1. Temperature Effect on Fermentation
BY: JOSH PITTMAN
GRADE 9
PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 1

2. Yeast -When added to sugar, it releases CO2.
-There are 1500 different types of yeast discovered.
-Reproduce asexually.
-A single-celled fungus found on fruits and plants.
-Saccharomyces cerivisiae.
-When added to sugar, it releases CO2.
-Most of them reproduce asexually by budding. Most are also unicellular. Their size is typically 3-4 µm in diameter.
-Yeasts can be found growing in the environment around sugar-rich material such as fruit and plants. 2

3. Ethanol Fermentation
-Sugar is converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
-C6H12O6 → 2 C2H5OH + 2 CO2
-Oxygen prevents ethanol fermentation.
-6 CO2 + 6 H2O ↔ C6H12O6 + 6 O2
-This is called lactic acid fermentation. When the body switches over to anaerobic, it tries to get more ATP by using pyruvate. It produces some ethanol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid which makes your muscles burn.
-Alcoholic fermentation is basically the same concept but it does not make lactic acid. The carbon dioxide from the fermentation gives it the carbonation. 4

4. What affects Fermentation?
-Enzymes’ temperature range. -The speed of the fermentation depends on the temperature range. -pH level. -Various biochemical inhibitors.
-The yeast uses enzymes as catalysts for the chemical reactions. These enzymes have a optimal temperature range where they perform the best. -Since the enzymes have the temperature range, which type of environment do they perform better in?
-Depending on what temperatures the enzymes work the best at, the faster the fermentation proceeds.
- As the temperature rises, the chemical processes speed up because the atom are moving faster. 5

5. -What temperature does table sugar water ferment best in?
Purpose
-What temperature does table sugar water ferment best in?
-Which temperature the enzymes catalyze best in will determine how fast the cider ferments.
-Then we would be able to ferment cider and other beverages in the least amount of time. 6

6. Hypothesis
Null: Temperature will not have a significant effect on cell respiration of yeast. Alternative Hypothesis: Temperature will have a significant effect on cell respiration of yeast. -
-The enzymes’ temperature range is most likely around room temperature. Therefore, the yeast will be able to have more chemical reactions which makes more CO2 and alcohol. 7

7. Materials
-Red Star Rapid Rise Saccharomyces cerevisiae -Distilled water -Water - Table Sugar (sucrose) -Thermometer -Pipettes -Ice cubes
-125 mL flasks -Scale -Weigh boats -Graduated cylinders -Balloons -Saran Wrap -Water tubs -Heating plates 8

8. Procedure
1. 6 tubs of water were prepared at each of the 6 temperatures. For temperatures over room temperature (30°, 40°, 50°), food heating plates were used to heat the water to the correct temperatures. For temperatures under room temperature (20°, 10°, 5°), ice was used to chill the water. 2. The sugar solution was made. 30 grams of table sugar was mixed with 300 mL of distilled water (10% sugar solution) mL of distilled water and 8 mL of the sugar solution were added to each of the 36 flasks (2% sugar) grams of Red Star rapid rise Cooking Yeast was added to each flask and balloons were immediately affixed to each flask. They were then transferred to the tubs of water: 6 flasks in each tub. 5. The yeast was exposed to the temperatures for 60 minutes. 9

9. Procedure Continued
6. Each balloon was removed from the flask (careful to prevent any leakage of gas; each balloon was pinched at the neck and twisted off.) 7. A plastic tub was filled with water. 8. Each graduated cylinder was filled with water to the brim and sealed with plastic wrap. 9. The cylinder was inverted and immersed into the water and the plastic wrap removed. 10. The balloon was placed into the water with the mouth placed into the cylinder. 11. The mouth was slowly released and the air was pumped into the graduated cylinder. The volume of gas was then recorded. 10

10. ↑ 40°C: 50 minutes in (above)
CO2 collection process (below) ↓
↑ 40°C: 50 minutes in (above) 11

11. Results
P = 2.27 E-11 12

12. Dunnett’s test T crit. = 3.39 Alpha = 0.05 5° 9.656 Significant 10°
Temperature
T value
Interpretation 5°
9.656
Significant
10°
8.855
20°
2.54
Not Significant
40°
1.236
Not significant
50°
2.607 13

13. Conclusion
-The null hypothesis that temperature does not affect the yeast’s ability to ferment was rejected for the temperatures 5°and 10° -The null hypothesis could not be rejected for the temperatures 20°, 40°, and 50°. 14

14. Limitations and Extensions
-Limitations: CO2 could have escaped from the balloons when measuring the CO2 produced.
-Small changes in temperature could vary in the tubs of water.
-Extensions: Variables could change.
Test different types of carbohydrates.
Test different types of environments.
Test different types of yeasts.
Directly testing the survivorship of the cells to assure viability. (trypan blue exclusion assay) 15

15. References
rise.htm Fermentation.pdf 16