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Breweries should strive to improve their processes and expand the scope of their quality program as production increases. The best quality programs have robust preventive maintenance plans. Scheduled maintenance will result in higher quality processes and reduced down-time. Maintenance will also help prevent some potential food safety hazards.

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Functional Beverages: Development and Production Challenges 

Functional Beverages: Development and Production Challenges 

Development of a functional beverage can involve a complex interplay of substances that react differently from traditional ingredients.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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Remote Hop Selection Guidelines for Brewers hands holding hops

Remote Hop Selection Guidelines for Brewers

Learn if performing hop selection remotely rather than in person makes sense for you, and know all the do's and don'ts for success.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.

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Hop Selection Guidelines for Brewers

Hop Selection Guidelines for Brewers

Learn the objectives, logistics, and things to expect during hop selection, as well as what to do if you cannot select this year.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.

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Hop Evaluation Guidelines for Brewers

Hop Evaluation Guidelines for Brewers

The Brewers Association Supply Chain Subcommittee shares helpful tips and best practices for evaluating hops at selection.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.

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How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Hop Smoke Taint Pilsner glass with beer next to words

How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Hop Smoke Taint

Download this cheat sheet on detecting and managing hop smoke taint by the Brewers Association Quality Subcommittee.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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New Tools for NA Beer Production

Craft Brewers Conference 2026Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSpeaker(s): Nate Armbrust, Kyle Somers

In this session, sponsored by Scott Laboratories and Lallemand Brewing, discover the latest technologies helping brewers produce high-quality non-alcoholic beer with greater flexibility and efficiency. Learn about emerging solutions for microbial control, recipe development, and product stability that can expand NA beer opportunities without major capital investment.Read More

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