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Registration Will Be Opening Soon! |
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Registration will be opening soon for the
2011 MBAA Annual Conference, which will be held October 13-15
in Minneapolis, MN. Save when you register by September 8. If you have not considered this meeting as a viable option for you, think again! This year we have a packed two-day technical program with loads of opportunities to learn about new technology, network with peers, and listen to great speakers on troubleshooting and problem solving. In addition to 9 practical workshops, we will have 33 oral presentations and 32 posters from a mix of students, researchers, and brewers from Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Serbia-Montenegro, the Netherlands, and the United States. New this year, we also have a pre-conference opportunity that is dedicated to pub brewers - the Pub Brewers Mini Camp.
Jennifer Talley, brew master for Squatters Pub and Brewery in Utah, will host an all-day workshop and, along with other presenters, will address topics from malt analysis, hop selection, yeast management, and brewing calculations to rebuilding a pump and setting up a small lab, as well as other key topics. The goal is to send you back to your brewery with a full tool bag of practical applications that you can instantly put to use.
MBAA has always prided itself on knowledge sharing and practical troubleshooting. No matter the size and complexity of your brewery, I can guarantee you will find the technical program at this year's annual conference a very valuable experience. Look for your registration packet this month and get registered early!
Mary Pellettieri
MillerCoors
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Brewing
and Malting Science Course Almost Sold Out! |
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Register today to secure your seat in the
Brewing and Malting Science Course, October 30 November 10 in Madison, WI. Fewer than 10 seats remain. Want to attend the course for free? Apply for the
MBAA
scholarship by August 1. The recipient will have the tuition for the course waived.
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Brewery
Packaging Technology Course |
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Registration is now open for the Brewery Packaging Technology Course. Join your colleagues April 29 to May 10 in Madison, WI, to strengthen your technical knowledge of brewery packaging operations. The course is limited to 52 attendees, and previous offerings have sold out months in advance.
Learn more and register today!
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District New England Meeting to Be Held at Baxter Brewing Company |
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The next MBAA
District New England Meeting will be held July 22, 2011, at the Baxter Brewing Company (130 Mill Street, Lewiston, ME 04240) and hosted by owner Michael LaCharite. The meeting will begin with a social hour at 4:30 p.m., followed by the business meeting, a technical presentation, and a dinner and social at 6:45 p.m.
The technical presentation will be given by Steve Parkes, and the topic will be O2 in the brewery. Steve is the owner and lead instructor for the American Brewers Guild in Vermont. He has a degree in brewing science and has been working in the brewing industry for the last 27 years. Steve is a veteran GABF and World Beer Cup awardee and past recipient of the Association of Brewers Russell Scherer Award. Steve is currently working on opening Freestyle Brewing in Middlebury, VT.
Dinner will be provided by Baxter Brewing Company with the help of two generous sponsors: North Country Malts and Pine State Distributors. Bring your appetites and your thirst as Michael will be organizing a Maine-themed dinner that includes lobster rolls and a dark mild ale brewed especially for our meeting.
Please RSVP to me by e-mail at
jnadeau@rahr.com by July 10, 2011, so we have an accurate head count for the meeting.
Judy Nadeau
District Secretary
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District Michigan
Summer Social This Weekend |
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District Michigan's
Ninth Annual Summer Social Pig Roast,
Saturday July 9th, 2011, from noon to dusk
(off of Jefferson St.).
Michigans finest brewers will be in attendance celebrating the Brewing Industry.
All the pig and sides you can eat, disc golf tournament, awarding of the Peter
Blum Scholarship, auction of industry swag and other items of interest, kids 18
and under are free with member.
Tickets for all MBAA and Michigan Brewers Guild members and immediate family are $20.00. Non-members are $25.00.
Contact Debbi
Smith to purchase your tickets in advance. Tickets purchased at the gate will be $5.00 more.
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Technical
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Wastewater Treatment Basics
The term "wastewater treatment" means many different
things to different people. Part of this is due to the broad realm that is
covered by the term. The subject can be broken down into two main groups:
publicly owned utility sewage plants and private treatment plants.
Publicly owned utility plants treat sewage so it is safe to discharge to the
environment. Private treatment plants are typically owned and operated as a part
of a business. They are usually put in place when wastewater from business
processes end up with "stuff" in it that can neither be discharged to public
plants nor to the environment (as a part of an NPDES permit). Most public
treatment plants have discharge limits established for businesses that define
what is acceptable to have in the water when it leaves a business.
Business-operated treatment plants are frequently called "wastewater
pretreatment plants," because after the wastewater is treated by the business it
enters the sewer system and is further processed by the public utility. The goal
of this pretreatment is the removal of only the "stuff" in the water that isn't
allowed by the public utility.
The "stuff" could be metals (lead, copper, mercury), grease and oil, or
phosphates. In the case of breweries, reduction of BOD (biochemical oxygen
demand, a broad measure of the level of organic waste in the water) and
adjustment of pH is frequently all that is needed.
The exact method of removal of the objectionable parameter in the wastewater is
plant specific. What works for one wastewater stream may need to be modified for
another similar stream. In general, however, one or more additives are
introduced into the water to cause precipitation of "stuff," which is then
filtered from the water.
There are continual improvements being made in the chemical additives used for
this purpose. If you are operating a waste treatment process, your chemical
supplier should be performing periodic testing of new products to make sure you
are using the best and most efficient technology available.
Should you have questions regarding specific applications or want more
information about treating wastewater, we at Enerco are available to serve your
needs. Contact
JoAnn
at Enerco Corporation.
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In Memoriam |
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Former MBAA Member Dennis Hunter Auld passed
away suddenly and peacefully at Kemptville District
Hospital on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at age 70.
Dennis was active in the industry with Molson
Breweries and a member of the MBAA District Ontario
for over 44 years. He was the beloved husband of
Carole Auld (nee Hyndman). Loving father of Dan
(Tania Schramek) of Montreal and Megan Wright
(Simon) of Merrickville. Adored grandfather of
Thomas and Arlo. Cherished son of May Auld and the
late Claude Auld. Dear brother of Glenn (Patricia)
of Thunder Bay. Those who wish may make memorial
donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the
Arthritis Society. For condolences and on-line guest
book please visit:
www.grantbrownfuneralhome.com.
We would respectfully request that district officers
or relatives notify
Cheryl Kruchten as soon as possible upon the
death of one of our members or retirees: Cheryl
Kruchten, Member Services Representative, Master
Brewers Association of the Americas, 3340 Pilot Knob
Rd., St. Paul, MN 55121, U.S.A. Direct Phone:
+1.651.994.3801; Main Phone: +1.651.454.7250.
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