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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.
Rob will share how Avery Brewing Company set-up and maintains a modern laboratory. This will include the micro program, the many uses of a spectrophotometer, analytical chemistry, yeast management and daily control of process. Read More
This talk covers routine measurements, methods and calculations to get the brewer or brewery lab up to speed on important parameters needed for the public and regulatory bodies. Read More
An overview of technical issues in pub brewing, with an emphasis on how to use the brewpub format as a platform for producing a wide range of beers while maintaining sterling levels of quality control. Read More
Zach, Victory Brewing Company’s quality lab technician, discusses the basics of diacetyl production and the key factors contributing to its formation during fermentation. Learn various methods of diacetyl detection, from practical sensory evaluation to more scientific instruments for inspection. Lastly, …Read More
Focusing on yeast health and pitching rates can impact quality throughout the brewing process. This presentation reviews traditional yeast counting and pitching rates for primary fermentation and introduces techniques to fine-tune flavor and brewery processes, ultimately giving the brewer more …Read More
Matty and Kelly share the systematic approach developed at New Belgium to detect, identify, pinpoint, isolate and ultimately destroy the source of the nastiest infections. Read More
This seminar helps small, expanding breweries diagnose brewing issues with a spectrophotometer and discusses how to correct those issues and grow into the process when capacity increases. The seminar includes methods for determining IBUs, oxidative precursors, FAN, polyphenols (tannins) and …Read More
With the right tools and training, yeast management and quality assurance can be an easy endeavor for a small brewery or brewpub. Through his work at Capitol City Brewing Company, Micah has piloted a small, inexpensive lab at the brewery. …Read More
Dan and a panel of farmers and brewers will discuss farm economics and the farm planning cycle. When do farmers decide on growing decisions, GMOs, quality and the impact on pricing from potential loss of support in the farm bill? …Read More
Fresh beer is neither achieved by accident, nor by focusing only on a single part of the brewing process. Breweries can produce the freshest beer by controlling a number of freshness points in the brewing process. This talk will highlight …Read More
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