Consistent Quality from Consolidated Beverage Testing

Achieving product consistency for beer, wine, cider, and other adult beverages requires the analysis of multiple parameters using several automated and/or wet chemistry procedures.

Many labs still follow the traditional wet chemical methods like colorimetry, titration, and flow analysis, as well as measurement methods such as pH, conductivity, and ion selective electrodes. Integrated discrete analysis consolidates beverage testing and simultaneously automates the analysis of critical parameters resulting in faster turnaround, reduced human error, lower reagent use, and expanded laboratory analytical capabilities. Better testing means better product to retain and expand your customer base. We will present an overview of the integrated discrete analyzer and important parameters to measure in adult beverages.

Presenter: Hari Narayanan (Product Marketing Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Dr. Hari Narayanan is the Product Marketing Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He has nearly 20 years of experience in managing research activities and applications development. He collaborates with regulatory agencies like ASTM, EPA, EPRI, USP, and AOAC and has been part of several new method developments. He is well-versed in multivariate analysis, sample preparation, titration, ion chromatography, Combustion IC, molecular spectroscopy (FTNIR, FTIR, RAMAN and UV), voltammetry, flash chromatography, particle size analysis, ICP and XRF. He received his B.Sc and M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Madurai Kamaraj University and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Madras, India. Before joining Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hari was Director of Strategic Marketing at Metrohm USA.