to the yeast propagator at a rate of 5 pounds per 1,000 gallons of mash.

Live Yeast Cell Counts at Prop Send Effect of VitaHop® Silver on Alcohol Yields

215.0 0.532
Live Yeast Cells (CFU/ml)

210.0 0.530

% Ethanol (w/v)/Brix
205.0
0.528
200.0
211.0
195.0 0.526
0.530
190.0 0.524
185.0
187.0 0.522 0.524
180.0
175.0 0.520
Control VitaHop® Silver Control VitaHop® Silver

VitaHop® Silver treatment increased the live yeast counts at % Ethanol/Brix ratio is used as an indicator to determine the
the end of propagation by 12.8% over the control. alcohol yield for each batch. The comparison clearly shows
that the VitaHop® Silver increased the average alcohol yield
by 1.14% or 1,640 gallons/day.

Effect of VitaHop® Silver on Ethanol Production

162000.0
Anhydrous Ethanol (gal)

160000.0
158000.0
156000.0
154000.0
152000.0
150000.0
148000.0
146000.0
11-Feb 21-Feb 3-Mar 13-Mar 23-Mar 2-Apr 12-Apr 22-Apr

Control VitaHop® Silver

The application of VitaHop® Silver was able to increase the production of the
200 Proof ethanol from an average of 154,679 gallons before the trial started to an
average of 156,321 gallons during the trial, a 1.10% increase or 1,640 gallons/day.

n VitaHop® Silver increased the total rate of fermentation by 10%, finishing a 62 hour
fermentation 6 hours sooner.

n VitaHop® Silver provides the necessary vitamins and minerals needed to achieve optimal
fermentation performance…nutrients that might have been scavenged by bacteria.
It also provides sterols and unsaturated fatty acids for the yeast membrane, making it
more resistant to stress factors late in fermentation.

n A healthier yeast will consume less sugar for growth, thus leading to more
ethanol production, greater than 1,640 gallons/day.

For more information on IsoStab® and VitaHop® Silver yeast nutrient visit www.bthp.info.

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