Brewery Quality Control Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. It won't take up more than 2-3 minutes of your time. Your responses will help us to understand quality control challenges in the brewing industry.

No company details or names are required, and we'll share our findings with you.

What best describes your role?

Founder/Owner

Production Manager

Quality Control Manager

What type of operation do you work with

Under 1,000 hl per year (under 600 barrels per year)

1,000 - 5,000 hl per year (600 - 3,000 barrels per year)

5,000 - 25,000 hl per year (3,000 - 15,000 barrels per year)

25,000 - 100,000 hl per year (15,000 - 60,000 barrels per year)

Over 100,000 hl per year (over 60,000 barrels per year)

How often do you test batches for off-flavours or contamination?

Every batch

Daily sampling across batches

Only when problems are suspected

We don't test regularly

What methods do you currently use for quality control testing? (Select all that apply)

Sensory testing (taste, smell, visual inspection)

Basic instrumentation (gravity, pH, temperature measurements)

In-house laboratory with advanced analytical equipment

Samples are sent out for external laboratory tests

What's your biggest quality control challenge?

Can't test every batch due to time/cost

Relying on subjective human assessment

Staff training and turnover

Waiting for lab results (too slow)

Expensive testing methods

Detecting problems before they're obvious

Roughly, how much do you spend monthly on quality control testing?

Under £100

I prefer not to answer / I don't know

How useful would this be: "A handheld device that gives you objective chemical analysis of any sample in 10-30 seconds and detects early signs of contamination and developing off-flavours before they become noticeable"?

How useful would this be: "A handheld device that gives you objective chemical analysis of any sample in 10-30 seconds and detects early signs of contamination and developing off-flavours before they become noticeable"?

Extremely useful - would solve major problems

Very useful - would help our operations

Somewhat useful - nice to have

Not very useful - doesn't fit our needs

At what price point would this device become interesting to you?

Under £500

Price isn't the main factor

Would you be interested in piloting such a device for 2-3 months?

Yes, definitely interested

Yes, potentially interested

Maybe, depends on details

No, not at this time

No, not relevant to us

Can we follow up with you about your responses?

Yes, happy to discuss further

No, prefer no follow-up

If yes to follow-up, please provide your email:

Any additional thoughts or feedback you would like to share with us?

Thank you for your time. The results from this survey will help us develop improved sensing solutions for the brewing industry.

Ammar Elhoweris, Cofounder at ScensAi Email: ammar@scensai.com