Institut Romeis
Bad Kissingen GmbH

Rapid, secure and competent - chemical analysis is an important focal point of our activities. We ensure the reliable quality of our analyses through modern technology, QA measures such as ring analyses, internal and external audits and of course through the accreditation of the laboratory. Our laboratory has been accredited since 1993 and offers a wide analysis spectrum.

Chemical analysis

• Investigation of drinks (beer, soft drinks, juices, spirits), as well as their raw materials and additives
• Investigation of waters of all type, e.g. drinking water, mineral and spa water, among other things, with mineral water acknowledgement analyses, control analyses related to mineralisation and original purity, monitoring of limit values in accordance with MTV and TrinkwV, VDM Association analyses
• Special analysis if it involves contamination of water with e.g. pesticides, trace elements or medication residues

Microbiological analysis

• Finished product control-checks for beer, drinks and water
• Rapid verification of micro-organisms damaging to beer and drinks
• Identification of micro-organisms
• Microbiological step controls, including raw materials, production systems and environment
• Investigation of water in accordance with TrinkwV and MTV
• Investigations concerning pathogenic agents and hygienically relevant germs

Further information at: www.institut-romeis.de

Technology and techniques

• Technological and detailed consultation for optimisation of the production sequences
• Consultation in the planning of a new system/plant
• Neutral acceptance checks after the operational start-up of new system/plant

Quality assurance and hygiene

• Concepts related to quality assurance and hygiene of special problem solutions
• Complete packages from operational control and consultation
• Hygiene consultation, hygiene inspections with documentation
• Support in crisis management, including contact with the authorities

HACCP and food security

• Introduction and optimisation of hygiene and HACCP concept
• Custom-made, practice-oriented quality management systems, such as IFS, accompanying support on the path to certification

Occupational safety

• Consultation in all questions of occupational safety
• Industry-wide service as an external safety specialist
• Hazard assessment and instruction of the employees

Product tests in accordance with legal requirements

• Test of the transport capability and evaluation of the declaration.
• Label checks through government tested foodstuffs chemists
• Health certificates for export

Rolab® laboratory software

• Based on our sector knowledge and long-standing experience from our own Laboratory Information and Management System (LIMS)
• Recording of all processes and data of a filling
• Organisation and handling of the entire quality assurance
• Effective processing of many tasks of quality management
• Production planning

Further information at: www.institut-romeis.de

We understand the subject of innovation as an important building block for the future protection of our customers. Our Institute Brewery consists of a very variable brewery (2.5 hl discharge quantity) and a fully-automatic fermenting and storage cellar, an Institute-internal yeast bank and systems for filtration and filling. In combination with our laboratory and our competent technological consultation, the following possibilities are offered:

• Product development / recipe optimisation
• Trial of new technologies
• Clarification of the processability of raw materials
• Jobbing brewing according to specifications of customers
• Background pattern of the internal yeast stock
• IR process and special yeast for non-alcoholic beer without extensive control-checks, additional treatment or expensive de-alcoholisation plants

Further information at: www.institut-romeis.de

With our training sessions and seminars on the subject of Sensory Analysis, you are provided with a decisive knowledge margin. Regardless of whether you participate in the seminars in our Institute, in-house training sessions or to use the following Sensory Analysis services:

IR Sensory Analysis home delivery

• Extensive Institute-internal sensor technology training program for beer and mineral water, now also for interested customers
• Monthly dispatch of sensor technology samples for training of the company-internal sensor technology teams (up to 10 participants possible)
• As well as prepared drink samples and beakers, the package also includes corresponding evaluation sheets and the assessment of the respective test

IR-Aromasticks®

• As an extension and component part of the sensory analysis training sessions and/or the aroma training
• For verification of lack of aroma within the framework of the tasting
• More than 50 different sticks with different aromas available for selection
• The simple structure of the pens, and thus the fast availability with the daily product test and/or the training, make these pens the ideal one assistance and training resource for the sensor technology team

Further information at: www.institut-romeis.de

With our training sessions and seminars related to current topics, changes in the law, technological aspects, as well as sensor technology, you are provided with a decisive knowledge margin

Seminars

• Sector seminars with current subjects (e.g. brewer day, mineral water day)
• Practice seminars related to microbiology, sensor technology, HACCP, IFS
• Workshop Bierquerdenker "Paths to innovative, successful beers"

Training sessions in operations on site:

• Hygiene training sessions and HACCP for the production personnel
• HACCP team training
• Occupational safety, e.g. instructions in the handling of hazardous materials
• Quality management, e.g. IFS
• Sensory Analysis in-house training sessions

Further information at: www.institut-romeis.de