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Consistently producing beer that is free of off flavors and true-to-brand is of paramount importance to the success of any brewery. A trained human palate is a powerful tool and a sensory panel is an essential, fundamental element of any beer quality program. The resources in this section will empower breweries of all sizes to build sensory programs to help them produce the highest quality beers.

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The New Brewer: Technical Brewing Issue

Building a Sensory Program

Nicole Garneau and Lindsay Barr

Objectively measuring quality is a three-legged stool with microbiology, chemistry, and sensory forming the platform. Of the three, sensory can be the most approachable.

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The Effect of Malt Quality and the Malting Process on Beer Flavor Stability

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Pattie Aron, PhD, Xiang Yin

Key staling compounds in beer, e.g., ketones and aldehydes, initiate from precursors and enzymes present in malt. Staling mechanisms include lipoxygenase (LOX) mediated oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids, aldehydes originating from process thermal load, and Strecker degradation of amino acids. …Read More

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Hidden Secrets of the New England IPA

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): John Maye

Join Dr. John Paul Maye, Technical Director at Hopsteiner, as he shares his amazing research into New England IPAs, a.k.a. Hazy IPAs. He will describe the basic brewing process of this new beer style and explain why these beers are …Read More

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From Terroir to Technique: Understanding the Impact of Craft Malt in Beer

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Greg Kessel, Hillary Barile, Jen Blair, Josh Cody, Ron Silberstein, Seth Klann

At the 2014 Craft Brewers Conference in Denver, five craft maltsters introduced brewers to the concept of using craft malt to express their craft and connect to a locale. Five years and over 60 new craft malthouses later, brewers are …Read More

5 Quality Elements To Implement Right Now 5 Quality Tips

5 Quality Elements To Implement Right Now

What’s remarkable about these overlooked quality functions is that they are often both incredibly effective and incredibly inexpensive.Read More

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Neil Witte is a 20 year veteran of the craft beer business. He began his career in the Kansas City brewpub industry, moving to Boulevard Brewing Co. in 1997 as a brewer. In 2001, he took over field quality responsibilities for the brewery, acting as a quality control liaison between the brewery and its distributor and retailer network. He continued that role with the Duvel USA family of beers, including Boulevard and Brewery Ommegang, through the end of 2016. In 2017 he founded Craft Quality Solutions, which draws on his extensive field quality experience, providing field quality services to breweries, distributors and retailers. He is certified through the Beer Judge Certification Program and is currently one of 13 Master Cicerones. He is co-author of the Brewers Association Draught Beer Quality Manual, Draught Beer Quality for Retailers and a contributing author to the MBAA Beer Steward Handbook.

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Malt Flavor: Why the Craft Industry Gives a Chit

Craft Brewers Conference 2018Nashville, TennesseeSpeaker(s): Cassie Poirier, Andrea Stanley, Lindsay Barr

In 2015, the ASBC Sensory Subcommittee identified a major gap in raw materials research: no standardized method of malt sensory analysis. A small team, led by Cassie Poirier from Briess, pioneered a project to develop one. Since its advent and …Read More

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Sensory for a Song: How to DIY (and Why You Should)

Craft Brewers Conference 2018Nashville, TennesseeSpeaker(s): Liz Pratt, Jamie Floyd

Tailored for small breweries, this talk explores easy ways to empower your brewery team to build a sensory program using tools you already have. Leave with the knowledge and confidence to start now! Read More

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Session Beer: Brewing for Flavor and Balance

Craft Brewers Conference 2018Nashville, TennesseeSpeaker(s): Jennifer Talley, Yvan DeBaets, Jayne Lewis, Matt Brynildson, Logan Plant

While session beers can be challenging to brew, they present many opportunities to showcase a brewer’s skill as well as the flavorful and refreshing qualities of the beers themselves. A good session beer, whose moderate strength invites more than one …Read More

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