Managing Quality with Checklists
Establishing checklists based on standard operating procedures can turn all aspects of brewery operation into documented, sequential processes, essential during rapid change.
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There is a lot of work that goes into brewing your beer. From cleaning and sanitation, to brewhouse operations, fermentation, cellaring, filtration, and finally packaging your beer, these resources will help you make the best beer at every step of the production process.
Establishing checklists based on standard operating procedures can turn all aspects of brewery operation into documented, sequential processes, essential during rapid change.
For the July/August 2013 The New Brewer, we present our Technical Brewing issue. In this issue, we take a look at technical brewing topics such as lautering, spectrophotometers, and quality checklists to help brewers produce the best beer possible. In addition, we examine the phenomenon of powdery mildew on hop plants; brewers who own brewpubs overseas; and the Dutch beer scene. Read More
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They’re not just for breweries anymore. From gas stations to drug stores to convenience stores to grocery stores, growlers of draught beer are rapidly becoming commonplace.
Packaging beers for off-premise sales is clearly an attractive option for brewpubs that want or need to create an additional revenue flow in today’s economy.
At the heart of any successful business is a good operating system. Without this you are basically operating by the seat of your pants, no matter how good your beer is.
For the July/August 2012 The New Brewer, we present our annual Technical Brewing/Brewery Operations issue. In this issue, we examine topics such as brewery operations manuals, quality control and quality assurance, setting up a sensory program, and farmhouse brewing. Read More
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We typically think of using more grain as a way to increase the gravity of a fixed volume of wort. Instead, think of using more grain to increase the volume of low-gravity wort.
Cleaning the bright tank (or serving tank in brewpubs) with acid and detergent only, rather than using caustic or other alkaline cleaners, can help reduce dissolved oxygen.
In this issue, we take a look at topics such as barrel aging, Brettanomyces, and dissolved oxygen.Read More