Nov 14, 2019 | Characterization, Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms
The European Brewery Convention (EBC) set a method for wort color determination in which a 1cm path length is used, with a multiplier of 25 applied to yield a color value. Accordingly, EBC color assessments are approximately twice those on the SRM scale.
Nov 14, 2019 | Characterization, Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms
The Series 52 Lovibond Scale (°L) consists of individual slides or solutions for Lovibond specific values. The SRM method was initially designed to be comparable to the Lovibond scale and the two scales are almost identical for most of their range. However, as wort...
Nov 14, 2019 | Characterization, Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms
The Standard Reference Method (SRM) is a method for color assessment of wort recommended by the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC). The SRM of a sample is measured in a cell path length of 1cm with 430nm wavelength light. The absorbance level measured is then...
Nov 14, 2019 | Color Measurement, News, UV-VIS Absorption
For this week’s Feasibility Friday, David and Jason are testing the SRM, EBC, and Lovibond colors of beer from a local brewery. David has chosen some classic styles with published SRM values to compare to. These three color scales are popular in the beer industry as a...
Oct 16, 2019 | Display Measurement, Fluorescence, Halloween, Laser Measurement, News
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? StellarNet! Ghostbusters is always a favorite this time of year and so is watching those spooky ghost hunter reality shows. Don’t you wonder if that weird glow in the lab is actually a...