Version 10.0 – July 2014
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Batch Description Unit Size
A commercial supply of pasteurised lager was obtained.
This material is intended for use as a reference material for the development,
validation or quality control of methods for the determination of alcohol in alcoholic
beverages.
Certified Value
Alcohol ............................ 5.07 ± 0.05 %
A supply of commercial brandy was obtained.
This material is intended to be used for calibration of density meters and the
validation of methods for the determination of alcoholic strength in obscured spirits
by the UK statutory method of distillation and density measurement.
Certified Values
Apparent Alcoholic Strength .......... 37.83 ± 0.05 % ABV
Actual Alcoholic Strength ... 40.12 +0.09 / ± 0.12 % ABV
Apparent Density ............................ 950.38 ± 0.07 kg/m
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A suitable supply of wine was obtained from a commercial source. The wine was
stabilised with the addition of sodium metabisulfite and citric acid and thoroughly
mixed
This material is intended for use as a reference material for the validation of methods
for the determination of alcohol content in alcoholic beverages.
Certified Value
Alcohol ............................ 5.04 ± 0.02 %
A suitable supply of wine was obtained from a commercial source.
This material is intended for use as a reference material for the validation of methods
for the determination of alcohol content in alcoholic beverages.
Certified Value
Alcohol .......... 10.12 ± 0.04 % (at 20 °C)
A suitable supply of wine was obtained from a commercial source. The wine was
stabilised with the addition of sodium metabisulfite and citric acid and thoroughly
mixed
This material is intended for use as a reference material for the validation of methods
for the determination of alcohol content in alcoholic beverages.
Certified Value
Alcohol .......... 14.66 ± 0.05 % (at 20 °C)
A suitable supply of lager shandy was obtained.
This material is intended for use in the validation of methods for the determination of
alcohol.
Certified Value
Alcohol ............................ 1.02 ± 0.02 %