Sample Testing Services
Testing Options
Inland Island QC offers dynamic quality testing of both preventative and emergent issues for our customers. With sensitivity and detection limits of 1 in 1 million cells, the QuantaBio qPCR instrument is a powerful tool in capturing a large range of contaminants. General testing includes the broad detection of common beer spoilers. In cases where more specific testing is needed, we have a variety of options for selective identification. Testing can include samples from fermenters, brite tanks, finished product, and everything in between. Our lab offers speedy and in-depth results, helping customers better understand the biological makeup of their production facility.
Full Service Plating - $60/Sample
Plating provides general screening for contaminants by testing your product on 4 different types of plates including WLN, LCSM, WLD (aerobic), and WLD anaerobic. This is a good option if you have time on your side, as it requires 5 days of incubation before results can be reported. Plating is also a “catch-all” screening tool, meaning that if something is in your product, it WILL show up on the plates.
qPCR Using QuantaBio
A Standard qPCR run will include our CORE 4 assays:
CER Assay
Screens for all general Saccharomyces strains
Sta+ Assay
Screens for all S. cerevisiae var. diastaticus genes and the promoter gene for highly diastatic strains
Brett All Assay
Screens for all strains of Brettanomyces (Brettanomyces bruxellensis, Brettanomyces anomala (Brett claussenii), Brettanomyces naardenensis, Brettanomyces nanus, Brettanomyces custersiana) along with other wild yeasts such as Candida, Pichia, Issatchenkia, Ambrosiozyma, and Hanseniaspora.
HorABC Assay
Screens for the HorA, HorB, and HorC genes responsible for hop resistance in Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Oenococcus, and Staphylococcus.
Additional Indicators
You can select as many additional indicators as you’d like at a cost of $15 per indication. We will be adding more indications over time.
