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Beer and the good life
By: Charlie Bamforth
01/12/2014
For many, the modern perception of beer seems light-years away from that which prevailed in the first half of the twentieth century in the British Isles. Was it truly the case that The Brewers Society (forerunner to the British Beer and Pub Association) had the government’s blessing to run its ‘Beer is Best’ campaign to champion the merits of beer as a desirable feature of a wholesome lifestyle? Were our Irish friends really able to say ‘Guinness is good for you’? Did Sir Bernard Miles truly regale us on the television by telling us that Mackeson ‘looks good, tastes good and it certainly does you good’?
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Modern ways to measure yeast in craft breweries
01/12/2014
The market share for craft breweries has grown considerably over the last few years. In addition, craft breweries are known to experiment with uncommon ingredients and techniques, thus guiding innovation in the industry. Market expansion and continuous process innovation underlines the need for more sophisticated yeast management systems.
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Detergent and CIP Trends
By: Eric Candy
01/12/2014
One of the secrets of successful brewing is effective plant cleaning and hygiene. This applies to the outside of the plant as well as all internal surfaces coming into contact with product including gas and vent mains. Internal surface cleaning is achieved through CIP (cleaning in place). Eric Candy reviews current trends in detergents and CIP.
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Northern Crop Reports
By: Gavin Fleming, Derek Prell, Mark Ineson, Zoe Robinson, Paul Corbett
01/12/2014
A round-up from north of the Equator, here are our annual summaries of malting barley and hop crops in Europe.
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YSS 4.0 – three days of malting, brewing and distilling
By: Shane McNamara
01/12/2014
Just as the industrial world has claimed its fourth phase of evolution (Industry 4.0*), the Young Scientists Symposium was in its fourth form of reincarnation during October at Ghent in Belgium.
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The world of whisky trading
By: Billy Mitchell
01/12/2014
The Scotch whisky industry has, like many other major industries in the United Kingdom, undergone significant change over the years. This has been driven by industry consolidation through acquisitions and disposals, changing ownership of brands and the markets in which these brands are sold.
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Knowledge from understanding - An overview of IBD examinations
By: David Quain
01/12/2014
You lose track of how many. But over the years at IBD Dinners and against the ongoing noise of change, the heartfelt celebration of success by examination candidates with his or her friends and colleagues remains happily constant. Of course a drink or two has been taken but these moments represent the culmination of typically very many hours and often years of study in evenings and weekends outside of the ‘day job’. No wonder they are chuffed!
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Validating a pilot maltings in Australia
By: Doug Stewart
01/12/2014
Pilot Malting Australia (PMA) is a joint venture between the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre and Edith Cowan University in Perth. The 100kg pilot malting plant has been specifically designed to simulate commercial malting practice and consists of one universal chamber that caters for steeping, germination and kilning.
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The art of craft beer
By: Shane McNamara
01/12/2014
It is a fair statement to make that Spain has been, for a very long time, a lager-drinking country. However, the past couple of years have seen a modest shift in the paradigm of the Spanish beer market. Spaniards love their food and they love their wine. However, that same affection is yet to be shown to beer. To even suggest that beer could be equal, if not better than wine, in terms of food pairings is near blasphemous to the ears of many.
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Underage drinking – Some encouraging trends
By: Steve Hindy
01/12/2014
A recent poll showed that more than 96% of parents in England are unaware of the decline in alcohol consumption among 11-15 year-olds in the past 10 years, according to research published by the Portman Group. The results of the polling, carried out by YouGov back in July, follows figures released by the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), which show that the proportion of 11-15 year olds having ever tried alcohol has fallen by 34% since 2004, and the number who think it is ‘okay’ to drink alcohol once a week has dropped by 33%.
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The fortieth SAB Brewers’ Breakfast at Prospecton
By: Brian Hirst
01/12/2014
The Brewers’ Breakfast was first held in November 1974 at the old SAB Umbilo Brewery in Durban, South Africa. The idea was to have a suppliers’ day, where the various suppliers could interact with brewery personnel over a beer and a bite to eat. The venue on that day was on the patio outside the laboratory.
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Drinktec India 2014
By: Simon Jackson
01/12/2014
This exhibition, first launched in 2007, has really grown in size and impact. The inaugural exhibition was held within one of the larger hotels in Mumbai but has since progressed to the Bombay Exhibition Centre – the largest of its type in the city. Simon Jackson reports.