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The effect of malt on beer flavor is undeniable. In this section, find resources on the malting process, malt flavor and variety, specialty malts, and malt analysis and selection.

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Contracting for Brewers: Insights and Best Practices stack of brewer contracts hop and malt x

Contracting for Brewers: Insights and Best Practices

The Brewers Association produced best practice guidance documents for contracting key supply chain materials and ingredients.Read More

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The Supply Chain Subcommittee is concerned with the ingredients and materials that are used to brew and package craft beers. By monitoring hop and barley harvest, interacting with growers and examining packaging supplies, and monitoring glass and can markets, the Supply Chain Subcommittee works to ensure a stable marketplace and provide educational resources to the brewing community on best practices for sourcing and selecting ingredients and packaging materials to suit their beers.

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Kernel to Kettle: Practical Brewing with Corn

Craft Brewers Conference 2026Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSpeaker(s): Andrew Foss, Brent Manning, Nicolai Staugaard Hansen

This session examines corn malt analysis, varietal and malting challenges, and the technical and sensory outcomes of various corn formats while offering actionable brewing adjustments for consistent results.Read More

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The Rice Renaissance: Flavor, Function, and Innovation for Modern Brewers

Craft Brewers Conference 2026Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSpeaker(s): Cameron Jacobs, Dr. Scott Lafontaine

In this session, sponsored by USA Rice, discover how rice can do far more than lighten a beer’s body. This session explores emerging research, innovative rice ingredients, and practical brewing applications that can improve efficiency, enhance flavor, and inspire new approaches to lagers, light beers, and beyond.Read More

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Contracting for Brewers: Insights and Best Practices March April 2026 The New Brewer cover

CBC Preview Issue

For the March/April 2026 The New Brewer, we present our CBC Preview issue. In this issue, we cover the current craft beer scene in Philadelphia; the trend of craft brewer consolidation; the proliferation of beyond-beer and lower-strength beverages; and the use of generative AI for small craft brewers. We also present our final installment of the Brewing & Climate Change series. Read More

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Squeezing More Value from Your Mash Tun Squeezing-More-Value-from-Your-Mash-Tun

Squeezing More Value from Your Mash Tun

A 10% increase in extract efficiency could mean one less bag of malt per batch. Here's how to establish a baseline, track your savings, and start reducing ingredient costs today.Read More

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Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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Malt Receiving, Storage, and Response Best Practices bags of malt wrapped on a pallet

Malt Receiving, Storage, and Response Best Practices

Brewer's malt requires specific practices for receiving shipments, storing supplies, and responding to contamination incidents.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Supply Chain Subcommittee is concerned with the ingredients and materials that are used to brew and package craft beers. By monitoring hop and barley harvest, interacting with growers and examining packaging supplies, and monitoring glass and can markets, the Supply Chain Subcommittee works to ensure a stable marketplace and provide educational resources to the brewing community on best practices for sourcing and selecting ingredients and packaging materials to suit their beers.

See Supply Chain Subcommittee's Articles
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