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I just joined the forum to try and get some help deciding the best path to take. I own a small distillery. There are several labs that do analysis of samples you send in but there is a big lag between sending them in and getting the results. I would like to be doing more real-time analysis of my fermented mash, distilled spirits during the distillation process, and aged spirits over time. Running the analysis myself would be ideal assuming I could do it economically. My primary interest is looking at ester generation and process optimization for generation of selective esters.
Just to give a little background on myself, I have never run a GC machine before. I have a PhD in electrical engineering and my dissertation was on various forms of scanning probe microscopy.
So my question are:
1. Is a viable path to take for someone whiling to learn to take?
2. What is the best way to determine what the optimum equipment is for doing this type of analysis?
3. Is there any standard procedure for running this type of analysis?
Thanks!