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World Map of Shimadzu Sales, Service,

Manufacturing, and R&D Facilities

Shimadzu’s Total Support for Beer Analysis

Shimadzu provides total support for beer analysis from farm to stein. As a leading manufacturer of a wide range of
analytical instruments, Shimadzu undertakes development of new instruments and technology, and provides comprehensive
service support in order to keep up with changing market demands.

In addition to offering analytical instruments and testing machines, Shimadzu provides total support that includes the
provision of information for the beer community, training at workshops and seminars, and instrument maintenance
management.

Contents

Section 1
Introduction to Beer Analysis ······················································ P. 4
Section 2: Top Beer Analyses
Color, IBU, & Alcohol Content······················································ P. 5
Diacetyl Levels ··············································································· P. 9
Carbohydrates ·············································································· P. 10
Hop Degradation Analysis – Alpha Acids ···································· P. 11
Water Characteristics ···································································· P. 12
Section 3: Troubleshooting your Brews
Ingredient Analysis – Hops Contamination ····································· P. 13
Ingredient Analysis – Hops and Organic Water Contamination ······ P. 14
Ingredient Analysis – Organic Water Contamination························· P. 15
Ingredient Analysis – Inorganic Water Contamination ························ P. 16
Ingredient Analysis – Mycotoxins in Beer Grains ···································· P. 17
Brewing Chemistry Analysis – Esters & Aldehydes ···································· P. 18
Brewing Chemistry Analysis – Amino Acids················································· P. 19
Brewing Chemistry Analysis – Organic Acids················································ P. 20
Classification of Beer Types ············································································· P. 21
Classification of Beer Types #2 – Metabolomics·············································· P. 22
Brewing Chemistry Analysis – Profile of Metabolic Enzyme ··························· P. 24
Quality Assurance – CO2 Determination··························································· P. 25
Brewing Chemistry Analysis – N-Nitrosamines ················································· P. 26
Sales and Service Packaging Testing for Beer················································································ P. 27
Manufacturing Section 4: Equipment Packages
R&D Setting Up Your Lab························································································ P. 28
Expanding Your Lab······················································································ P. 29
High-end Analysis for the Brewing Lab··················································· P. 30