bioMerieux announced the launch of GENE-UP®? BREWPRO? Yeast Slurry (YS) - the first-of-its-kind diagnostic quality control PCR test designed to specifically detect contaminants in raw yeast materials and yeast propagations to ensure top quality fermentationations.

Developed in collaboration with White Labs, the solution features an optimized sample prep with increased sensitivity and specialized targets tailor-made for yeast slurries. GENE-UP® BreWPRO? YS is the first diagnostic quality control PCR test designed for raw yeast materials and propagation.east suppliers and brewers producing their own yeast must navigate numerous spoilage and unwanted bacteria and contamination challenges throughout the harvesting and yeast propagation processes.

Current quality control test kits for the brewing industry are designed to detect potential spoilers in the finished product, not in the yeast slurries themselves. GENE-UP®® BREWPRO?, the. and of to analyze yeast in its cell-dense raw material state and is calibrated against specialized targets tailor-made for yeast slurries.

The maximized sensitivity of the solution provides actionable insights to yeast and fermentation managers to deliver an enhanced risk assessment profile of not just common spoilers, but also environmental contaminants unique to yeast to strengthen quality control programs. With a much shorter time-to-result than traditional microbiological methods, the actionable insights promote operational efficiencies and raise confidence in product-release decisions to protect brand reputation. This game-changing PCR solution can be applied in the raw material, harvesting and yeast propagation phases to avoid unnecessary contamination and spoilage challenges as early as possible in the production cycle. This helps yeast suppliers uphold product integrity, brand reputation and customer trust, while also enabling breweries of all sizes to maximize production efficiency, minimize waste and ensure product consistency and taste profiles.