How filtration and UV-Vis analysis improve beer quality and consistency

Great beer starts with consistency. From fermentation through to the finished product, brewers rely on robust process monitoring and quality control strategies to ensure every batch meets expectations for taste, appearance, and stability.

Filtration and analytical testing play essential roles throughout the brewing workflow, helping breweries remove unwanted particulates, improve clarity, monitor product quality, and minimise the risk of contamination. As production demands increase, having reliable methods to assess critical quality parameters becomes increasingly important.

In this SelectScience® webinar, Dr. Jennifer Empey-Kohl, Applications Scientist and Rebecca Lucht, Advanced Industrial Filtration Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, will demonstrate how filtration technologies and UV-Visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry can support quality assurance across the brewing process.

Discover how brewers use these techniques to assess key quality parameters, including bitterness (International Bitterness Units, IBU), beer colour, and vicinal diketones (VDKs), while improving product clarity, reducing contamination risks, and supporting consistent beer quality from fermentation through to the finished product.

Certificate of attendance

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Webinar details

• Cost: Free to attend
• Location: Online
• Duration: 60 minutes

Who should attend?

This event is perfect for:

• Brewery QA/QC lab managers
• Process engineers in breweries

What will this webinar cover?

• How filtration and separation can be essential in improving a variety of areas in brewing processes.
• Key steps for brewmasters to help improve clarity, stability, and quality of beverages with filtration.
• How UV-Visible analyses can be used through the brewing process.
• How filtration and UV-Visible techniques can work hand-in-hand in assessing and maintaining beer quality.

Join the webinar to get answers to these questions:

• How can filtration and separation improve brewing processes?
• Which filtration steps enhance beverage clarity, stability, and quality?
• How can UV-Vis analysis support quality control throughout brewing?
• How can brewers assess bitterness, colour, and vicinal diketones?
• How do filtration and UV-Vis techniques work together to maintain consistent beer quality?

Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Empey-Kohl (Applications Scientist, Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Dr. Jennifer Empey-Kohl has been with Thermo Fisher Scientific as an Applications Scientist for 5 years where she supports the cuvette-based UV-Visible instruments. Prior to this position, she received her PhD in Chemistry from The Ohio State University where she used various spectroscopic techniques to study colloidal nanoparticles.

Presenter: Rebecca A. Lucht (Advanced Industrial Filtration Specialist, Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Rebecca A. Lucht has been with Thermo Fisher Scientific Filtration and Separation Business for  over 25 years. She is currently the Advanced Industrial Filtration Specialist for the Food & Beverage market in Solventum Purification and Filtration Division. Her depth in filtration knowledge is derived from her 24 years of experience in R&D, product development, and now customer application support.

Moderator: Olivia Long (Editorial Team, SelectScience)

Olivia Long is a science editor specializing in pharmaceutical and applied science. She has a BSc in Pharmacology, and an MSc in Neuroscience, where she investigated neuro‑oncology drug‑resistance pathways using patient‑derived cell models. Her laboratory experience spans R&D hygiene testing, controlled‑environment sample production, and protocol development, giving her a broad understanding of analytical workflows and the scientific principles underpinning quality control in food and beverage sectors.