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Now Accepting Proposals for Draught Line Cleaning Study

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Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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The Brewers Association (BA) is currently accepting proposals from vendors to conduct a project that will create a deeper understanding of draught beer line soiling and validate or disprove current draught line cleaning recommendations found in the Draught Quality Manual.

This ground breaking project will focus on three areas:

  • Develop and create a repeatable standard assay that would be used as the basis for determining the cleaning effectiveness of draught beer line cleaning variables such as frequency, flow rate, chemical type and concentration and methodologies
  • Assess the impacts of various material and components used in draught dispense systems
  • Identify and differentiate the components in varying craft beer “styles” that contribute to beer line soiling

BA brewery members desire to improve the quality of draught beer dispensed to their customers. This study will provide information that will allow brewers to provide best practice guidance to stakeholders such as distributors, wholesalers, retailers and draught installation teams that will ensure draught beer reaches the consumer in optimal condition.

The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2016.

View more details on the scope of work and how to submit a proposal.

Link to author biography
Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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