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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 Cider (200 Series GC)
VERIFY ABV. PROTECT FLAVOUR. STAY COMPLIANT.
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ABV testing made simple
ABV underpins label accuracy and compliance. Measuring ethanol directly removes the drift that CO₂, haze and late additions can introduce. For alcohol-free and low-alcohol ciders, we calibrate to your specification—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 cidery
Make ABV part of 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 cider matrices and supply a starter method and SOP with acceptance checks. Sample prep is practical: degas; filter haze or pulp. 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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