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Discussion in 'General Homebrew Discussion' started by Yooper, Dec 3, 2010.

 

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    Yooper

    Ale's What Cures You! Staff Member  

    Posted Dec 3, 2010
    Did anybody else get this email today?





    Cheers!Have you ever had the chance to see your actual IBU's, attenuation and alcohol percentage?

    Do you wonder how your beer compares with professional brews around the nation?

    How effective is your sanitization regime?

    How close is your beer to its intended style?

    Find the Answers to These and Other Questions with White Labs Big QC Day!This year White Labs is opening Big QC Day up to homebrewers!By participating in White Lab’s 5th Annual QC day you will have a better understanding of the state of your beer. We all love our beer and the best way to show your love is to send your beer in for a check-up! Our QC Day provides you with an enormous savings by offering a bundle of testing services ($500 normally) on two of your beers for only $139! You’ll get test results for such things as Diacetyl and IBU’s, as well as alcohol, calories, color, real and apparent attenuation, and microbiological contaminants and you’ll be able to compare your results to the results of craft beers from around the world!

    This year we’ve added the Chill Haze Test! This test determines the potential for formation of haze in your beer.



    All tests are performed according to ASBC standards and are cross checked with ASBC's Check Sample Service

    If you're interested in signing up please call 1.888.5YEAST5 (593-2785) to order! Please order by February 4th!

    Click here to learn more!
    Don’t be left out! We take care of all the hard work for you. You’ll get a complete kit with all the information you need to collect samples and send them back to us for testing-Shipping Included for all domestic customers!


    * Boxes must be postmarked by February 16th to avoid late fees!*



    Cheers to your Beers!
    White Labs Inc
     
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    stageseven

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Dec 3, 2010
    Yeah, it seems like interesting data to have, but unless you're planning on going commercial I don't know how useful it would be. And $139 is a good bit to be spending considering the 4 batches or so I could be making with it.
     
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    smokinghole

    Senior Member  

    Posted Dec 3, 2010
    I'm certainly interested but with out having a full time job being a college student I can't justify spending on lab fees when I can buy two sacks of grain at the LHBS. Plus I'm a biotech major so I'll be able to do some testing on my own soon enough. Hell I'm interning at a small brewery next semester.
     
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    SpanishCastleAle

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Dec 3, 2010
    I'd love to know my actual IBUs and contamination and the diacetyl test would be nice (since I don't detect it well).

    Would there be an 'ideal' type/style of beer to send in? Seems super strong or super hoppy beers wouldn't be the best choice. Maybe send in one that was made with relatively new and known-to-be-clean yeast (i.e. dry yeast or straight from a couple of vials/smackpacks) and another that was several generations of repitching to see how well your sanitation is.

    EDIT: Do they test for oxidation? That's another one I'd really like to see.
     
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