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Due to COVID The IBD Asia Pacific conference will be held virtually from 23rd - 24th February 2021. The IBD is one of the leading brewing training organisations globally, and its conference is open to brewers of all sizes, however, there is a perception that the Institute and its conference is targeted to major brewing companies. To give smaller breweries a taste of what’s on offer at the conference, BreweryPro is speaking to a number of presenters from the 2018 conference in Wellington about their presentations to give you a taste of what this year's conference can offer you. In this conversation, we speak with, Maltster Doug Michael from Gladfield Malt, about the secrets to mashing, as seen by the person who makes the malt. As you’ll see, Doug is no-nonsense and wants to - in his words - cut through the bullshit and get to the nitty-gritty of mashing. And that was Doug Michael from Gladfiedl Malt. You can find Doug’s contact details in the show notes, together with the presentation notes. You will also find details of the conference program for the 2021 conference, including the Ecolab Trade Night Events which will now all be held on Monday 22 February.

Welcome to this BreweryPro Podcast with Owen Johnston from Hop Products Australia. The annual hop harvest has become a mainstay on the hop calendar, and the feast of the senses that the event affords is one of the most evocative experiences in brewing. With the current travel restrictions, the farm tour and in-person socialisation can’t take place this year, but the important information sharing, networking and brewer-to-grower communication is also a big feature of the harvest, and that will be taking place virtually. Here, Owen talks us through what is scheduled and how it will all take place. We also look ahead to how harvest 2021 is shaping up agriculturally and also follow up on the recent release of Eclipse. You can find the full program and registration details in the show notes or on the HPA website.

Due to COVID, the IBD Asia Pacific conference - postponed from last year - will now be held virtually from 23rd - 24th February 2021. The IBD is one of the leading brewing training organisations globally, and its conference is open to brewers of all sizes, however, there is a perception that the Institute and its conference is targeted to major brewing companies. To give smaller breweries a taste of what’s on offer at the conference, we’re speaking to a number of presenters from the 2018 conference in Wellington about their presentations to give you a taste of what this year's conference can offer you. In this conversation, we speak with Chris Willcock, Chief Brewer at 4 Pines about some of the challenges of growing from a small brewery to a larger brewer, particularly in culture and team management. You can view the slides and notes associated with Chris' 2018 presentation here. Follow this link to find out more about this year's conference and program.

This is the podcast version of the BreweryPro webinar: Low-alcohol beer - trends and techniques. You can find links and show notes, including a full transcript here. This webinar was proudly presented by Fermentis.

This is the podcast of our BreweryPro webinar held on 25 November 2020 featuring Professor Charlie Bamforth, Diarmaid O'Mordha and Clare Clouting. You can find the full show notes, including links to articles and references mentioned in the webinar and a full transcript, in the shownotes. This webinar was proudly presented by Kegstar.

In this BreweryPro podcast we meet winemaker-turned-business development manager for Burkert Fluid Control Systems, Luke Houlihan. We discuss with Luke how fluid control can assist brewers with consistency and replicability in brewing, especially as they scale...and also how it can assist them with scaling.

Despite the thousands of potential new varieties that are crossed every year, it’s not often that a hop enters commercial trials and even more rare for a hope to graduate to full commercialisation. Today HPA celebrates that milestone with the hop that has been trialled as HPA-016. It’s a hop that has created genuine excitement amongst brewers. So as HPA launches Eclipse, BreweryPro caught up with HPA’s Sales and Marketing Manager Owen Johnston to talk about the development and commercialisation of the hop, as well as Deeds Brewing’s Justin Corbitt, who has trialled Eclipse as HPA-016, and also used it in the beer Deeds contributed to a special Eclipse launch pack.

The 2020 Joe White Signature Malt is sourced from a grower in Tungamah, a small farming community in the Central Murray region of Northern Victoria. Liam Moltoni, Malt Barley Merchant at Boortmalt, talks us through the reasons this year’s Signature malt was made from Baudin barley and what makes Signature malt special.

Welcome to this special BreweryPro podcast looking at gluten in beer. Over the last 20 years we have seen a significant increase in the number of consumers who avoid gluten or identify as being intolerant to gluten, as well as growing awareness of coeliac disease. With traditionally-made beers containing gluten, this has seen a rapidly developing market for beers that appeal to those looking at a gluten reduced lifestyle. However, it’s a complex topic. Professor Michelle Colgrave is an internationally recognised researcher in the field. She leads the Food and Agricultural Proteomics teams at Edith Cowan University and CSIRO, using technology to identify key proteins that will benefit Australia’s food and agriculture industries and improve human health. This week been recognised for major breakthroughs in the analysis of gluten. The research that was awarded has led to the development of an ultralow-gluten barley, now known as Kebari, which is used in the production of gluten-free cereals, beers and food products with all the nutritional benefits of whole grains, while being safe to be enjoyed by coeliac sufferers. Importantly, she is a great communicator of her expertise, as you will hear, making the complexities of this topic approachable.

This is the full podcast version of this week's Crafting a Seltzer seminar presented by Bintani and Fermentis. Topics covered include: What is a seltzer Key attributes for the category Ingredients and techniques Marketing and positioning Legalities and ATO implications much more. You can find show notes, a full transcript and contact details for our presenters on the site.

Welcome to a BreweryPro conversation with Hop Products Australia’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Owen Johnston. The 2020 hop harvest report has been released and it was a mixed year for HPA, with some varieties, including Galaxy up significantly, and others such as Vic Secret down. We talk a lot in the brewing industry about beer being an agricultural product, and this hop harvest demonstrates that. So I wanted to discuss with Owen the 2020 harvest, what led to the result, but also the development and evolution of the Australian hop industry since we first spoke with HPA on our podcasts almost 10 years ago. It’s an interesting deep dive into hop growing and the vagaries of a growing season, what the results mean for brewers in terms of availability and a look back over ten years of growing hops. You can download the full report here.

For this BreweryPro podcast we step into the way back machine and run an extract from a 2011 Radio Brews News podcast that featured an interview with HPA General Manager Tim Lord. The conversation we did then provides an interesting look back on the the development of the Australian Hop industry as we speak with HPA Marketing Manager, Owen Johnston, about the 2020 hop harvest.

Kevin Han from Nash Advisory, a Melbourne-based business support and corporate advisory firm told Brews News' The Antidote podcast that the has actively been advising privately owned companies including breweries and distilleries as they confront the current crisis. “What we've found challenging over the last three weeks is that a lot of our clients are coming to us in a tough position because they've got to make some really challenging decisions around staffing, production, and what they need to do with their business,” he said. Han said many directors, owners, managers and staff had invested time and money in their businesses and navigating the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 was an unprecedented challenge. “What we're fielding in terms of calls from our clients is really about business fundamentals. "Cash is king at this point, how do we manage to pay our staff? How do we manage to pay our rent? What are the best levers that we can pull to get us through what could be a couple weeks, a couple months, or potentially longer?” Han said. You can read the full transcript of the advice here.

Welcome to this Radio Brews News special Brewery Pro edition. The Independent Brewers Association is increasing its focus on professional development within the Australian brewing indusrty and has been steering the creation of certificate level courses, including brewery traineeships. It will soon have a guide to training out for members. In this conversation we catch up with IBA Director Richard Adamason. Richard leads the association's People project group and is developing a training plan for the industry in addition to focusing on education, WH&S and wellbeing. Richard outlines what is being done in the training space and outlines the current options for vocational training. You can read more about the conversation here.