MBAA
District Northern Rockies Meeting and Technical Session:
Meeting
Location: Holiday Inn Parkside, Missoula
Cost: $40/person;
$30 for adult family members
Lodging:
Days Inn – University, Missoula
Limited
rooms available for $89 per room ( two double beds). Mention MBAA when
booking for group rate.
RSVP:
please, by May 11th, 2015
Tentative
meeting agenda:
·
Friday, May 29th
3 pm – 9 pm
Event check-in 1 pm – 4 pm, Holiday Inn
lobby
AGENDA:
1)
Opening and new MBAA District business
matters – 30-60 min
2)
QA panel - 120 min – Introduction and QA
horror story prelude: Tim O’Leary KettleHouse Brewing Company
a.
Kettlehouse – Rapid Detection
of Beer Spoiling Microorganisms using BrewPal – by Todd Crowell Head Brewer
KettleHouse Brewing
b. Big
Sky-Basic Microbiological Techniques for Craft Brewers-Kyle Sillars Quality
Manager Big Sky Brewing.
c. Questions
for panel
3)
Update on Barley Crop, Susan Welch Malteurop
4)
Hop Time! With Bill Elkins of Steiner. Hop Crop update and experimental varieties
5)
MT IPA sampling and hopping discussion- 45
min
6)
Side trip to Dram Shop while room is prepped
for dinner 1-hr
7)
Dinner and pub crawl
·
Saturday, May 30th
9 am – 12 noon – Malteurop sponsored breakfast and Brewery QA Lab Tours
(Kettlehouse, Big Sky…others??)
