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Brewers Association (BA) members have online access to all recorded seminars, webinars, and presentations hosted by the BA. This archive includes seminars from the Craft Brewers Conference® dating back to 2012, webinars dating back to 2005, and other presentations such as member town halls, presentations to state brewers' guilds, and those presented at the Great American Beer Festival®.
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
The seminar, co-hosted by the Brewers Association and Master Brewers Association of the Americas, delves into genetic engineering basics in brewing, encompassing hops, malt, and yeast research, regulatory nuances, and industry impacts.Read More
Recent climate trends have posed challenges for maltsters and brewers. This seminar explores strategies to overcome such hurdles, including adjusting malt treatment, conducting qualification brews, and collaborating closely throughout the growing season.Read More
This seminar offers brewers alternative methods to traditional hop selection, emphasizing quality improvement. It covers the necessity of selection, various options, risk mitigation, system building, and effective communication with suppliers. Attendees will learn practical strategies to enhance brewery operations and strengthen partnerships with hop suppliers.Read More
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
Explore the brewing industry's connection to sustainability in a lively panel discussion. Learn how breweries are adopting climate-friendly grains and processes to create appealing beers for eco-conscious consumers. Panelists, including a brewer, economist, and Whole Foods Market buyer, will discuss the rewards and challenges of malting with climate-friendly grains, emphasizing the financial investment and transformative impact on meeting consumer demand.Read More
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
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
Not all PCR platforms are equal, and there's a risk of overlooking contaminants not targeted by traditional primers. In this seminar, John Giarratano and Nicole Balistreri discuss PCR pitfalls and alternatives like plating to enhance detection accuracy.Read More
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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