Brewery Analytics


Brewery

Brewery Analytics

Rapid tests, filter papers, and more
  • A complete laboratory and process analysis
    • NEW rapid tests for VDK and bitter units
    • Filter papers for malt analysis, decarbonation and turbidity
    • Rapid tests for disinfection and water analysis
    • Colorimetric test kits for cooling and boiler feed water
    • ...and much more!
Brewery Products

New cuvette tests for vicinal diketones and bitter units

New in our portfolio are the Vicinal Diketones and Bitter Units cuvette tests. With the NANOCOLOR® Bitter Units cuvette test, the bitter substances in beer, primarily iso-α-acids, are extracted from a beer sample using isooctane. They are then measured in a 10 mm quartz cuvette in the UV range at 275 nm.

Diacetyl can be determined quickly and easily with the NANOCOLOR® Vicinal Diketones tube test. The diketones react with a phenylenediamine derivative to form a quinoxaline derivative. This can be evaluated photometrically at 335 nm.

NANOCOLOR Bitter units

NANOCOLOR® Bitter Units

REF: 918172

Tube test for the determination of Bitter units.

Range: 2.0 - 80.0 BE

Key Features:

  • Fastest determination with a reaction time of 80 sec.
  • Easier handling
  • Reagent blank value can be stored in the photometer
1 pack (20 test tubes) $106.00  
NANOCOLOR Vicinal diketones

NANOCOLOR® Vicinal diketones

REF: 985010

Tube test for the determination of Vicinal diketones.

Range: 0.015 - 0.600 mg/kg Diacetyl

Key Features:

  • Simple and fast determination of vicinal diketonen
  • Measurement of up to 40 samples in parallel possible
  • Steam distillation as sample preparation necessary
1 pack (20 test tubes) $109.00  

Filter papers for the brewery laboratory

Breweries have a wide range of requirements for pleated filters, which is why one paper grade cannot be recommended. Paper grades differ in parameters such as retention capacity, filtration speed and basis weight.

  • Depending on the application we always offers the right filter:
    • Grained papers are recommended for rapid decarbonization of beer. (MN 616, MN 514, MN 520)
    • Nitrogen‑free filter papers are recommended for malt analysis. (MN 614)
    • Thicker (MN 616 md) or kieselguhr‑coated papers (MN 660), as well as syringe filters, are suitable for clarifying yeast‑transparent samples.
Filtration

Our Brewery Filter Papers

Product Application REF Order
MN 614, Folded filter papers 320 mm Congress mashing process, nitrogen-free filters for determining the Kjeldahl nitrogen 527032
1 PACK $108.00  
MN 616, Folded filter papers 320 mm Removal of carbon dioxide, removal of turbidity 532032
1 PACK $144.00  
MN 616 md, Folded filter papers 320 mm Removal of turbidity 533032
1 PACK $144.00  
MN 660, Folded filter papers 320 mm Diatomaceous earth filter for removing fine turbidity 547032
1 PACK $312.00  

Test papers for rapid on-site analysis

QUANTOFIX® test strips are suitable for quick on-site checks in production. They are used to check limit values, for example the chlorine dioxide content at the dosing station. The test strips are also suitable for checking residues of disinfectants in rinse water.

Test strips are also suitable for quick and easy control in production for parameters that cannot be distinguished sensorily. For example, sugar-free soft drinks can be reliably distinguished from those containing sugar.

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Our QUANTOFIX® Brewery Test Papers

Product Range REF Order
QUANTOFIX® Peracetic acid 50 0 · 5 · 10 · 20 · 30 · 50 mg/L peracetic acid 91340
box of 100 strips $50.90  
QUANTOFIX® Peracetic acid 500 0 · 50 · 100 · 200 · 300 · 400 · 500 mg/L peracetic acid 91341
box of 100 strips $50.90  
QUANTOFIX® Peracetic acid 1000 0 · 500 · 1000 · 1500 · 2000 mg/L peracetic acid 91342
box of 100 strips $54.10  
QUANTOFIX® Peroxide 25 0 · 0.5 · 2 · 5 · 10 · 25 mg/L H2O2 91319
box of 100 strips $41.90  
QUANTOFIX® Peroxide 100 0 · 1 · 3 · 10 · 30 · 100 mg/L H2O2 91312
box of 100 strips $41.90  
QUANTOFIX® Peroxide 1000 0 · 50 · 150 · 300 · 500 · 800 · 1000 mg/L H2O2 91333
box of 100 strips $41.90  
QUANTOFIX® Chlorine dioxide 0 · 0.05 · 0.1 · 0.2 · 0.4 · 0.8 · 1.2 mg/L ClO2 91363
box of 25 strips $17.80  
QUANTOFIX® Chlorine Sensitive 1 0 · 0.05 · 0.1 · 0.2 · 0.4 · 0.8 · 1.2 mg/L Cl2 91363
box of 50 strips $22.50  
QUANTOFIX® Total Sugar 0 · 55 · 100 · 250 · 400 · 600 · 800 mg/L Fructose/Glucose 91363
box of 100 test strips $266.00  
QUANTOFIX® Ascorbic Acid 0 · 50 · 100 · 200 · 300 · 500 · 700 · 1000 · 2000 mg/L Vitamin C 91363
box of 100 strips $49.00  

