15 October 2004

A step forwards to standardising turbidity measurement

In this article, the author discusses turbidity, the measurement of turbidity and the results of the latest series of comparisons carried out across some German breweries in view of a route to standardising the turbidity measurement for the brewing industry.

More than 3 years ago, a renewed discussion began about the standardisation of turbidity (haze) measurement in the brewing industry, in which the MEBAK institution (Mittel-europäische Brautechnische Analysen-kommission) played a key role. The subject of the discussion was the correlation between turbidity meters available on the market. Haffmans and other manufacturers took the lead, and MEBAK coordinated two series of comparisons to set up a standard procedure for turbidity measurement in beer. ...

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