This describes materials, chemicals, or processing aids that are not the primary raw ingredients but are added to modify the final product. In commercial brewing and food processing, adjunctive compounds include clarifiers, stabilizers, yeast nutrients, and colorants. They help achieve consistency and extend shelf life without fundamentally changing the nature of the beverage or food.
Heard on the job
Make sure to log all the adjunctive additions on the brew sheet so we can track the finings and yeast nutrients.
Do not mix it up with
- Adjunct: An adjunct is a specific source of fermentable sugar like corn or rice, whereas adjunctive is a broad adjective for any supplementary additive.