Quality Control for Cideries
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Knowing your cider is fully fermented, sweetened to where you want it, doesn’t have a lot of acetic acid, and/or has enough sulfur dioxide, is important for any cidery’s quality control program. From ABV to YAN to RS, we are here to supplement your in-house quality control program with the data and information you need.
We recognize the importance of speed, so our turnaround time is fast; you can react to the data, and keep your processes moving forward without delay.
Order bundled packages for added discounts, or pick and choose tests a la carte to get exactly what you need when you need it. However you choose to work with us, we are here to support you!
Juice to bottle
Cider Testing for Every Stage
Agriculture is a fickle thing. Some years are great and others mediocre. This year-to-year variation means you are starting with a slightly different product every year and that variability should be accounted for in your production process.
From juice to the finished product, we offer testing that can help you understand the sugar, nutrient, and acid content of each batch. Add a little extra fertilizer this year? Let’s check those yeast assimilable nitrogen numbers to know how effective it was. Doing a secondary fermentation in bottle? Let’s make sure you have enough the right amount of sugar so you don’t over or under carbonate. Stabilizing the final product with SO2? Let’s make sure you’ve have just the right amount present. Need to know what the final ABV is for your label? We’ve got you covered!
How it Works
- You go to the Sample Submission page and send us an email to set up your account.
- You pack up your samples and ship them to the lab (don’t forget to put your name somewhere in the box!).
- Email us at order@imbibe-solutions.com letting us know what samples you are sending and what tests you would like.
- We will let you know when the samples arrive and get them turned around in 2 business days.
- An invoice will be sent within a week.
Bonus Information
- All juice samples delivered Monday – Thursday will have reports within 24-hours of reciept. Friday juice deliveries may be processed that day or the following Monday, depending on availability.
- Mid-August through mid-October we are open 7 days a week so your results come extra fast!
- If you would prefer to put a credit card on file instead of getting invoices, we are happy to set that up for you.
- What happens when you throw a green apple into the Red Sea?
It gets wet.
“Audrey is awesome! Imbibe Solutions is awesome! This is awesome! I love meeting such talented and smart people in industries adjacent to me as I develop my own skill sets. Audrey has been incredibly helpful and generous with her knowledge while we develop our lab, and also she is always available to run analysis for me when I just can’t seem to get it right.”
Andy Hannas, Cidermaker, Potter’s Craft Cider
Andy Hannas, Cidermaker, Potter’s Craft Cider”