Brewing gas hazards
September 1st 2008 Reliable detection of excess CO2,
O2 depletion and other gas hazards
in the brewing industry is essential.
CO2 is extremely hazardous and
can kill. As CO2 is completely
odourless and colourless there is
no physical indication of danger.
CO2 is a by-product of the
fermentation process and is also
used in the packaging and bottling
process.
Crowcon has produced a series
of hand-held and wall-mounted
gas detectors. All are easy to use,
even with a gloved hand, and have
a simple, single button operation.
Hand-held products include the
Tetra and Tetra:3 multi-gas
detectors and Gasman single-gas
detector. Fixed products include
hazardous area-certified Xgard and
Xgard IR multi-gas detectors and
the Cellarsafe CO2/O2 detector. All
hand-held products are lightweight.
The multi-gas hand-held range can
detect CO2, SO2, H2S and O2. When
the portable units detect a gas
hazard they produce a loud alarm
(up to 95 dBA), emit a red/blue
flashing light and vibrate. More articles from Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd: | 
