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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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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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