Výzkumný ústav pivovarský a sladařský (VÚPS)

Výzkumný ústav
pivovarský a sladařský (VÚPS)

ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES

Our accredited laboratories in Prague and Brno specialize in the brewing and malting industries, but we also examine materials outside the food industry. For more information about the analyses we offer and prices, please contact our experts.

Analytical testing laboratories are accredited by the Czech Accreditation Institute, o.p.s., according to ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025 under numbers 1309 and 1309.2.

We hold a GMP+ / feed safety certificate – pesticides and aflatoxin B1.

BARLEY

Mechanical/physiological analysis, grain composition, micro-milling tests, variety identification, seed soaking….

HOP

Bitter acids in hops, nitrates (HPLC), water content, storage index, antiradical activity, mercury determination, essential oil analysis, sample mineralization…

MALT

Microbrewing, mechanical analysis of malt, malt composition, variety identification, extract, wort analysis, amylolytic enzyme activity, fermentability…

WORT/BEER

Qualitative analyses, bitter acids, carbohydrates, nitrogenous substances, allergens, phenolic substances, turbidity, colloidal stability, antioxidants…

WATER

Assessment of cooking water, determination of minerals, residual alkalinity, chlorides in drinking water, ammonium ions, ammonia in water, sulfates, nitrites…

METALS

Analysis of metals (Na, K, Ca, Mg), heavy metals with possible toxic effects (Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Sn, Zn, A)…

MYCOTOXINS

Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, M1, ochratoxin A, patulin, fumonisins B1, B2, B3, citrinin, deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone, sterigmatocystin, and T-2 toxin. We hold GMP+ certification for the determination of aflatoxin B1 in feed materials.

CONTAMINANTS

 Phthalic acid esters, aliphatic chlorinated hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), nitrates in liquid samples including sample preparation, aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), histamine and tyramine (biogenic amines).

PESTICIDE RESIDUES

Residues of selected risk groups of pesticides are determined using modern instrumental methods HPLC/MS/MS, GLC/MSD/FPD/ECD/NPD. Analyses of pesticides in malt and barley are performed in Brno, and in hops and beer in Prague. We hold GMP+ certification for pesticides in feed.

NITROSAMINES AND ATNC

The most significant nitroso compounds in the food industry are N-nitroso compounds. We determine them in malt and beer, as well as in rubber, paints, the atmosphere, plastics, smoked meats, and other foods. We are one of the few laboratories in Europe to perform ATNC analysis in beer.

OTHER…

Malt extracts and sugars, brewery by-products – spent grain, malt flower, and waste yeast. Feed for livestock. Nutritional parameters such as extractable extract and proteins are analyzed in spent grain. Sensory active substances that affect the taste and aroma of beer
(alcohols, sulfur compounds, diacetyl, etc.).

Analysis Offer
Inquiry Form

AZL Brewing Institute PRAGUE

Head of Laboratory: RNDr. Tomáš Vrzal, Ph.D. 
+420 771 282 877 | tomas.vrzal@beerresearch.cz

Secretariat/Sample reception: Bc. Eva Kormošová, Ing. Adéla Kulhánková
+420 224 900 151 | azlpraha@beerresearch.cz

Sample reception:
Monday–Friday / 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

AZL Malting Institute BRNO

Head of Laboratory: Ing. Sylvie Běláková, Ph.D.
+420 773 742 141 | belakova@beerresearch.cz

Secretariat/Sample reception: Jana Vaňková
+420 545 214 110 | azlbrno@beerresearch.cz

Sample collection:
Monday–Friday / 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.