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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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How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Metallic

Metallic off-flavors in beer arise from metal ions that can come from several sources, including brewery equipment and some raw materials.Read More

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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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Researcher Presentation

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

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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Exploring Hop Picking Windows and Their Impact on Aroma and Flavor

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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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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Tasting and Creating: Messages from the Science

Randy Mosher delves into recent scientific research on tasting. He explores topics from biophysics of receptors to neural processing, emotion, and memory, offering valuable insights for brewers and flavor creation from these new discoveries.Read More

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Beyond Cell Counts: Off-Flavor Sensory for Aspiring Yeast Whisperers

This seminar emphasizes the importance of understanding yeast health beyond traditional metrics. It explores leveraging sensory data to assess yeast well-being, identifying off-flavors associated with fermentation issues, their causes, and how to optimize recipe design for yeast health.Read More

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The Flavor of Your Taproom: How the Drinking Atmosphere Shifts the Taste and Memory of Beer

This seminar explores how various sensory elements in a taproom impact the flavor experience even before a drink is served. It delves into the influence of music, decor, and ambiance on taste perception, backed by scientific research and industry success stories. Participants will learn to enhance customer satisfaction by optimizing sensory experiences.Read More

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Sensory Impact of Various Draught Dispense Types

Learn about different faucet types—such as Lukr ("side pull") pours, nitro dispense, slow pours, and flow-control faucets—and their functions, different pouring techniques and various approaches to foam, and the role of carbonation, dispense gas type and equipment, and their effects on beer flavor and aroma.Read More

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