To utilize abundant potatoes effectively, it was studied on alcohol fermentation strains which were isolated and identified. Fifteen yeast strains with high alcohol fermentation ability were isolated from rotted potatoes. Among them, two isolated strains, 5-3A and 10-4B showing the highest alcohol fermentation ability were identified as Zygosaccharomyces fermentati based on the morphological and physiological characteristics. Their optimum conditions for the alcohol fermentation in 25% glucose were pH 3.0, 30 and 150 rpm of shaking speed, respectively.

알콜발효 및 초산발효의 2단계 발효에 의해 현미식초를 제조하였을 때 1단계 알콜발효의 알콜 함량은 10.8%이었고, 2단계 초산발효의 총산함량은 5.78%이었다. 2단계 발효 현미식초의 산도와 pH는 시판 현미식초에 비해 높았고, 색도 중 명도는 4개사의 제품보다 낮았고, 적색도와 황색도는 반대현상이다. 유기산의 함량은 acetic acid 이외에 malic, citric acid, tartaric acid의 함량이 높았으며, 각 유기산의 함량은