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Alcohol and Extract Meter for Beer: Alex 500

Name: Alcohol and Extract Meter for Beer: Alex 500
SKU: 747
Rating: 3.53 (420 reviews)

Rated 3.53 out of 5 based on 419 customer ratings

Alex 500 is a compact alcohol and extract meter that frees craft brewers from the need for external laboratories. The reliable lab-grade analyzer determines your beer’s alcohol and extract content, calories, degree of fermentation and many more typical beer parameters whenever you wish. Now easily able to monitor your entire production from wort to bottle, you can always be sure your bottles contain what their labels say: With Alex 500, you always keep your customer promise.

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Key Feature Alex 500

Patented technology

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 extract content as well as other typical beer parameters
Quality, pure and simple, from the world’s leading provider of density and alcohol measurement in the brewing industry

Certainty from fermentation monitoring to final quality control

Two operation modes: fermentation monitor mode and standard mode
Display of fermentation curves based on density measurement (apparent extract), assigned to a tank via sample ID
Measurement of alcohol and extract content in final production stages

More than a hydrometer replacement

Covers the entire beer measuring range
Provides direct, real-time results at all times, without any separate calculation or distillation
Documentation and perfect traceability of measured data
Wireless printout of data via Bluetooth or data transfer to a PC
Robust, low-maintenance and easy to clean

Quick and intuitive operation

Simple, standardized sample preparation
Unique sample naming
Storage of customized measuring methods
Automatic filling of sample via integrated peristaltic pump
Easy adjustment with deionized water

Technical Specifications

Measuring range
Alcohol	0.5 % v/v to 15 % v/v
Density	0.95 g/cm³ to 1.2 g/cm³
Temperature	10 °C to 32 °C (50 °F to 89.6 °F)
Accuracy
Alcohol	0.2 % v/v
Density	0.001 g/cm³
Repeatability s.d.
Alcohol	0.1 % v/v
Density	0.0005 g/cm³
Additional information
Sample volume	approx. 40 mL degassed sample per measurement
Output parameters standard mode	Alcohol content, density, real/apparent degree of fermentation, calories, degrees lost, original/real/apparent extract content, original/present gravity, SG, spirit indication
Output parameters fermentation monitor mode	Density, SG, °Brix, °Balling, °Plato, °Baumé
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; DC 15 V, 2.6 VA
Controls	Softkeys
Communication interfaces	1x Bluetooth, 1x USB-B, 1x RS-232
Internal storage	Standard mode: 500 measured results Fermentation monitor mode: 40 Fermentation IDs; 100 measured results per ID
Available accessories	Portable thermal printer with Bluetooth interface Serial printer