A rapid on-line test for bitter substances is of major importance for quality

Prices for mineral oil products are highly dependent on the crude oil price level. As of October 1998, the price for crude oil has almost trebled, and the price for heating oil has slightly more than doubled. Against this backdrop, utilisation of energy contained in biomass started to become an important factor again ten years ago. This article examines biomass yield and the extent to which it is usable.

Today, state-of-the-art is a secondary cooling agent cycle, which requires regular analytic monitoring. The paper discusses analysis methods for the detection of ammonia

ProLeit AG and Huppmann AG agreed upon a new structure for their joint venture, brewmaxx GmbH & Co. KG.

“Energy and Water Efficiency” held at the EBC Congress in Prague was dedicated to the increase in efficiency in the industry with special focus on energy and water management. Frank Lynch, Diageo Global Supply, took the chair. The first lecture “Maintenance strategies/ efficiency engineering” was given by Dr. Uwe Biermann (ATM, Germany). Biermann did not address individual factors regarding the increase in efficiency like water management or energy savings, but spoke of the necessity to optimise the overall efficiency of a single company by reduction of expenses per production unit. One possible solution can be the minimisation of the maintenance effort. Biermann presented the management software “DIVA”, which can contribute to this effectively by for instance minimisation of storage costs for spare parts.

“SLOW SLOW QUICK QUICK SLOW that’s how we go. And, by the way, I lead, you follow. Counter-leading is off. Should you lean too heavily on me, I will keep you at arm’s length. That way you will have to maintain balance without me holding you up.” Anti-monopoly watchdogs rest assured: This is no coded strategic agreement between competitors in a market duopoly. This is ballroom tango etiquette. “ONE TWO THREE FOUR, tara tara ta, ONE TWO THREE FOUR.” Or as the British would say: “honi soit qui mal y pense.”

The plan is to establish together with a major international brewer who controls a strong brand portfolio a significant new national brand/s which will enjoy a high reputation based on a well planned strategy of acquisitions of existing breweries, greenfield projects with groups holding valid licenses and contract brewing & bottling tie-ups with regional breweries in key beer consuming markets of India. A network of all possible viable options for brewing a strong International brand/s.

In addition to already highest quality standards, Köstritzer Brewery decided this year to further strengthen their QA concept. The idea was to move the final product control closer to the production to achieve a higher degree of flexibility in the routine analysis for product release decisions.

Hop polyphenols | Based on earlier investigations, the question arose as to how low molecular weight polyphenols are formed in hops during growth. To answer this question, samples were taken from vine leaves and hop cones during the vegetation period and analysed for low molecular weight polyphenols using HPLC-DAD.

high gravity brewing | During the past 25 years, process optimization and increased efficiencies have been priorities for many brewing companies worldwide. Process intensification has become part of this endeavour and has focussed on: