Perfect Clarity for Alcohol Fermentation

Stratophase is providing a vital insight into the fermentation of alcoholic beverages with its SpectroSens technology. This technology uses refractive index and temperature measurements to provide real-time, online monitoring of this complex and time dependent process, and is currently performing very well in external trials to assist with quality control.

The production of alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine and spirits, relies on fermentation. This process however, is impacted by the seasonal variability in crops, which makes the critically important step of maintaining quality very difficult. The high sampling rate of the SpectroSens allows for additional kinematic data to be captured in addition to the overall refractive index and temperature profiles, thereby enabling key points within the fermentation process to be easily identified.