Packaged beverage analyzer for beer, wine, and cider
Ensure precision in beverage quality control with rapid, direct sample analysis that measures alcohol and CO2 levels directly from the package, reducing manual handling and enhancing production efficiency.

Measures and Analyzes Beverage Components
Anton Paar’s Packaged Beverage Analyzers seamlessly integrate into your production line, offering rapid, accurate measurement of alcohol and CO2 content in beverages. The modular design accommodates multiple types, including the PBA 1001 Beer and PBA 5001 models, ensuring precise quality control for products like IPA beer and Champagne. Utilizing Anton Paar’s unique Alcolyzer technology, these analyzers deliver results up to nine times faster than traditional methods, without requiring sample preparation. The systems support a wide range of packaging and ensure compliance with industry standards, reducing operator intervention and enhancing productivity in breweries and soft drink facilities. Configurable to fit your specific needs, they offer automated calibration and are compatible with various packaging closure types, offering robust integration into laboratory and final conditioning processes. Available with features such as total package oxygen measurement for comprehensive quality analysis, they boost efficiency and maintain consistency throughout beverage production.
Benefits
- Enhances productivity by providing results up to nine times faster than conventional methods, minimizing examination time.
- Ensures consistent product quality with precise alcohol and CO2 measurements, aiding compliance with industry standards.
- Reduces contamination risk with zero sample preparation, preserving product integrity.
- Saves operational costs by eliminating the need for frequent calibrations and extensive labor input.
- Offers flexibility with customizable configurations, adapting to diverse production needs and packaging types.
- Applications
- Liqueurs,Wine,Bottled water,Sparkling wines,Spirits,Cider,Hard seltzer,Juices,Soft drinks,Kombucha,Beer
- End products
- Ginger kombucha,Cabernet sauvignon,Triple sec,Champagne,Ipa beer,Chardonnay wine,Pale ale,Orange juice,Apple cider,Spring bottled water,Cola soft drink,Raspberry hard seltzer,Vodka
- Steps before
- Purification,Brewing,Fermentation,Filtration,Carbonation
- Steps after
- Packing,Bottling,Quality Control,Labeling,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- beer,wine,cider,hard seltzer,kombucha,glass bottles,PET bottles,cans
- Output ingredients
- beer-specific parameters,wine-specific parameters,alcohol content,CO2 content,total package oxygen,density,pH value,turbidity
- Market info
- Anton Paar is known for its precision measurement and analysis technology, specializing in high-quality laboratory instruments and process measurement systems, particularly in rheometry, density measurement, and material characterization, earning a strong reputation for innovation and reliability.
- Measuring range - Density
- 0 g/cm³ to 3 g/cm³
- Measuring range - Temperature
- 15 °C / 20 °C
- Measuring range - Operating pressure
- 5 bar - 6.5 bar (73 psi - 94 psi)
- Measuring range - Alcohol
- 0 %v/v to 20 %v/v
- Measuring range - CO2 concentration
- 0 vol. to 10 vol.
- Measuring range - pH value
- pH 0 to pH 14
- Repeatability s.d. - Density
- 0.000001 g/cm³
- Repeatability s.d. - Temperature
- 0.001 °C (0.002 °F)
- Repeatability s.d. - Alcohol
- 0.01 %v/v
- Repeatability s.d. - CO2 concentration
- 0.005 vol. (0.01 g/L)
- Typical measuring time per sample
- 3 minutes (incl. filling)
- Display
- 10.1" TFT WXGA (1280 x 800 px)
- PCAP touchscreen
- Power supply
- AC 100 to 240 V,50/60 Hz,fluctuation ±10 %,190 VA
- Communication interfaces
- 5 x USB,Ethernet,CAN,RS232
- Dimensions (L x W x H)
- 482 mm x 750 mm x 670 mm
- Weight
- Approx. 35.7 kg (77 lbs)
- Automation level
- Fully automated
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Sample preparation
- Zero sample preparation required
- Simultaneous measurement
- Single-cycle for multiple parameters
- Performance issues detection
- Within 3 minutes
- Cleaning method
- Automatic cleaning routines
- Operator influence
- Zero operator influence
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Container type
- Can / Glass bottle / PET bottle
- Beverage types
- Beer,Wine,Cider,Hard Seltzer,Kombucha
- AOAC
- Method 956.02 (430 nm)
- ASBC
- Beer-4G
- BCOJ
- 8.3.6 Alcolyzer for Alcohol Contents
- EBC
- Chapter 9.2.6
- Mebak
- Chapter 2.9.6.3 (B-590.10.181)
- Machine footprint
- 482 mm x 750 mm x 670 mm (19.0 in x 29.5 in x 26.4 in)
- Machine footprint
- 515 mm x 1200 mm x 1120 mm (20.3 in x 47.3 in x 44.1 in)
- Weight
- Approx. 35.7 kg (77 lbs)
- Weight
- Approx. 106 kg (243 lbs)
- Control panel type
- 10.1" TFT WXGA (1280 x 800 px)
- PCAP touchscreen
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen,optional keyboard,mouse
- Integration possibilities
- Ethernet,USB,CAN,RS232
- System setup
- Modular,upgradeable
- Package type flexibility
- Glass bottles,PET bottles,cans
- Measurement parameters
- 30+ parameters capability