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 Just
back from the European Brewing Convention (EBC) in the land of my ancestors, Scotland,
and I wish to pass my congratulations to them in once again hosting an exciting
and successful meeting. Despite typical Scottish weather (rain, and more rain)
the attendees adopted the Scots attitude of "it's just a wee spot of rain, nae
harm!" My personal thanks to Christian von der Heide, president of the EBC, for
his hospitality while in Glasgow. He was a most gracious host (and also a
longstanding member of the MBAA in District Ontario!).
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picture to the right shows the official handing over of the charter for our
newest district, District Europe, during the EBC. It was a great honor for me to
pass this along to Jens Voigt, president of the district. Jens and Gerrit
Blumelhuber have done an outstanding job in getting things off the ground. In
fact, the district is now up to close to 25 people; they managed to sign
up nearly 10 new members at the EBC! I am sure of success for this new MBAA
district. They are already talking about getting together at Brau later on this
year for their next meeting.
Cheers,
Rob McCaig
MBAA President
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2011
Packaging Short Course Concludes to Song (and
Cerveza) |
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 The
2011 MBAA Packaging Short Course concluded on May
12 in Madison, WI, with Spanish ballads sung
by class members and a rousing Salud! This year's
full class group of 50 students featured members
from all around the world, including Mexico, the
Caribbean, South America, Japan, Canada, Nigeria,
and the United States, including one Trappist monk from
Massachusetts! This was my first solo effort at
running a short course on my own since taking the
reins from Ray Klimovitz. It's an all-consuming
process to prepare and run the class but the
incredible energy of the group, the cast of
characters that developed, and of course the fabled
Beer Room made this an experience to remember. In
addition to the terrific educational series of
intensive packaging presentations, the students are
spread into case study groups that allow them to
meet and become friends with people they would
normally never have a chance to know. The
networking, together with the educational training,
makes the short courses we offer one of the best
values in brewery training anywhere. Click
here to view the photo album.
The Brewing and Malting Science Short Course
scheduled for October 30 through November 10 is
already half full; check the
website for details on the course and how to
register.
Cheers,
Karl Ockert
MBAA Technical Director
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MBAA Annual
Conference, October 13-15, Minneapolis, MN
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Registration is just around the corner for the MBAA Annual Conference in
Minneapolis! The conference provides practical and cutting-edge knowledge; a
trade show featuring exhibits from suppliers; sessions and posters that cover
all major aspects of brewing, packaging, and raw materials; hands-on workshops;
and a great networking environment. Reserve the date, and make plans to join MBAA at the convention in October!
Learn more.
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Reserve Your Exhibit
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Exhibit space at the MBAA Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN, is selling fast!
Reach decision-makers in key production and technical positions from major
breweries and allied industries worldwide – reserve your exhibit today!
Register here.
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Only 17 Seats Remain
for the Brewing and Malting Science Course! |
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The MBAA Brewing and Malting Science Course is still over four months away, and
more than two thirds of the seats are already filled! If you plan to attend this
course taking place October 30 - November 10, 2011, in Madison, WI, be sure to
register early to secure your spot. Remember, as a member you are eligible
to receive the
MBAA Scholarship to cover the cost of tuition. Applications for the MBAA
Scholarship must be received by August 1.
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Website Update Committee Forming |
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The Board of Governors (BOG) approved funding for an update of the venerable MBAA.com
website at the recent April BOG meeting. In conjunction with Scientific
Societies web technicians, we will begin work on refreshing the look, feel, and
functionality of our home website this year. In order to maximize our
opportunities and gather features that will appeal to our members, we want to
form a committee to help with the update effort. If you are interested in
joining this committee, please send
Karl Ockert an
e-mail.
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District Mid South
Invites Members to Sweetwater Brewing Company
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MBAA
District Mid South will hold its next district
meeting on Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Sweetwater
Brewing Company. Registration and networking will
commence at 9:30 a.m. Speakers this year include Jim
Hoeft, account executive, Cargill Specialty Malt,
and Paul Chlup, quality manager, Sweetwater Brewing.