Colorimetric test kits for cooling and boiler feed water

VISOCOLOR® tests are colorimetric and titrimetric test kits with which even low limit values can be determined accurately. High accuracy and sensitivity are achieved by precisely dosing individual reagents and the possibility of compensating for both turbidity and coloration.

To avoid corrosion, the systems for cooling and boiler feed water must always be correctly adjusted. This can be reliably checked with the VISOCOLOR® Test Kits.

Boiler feed water visual test kits

Product Range REF Order
VISOCOLOR® DEHA 0 · 0.01 · 0.03 · 0.05 · 0.10 · 0.15 · 0.20 · 0.25 · 0.30 mg/L DEHA 931024
1 kit (~125 tests) $142.00  
VISOCOLOR® Iron 1 0 · 0.04 · 0.07 · 0.10 · 0.15 · 0.20 · 0.30 · 0.50 · 1.0 mg/L Fe 931025
1 kit (200 tests) $94.30  
VISOCOLOR® Iron 2 0 · 0.04 · 0.07 · 0.10 · 0.15 · 0.20 · 0.30 · 0.50 · 1.0 mg/L Fe 931026
1 kit (~100 tests) $73.90  
VISOCOLOR® Hydrazine 0 · 0.05 · 0.10 · 0.15 · 0.20 · 0.25 · 0.30 · 0.40 mg/L N2H2 931030
1 kit (~130 tests) $124.00  
VISOCOLOR® Silicic acid 0 · 0.2 · 0.4 · 0.6 · 1.0 · 1.5 · 2.0 · 2.5 · 3.0 mg/L SiO2 931033
1 kit (~100 tests) $97.30  
VISOCOLOR® Copper 0 · 0.1 · 0.2 · 0.3 · 0.5 · 0.7 · 1.0 · 1.5 mg/L Cu2+ 931037
1 kit (~100 tests) $82.80  
VISOCOLOR® Phosphate 0 · 0.2 · 0.3 · 0.5 · 0.7 · 1 · 2 · 3 · 5 mg/L PO4-P 931084
1 kit (~80 tests) $70.10  
VISOCOLOR® Oxygen 0 · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 10 mg/L O2 931088
1 kit (~50 tests) $88.90  
VISOCOLOR® Total hardness H 20F 0.05 – 2.00 °d / 0.01 – 0.36 mmol/L Ca2+ (1 syringe filling) 915002
1 kit (~200 tests) $78.90  

Cooling water visual test kits

Product Range REF Order
VISOCOLOR® Chloride 1 · 2 · 4 · 7 · 12 · 20 · 40 · 60 mg/L Cl- 931018
1 kit (~90 tests) $84.20  
VISOCOLOR® Nitrate 0 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 10 · 20 · 30 · 50 · 70 · 90 · 120 mg/L NO3- 931041
1 kit (~120 tests) $71.90  
VISOCOLOR® Nitrite 0 · 0.02 · 0.03 · 0.05 · 0.07 · 0.1 · 0.2 · 0.3 · 0.5 · mg/L NO2- 931044
1 kit (~120 tests) $71.40  

Bioanalysis

Yeast

The flavour, aroma and texture of beer are largely determined by the yeast fermentation process. Choosing the right yeast is therefore crucial for the quality of the beer. DNA analyses make it possible to directly control the fermentation process by selecting or cultivating a specific yeast strain, which has a significant impact on the quality of the beer.

MACHERY-NAGEL's NucleoSpin DNA Yeast Kit and NucleoMag DNA Bacteria Kit are available for DNA extraction from yeast cultures.

NuceloSpin
     

Beer pests

Beer Pests

Beer is an unfavourable environment for many microorganisms due to its alcohol content, bitter substances, low pH value and high CO2 content. Nevertheless, there are some specialised organisms that can thrive in beer. Although these are mostly harmless to humans, they can affect the flavour and aroma of the beer.

Microorganisms can therefore serve as indicators of deviating parameters in the brewing process, for example if the hop or alcohol content is too low or the pH value is too high. The absence of such microorganisms indicates high beer quality, while their presence can have significant financial implications.

