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Brewing beer is a combination of both art and science, but there are many best practices to help keep your brewery running smoothly, make better quality beer, and maintain a healthy business. Learn best practices for brewing and serving different beer styles, building and maintaining a brewery that is safe and efficient, and keeping records that will protect your brewery and help you grow your business.
There is much to absorb in the new federal regulation for food safety. The Food Safety Management Act, enacted in 2015, is the first general sweeping act for food safety in the U.S. since 1938, and it will impact the …Read More
Designing efficient, safe, and scalable grain handling systems up front is critical to long-term success in craft brewing today. This includes determining incoming grain strategies (bulk, semi-bulk, bags), conveying types (screws, cable-disc, cable-chain, bucket elevator, pneumatic transport), mill and mill …Read More
Craft brewing seems to be in a perpetual state of construction these days as new breweries are established and bottlenecks in existing breweries are eased. Incorporating efficiency and intelligence into the design and construction process will reduce long-term operating expenses …Read More
The milling of base and specialty malts has a significant financial and quality impact on your beer. A complete understanding of the milling process, the different types of milling equipment available, and the standard approach to evaluating and optimizing your …Read More
Prevention and protection are two cornerstones of workplace safety. In order to implement effective hazard controls and increase worker well-being, it’s important to first identify and understand potential hazards. Brewers Association safety ambassador Matt Stinchfield outlines the basic steps of …Read More
International Gruit Day founder Steve Beauchesne will moderate a panel of some of the brewing world’s foremost experts on gruit—beer brewed with herbs, spices, and other botanicals in place of hops. The panelists will explain the tradition of this style, …Read More
This seminar will illustrate how water quality affects beer quality and present methods and equipment necessary to improve brewery water quality. Read More
Results and insights from the Brewers Association’s sustainability benchmarking project will be summarized and presented. A preliminary look at 2015 data will be reviewed along with a request for additional member participation. Potential expansion of the benchmarking KPIs will be …Read More
Avery Brewing Company and New Belgium Brewing Company join together to take you through their souring processes. They combine the art and mystery with the science of souring, including TA measurements, acid profiles, and microbial populations. Read More
Equipment maintenance in breweries often can be poorly managed and reactionary. This seminar will present simple maintenance management tactics useful to breweries of all sizes. These tactics will help prevent unnecessary loss and costly shutdowns while simultaneously increasing employee value. Read More
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