Brewing Services

Contaminated beer creates unwanted flavors that can cost you money and permanently damage your brand. 

Most microbial contaminants produce off-flavors, acids, and non-desirable aromas. They can also produce unintentionally hazy beers and films, and may compete with the production strain for essential nutrients–this can result in stuck fermentation or over-attenuated beers.

Our Services for Brewing

Contaminant ID

Biolog Lab Services can help you identify microbial contaminants that affect your product quality. Microbial Quality Control will help you detect problems sooner and trace their source so you can eliminate them.  

TPC/ Viable Cell Count

A highly accurate yeast count is needed to pitch exactly enough yeast into the clarified beer along with the appropriate amount of sugar to achieve the desired increase in CO2 in the package. We can assist you in determining precise concentrations for product consistency. 

Storing Yeast Samples for Verification

Proper yeast storage can save you money, Biolog Lab Services can help you store your yeast strains in addition to providing identification and verification services.  

MALDI-TOF

Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization–Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) provides a fast and cost-effective way to classify and ID brewing yeast to a specific beer type. It can characterize yeast strains of Saccharomyces along with sub-proteome spectra showing their relationships, application potential and physiological status.

Get ahead of the game

Don’t wait until there is a problem before you test! We offer preventative contamination testing services specifically designed for brewers. Working closely with master brewers, we offer three testing packages* for any size brewery to proactively reduce contamination risk.

*Environmental contaminant

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Preventative Testing Packages for Brewing

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Silver

For smaller breweries with in-house taprooms.
Monthly package 

Monthly testing to detect and identify contaminants.

  • 1 open-air agar plate
  • Swabs at Wort, Fermentation, Conditioning, Packaging, & Dispensing (in-house taproom)
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Gold

For medium-sized breweries with in-house taprooms.
Biweekly package 

Monthly testing to detect and identify contaminants.

  • 4 open-air agar plate
  • Swabs at Mash, Wort, Fermentation, Conditioning, Packaging, & Dispensing (in-house taproom)
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Platinum

For larger breweries with in-house taprooms. 
Weekly package 

Weekly testing to detect and identify contaminants.

  • 4 open-air agar plate
  • Swabs at Mash, Wort, Fermentation, Conditioning, Packaging, & Dispensing (in-house taproom)

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