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It is important to keep your brewery clean at all times in order to make quality beer safely. The resources in this section will make sure your brewery is always in tip-top shape.

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The New Brewer

Improving Brewhouse CIP

Dana Johnson

Many brewers are discovering that adding hydrogen peroxide to an alkaline cleaning solution can assist in removing protein and calcium deposits in the brewhouse.

The New Brewer

Attention to Detail: Improving CIP Efficiency

Matt Gilliland

As brewers, we meticulously follow recipes and procedures. So why do otherwise careful brewers often set up CIPs by eyeball, wildly varying contact time and concentration?

The New Brewer

Draught System Maintenance and Cleaning

Technical Committee of the Brewers Association

A well-designed and diligently executed maintenance plan ensures a trouble-free draught system operation and fresh, flavorful beer. Learn how to test your system for cleanliness.

Technical Brewing Issue

For the July/August 2018 The New Brewer, we present our annual Technical Brewing issue, taking a deeper dive into brewing and brewery operations. We also include photos from two important events in Washington, D.C.: the Brewers Association’s hill climb and SAVOR. Read More

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Optimizing CIPs for Water Savings

Craft Brewers Conference 2018Nashville, Tennessee Cheri Chastain, Jason Perkins, Peter Kruger, Dennis Gorman

Cleaning and sanitation within a brewery are critical to good beers; but these activities use a lot of water in the process. Speakers in this session have an incredibly amount of experience and knowledge that you won’t want to miss. …Read More

Industry Updates

Chemical Compatibility of Glycerin-Filled Pressure Gauges

 Do glycerin filled pressure gauges present an explosion hazard when mounted on tank CIP arms? I see gauges with warnings about oxidizing media use. Would 2% caustic solutions/boosted peroxide caustic and 1-2% Peracetic/other acid solutions pose a risk?  Safety Exchange says: …Read More

Technical Brewing Projects Coordinator

Damon Scott started homebrewing while finishing a degree in chemistry from Hanover College, In. That unofficial ‘independent research’ led to a lightbulb moment and a move to Colorado to work as a brewer. In the following ten years, Damon managed brewing operations ranging from 200 to nearly 10,000 bbls/year and experienced first-hand the challenges craft brewers face daily. In 2010, he attended Heriot-Watt University and received an MSc in Brewing and Distilling. As technical brewing projects coordinator for the Brewers Association, Damon works with the technical committee to facilitate the development of best practice guidance for small and independent craft brewers.

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CIP: Latest Technologies, Typical Errors, and CIP Process Assurance

Craft Brewers Conference 2016Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Deniz Bilge

Clean-in-place (CIP) and other cleaning strategies can be challenging. However, a consistent, proper, and professional hygiene regime is important to producing quality beer. The choice of detergents as well as understanding cleaning kinetics is key. In this seminar, Deniz Bilge …Read More

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Draught Beer Quality for Retailers

Craft Brewers Conference 2015Portland, Oregon Rob Gerrity, Matt Meadows, Neil Witte

This seminar will be a presentation of the new version of the Draught Beer Quality Manual written specifically for draught beer retailers. Read More

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