Hach Beverage Articles

1. Maximizing Optical Sensor Life In Brewing Processes 4/25/2017

   This application note describes a solution to increase the lifetime of luminescent dissolved oxygen (LDO) spots in-line when cleaning-inplace (CIP) is used with strong oxidants, bleaching agents, or harsh conditions.

2. Measuring Total, Permanent And Chill Haze In Beer 4/25/2017

   The formation of haze in beer can be problematic, as it affects the quality of the end product. Beer consists of various ingredients such as proteins, carbohydrates, polyphenols, fatty acids, nucleic acids, amino acids, etc. These ingredients can precipitate and a haze or turbidity is formed.

3. TOC – An Insightful Sum Parameter 4/25/2017

   In recent years, TOC has steadily gained in importance in both wastewater and drinking water analysis. In relationship to COD TOC provides specific information about the type and origin of organic loads in wastewater.

4. TNTplus Vial Tests: Expert Testing Made Simple 4/25/2017

   The launch of the world’s first ready-to-use reagent packages for photometric analysis in the 1960s had a substantial effect on water analysis.

5. Recognized Results Based On Quality Assurance And Quality Control 4/25/2017

   Analysis and quality assurance measures are inseparably interlinked. There is much more to ensuring high quality measurement results than simply the type of analytical method (standard/norm vs. operational analysis) that is used.

6. Color Measurement In Brewing With DR6000 4/18/2017

   Color measurement is becoming more and more important in the brewing industry as awareness Of quality increases.

7. DR6000 In The Brewing Industry: Important Methods In Accordance With MEBAK And ASBC 4/18/2017

   Compliance and consistent high quality are two of the key goals within the beverage industry. Hach® provides support for these goals through comprehensive analyses of water and beer.

8. Improving Compliance Through Real-Time Phosphorus Control 4/18/2017

   Levels of phosphorus, a chemical element that promotes organic growth, must be controlled in wastewater coming from beverage, food and dairy processing plants.

9. Optical DO Sensors Improve Fermentation Management 10/4/2016

   As annual beer production goes up, a major brewer found it increasingly difficult to find appropriate time slots for maintenance interventions, especially in the recalibration of EC dissolved oxygen sensors in the wort lines.

10. RTC-P Helps With Phosphorus Limit Compliance, Optimizes Chemical Dosage, And Improves Process Control 10/4/2016

    A major soft drink manufacturer has a limit of 2 mg/L of total phosphorus in its final effluent. With production spills and scheduled discharges of nonconformance product, a local plant was at risk of not meeting its phosphorus limits.