Analytical Session
Catharine L O'Shaughnessy, Campden BRI, Coopers Hill Road, Nutfield, Surrey, RH1 4HY, UK
Co-author(s): Karin Pawlowsky and Gordon Jackson, Campden BRI, Nutfield, UK
ABSTRACT: There are many new instruments being developed
for the chemical and microbiological testing of beer. It is difficult to
know which of these are suitable. Currently brewers have to arrange
in-house tests before purchase, and this is time-consuming and
expensive. This paper describes the Campden BRI instrument assessment
service for the alcoholic drinks industry, which can provide an
independent evaluation of new and existing equipment. Instruments are
tested against existing methods to determine their suitability for use
in the brewing sector. The results from these assessments can be
published on the Campden BRI instrument website
(www.compareinstruments.com), which brings together information about
equipment (particularly new instruments) that are available for the
brewing industry. This service is free to staff in breweries. This paper
provides data from recent evaluations of new instruments for chemical
and rapid microbiological testing of beer. It presents data on ease of
use, repeatability, reproducibility, and comparison with existing
methods.
Catharine O’Shaughnessy graduated from Birmingham
University in 1994, having obtained a B.S. degree in biochemistry with
biotechnology and an M.S. degree in biochemical engineering. After
finishing at Birmingham, Catharine joined Campden BRI (then known as
Brewing Research International) as a research engineer on their Process
Innovation Team and worked in the areas of process optimization,
cross-flow microfiltration, and waste minimization. She gained her
diploma in brewing in 1995. In 2003 she was awarded the IBD Cambridge
Prize for her work at Campden BRI in the areas of waste minimization,
malt and cereal roasting, malt flavor chemistry, and the sensory
modeling of malt flavor. In 2007 she joined the Sensory team, where she
managed the expert sensory malt profile panel and their expert technical
taste panel. At the beginning of 2011, Catharine was appointed manager
of the Instrument Assessment Programme. She is author and co-author of a
number of scientific publications in international journals.
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