Specialty Sensory Kit
Take your sensory training to the next level with the Specialty Sensory Kit. This advanced training tool is designed for brewing professionals who aim to deepen their understanding of complex and unique beer flavors. Whether you’re a brewer, quality control expert, or part of a sensory panel, this kit helps you identify and analyze a range of specialty flavors with precision.
Producing high-quality beer requires a nuanced palate capable of detecting intricate flavor profiles. The Specialty Sensory Kit makes it straightforward to prepare spiked beer samples. Each vial can spike up to 1 liter of beer, making it suitable for beer judging, brewery tasting panels, and specialized training sessions.
Benefits
Key Product Features
- Advanced sensory training for companies brewing in a frequent or large-scale basis
- Identify complex and unique flavors in beer
- Each vial can spike up to 1 liter of beer
- Ideal for advanced sensory quality analysis and training
- Includes 24 specialty flavor standards
More information
Advance your sensory training with this kit, which includes a variety of specialty flavors:
Acetaldehyde – green apple, cut grass
Acetic acid – vinegar-like
Almond – marzipan, almonds
Bitter – hoppy, bitter
Butyric acid – putrid, baby vomit
Caprylic acid – soapy, fatty, candle wax
Contamination – sour & buttery
D.M.S. – cooked corn, cooked vegetables
Diacetyl – butter, butterscotch
Earthy – geosmin, soil-like
Ethyl acetate – solvent-like, nail polish remover
Ethyl hexanoate – aniseed, apple or licorice
Geraniol – floral, geranium flowers
Grainy – husk-like, nut-like
Hefeweizen – spicy & banana
Indole – farm, barnyard
Isoamyl acetate – banana, pear drop
Isovaleric acid – cheesy, old hops, sweaty socks
Lactic acid – sour, sour milk
Light Struck – skunky, toffee or coffee like
Mercaptan – sewer-like, drains
Metallic – metal, tin-like, blood
Papery – cardboard, oxidized
Spicy – cloves, allspice
Vanilla – custard powder, vanilla essence
Exotic – coconut, vanilla, fruity, glue-like
Woody – woody, resinous
Tobacco – natural, woody, sweet, fruity, plum, spicy tobacco nuances, menthol-like
H2S – Sulphidic, Rotten Eggs
Smoky – Smoky (smoked wood/smoked fish), Phenolic
Peat-Like – Peat-like, Smoky, Woody, Medicinal
Barnyard – Barnyard, Horsey, Brett-related flavors, Wine-like, Alcohol
Coconut – Dill, Earthy, Coconut
Caramel – Caramel, Spicy, Sweet, Almond
Whiskey – Woody, Oakey, Coconut, Rum-like, Green
Pineapple – Pineapple-like, Brett-related flavors, Rum-like, Tropical Fruit
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