With MACHERY-NAGEL's NucleoMag DNA/RNA Water Kit you have the possibility to extract DNA directly from your beer or other beverages. This enables the detection of unwanted microorganisms, even in minimal quantities.

Biofilms that form on different surfaces can be analysed with the NucleoMag DNA Microbiome Kit. An alternative method is to cultivate the beer spoilage organisms and then extract the DNA using the NucleoSpin Microbial DNA Kit.

Chromatography

More than 4000 different chromatography products and over 3000 end user oriented applications are available to our customers, including the following solutions for your brewery laboratory:

QuEChERs

For the extraction of pesticides in hops and beer: Ready-to-use dSPE mixes for extraction and clean-up.

QuEChERs
     

HPLC

  • Hop constituents alpha, beta acids, iso acids with HPLC column NUCLEODUR C18 ec (MN-Application 121100)
  • Isoalpha acids and the reduced isomers (rho, tetra, hexa) according to EBC method 9.47 with NUCLEODUR C18 Isis (MN application 127820)
  • Sugars / organic acids with HPLC/ELSD
  • Amino acids in wort with NUCLEOSHELL RP 18 plus

LC-MS

HPLC
     
GC column

GC

GC-MS

  • Pesticides with OPTIMA 5 MS Accent
  • Hop aroma compounds using SPME or headspace GC with OPTIMA WAX GC column

Examination of the sewage

The NANOCOLOR analyzer system can be used to quickly and reliably check the limit values for the discharge of brewery wastewater according to Annex 11 of the German Wastewater Ordinance. Furthermore, the test kits are suitable for operational analysis of the wastewater treatment plant. Among others, MACHEREY-NAGEL has seven round cell tests for ISO-compliant COD analysis in its portfolio. Our round cell tests for ammonium, nitrate and total nitrogen are also ISO-compliant.

The NANOCOLOR analysis system is particularly easy to use and is therefore the first choice for routine analysis, self-monitoring and operational analysis in the brewery. Precisely premeasured reagents in 16 mm round cuvettes and precisely premeasured additional reagents ensure maximum accuracy and precision of the measurement results.

Our NANOCOLOR® Brewery tests include:

  • Flexible photometers
  • Thermal blocks for fast sample digestion
  • User-friendly round cell tests
  • Analytical quality assurance according to DWA A-704
  • Solutions for every sample matrix
HPLC
     

