Distillation and Quality Characteristics of Medicinal Herb Wines

약용주의 증류와 품질특성

Korean general medicinal herbs-sasam, gilkyung, jakyak, danggwi, hwangki, and chunkung-were added In the normal brewing procedure as a raw material or in the distilling procedure as a packing material. The distillates from the former procedure and those from the latter procedure were compared in quality and distillation properties. As distillation proceeded, pH of the medicinal herb wine distillate and the control(not added herbs) distillates were decreased, whereas that of the herb packing distillate was increased slowely of $0.05{\sim}0.97$ during $1{\sim}4$ fractions and decreased remarkably of $0.92{\sim}0.98$ afterward. Average pH was the highest of 5.70 in jakyak and lowest of 4.37 In gilkyung. Absorbances of the herb Packing distillate were decreased rapidly of $0.60{\sim}1.59$ in the $1{\sim}4$ fractions but slowely of $0.19{\sim}0.54$ in the next fractions. During distillation both fractional alcohol concentration of the distillates and distillation rate were decreased. Their values were decreased more slowly than the control. Distillation rates of medicinal herb wine distillate were varied by medicinal herb varieties and alcohol concentration of fermented wine. Danggwi and control showed the highest average distillation rate as $0.12\;m{\ell}/sec$ and gilkyung the lowest value as $0.073\;m{\ell}/sec$. Maximum concentration of index component, paeoniflorin of jakyak was observed as 293 mg% in the 5th fraction of herb packing distillate and decrusin of danggwi as 3514 mg% In the 1st fraction of herb packing distillate. The extraction rate was 41.3% for paeoniflorin and 20.5% for decrusin. From sensory evaluation, the highest overall Qualify was observed in the medicinal herb wine distillate of hwangki added wine, the next in those of danggwi and jakyak added wine.

6종의 약재(사삼, 길경, 작약, 당귀, 황기, 천궁)를 첨가하여 발호시킨 발효액을 증류하여 얻은 발효약용 증류주와 증류장치에 약재를 충전하고 약재를 첨가하지 않은 발효주(대조구)를 증류하여 얻은 약재충전 증류주의 증류 및 품질특성을 조사하였다. 발효약용 증류주와 대조구의 pH는 증류가 진행되면서 감소하였으며, 약재충전 증류주는 증류초기($1{\sim}4$분액)에 $0.05{\sim}0.97$의 완만한 증가를 보이다가 그 이후 부터 $0.92{\sim}0.98$의 많은 감소를 보였다. 평균 pH는 작약이 5.70으로 가장 높았으며, 길경이 4.37로 가장 낮았다. 약재충전 증류주의 흡광도는 $1{\sim}4$분액에서 $0.60{\sim}1.59$의 많은 감소를 보였고 그 이후 부터는 $0.19{\sim}0.54$의 완만한 감소를 보였다. 분액별 알코올농도와 증류속도는 증류가 진행되면서 감소하였으며, 대조구 보다 낮고 느렸다. 증류속도는 약재의 종류와 원주의 알코올 농도에 따라 다르게 나타났으며, 평균 증류속도는 당귀 및 대조구가 $0.102\;m{\ell}/sec$로 가장 빨랐고 길경이 $0.073\;m{\ell}/sec$로 가장 느렸다. 약재충전 증류주의 지표성분중 작약의 peaoniflorin은 5분약에서 293 mg%로 가장 많이 추출되었으며, 당귀의 decrusin은 1분액에서 3514 mg%로 가장 많이 추출되었다. 약재충전 증류주의 경우 약재의 지표성분중 작약은 41.3% 그리고 당귀는 20.5%가 추출되었다. 관능검사 펄과 품질은 황기주가 가장 좋았으며, 그 다음으로는 당귀, 길경주 순이었다.