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Sanitation in a brewery of any size involves more than just good CIP practices. Numerous items are all working for (or against) your success in producing clean, consistent beer. Learn more about these items with the resources in this section.

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The New Brewer

Attention to Detail: Improving CIP Efficiency

Matt Gilliland

As brewers, we meticulously follow recipes and procedures. So why do otherwise careful brewers often set up CIPs by eyeball, wildly varying contact time and concentration?

Technical Brewing Issue

For the July/August 2018 The New Brewer, we present our annual Technical Brewing issue, taking a deeper dive into brewing and brewery operations. We also include photos from two important events in Washington, D.C.: the Brewers Association’s hill climb and SAVOR. Read More

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Sanitation in your Brewery: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Craft Brewers Conference 2018Nashville, Tennessee Andy Tveekrem

Sanitation in a brewery of any size involves more than just good CIP practices. Numerous items are all working for (or against) your success in producing clean, consistent beer. This seminar will lexamine the brewery as a whole and explore …Read More

Industry Updates

Chemical Compatibility of Glycerin-Filled Pressure Gauges

 Do glycerin filled pressure gauges present an explosion hazard when mounted on tank CIP arms? I see gauges with warnings about oxidizing media use. Would 2% caustic solutions/boosted peroxide caustic and 1-2% Peracetic/other acid solutions pose a risk?  Safety Exchange says: …Read More

Technical Brewing Projects Coordinator

Damon Scott started homebrewing while finishing a degree in chemistry from Hanover College, In. That unofficial ‘independent research’ led to a lightbulb moment and a move to Colorado to work as a brewer. In the following ten years, Damon managed brewing operations ranging from 200 to nearly 10,000 bbls/year and experienced first-hand the challenges craft brewers face daily. In 2010, he attended Heriot-Watt University and received an MSc in Brewing and Distilling. As technical brewing projects coordinator for the Brewers Association, Damon works with the technical committee to facilitate the development of best practice guidance for small and independent craft brewers.

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CIP: Latest Technologies, Typical Errors, and CIP Process Assurance

Craft Brewers Conference 2016Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Deniz Bilge

Clean-in-place (CIP) and other cleaning strategies can be challenging. However, a consistent, proper, and professional hygiene regime is important to producing quality beer. The choice of detergents as well as understanding cleaning kinetics is key. In this seminar, Deniz Bilge …Read More

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Basic Microbiology for Small Breweries

Craft Brewers Conference 2016Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Aimee Garlit, Dave Sippel

This seminar will discuss how to institute basic microbiology practices in a brewery, including how to identify an infection in your brewery and address it. Read More

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Troubleshooting Panel

Craft Brewers Conference 2014Denver, Colorado Matt Brynildson, John Harris, Tom Dargen, Grady Hull, Chad Yakobson

John Harris returns with his panel to discuss problems in the brewhouse. Bring your troubleshooting questions or simply listen in to learn from their experience. Read More

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