Category: Production
News DME Resurfaces
DME has announced that it will re-open its Charlottetown based manufacturing facility under new ownership. The organization, which was placed in receivership in November 2018, has been purchased by CIMC Enric Tank & Process B.V. (CETP), a subsidiary of CIMC ENRIC Holdings Ltd.
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Expert Topic Hope that DME May Rise Again
According to the Canadian news outlet CBC, Diversified Metal Engineering (DME) is negotiating with a potential buyer. Canadian-based DME, which manufacturers brewing equipment, left many breweries stranded after paying deposits on DME equipment yet to be delivered. Details of the negotiations were not released, but left hope that DME may resurface.
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Expert Topic Flying Dog to Make THC Non-Alc Beer
Flying Dog Brewery is going ‘green.’ Green Leaf that is. The Frederick Maryland brewery is partnering with Green Leaf Medical Cannabis to produce a THC-infused non-alcoholic beer called Hop Chronic IPA. This is the second brewery to pursue a non-alcohol cannabis beverage after Heineken’s Lagunitas Brewing in California announced their cannabis-infused non-alcoholic IPA called Hi-Five Hops back in June of last year.
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News Budweiser teams up with Tilray to explore pot drinks
The maker of Budweiser is partnering with medical cannabis company Tilray in a $100 million deal to research cannabis-infused drinks for the Canadian market. The alliance announced Wednesday is the latest foray by a major beer company into the cannabis business in Canada, which legalized recreational marijuana in October.
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Expert Topic Major Equipment Manufacturer DME Goes Under
Canadian brewery equipment manufacturer Diversified Metal Engineering (DME) has gone into receivership, most likely stranding many brewers who have paid deposits on brewing equipment still under production. The company has been a well-known supplier of breweries and tanks to the craft brewing industry since 1991.
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Expert Topic Citra for all my friends
The lowdown: The USDA reports that hop acreage in the Northwest is strung for a record 55,339 acres, 4% more than in 2017. The top variety is Citra, which surpassed Cascade for the first time. Cascade is second, followed by Centennial, Zeus and Simcoe.
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Expert Topic New barley name to know: Puffin
The lowdown: The American Malting Barley Association board of directors has added Puffin to the recommended list of malting barley varieties. A two-row variety, it was released in 1987 by The Miln Marsters Group in the UK, but has drawn the interest of American farmers.
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‘Do It Yourself’ Brewery Floor Coating – Part 6 – Safety
Epoxy has strong adhesive properties, chemical and heat resistance, and toughness. Do it yourself applicators should understand some of the risks of using epoxy products and know how to safely handle and apply these systems. (Refer to individual product instructions.)
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‘Do It Yourself’ Brewery Floor Coating – Part 5 – Product application
Insure the floor is as dry as possible without any puddles of water present. If there is excess water on the substrate, take up excess with a suitable vacuum and wait until dry (as possible) condition exists. Then, after the material is thoroughly mixed, pour the material onto the substrate.
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‘Do It Yourself’ Brewery Floor Coating – Part 4 – Repair tips and products
Epoxy floor coatings are measured in ‘mils’ (thousandths of an inch). A medium build epoxy coating system will cure at 7-15 mils. A high build epoxy coating system will dry at 20-35 mils. If you need to ‘level’ just ¼”, that would be 250 mils, so you can see why using an epoxy to make floor repairs or ‘level’ a floor would be impractical and expensive. Broom finish floors and rough surface floors can have surface variations of up to 1/8” (125 mils) and normally cannot be leveled by epoxy only. The term ‘self-leveling’ means that the epoxy will smooth itself out in most cases, at the thickness it is applied at.
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‘Do It Yourself’ Brewery Floor Coating – Part 3 – Common floor types
New or unpainted/unsealed concrete: The floor must be properly prepared to accept the coating by one of the previous methods. Note: Newly poured concrete must ‘cure’ first. Moisture in the floor may cause coating failure. New concrete normally has to cure generally at least 30 days. Test any concrete to be coated by (as previously mentioned) taping a 4’ x 4’ sheet of clear plastic on the floor with duct tape. If moisture under the plastic sheet or floor dampness/darkening appears the next day, then do not coat yet. Older concrete with moisture issues can also create problems. If you have a continuing moisture problem then we recommend doing an inexpensive moisture test and using either a standard primer or a moisture barrier primer.
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‘Do It Yourself’ Brewery Floor Coating – Part 2 – Surface prep options
Surface prep is the most important step of any coating project. An improperly prepped floor will result in either a failure, or shortened performance life of the floor covering. New or old concrete MUST be prepped before coating. There are two recommended methods for preparing your concrete floor for coating, the acid etching method, the mechanical method, or with a Flash Bonding Primer.
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Water Terminology
Anions – ions (atoms or molecules with an electrical charge) with a negative (-) electrical charge, so named because they go toward the anode in an electric field. The main anions in water are hydroxide (OH -), carbonate (CO3-2), bicarbonate (HCO3-) (which together comprise “alkalinity”), sulfate (SO4-2), nitrate (NO3-) and chloride (Cl-).
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Chloramines vs Chlorine
Most municipal water District’s will add chlorine or chloramines as a disinfectant to their water supply. This is a common practice to deliver safe water to the public but can create many issues for Brewers and Distillers affecting their finished product. The differences between Chloramines and Chlorine in your brewing water
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