Our NANOCOLOR® wastewater analysis tube tests

Product Range REF Order
NANOCOLOR® Ammonium 3 0.04 – 2.30 mg/L NH4-N
0.05 - 3.00 mg/L NH4		 985003
1 pack (20 test tubes) $67.90  
NANOCOLOR® Ammonium 10 0.2 – 8.0 mg/L NH4-N
0.2 – 10.0 mg/L NH4		 985004
1 pack (20 test tubes) $67.90  
NANOCOLOR® Ammonium 50 1 – 40 mg/L NH4-N
1 – 50 mg/L NH4		 985005
1 pack (20 test tubes) $67.90  
NANOCOLOR® Ammonium 100 4 – 80 mg/L NH4-N
5 – 100 mg/L NH4		 985008
1 pack (20 test tubes) $67.90  
NANOCOLOR® Ammonium 200 30 – 160 mg/L NH4-N
40 – 200 mg/L NH4		 985006
1 pack (20 test tubes) $67.90  
NANOCOLOR® Ammonium 2000 300 – 1600 mg/L NH4-N
400 – 2000 mg/L NH4		 985002
1 pack (20 test tubes) $67.90  
NANOCOLOR® BOD5 (in Winkler‑bottles) 2 – 3000 mg/L O2 985822
1 pack (50 test tubes) $135.00  
NANOCOLOR® BOD5‑TT 0.5 – 3000 mg/L O2 985825
1 pack (22 test tubes) $123.00  
NANOCOLOR® Carbonate hardness 15 1.0 – 15 °d / 0.4 – 5.4 mmol/L H+ 985015
1 pack (20 test tubes) $116.00  
NANOCOLOR® COD 40 2 – 40 mg/L O2 985027
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 60 5 – 60 mg/L O2 985022
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 60 in salt water 5 – 60 mg/L O2 985020
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 160 15 – 160 mg/L O2 985026
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 160 Hg‑free 15 – 160 mg/L O2 985026
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 300 50 – 300 mg/L O2 985033
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 600 50 – 600 mg/L O2 985030
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 1500 100 – 1500 mg/L O2 985029
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 1500 Hg‑free 100 – 1500 mg/L O2 985029
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 4000 400 – 4000 mg/L O2 985011
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 10000 1.00 – 10.00 g/L O2 985023
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 15000 1.0 – 15.0 g/L O2 985028
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD 60000 5.0 – 60.0 g/L O2 985012
1 pack (20 test tubes) $57.20  
NANOCOLOR® COD LR 150 3 – 150 mg/L O2 985036
1 pack (20 test tubes) $46.80  
NANOCOLOR® COD HR 1500 20 – 1500 mg/L O2 985038
1 pack (20 test tubes) $46.80  
NANOCOLOR® Nitrate 8 0.30 – 8.00 mg/L NO3-N
1.3 - 35.0 mg/L NO3-		 985065
1 pack (20 test tubes) $54.40  
NANOCOLOR® Nitrate 50 0.3 – 22.0 mg/L NO3-N
2 – 100 mg/L NO3-		 985064
1 pack (20 test tubes) $54.40  
NANOCOLOR® Nitrate 250 4 – 60 mg/L NO3-N
20 – 250 mg/L NO3-		 985066
1 pack (20 test tubes) $54.40  
NANOCOLOR® Nitrite 2 0.003 – 0.460 mg/L NO2-N
0.02 – 1.50 mg/L NO2-		 985068
1 pack (20 test tubes) $40.80  
NANOCOLOR® Nitrite 4 0.1 – 4.0 mg/L NO2-N
0.3 – 13.0 mg/L NO2-		 985069
1 pack (20 test tubes) $40.80  
NANOCOLOR® Organic acids 3000 30 – 3000 mg/L CH3COOH
0.5 – 50.0 mmol/L CH3COOH		 985050
1 pack (20 test tubes) $87.20  
NANOCOLOR® ortho‑ and total‑Phosphate 1 0.05 – 1.50 mg/L P / 0.010 - 0.800 mg/L P
0.2 – 5.0 mg/L PO43- / 0.03 – 2.50 mg/L PO43-		 985076
1 pack (20 test tubes) $43.70  
NANOCOLOR® ortho‑ and total‑Phosphate 5 0.20 – 5.00 mg/L P
0.5 – 15.0 mg/L PO43-		 985081
1 pack (20 test tubes) $43.70  
NANOCOLOR® ortho‑ and total‑Phosphate 15 0.30 – 15.00 mg/L P
1.0 – 45.0 mg/L PO43-		 985080
1 pack (20 test tubes) $43.70  
NANOCOLOR® ortho‑ and total‑Phosphate 45 5.0 – 50.0 mg/L P
15 – 150 mg/L PO43-		 985055
1 pack (20 test tubes) $43.70  
NANOCOLOR® ortho‑ and total‑Phosphate 50 10.0 – 50.0 mg/L P
30 – 150 mg/L PO43-		 985079
1 pack (19 test tubes) $66.80  
NANOCOLOR® ortho‑ and total‑Phosphate LR 1 0.05 – 0.50 mg/L P 985095
1 pack (20 test tubes) $43.70  
NANOCOLOR® Total‑Nitrogen TNb 22 0.5 – 22.0 mg/L N 985083
1 pack (20 test tubes) $94.00  
NANOCOLOR® Total‑Nitrogen TNb 60 3 – 60 mg/L N 985092
1 pack (20 test tubes) $94.00  
NANOCOLOR® Total‑Nitrogen TNb 220 5 – 220 mg/L N 985088
1 pack (20 test tubes) $94.00  
NANOCOLOR® TOC 30 2.0 – 30.0 mg/L C 985075

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NANOCOLOR® TOC 300 20 – 300 mg/L C 985078

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Innovative Spectrometers

To ensure consistently good quality, various raw materials, products and processes as well as the wastewater must be controlled as part of quality assurance. With the NANOCOLOR VIS II spectrophotometer, MACHEREY-NAGEL offers every brewery the perfect instrument for complete analysis of all stages and products in the brewing process.

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NANOCOLOR VIS II

NANOCOLOR® VIS II

REF: 919650.1

Key Features:

  • Revolutionary user experience through color touch screen display
  • Intuitive and fully icon-based menu navigation
  • Detection of interfering turbidity (NTU check)
  • Test equipment monitoring and printout of certificates directly in the instrument
  • Future-proof interface options on our spectrophotometers
  • Easy data transfer into Microsoft Excel, to a LIMS or ACRON
1 Unit $6,396.00  

Our NANOCOLOR® devices for brewery analysis

Product Type REF Order
NANOCOLOR® Advance Mobile spectrophotometer 919750
1 Unit $4,290.00  
NANOCOLOR® VIS II Spectrophotometer 919650.1
1 Unit $6,396.00  
NANOCOLOR® VARIO 4 Heating block with 2 × 12 bores 919300
1 Unit $3,095.00  
NANOCOLOR® VARIO C2 Heating block with 12 bores 919350
1 Unit $1,795.00