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Display Title Friability Meter
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Tools Used in the Sampling Process
Specific tools are needed to analyze the samples taken during the sampling process. Select one of the tools below to learn more about it, including when and where it is used during the Sampling Process.
The Friability Meter
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A friability meter is a device that measures the friability of malt, a proxy for the malt modification status, during the brewing process. Friability is a physical characteristic of any hard substance that describes the tendency of the substance to break into smaller pieces when force is applied through contact with a surface. Highly friable solids break apart more easily. During brewing, a malt sample is used as input for the friability meter, wherein the sample is pressed against a rotating sieve drum within the machine under high pressure. After a certain amount of time, friable malt passes through the sieve, while hard components remain. Harder grain components are described as “glassy.” The hard portion and the friable portion are weighed, and the percentages give a quantitative measure of friability during malt processing.
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