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Seminar

Brewing with Alternative and Undermodified Grains to Achieve Haze Forward Beers

Craft Brewers Conference 2021Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Pattie Aron, Ashton Lewis

This seminar will discuss the challenges and opportunities of brewing with alternative and alternatively modified grains. Today’s haze craze has brewers experimenting with a variety of grains and grain products, such as raw, floured, flaked, torrefied, and malted wheat and …Read More

IPA Sales Growing, But Decelerating and Changing

August 27, 2021

IPA continues to be the most important style for many brewers, but as category growth slows, understanding what is going on with sales in its subcategories is becoming more important.Read More

Written By Bart Watson , Economist

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BrewersStats.

draught beer carbonation educational publication

Facts About Draught Beer Carbonation

This resource gives brewers and retailers high level guidance for carbonation of draught beer at dispense.Read More

Written By Draught Beer Quality Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Draught Beer Quality Subcommittee's mission is to improve the quality of draught beer dispensed to customers. They seek to preserve the great flavor and aroma of beer created by the brewer, and to deliver it to the consumer at retail. Great beer must be handled conscientiously to arrive in the glass in perfect condition.

Brewery Traceability: Why, What, and How to Get Started

August 4, 2021

Having a robust tracking program established within the brewery will make any recall process much easier and safer for future beer lovers!Read More

Written By Quality Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Quality Subcommittee envisions a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality. Quality for this purpose has been defined as: a beer that is responsibly produced using wholesome ingredients, consistent brewing techniques and good manufacturing practices, which exhibits flavor characteristics that are consistently aligned with both the brewer’s and the beer drinker’s expectations.

Liquid Pumpernickel

Horst Dornbusch

This dark, “double” rye brew is ideally suited for the cooler seasons, from autumn to springtime, when it can indeed serve as a satisfying glass of “liquid pumpernickel.”

Brewing with Cannabis

Keith Villa

Adding CBD to beers can provide a more flavorful experience due to flavor-active hemp terpenes, providing an aroma of cannabis to complement the flavors and aromas of the beer.

Brewery Pressure-Rated Vessels FAQ

June 16, 2021

The Brewers Association Engineering Subcommittee answers frequently asked questions about pressure rated vessels in the brewery.Read More

Written By Maintenance and Engineering Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The mission of the Maintenance and Engineering Subcommittee is to develop and enhance the craft brewing community's preparedness related to equipment and other technical aspects of building and maintaining a brewery.