Thermo Scientificâ„¢ Galleryâ„¢ Plus Beermaster is a discrete photometric analyzer dedicated for beer, malt and wort quality control and analysis. Sample oriented Beermaster system is capable of random access testing. Many different applications, like automated bitterness, beta-glucan, pH and SO2 , can be run simultaneously from a single sample. Panels of system applications are predefined into the analyzer. However, new user-specific applications can be defined.
This system’s automated workflow and fast analysis work together to ensure high throughput and low cost-per-test. And because the instrument operates without manual intervention, your staff can enjoy walkaway productivity and focus on more strategic tasks in the lab. More testing, from fewer instruments and with fewer techs. Now that’s smart. Furthermore, Gallery discrete analyzers are the only systems that use a completely disposable cuvette where the reaction occurs, ensuring the integrity of your results.
Mastering beer analysis: multiple analytes from multiple samples
Although beer is typically brewed from just four basic ingredients (water, yeast, malt and hops), the diversity across the finished products is vast. For brewers, the compounds of interest range—from inorganic ions, organic acids and hop bittering principles that contribute to overall taste and bitterness—to proteins, carbohydrates and alcohols that are monitored to determine the extent of fermentation. Today’s labs analyze beer to determine the concentration of added preservatives and colorants, in addition to ensuring manufacturing authenticity.
Automated bitterness testing
The Bitterness unit (BCM), an integrated coated capillary column within the Gallery Plus Beermaster discrete analyzer, includes unique automated pretreatment and measurement for bitterness. The traditional manual test for bitterness is slow and laborious, and uses liquid-liquid extraction with isooctane, which must be disposed of properly. The system’s bitterness module, on the other hand, uses ‘green’ solid-phase extraction ahead of a fully-automated testing protocol. During the automated process, the beer bittering substances are first extracted from interfering compounds present in the sample matrix, and then measured at 275 nm approximately eight bitterness tests per hour. With the BCM in use, the Gallery Plus Beermaster discrete analyzer can accommodate 72 samples. Your lab will increase efficiency in beer, malt, and wort quality control while saving significant time in sample pretreatment and analysis—ultimately improving lab productivity.
There are no reviews yet.
