EBC Congress 2024

26 May 2024

30 May 2024

EVENTS

26.05.2024 - 30.05.2024
Grand Palais Lille, France
Welcome Lille 2024 - 39th EBC Congress & Brewers Forum - Lille 2024
Booth 30

Meet Shimadzu at the 39^th EBC Congress and 6^th Brewers Forum 2024 in Lille, France

The 39^th EBC CONGRESS AND 6^th BREWERS FORUM 2024 takes place from 26 to 30 May in the Grand Palais of Lille, France and will gather brewers of all scales, providers of top-quality ingredients, pioneers in innovative equipment, and stakeholders spanning the entirety of the beer value chain. It will serve as a platform for profound discussions and insights into the imminent developments that will shape the landscape of brewing. Through meticulously crafted plenary sessions, dynamic breakout seminars, and immersive practical workshops, participants will delve deep into the core of crucial subjects within the beer industry. Shimadzu as a provider of the complete solution for beer analysis will be present with a booth in the exhibition area, presenting the latest innovations for the brewing community.

Complete Solution for beer analysis

Beer is one of the favorite alcoholic beverages in the world with a high level of quality, reaching back to the German beer purity law from 1516. Nowadays the quality standards for beer analysis are defined by the Central European Commission for Brewing Analysis (MEBAK) and the European Brewery Convention (EBC), representing technical and scientific interests of the brewing sector in the European countries. These regulations include the determination of numerous elements (such as Arsenic, Calcium, Copper, Sodium, Potassium, and more), anions (such as nitrate and sulfite) as well as organic components (ethanol, glycerine) and last not least pesticides and mycotoxins. In order to maintain the high level of quality, chemical investigations have to be performed, using different analytical techniques like spectroscopy, chromatography, mass- spectrometry to quantify all the potential contaminants. Shimadzu is offering a wide range of analytical equipment and can provide appropriate configurations and applications as a total solution for beer analysis.
Come join us at our booth, where the Shimadzu team is looking forward to welcoming you and discuss our latest developments for beer analysis. See you in Lille!

Application News

Highly Sensitive Analysis of Sulfur Compounds in Beer Using the Trap Mode of a Headspace Sampler

Volatile sulfur compounds, which are generated during the fermentation process of beer yeast, significantly contribute to the flavor and quality of beer. However, as these compounds exist in very small amounts, their detection requires pre-concentration techniques or the use of high-sensitivity detectors. In a previous Application News titled Analysis of Volatile Sulfur Compounds in Beer Using Nexis SCD-2030 we introduced an analysis method combining SCD (Sulfur Chemiluminescence Detector) and the Loop mode of the headspace sampler for the analysis of volatile sulfur compounds in beer. In this Application News, we will present the results of further investigation into achieving higher sensitivity using the Trap mode of the headspace sampler.

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Analysis of Organic Acids in Beer by Nexera Organic Acid Analysis System

Ion-exchange chromatography (IC) with gradient elution or ion-exclusion chromatography (IEC) used in isocratic mode are established methods for analysis of organic acids. The acidic eluent usually applied for IEC improves separation of organic acids, but the sensitive conductivity detection is affected by low-ionization grade of the analytes at low pH. The IEC method used in this application news involves continuous addition of pH-buffering reagent after separation, to increase the pH level to close to neutral. This not only reduces background noise, but also dissociates organic acids from the substance being analyzed, enabling electrical conductivity detection of organic acids with high sensitivity and selectivity.

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