Use of Bilinear Structures for Modelling a Brewery Fermentation Process

This paper presents the results of an investigative study with the aim being to obtain and assess the appropriateness of bilinear model structures for replicating the characteristics of a brewery fermentation process. Based on realtime data taken from a brewery fermentation plant, it is shown that a discrete-time twin-bilinear model, which simultaneously relates temperature to specific gravity and specific gravity to temperature, provides an adequate input/output reconstruction. The ability of the twin-bilinear model structure is discussed and possibilities for its utilization with an adaptive closed loop system are considered.