Hoeft's technical presentations will cover the
current and upcoming grain trends, while Chlup will
share research findings and practical studies
related to centrifugation. All attendees are invited
to tour the brewery and continue social interaction,
both before and after lunch, through the kind
courtesy of Brewmaster Mark Medlin, Sweetwater
Brewing. We are looking forward to open discussions
and interacting with current members, allied
industry partners, and new members. This is a good
opportunity to have a chance to hear about what is
happening in our rapidly changing brewing community
and to bring friends and colleagues to what promises
to be a very good meeting. Sweetwater Brewing
Company is located at 195 Ottley Drive, Atlanta, GA
30324. More details and contact information are
available
online.
Horace Cunningham
District Technical Chair
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District Philadelphia
Spring Meeting at Yuengling's Mill Creek Plant
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On Friday, April 15, 2011, 42 members and
guests of MBAA
District Philadelphia attended their spring
meeting at Yuengling's Mill Creek plant. One of the
highlights of the meeting was a chance to tour the
new fermenting and ageing cellars. A total of nine
2,000-barrel ageing tanks and four fermenters
supplied by Feldmeier Equipment, Inc. were
fabricated on site. In addition to the tanks,
Feldmeier also supplied a new yeast propagator as
well as a 15-bbl. yeast starter tank.
Dave Kuske, director of malting operations for Briess Malt & Ingredients Co., was the technical
speaker and those assembled got an in-depth presentation on specialty malts.
District President Larry Horwitz conducted the
business meeting and announced he would be sending
out a survey to find out what the membership wanted
in the way of technical presentations and activities
in future meetings.
Bob Klinetob gave some details on the upcoming Golf
Outing, to be held on Friday, June 24, 2011, at the Mountain Valley
Golf Course in Barnesville, PA.
Visit the
District Philadelphia website for more meeting
photos and Golf
Outing information.
Rich Wagner,
District Philadelphia Secretary/Membership Chair
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District St. Louis
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MBAA
District St. Louis is pleased to announce the first Summer
Education Program (SEP) member training session.
Registration has been limited to members of MBAA
District St. Louis primarily due to space
consideration. Joe Lazzara, principal consultant
with JL Process Design, will be presenting on all
the objectives desired during Brewkettle boil and
the complexities of the interactions affecting wort
constituents during boiling. Joe has more than 30 years
experience in the brewing industry and his unique
approach to this topic will surely be both
informative and entertaining.
The event will be held at the Busch Learning Center,
located above the A-B Tour Center gift shop, on
Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. The
program will be followed by lunch at a local
restaurant. There is no charge for the training
event or the lunch following but attendees are
requested to secure their space with a check for $20
included with their RSVP. Checks will be returned in
person on the day of the event.
We are entering the summer season and will not
schedule any dinner meetings until October, but we
do look forward to our annual golf outing scheduled
for Friday, September 16 at Pevely Farms Golf Club
in western St. Louis County.
Steve Huffman
District St. Louis Publicity Chair
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District
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On May 11, 2011, MBAA District
St. Paul/Minneapolis held their spring meeting
at August Schell's Brewery in New Ulm, MN. This
event was well attended with 55+ in attendance.
Thank you to Ted Marti for a wonderful presentation
on the trials and tribulations of a 150-year-old
brewery. A special thank you to Jodi Marti and Tom Kaehler for a fabulous steak dinner.
The next scheduled event for District St.
Paul/Minneapolis will be the annual golf outing to
be held on June 17 starting at noon at the New
Ulm Country Club. Please
RSVP to Tom Kaehler.
Regards,
Rebecca Jennings
MBAA District St. Paul/Minneapolis Vice President
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Once a base malt staple of British brewers, brown malt is gaining popularity today as a lightly roasted non-enzymatic specialty malt. Brown malt fell from grace centuries ago during its morph from a base into a specialty malt, as technological advances started replacing the labor intensive brown malt production process. The introduction of drum roasters in the early 1800s completed the transition of brown malt into the lightly roasted specialty malt of today. For almost a century, brown ale beer styles were quite rare, made from grists of pale ale malt with dark roasted malts that contributed the acrid astringency character of the original brown malt.
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