Quality control for beer brewers & breweries

Efficient conversion of starch into malt sugar must be ensured. To find the right moment within the certain processes, innovative and accurate measurement technologies are crucial.

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Endress+Hauser offers the largest product portfolio to optimize every single processes in your brewhouse.

• Ensure highest reliability and accuracy using non-glass pH sensors like CPS77E with Memosens technology and retractable holders.
• To see the real yield, the multi-frequency Coriolis mass flowmeter Promass Q provides temperature compensated flow, totalized value and totalized Brix or Plato° values even in entrained gas applications.
• Rely on highest reliablity in your mash tun level measurement using the temperature compensated Deltapilot FMB50 hydrostatic level sensor . Remote electronics make access easy.
• Optimize raw material usage by adding liquified adjuncts and dextrose with high accuracy. The Coriolis mass flowmeter Promass F100 provides the best temperature stability and precise measurement.

The goal of fermentation is to convert the malt sugar into alcohol. Reliable measurement of temperature, extract, and alcohol as well as monitoring the fermentation process are crucial to ensure consistent quality batch after batch.

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High quality RTDs in hygienic design combined with ultra-fast response time guarantee optimum temperature control. Continuous measurement of all relevant parameters in the fermentation process provides laboratory-accurate and reliable information in real time, thus enabling precise process control.

• Improve your temperature control with our digital thermometer iTHERM TM411.
• Optimize your fermentation process with the multi-sensor measuring device Fermentation Monitor QWX43.

The major challenge of the conventional filtration process is related to the diatomaceous earth filtration because the diatomaceous earth can vary in quality. It is problematic for handling and disposal since it is hazardous and generates large amounts of effluent.

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Differential pressure is a common indicator for filter performance. Conventional DP transmitters or electronic DP systems provide the needed reliability.

• Improve reliability and optimize your filter performance with the electronic differential pressure system Deltabar FMD71.

Breweries often produce many different types of beer. It is quite a challenge to keep a clear overview in production to ensure proper filling.

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To ensure production runs smoothly and to reduce beer loss, manufacturers must, where possible, distinguish the individual beer types automatically and directly inline. Dual-channel photometers are used for the measurement, making it possible to analyze color absorbance according to EBC guidelines. Together with a conductivity measurement, the individual types can be identified.

• Rely on our optical sensor OUSAF22 for a precise inline color measurement.
• Use the digital conductivity sensor Indumax CLS54D.

Microbial contamination with spoilage bacteria can occur at multiple stages of the brewing process. This can affect raw materials, the product itself, or the brewing environment. Therefore, testing critical points such as the fermentation tank, the bottling line or the brewing water is crucial. Traditionally, detection of spoilage bacteria has relied heavily on time-consuming laboratory testing.

However, there’s a more efficient solution: the Endress+Hauser BioSense Analysis System. This innovative system enables PCR-based detection of spoilage bacteria, microbial contamination, and even pathogens. With its compact design and simple workflow, the Device BAB00 enables for immediate on-site analysis, significantly reducing response times and ensuring swift corrective actions. This approach revolutionizes quality control in the brewing industry, enhancing both quality and efficiency.

CIP concentration is critical to food safety but also has big impact on the use of detergent and wastewater costs.

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Highly accurate conductivity measurement ensures the exact calculation of the required concentration. Level measurement of aggressive chemicals can be solved using different options depending on tank size and user preference.

• Ensure minimal beer loss during beer/water transitions thanks to the very fast temperature compensation of our conductivity transmitters.
• Rely on the most common measuring principles hydrostatic level measurement and radar level measurement.
• Discover more innovative sensor technologies to optimize your Clean-In-Place (CIP) process.