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Testing expands


By Neva Parker and Ashley Paulsworth
White Labs

As a world-leader in the manufacture of liquid yeast, expansion of our analytical laboratory has always been a goal. In recent years, we have introduced Big QC Day, beer analysis by Gas Chromatography and Beer Analyzer, as well as the new Beer Twin Test.

Keeping with this goal, this spring White Labs began partnering with Siebel Institute of Technology as an authorized Siebel testing laboratory for the beverage industry. 

White Labs now offers a whole host of new tests through Siebel, in addition to the wide range of analyses that we already perform. Some of these tests are the Comprehensive Analysis which includes color, foam, clarity, extract, alcohol, attenuation, protein, acidity, IBU, and SO2; Flavor Profile which includes esters, fusels, DMS, and VDKs; CO2 and air headspace; Free Amino Nitrogen; and Yeast Fermentable Extract. 

We’re very excited to be working with Siebel in this endeavor and feel that the partnership will lead to a great deal of valuable information for brewers and distributors alike. As brewers the world over continue to move towards a more formal evaluation of their products, we strive to increase the availability and convenience of analyses for them.

With a strong belief that routine analyses can help all brewers produce a consistent product we recommend looking into analytical services if you haven’t already.

Some of the new services we offer include nutritional analysis, fermentability test kit (to test the fermentability of your malt and wort), and the Beer Twin comparison test. We’re more than happy to customize any testing that you may be interested in. If you’re looking for something specific, ask us!