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Alcohol-Free Beer and Cider: Why Accurate Testing Matters and How to Get It Right
When you brew beer or cider, you’re not just creating flavour, you’re also producing ethanol. And if your label says...
ABV Testing in Beer (200 Series GC)
VERIFY ABV. PROTECT FLAVOUR. STAY COMPLIANT.
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ABV testing made simple
ABV drives duty, label claims and retailer requirements. Measuring ethanol directly removes the drift that CO₂, haze and late additions can introduce. For alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers, we calibrate to your targets (in England “alcohol-free” means ≤0.05% ABV; in the US “non-alcoholic” is <0.5% ABV) and confirm sensitivity with a check sample.
How this fits your brewery
Build ABV into routine QA without slowing production. Use it mid-fermentation to track progress and before packaging to confirm the label claim. Many producers also verify NoLo lines on the same system. Results arrive on your schedule, so releases stay on track.
Method and set-up
We configure a compact 200 Series GC (FID) for brewery matrices and supply a starter method and SOP with acceptance checks. Sample prep is practical: degas; filter if cloudy. As workloads grow, add an autosampler to run batches unattended. If helium is limited, we’ll advise on hydrogen carrier options.
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Tell us about your beers and targets.
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