MBAA Michigan Presentations

District Meeting - March 10th 2011

Dave Duff, Barry-Wehmiller Company, Pasteurization Technologies

Winter Conference - Jan 14, 2011

John Mallett, Production Manager, Bell's Brewery
Practical Yeast Propagation

Bill Maca, Senior Yeast and Fermentation Scientist, MillerCoors
Yeast Storage and Fermentation: Effects on Viability and Flavor Production

Ken Belau, Head Brewer, Bell's Brewery
Acidification in the brewhouse

Chad Yakobson, Owner and Brewer, Crooked Stave Artisan Brewery
Brettanomyces in Brewing
http://www.brettanomycesproject.com- This site has all the details from the dissertation and should continue to be updated with practical Brettanomyces information from brewing experiences.

Winter Conference - Jan 16, 2009

Mike Babb, Kalsac: Advanced Hop Products Hop Acid Addition Calculation

Bob Hansen, Briess Malt and Ingredients Company: Gluten Free Beer

Ashton Lewis, Paul Mueller company 10 Ways to Ruin Your Stainless

Polly Barrett, Kalsec: Hops Sensory Workshop - How to select and train a new sensory panel

Daniel Carey, New Glarus Brewing Company: Bottle Conditioning and Flavor Stability

Winter Conference - Jan 10, 2008

Matthew Brynildson, Brewmaster Firestone Walker B.C. on Hops and Late Hopping Techniques from the craft brewers perspective.

Mike Sutton, Sales Manager, S.S. Steiner, Inc., on the 2008 Hop Report. This report is pending publication in the MBAA TQ.

Jim VanderGiessen Jr., General Manager and CEO, Pro Refrigeration, Inc., on Refrigeration for the Brewery (handout ).

Rex Halfpenny, Michigan Beer Guide, BJCP, An introduction to the BJCP and the Sensory Evaluation of Beer .

Filtration by Scott Shirley, HeadBrewer Harpon Brewery

Other Presentations

Technical Presentation on heat exchanger and pump maintenance by Mark Muncy – Alfa Laval Inc., Louisville, KY . Fall Technical Presentation and General Meeting at Kuhnhenn Brewing Company, Warren, MI, October 18, 2007.

Greg Casey, Director of Brewing Services, Coors Brewing Company. "Flavor Stability for the Craft Brewer." from the January 12, 2007, District Meeting at the Detroit Hilton Garden Inn, held in cooperation with the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Conference.

Kris Berglund, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, October 20, 2005. Berglund’s presentation title was "Fundamentals of Distillation for Artisan Distillers."

Technical Presentation by Steve Gray from Enerco and Gary Nicholas cleaning and sanitizing, from the September 11, 2003 District Meeting at Bo's Brewery & Bistro, Pontiac Michigan.

Power Point Presentation on "Brewing and Malt Relationships" by Kelly J. Kuehl of Mid America Brewing, presented at the January 9, 2003, Michigan District meeting at Zig's Kettle and Brew, located in Jackson, Michigan