Fermentation Nutrient
Propper Chiber
Propper Chiber picks up where alcohol left off. A chitosan fiber derived from white button mushrooms that physically disrupts spoilage organisms where conventional preservatives underperform.
Along with pasteurization, Propper Chiber offers a critical quality assurance in your approach to creating shelf stable NA beer. Read more below.
- Availability
- Commercial
NA Beers, Propperly Brewed
Non-alcoholic beer production is a fickle beast. Propper Chiber is the connective tissue that ensure shelf stability and quality to your approach. Here's a guide to help you get jumpstarted.
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Use Solsta or Pinnacle Low Alcohol to build your clean NA base below 0.5% ABV. Add Propper Phantasm if you want the tropical thiol pathway.
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Clarify to remove yeast and run the 24-hour Chiber interaction test or order a Matrix Compatibility test if you want the lab to confirm it.
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Dose Propper Chiber at packaging, then monitor micro until no grow is observed. Propper Chiber targets a wide range of organisms, but some will require more time.
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Confirm with the NA Micro Panel or a third-party lab. Plan 4–5 weeks from package to release on your first batch.
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Ferment with the right strain
Use Solsta or Pinnacle Low Alcohol to build your clean NA base below 0.5% ABV. Add Propper Phantasm if you want the tropical thiol pathway.
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Clarify, then test
Clarify to remove yeast and run the 24-hour Chiber interaction test or order a Matrix Compatibility test if you want the lab to confirm it.
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Dose & Monitor
Dose Propper Chiber at packaging, then monitor micro until no grow is observed. Propper Chiber targets a wide range of organisms, but some will require more time.
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Validate & Release
Confirm with the NA Micro Panel or a third-party lab. Plan 4–5 weeks from package to release on your first batch.
Use Solsta or Pinnacle Low Alcohol to build your clean NA base below 0.5% ABV. Add Propper Phantasm if you want the tropical thiol pathway.
Clarify to remove yeast and run the 24-hour Chiber interaction test or order a Matrix Compatibility test if you want the lab to confirm it.
Dose Propper Chiber at packaging, then monitor micro until no grow is observed. Propper Chiber targets a wide range of organisms, but some will require more time.
Confirm with the NA Micro Panel or a third-party lab. Plan 4–5 weeks from package to release on your first batch.