Inline measurement of wort concentration on the lauter tun

For reasons of quality and efficiency, continuous wort monitoring in breweries is recommended. Using inline analytical instrumentation, wort concentration can be measured directly in the process every second. Warsteiner Brauerei has installed inline measurement systems for automatic process monitoring and control many years ago. Several measuring points on the lauter tun, wort boiler and wort cooler have been equipped with the LiquiSonic® Plato system supplied by SensoTech, Magdeburg. The measuring point on the lauter tun is important, in particular for optimizing wort yield.

Like a key in a lock

In November 2011, it was made public: Nerb has closed its headquarters in Attaching near Freising. Esau & Hueber was acquired by the Bauer Group in 2008 and jumped at the chance to purchase the brand as well as the company’s expertise. About a year ago, BRAUWELT International visited Esau & Hueber in Schrobenhausen (cf. BRAUWELT International No. 4,

The mirror of the raw materials market

A lack of independent sources for information on the malting barley market was incentive enough for Roger Martin, a former maltster, to develop a unique business concept: He founded RM International (RMI), a company intended to not only fill this gap but to distribute this information in the malting barley market. His idea has proven to be a successful one, and therefore, two new German entrepreneurs have decided to pursue his business model as well.

It started with a sensor …

Measurement technology is a serious matter. Virtually nothing functions in a brewery without sensors, which evaluate what is happening in the boiler, in the tank, in the

Trade fair duo explores the Indian beverage market

“indi coco”, 330 milliliters of pure coconut water, on sale for 1.89 euros online – and it all came about because Manoj, one of the three directors of the Cologne start-up enterprise behind this brand, had so enjoyed coconut water as a child in India. Now he is bringing it to Germany. Although it was heavily hyped in the USA, in India it can actually be bought at any street corner, fresh from the nut. Examples such as these demonstrate India’s vast latent potential for any beverage manufacturers who serve the market with modern packaging such as PET, and equally so for the producers of packaging and process technology for beverages, foods and the many small items required for everyday living. At Mumbai, from November 6 to 8, 2012, drink technology India (dti) and International PackTech India will offer a platform to bring together supply and demand for this sector.

Imagine our Brewing Future: 2020

At the World Brewing Congress 2012 in Portland, Oregon, USA, the organizers’ faces were beaming and for good reason: The Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) and the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) jointly hosted the event, and they were very pleased by this year’s attendance numbers. With a total of 1157 registered participants, it was the largest for this event so far. The schedule of the five-day convention, held from July 28th until August 1st, left the participants spoiled for choice: In 22 technical sessions from A as in analytical to M as in microbiology or Q as in quality considerations down to Y as in yeast, a plethora of information was available for the attendees on the latest scientific findings as well as the most current practical issues facing the industry. With up to four presentations running simultaneously, attendees were presented with a variety of lectures, workshops and round table discussions, all taking place under this year’s motto: “Imagine our Brewing Future: 2020”. The large brewing organizations, for instance, the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD), the Brewery Convention of Japan (BCOJ) and the European Brewery Convention (EBC), attracted attendees to their respective symposia, where they presented information about their own organizations, on-going projects and current research. Aside from lectures, the attendees, who hailed from 25 countries, had the opportunity to peruse information offered by over 120 exhibitors during their noontime breaks. For those seeking further information regarding the latest research findings, 180 posters were exhibited at the event. Those with question concerning the posters could discuss their content with their respective presenters. Various tours to breweries and suppliers and also local places of interest as well as evening gatherings enhanced the WBC’s daily event schedule.

EBC Symposium 2012

An EBC Symposium recently took place at the Carlsberg Research Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, from September 9th to 11th 2012, following the Symposia 2008 and 2010. The slogan of this year’s EBC Symposium was “From Chiller to Filler”, primarily dedicated to the state of process engineering in the brewing process. More than 70 participants attended the thought-provoking presentations and were captivated by the atmosphere of one of the most significant sites for the history of beer brewing.

The Ibero-American Symposium in Brazil

The third Ibero-American VLB Symposium for Brewing and Packaging Technology was held for the first time in Brazil, the third largest beer market in the world, from June 18th through 21st 2012. The sixth Symposium for Barley, Malt and Malt Production of Senai, a separate event, was also integrated into the conference program. Senai (National Service for Industrial Training) signed a cooperation agreement with VLB in the autumn of 2011. Over 300 participants from 21 nations traveled to Itaipava, located approximately 70 km from Rio de Janeiro, in order to attend the presentations simultaneously offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

World Beer Cup 2012

3921 beers brewed in 799 breweries from 54 countries were presented to 211 judges hailing from 25 nations. These are the facts from this year’s World Beer Cup, which was held at the beginning of May in the US city of San Diego. An immense undertaking for those charged with the task of tasting all the beers and only possible with the legions of diligent helpers toiling away in the background, who were responsible for ensuring that the correct beers in the correct numbers were placed in front of the correct judges. After two full days of intensive tasting, sniffing and critically eyeing the beers, the winners of the gold, silver and bronze medals were agreed upon. Three days later, they were presented their awards at a gala dinner, marking the end of the Craft Brewers Conference. For a complete list of the gold, silver and bronze winners in the 95 categories judged visit /www.worldbeercup.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WBC12-Winners-List.pdf.