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Some say that water is the most important ingredient in the brewing process. Whether you believe that or not, it is clear that the quality of your water affects the quality of your beer. This section includes resources about the methods and types of equipment available to help you improve water quality in your brewery.

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Save on Your Water Bill with Smart Wastewater Deductions Water running from spigot in brewery

Save on Your Water Bill with Smart Wastewater Deductions

Breweries pay for both incoming water and wastewater treatment — and the latter often costs more. Brewers can negotiate deductions for water that never reaches the drain (evaporation, spent grain, finished beer), saving thousands annually.Read More

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Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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A New Take on Brewery Wastewater Management

Craft Brewers Conference 2025Indianapolis, IndianaSpeaker(s): Luke Truman

Learn how breweries can reduce costs, unlock value in wastewater, and collaborate with communities through smart strategies under Industrial Pretreatment Programs (IPP).Read More

How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Metallic metallic icon with pilsner beer

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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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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Supply Chain Updates Four quadrants showing cans, hops, barley, and water.

Supply Chain Updates

This harvest estimate update includes info on the barley and hop harvests, CO2 shortages, transportation, and cardboard and aluminum prices.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Supply Chain Subcommittee is concerned with the ingredients and materials that are used to brew and package craft beers. By monitoring hop and barley harvest, interacting with growers and examining packaging supplies, and monitoring glass and can markets, the Supply Chain Subcommittee works to ensure a stable marketplace and provide educational resources to the brewing community on best practices for sourcing and selecting ingredients and packaging materials to suit their beers.

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Three Things You Should Know About Your Brewery’s Water things you should know about water hero

Three Things You Should Know About Your Brewery’s Water

These three questions are essential in understanding your level of risk to brewery water quality and supply.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

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