Plant-based, sustainable fining and foam control solutions

Plant-based brewing solutions | Natural plant-based brewing solutions represent a rapidly growing requirement for producers and consumers alike, with brands shifting focus toward using more versatile brewing ingredients that sustainably enhance process efficiencies while still delivering great tasting beer. Why? Attribute it to emerging younger consumers such as millennials and “Gen Zers,” two groups that identify as plant-based supporters in far greater numbers than older age groups. However, the cost advantages of sustainable plant-based solutions appeal to all age groups.

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Meura sells 500th Meura2001 mash filter in 2023

Belgium | In 2023 Meura sold the 500th Meura2001 mash filter. The product had first been introduced to the brewing world in 1989, nowadays it is used in the production of more than 25 % of the global beer volume.

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Historic malting barley Alexis: First batches available

Reviving historic barley variety | The Heidelberg-based family business Palatia Malz GmbH, in a joint effort with Saatzucht Josef Breun GmbH & Co. KG, has revived the traditional German malting barley variety Alexis. The malt produced exclusively by Palatia from this time-honored barley variety will now be marketed under the brand name “Best A-XL”, the A standing for “Alexis” and the XL (“extra large”) for the exceptional foam stability of a beer brewed with it.

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Heineken’s closure of its Schiltigheim brewery could prove a challenge

France | When Heineken announced the closure of its Alsatian brewery in November 2022, and the loss of more than 200 jobs, many observers pretended the decision came out of the blue.

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Making beverage cans re-sealable

Two component cap | The can is the only liquid container on earth which cannot be re-sealed once it is opened. Why have none of the previous solutions made it permanently onto supermarket shelves? Christian Paul Sooth, Co-founder of Re-cap solutions from Hamburg thinks, “they all compromise design and function and sound of may be the most iconic packaging on earth. Marketing people don't like it. The technical people in the canning infrastructure neither. This is why we decided to develop an application which will not touch the can as it is.”

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Introducing new lager yeast strain

New yeast strain | LalBrew NovaLager™ is a true bottom fermenting Saccharomyces pastorianus hybrid from a novel lineage that has been selected to produce clean lager beers with distinct flavor characteristics and superior fermentation performance. This robust lager yeast strain with ideal brewing properties, including fast fermentations and high attenuation, has recently become commercially available.

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KHS and Ferrum: Hygienic machine design

Combined expertise| In the future KHS and Ferrum will further intensify their cooperation. “Our machines are already very well coordinated with one another. However, we want to offer our customers even more integrated systems,” states Marc Zubler, head of Sales and Product Management at Ferrum. Manfred Härtel, filling technology product manager at KHS, nods in agreement and adds that this also applies to the extensive range of consultancy and other services, where the two partners aim to function even more strongly as a unit in the years to come.

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Kalsec expands its advanced hop solutions with Lupulock™

Hop solutions | Kalsec®, a global producer of natural taste and sensory solutions and advanced hop solutions for the food and beverage industry, recently launched Lupulock™ Encapsulated Hop Oils, a natural alternative to hop cones and pellets that enables brewers to accelerate production and reduce waste while delivering consistent, authentic flavors and aromas, together with their partner, privately owned perfume and taste company Firmenich.