
A Brewer’s Tale of Non- and Low-Alcohol Product Development
This seminar explores the challenges and strategies for crafting non- and low-alcohol malt beverages amidst their surging popularity in the American craft beer scene.Read More
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Brewers Association (BA) members have online access to all recorded seminars, webinars, and presentations hosted by the BA. This archive includes seminars from the Craft Brewers Conference® dating back to 2012, webinars dating back to 2005, and other presentations such as member town halls, presentations to state brewers' guilds, and those presented at the Great American Beer Festival®.
This seminar explores the challenges and strategies for crafting non- and low-alcohol malt beverages amidst their surging popularity in the American craft beer scene.Read More
This seminar addresses concerns about bacterial survival in low- or non-alcohol and low-hopped beers during pasteurization. Learn about the basics of microbial death through heating and the impact of pasteurization on beers, including those with reduced alcohol and hops.Read More
This seminar explores the impact of harvest dates on hop aromas and beer flavors. Learn about in-field sensory techniques and testing to gauge harvest readiness for optimal aroma. Discover collaborations between brewers and growers to extend harvest windows, enabling a broader range of hop aromas and unique flavor profiles in beers.Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS) hop geneticists Dr. John Henning and Dr. Kayla Altendorf will present experimental hop varieties in public breeding programs, highlighting Advanced and Elite Line stages. Representatives from the Hop Research Council and Hop Quality Group will detail programs aiding public hop breeding and brewer involvement.Read More
Researchers will present findings relevant to the craft beer industry, followed by a poster session for deeper discussions. Topics include hop variety impact on hop creep, efficient detection of glycosidic nitrile genes in malting barley, methods for hop lot matching, assessing hop aging using Hop Storage Index, and mitigating fermentation issues caused by microflora.Read More
Not all PCR platforms are equal, and there's a risk of overlooking contaminants not targeted by traditional primers. In this seminar, John Giarratano and Nicole Balistreri discuss PCR pitfalls and alternatives like plating to enhance detection accuracy.Read More
Learn to establish a quality program and lab for your brewery. Discover how to start, budget, and prioritize quality control points using existing space and equipment. Explore lab testing, cell counting, data interpretation, and troubleshooting bad quality. Leave with an elementary program plan to enhance processes and beer quality immediately.Read More
This seminar emphasizes the importance of understanding yeast health beyond traditional metrics. It explores leveraging sensory data to assess yeast well-being, identifying off-flavors associated with fermentation issues, their causes, and how to optimize recipe design for yeast health.Read More
Randy Mosher delves into recent scientific research on tasting. He explores topics from biophysics of receptors to neural processing, emotion, and memory, offering valuable insights for brewers and flavor creation from these new discoveries.Read More
This seminar explores how various sensory elements in a taproom impact the flavor experience even before a drink is served. It delves into the influence of music, decor, and ambiance on taste perception, backed by scientific research and industry success stories. Participants will learn to enhance customer satisfaction by optimizing sensory experiences.Read More
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