Alcohol and Extract Meter:
Alex 500
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- Determine alcohol and extract in beer, wine, cider, sake and more with a single device
- Calculate important quality parameters, such as calories or degree of fermentation
- Monitor up to 40 fermentations at the same time
- Standardized sample preparation minimizes need for specialized training
- Store up to 1,000 measurements and 40 different sample IDs
Alex 500 is a compact alcohol and extract meter that frees craft beverage producers from the need for external laboratories. Besides alcohol and extract content it determines related parameters, such as calories or degree of fermentation, at any time. Alex 500 accurately measures all of your samples, in all production steps, from your juice, wort, or mash to the fermentation process and blending procedure to your bottled product. You can swiftly react to all undesired deviations as soon as they occur. With this lab-grade analyzer under your own roof you can always be sure that your bottles contain what their labels say, in order to keep your customer promise.
Key features
Visual fermentation monitoring
- The special fermentation monitor mode enables you to keep an eye on 40 ongoing fermentations at the same time
- Display of fermentation curves based on density measurement (apparent extract), assigned to a tank via sample ID
- New measuring values are automatically added to the chart shown on the large display
- Helps you prevent your product’s fermentation getting stuck or proceeding too quickly and allows you to immediately react to undesired deviations.
Measurement of alcohol and extract content
- Measure alcohol and extract towards the end of your beverage’s fermentation.
- Find out how your beverage changes during blending with flavors or bottle fermentation.
- Helps you keep your beverage’s taste and quality stable from batch to batch
- Provides the basis for correct calculation of your taxes
- Proves that your bottles contain what their labels say
Perfect documentation and traceability of data
- Storage of fermentation charts for 40 different sample IDs with up to 100 data sets each
- Additional storage for 1000 alcohol and extract measurements in standard mode
- Wireless printout of data via Bluetooth®
- Data transfer to a PC (cable in scope of supply)
Standardized sample handling for intuitive operation
- Simple, standardized sample preparation
- Turbidity warning alerts you in case your sample requires additional filtration
- Unique sample naming
- Storage of customized measuring methods for different beverage types
- Automatic filling of sample via integrated peristaltic pump
- Easy adjustment with deionized water
Suitable for beer, wine, cider, spirits, liqueurs, and sake
- Craft beer: measures samples from bright lager to deep black stouts, from bock beer to light beer, and even beer mixtures
- Wine: ready for red, white, and rosé wines, sparkling and still, bottle- or tank-fermented products
- Spirits & liqueurs: measures your high-proof alcohol – from spirits aged in wooden barrels to liqueurs with a sugar content of up to 450 g/L
- Cider: ready for dry apple wines, traditional cider, and flavored cider mixtures
- Sake: get a snapshot of the alcohol and extract present in your sake product – without the need for distillation.
Patented alcohol measuring technology that makes your life easier
- Patented combination of absorption measurement via NIR spectroscopy and density measurement based on the oscillating U-tube technology
- Comprehensive statistical model for determination of alcohol and total extract content
- Quality, pure and simple, from the world’s leading provider of density and alcohol measurement in the wine industry
- Covers the entire relevant measuring range
- Provides direct, real-time results at all times, without any separate calculation or distillation
Technical specifications
| Patents granted | US 8106361 B2; AT 504 436 B8 |
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| Measuring range, density: | 0.95 g/cm³ to 1.2 g/cm³ |
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| Sample volume | approx. 40 mL degassed sample per measurement |
| Output parameters, standard mode | Alcohol at 15 °C or 20 °C, density, SG, apparent/total/real/original extract, original/present gravity, real/apparent degree of fermentation, calories, degrees lost, spirit indication, Nihonshu-do, Ekisu |
| Output parameters, fermentation monitor mode | Density, SG, °Brix, °Balling, °Plato, °Baumé, °KMW, °Öchsle, °Babo |
| Sample filling | Integrated peristaltic pump |
| Adjustment | Deionized water |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 320 mm x 230 mm x 100 mm (12.6 in x 9.1 in x 3.9 in) |
| Weight | 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs) |
| Power supply | AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 1 A; DC 15 V, 2.6 A |
| Controls | Softkeys |
| Ambient temperature | 10 °C to 32 °C (50 °F to 89.6 °F) |
| Communication interfaces | 1 x Bluetooth, 1 x USB-B, 1 x RS-232 |
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| Scope of supply | Alcohol and extract meter including power adapter, power cable, USB cable, roller cassette, waste vessel, accessory kit Alex 500 NOT included: sample preparation kit Alex 500 (mat. no. 165008), hose Novoprene (100297), printer CMP-2ßBT (97154), printer paper (88373), CMP-10 printer paper (95404), printer paper (16605), carrying case for Alex 500 (168236) |
Anton Paar Certified Service
- More than 350 manufacturer-certified technical experts worldwide
- Qualified support in your local language
- Protection for your investment throughout its lifecycle
- 3-year warranty
Documents
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Alex 500 makes small breweries really big Application Reports
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Cleaning recommendations for Alex 500 Application Reports
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Craft2Craft power for distillers Application Reports
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From wort to bottle: beer production well looked after with Alex 500 Application Reports
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Brochure | Beer analysis overview Brochures
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Brochure | Spirits analysis overview Brochures
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Brochure | Wine analysis overview Brochures
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Quality control at a Finnish craft brewery (Brauwelt International 2016/IV) Customer Reports and Publications
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This document is not available in English Customer Reports and Publications
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Success story | Master Brewer Consulting Customer Success Stories
Consumables & Accessories
Consumables & Accessories
If you do not find the item you require, please contact your Anton Paar sales representative.
To find out if you can purchase online from your location, check the online availability below.
POWER ADAPTER incl. CABLE 15 VDC 2.6 A
SAMPLE PREPARATION KIT ALEX 500
FOLDED PAPER FILTERS 5-8 µm, 100 PCS
HOSE 3x5 SILICONE
ADAPTER LUER CONE
ADAPTER UNF 1/4"-LUER MALE
PRINTER CMP-20BT BLUETOOTH/RS232C
WASTE VESSEL 500 ml
PRINTER PAPER FOR PRINTER CMP-10
CMP-10 PRINTER PAPER LONG LIFE
PRINTER PAPER 57 mm LONG LIFE
Replacement Rotor Peristalic Pump
USB CABLE
