Brewing Analytes Proficiency Scheme
The Brewing Analytes Proficiency Scheme (BAPS) is an international scheme, jointly administered by Campden BRI (Nutfield) and LGC Limited, designed to promote quality in the measurement of a range of chemical, microbial and sensory analytes in beer, and to help participants monitor and improve the quality of their measurements. BAPS is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS).
BAPS includes chemical, microbiological and sensory analysis. Participants analyse the samples using their in-house methods and the results are sent to the scheme organisers. Each participant then receives a report comparing their performance with that of all other participants.
This scheme has the advantage that it uses commercial beers with no additions. For brewery groups, the sensory scheme can be run using the breweries' own brands. BAPS management will provide homogenity testing of the beers, data processing and preparation of reports. If required, the brand can be used in the BAPS worldwide scheme on an annual basis.
Participating in BAPS enables companies to:
- Demonstrate the effectiveness of their own quality systems
- Compare their laboratory's measurements with those of their peers
- Demonstrate competence to third parties such as accreditation bodies, regulators and customers
- Monitor trends in measurements over time
- Monitor an individual's capability as part of their training programme
Further information can be found on the LGC website.
Contact Us
If you would like further information about our Brewing Analytes Proficiency Scheme please email us at membership@bri-advantage.com or call our Nutfield switchboard on +44(0)1737 822272, and they will be happy to direct your call to the relevant person.