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For many years, breweries have leaned on the assertion that there are no known pathogens (bacteria, viruses or other microorganisms that can cause disease) that can survive in beer. While many studies have shown beer to be an inhospitable environment for many microorganisms, it is important to understand that potential food safety hazards are not limited to pathogens. Potential threats include chemical and physical hazards which could harm a consumer. It is the responsibility of the brewer to ensure that they have taken all necessary measures to identify and prevent all potential hazards.

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2025 Researcher Presentations

Craft Brewers Conference 2025Indianapolis, IndianaSpeaker(s): Zach Gaines, Gabriela Montandon, Roxana Navarro, Patrice Palmer, Xiang Yin

Hear brief presentations from researchers doing work relevant to the craft beer industry.Read More

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Foundations of Pasteurization for Regular and Non-Alcohol Beers

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Alex Speers

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

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CBC 2024 Quality & Sensory Seminars

Quality management is critical for continued success in the ever-crowded craft beverage industry. Seminars in this track help you build your own sensory and quality programs and maintain quality products in the taproom.Read More

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MacKenzie Staples is the education program manager for the Brewers Association. In addition to managing the resources and articles on BrewersAssociation.org, she organizes the seminars for the Craft Brewers Conference® (CBC), curates the webinars in the BA Collab Hour series, and serves as the staff liaison for the CBC Seminar Subcommittee. She is originally from Texas where she fell in love with craft beer, and is proud to say that she has visited over 800 U.S. small and independent craft breweries.

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Pasteurization Deep Dive: Food Safety and Quality Control Plans pasteurization deep dives food safety text over beer cans in packaging line

Pasteurization Deep Dive: Food Safety and Quality Control Plans

Discover how to successfully incorporate pasteurization processes into your food safety and quality control plans.Read More

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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.

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Creating a Safe Non-Alcohol Beer Product

The Brewers Association Technical Committee

Brewing a non-alcohol (NA) beer can be challenging from a flavor standpoint, but the lack of alcohol also creates food safety considerations that are separate from alcohol-containing beers.

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Pasteurization: Getting Started With the Basics

Understand the pasteurization unit (PU) calculation, equipment used, validation points, factors affecting PUs, and safety considerations.Read More

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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.

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