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Ambassador & Trainers Subcommittee

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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How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Lactic Acid lactic acid icon with pilsner glass

How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Lactic Acid

Download this cheat sheet on detecting and managing lactic acid, 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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Off Flavor Management

The fact sheets in this series describe common beer off flavors and how they can be prevented through proactive measures.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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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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Exploring Hop Picking Windows and Their Impact on Aroma and Flavor

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Jeff Dailey, Claire Desmarais, Tom Nielsen, Alexandra Nowell

This seminar explores the impact of harvest dates on hop aromas and beer flavors. Learn about in-field sensory techniques and testing to gauge harvest readiness for optimal aroma. Discover collaborations between brewers and growers to extend harvest windows, enabling a broader range of hop aromas and unique flavor profiles in beers.Read More

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The Next Great Hop: What’s New in Public Hop Breeding and How You Can Contribute

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Alicia Adler, Kayla Altendorf, John Henning, Eric Sannerud, Daniel Sharp

The United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS) hop geneticists Dr. John Henning and Dr. Kayla Altendorf will present experimental hop varieties in public breeding programs, highlighting Advanced and Elite Line stages. Representatives from the Hop Research Council and Hop Quality Group will detail programs aiding public hop breeding and brewer involvement.Read More

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Researcher Presentation

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, Nevada

Researchers will present findings relevant to the craft beer industry, followed by a poster session for deeper discussions. Topics include hop variety impact on hop creep, efficient detection of glycosidic nitrile genes in malting barley, methods for hop lot matching, assessing hop aging using Hop Storage Index, and mitigating fermentation issues caused by microflora.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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Education Program Manager

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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The Quality Glow Up: Keeping Receipts and Making Consistently Great Beer

Craft Brewers Conference 2024Las Vegas, NevadaSpeaker(s): Paige Martin, Mara Young

Learn to establish a quality program and lab for your brewery. Discover how to start, budget, and prioritize quality control points using existing space and equipment. Explore lab testing, cell counting, data interpretation, and troubleshooting bad quality. Leave with an elementary program plan to enhance processes and beer quality immediately.Read More

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