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Date / Time: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 at All Day (add to calendar) Event type: In-Person Event Price: 150 Register / View: A Microbiology for Brewers [Prover, WI]
The neon lights of Vegas and the 2024 Craft Brewers Conference are in the rearview mirror and brewers and industry professionals will soon set their sights on Indianapolis, home of next year’s conference.
“We are planning, and the events team will be heading out there for a site visit in July,” said Ann Obenchain, the Brewers Association Vice President of Marketing and Communications, just prior to the Las Vegas conference. (more...)
A Microbiology for Brewers workshop will be held Tuesday, August 29 at O’so Brewery in Plover, WI.
This one-day class is designed to give brewers hands-on experience with different methods to test for and identify spoilage microbes. The course will also cover basic microscope use, staining, and use of the hemocytometer for counting yeast.
Instructor is Terese Barta, Ph.D., who has offered a two-day Micro for Brewers workshop at UW-Stevens Point for many years. This workshop provides tools that can be implemented into a quality assurance program. No prior experience necessary. This course is for commercial craft brewers who are getting more involved in microbiological aspects of quality control.
The workshop will run 9 am to 5 pm with lunch included at O’so taphouse. Cost is $150, and includes all materials and procedures manual. Participants can bring their own beer sample to test. To register, contact Terese Barta at bartabrewingservices at gmail.com. Seats are limited to 10 hands-on participants to allow for personalized attention to each participant. Some seats may be available for audit for a reduced fee.
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