27 C.F.R. § 24.247 Materials authorized for the treatment of distilling material.
Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
The materials listed in this section as well as the materials listed in §24.246 are approved as being acceptable in good commercial practice for use by proprietors in the treatment of distilling material within the limitations specified in this section: Provided, That when the specified use or limitation of any material on this list is determined to be unacceptable by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the appropriate TTB officer may cancel or amend the approval for use of the material in the treatment of distilling material. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85–859, 72 Stat. 1383, as amended (26 U.C.S. 5381, 5382, 5385, 5386, and 5387)). [T.D. ATF–299, 55 FR 24989, June 19, 1990, as amended by T.D. ATF–409, 64 FR 13683, Mar. 22, 1999]
Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 24—WINE
Subpart L—Storage, Treatment and Finishing of Wine
§ 24.247 Materials authorized for the treatment of distilling material.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reference or Materials Use limitation------------------------------------------------------------------------Ammonium phosphate (mono- and Yeast nutrient in The amount used shall di basic. distilling not exceed 10 lbs/ material. 1000 gals. (1.2 g/ L). 21 CFR 184.1141 (GRAS).\1\ See footnote below.Benzoic acid, potassium and To prevent The amount used shall sodium salts of benzoic acid. fermentation of not exceed 0.1% (w/ the sugar in v) as benzoic acid. wine being GRAS per FDA accumulated as advisory opinions distilling dated 9/22/82 and 9/ material. 8/83. 21 CFR 184.1021 and 184.1733 (GRAS).Enzyme activity............... ................. The enzyme preparation used shall be prepared from nontoxic and nonpathogenic microorganisms in accordance with good manufacturing practice and be approved for use in food by either FDA regulation or by FDA advisory opinion.Carbohydrase (alpha- Amylase). To convert The amylase enzyme starches to activity shall be fermentable derived from carbohydrates. Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Bacillus subtilis, or barley malt per FDA advisory opinion of 8/18/83 or from Rhizopus oryzae per 21 CFR 173.130 or from Bacillus licheniformis per 21 CFR 184.1027.Carbohydrase (beta- Amylase).. To convent The amylase enzyme starches to activity shall be fermentable derived from barley carbohydrates. malt per FDA advisory opinion dated 8/18/83.Carbohydrase (Glucoamylase, To convent The amylase enzyme Amylogluco-sidase). starches to actvity shall be fermentable derived from carbohydrates. Aspergillus niger or Aspergillus oryzae per FDA advisory opinion dated 8/18/ 83 or from Rhizopus oryzae per 21 CFR 173.130 or from Rhizopus niveus per 21 CFR 173.110.Copper sulfate................ To eliminate The finished brandy hydrogen sulfide or wine spirits and mercaptans. produced from distilling material to which copper sulfate has been added shall not contain more than 2 parts per million (2 mg/L) residual copper. GRAS per FDA advisory opinion of 7/23/69.Hydrogen peroxide............. To reduce the The amount used shall bisulfite not exceed 200 parts aldehyde complex per million. 21 CFR in distilling 184.1366 (GRAS). material.Potassium permanganate........ Oxidizing agent.. The finished brandy or wine spirits produced from distilling material to which potassium permanganate has been added must be free of chemical residue resulting from such treatment. (GRAS)Sodium hydroxide.............. Acid neutralizing The finished brandy agent. or wine spirits produced from distilling material to which sodium hydroxide has been added must be free of chemical residue resulting from such treatment. 21 CFR 184.1763 (GRAS).Sulfuric acid................. To effect 27 CFR 24.216 (GRAS), favorable yeast 21 CFR 184.1095 development in (GRAS). distilling material; to prevent fermentation of the sugar in wine being accumulated as distilling material; to lower pH to 2.5 in order to prevent putrefaction and/ or ethyl acetate development.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ GRAS_An acronym for ``generally recognized as safe.'' The term means that the treating material has an FDA listing in title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, part 182 or part 184, or is considered to be generally recognized as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
