Distributed measurement system for beer electrochemical properties monitoring
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https://doi.org/10.24425/mms.2025.155802Abstract
Monitoring the properties of beer at the production stage is one of the key factors affecting the quality of the final product. The chemical composition, the reactions that take place, and the microorganisms that enable its production change the electrochemical properties of beer. Therefore, monitoring them on an ongoing basis can contribute to increasing convenience and certainty as to the correctness of the entire process. One of the methods that allows measurements of the electrical properties of matter in situ is impedance spectroscopy. To support beer production, especially in craft breweries, an attempt was made to design, launch, and test a system that is highly scalable and universal, as it can be used both for measurements and process control. The Distributed Measurement System presented in the article fulfils all the aforementioned conditions. The laboratory measurement results were compared with those obtained by using a specialised system for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.References
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