Electronic appliance for monitoring alcohol concentration in beverages

Abstract

Alcohol concentration is gauged and graded on the basis of the absorption and reflection of electromagnetic waves in the radio frequency range (RF), with equipment suitable for use in the field and in production lines, in order to determine the amount of ethanol in the mixture, besides other components added to the mixture. The beverage to be tested goes through a specially designed transmission line. The measurement of absorption and reflection in the radio frequency range allows the alcohol concentration in the beverage to be more accurately determined, and is specially calibrated for ethanol. This appliance makes it possible to monitor alcohol concentration during the various production phases.