In this Brewery Pro podcast, we speak with CODO Design co-founder Isaac Arthur. CODO Design is an Indianapolis-based branding firm which has worked with many breweries on their marketing and branding, including a number in this part of the world. In Australia, packaging and design was recently showcased in the GABS Can Design Awards. During this chat, Isaac breaks down how important design is in the craft beer market, the current branding trends within the industry, how breweries can stay up to ...
Nov 14, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Welcome to this BreweryPro podcast looking at Lupomax, a concentrated Hop product from Haas. This is sponsored content, but as always at Brews News, we aim to make this content worth your time to listen to. In this conversation, we hear HPA's Sales & Marketing Manager Owen Johnston discuss Lupomax's purpose and uses with John I Haas' Sensory Program Manager Jeff Daily and Brewing Solutions Specialist, Alejandro Cortes. If you have questions for our hosts or topics you would like covered on Brewe...
Nov 08, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In this episode of Brewer’s Perspective we’re joined by Scott Janish, co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, a brewery specialising in hazy hop-forward ales and barrel-aged sour beers in Columbia, MD. Scott is also a beer researcher and blogger at ScottJanish.com and author of the The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor. During the chat we discuss modern IPAs, hopping techniques and new advancements with hop products that help brewers with modern styles. If you have questions for our hosts...
Nov 08, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Welcome to this Brewery Pro podcast. This is part of Hop Product Australia's 2021 Virtual Harvest program. The opportunity to brew with green hops only comes around once a year and each beer is unique! Join HPA's Owen Johnston for a Q and A with Scott Overdorf, Co-founder and Head Brewer at Hobart Brewing Co to discuss the challenges of brewing with green hops and how to overcome them.
Nov 03, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode of Brewer’s Perspective we’re joined by Richard Watkins, Co-Founder and Head Brewer at BentSpoke Brewing Co. During the conversation, we discuss recipe development and how brewers can plan for a beer’s ultimate purpose from the first stages of conception and planning. Crowned three times as Australian Champion Brewer, Richard also believes he is Australia’s longest serving craft brewer. He spent much of his career as head brewer at Canberra’s renowned Wig & Pen before embarking o...
Oct 24, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this episode of Brewer’s Perspective we’re joined by Olivia Paris, People & Culture leader – Supply Chain at Lion and Richard Adamson, co-founder of Young Henrys and head of the IBA’s People Project Group. During the conversation, we break down the various pathways into the brewing industry and how people can utilise tools like education and training. We also touch on the importance of diversity and how the industry can improve upon providing opportunities. If you have questions for our hosts...
Oct 10, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Welcome to this Brewery Pro podcast. This is part of Hop Product Australia's 2021 Virtual Harvest program. Today, hear Owen Johnston's presentation on forward contracting. Forward contracts are a critical part of securing your future hop supply and protecting your brewery from market volatility. He looks at the importance of forward contracts from the perspective of a hop grower and a brewer, as well as sharing some techniques you can use to forward contract responsibly. At 10.00 hear special Q ...
Oct 02, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode of Brewers Perspective we’re joined by Jordan Hynes, Operations Manager at Bintani and Owen Johnston, Sales & Marketing Manager at HPA to look at storage and handling of brewing ingredients to ensure they meet specifications and contribute to great beer. During the conversation we discuss topics including understanding Certificates of Analysis and you can find HPA’s guide to COAs developed for the IBA and also to storing ingredients here. There’s also a guide to storing malt here...
Sep 26, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week, on Brewer’s Perspective, Marcus and Anthony discuss how breweries can implement sensory training programs to improve upon their beer. Our guest is Tina Panoutsos, Senior Manager of Beer Knowledge at Carlton & United Breweries. With three decades in the brewing industry in roles across Quality, Education, Brewing Innovation and Sensory & Consumer Science, Tina has specialised in understanding the role of sensory and consumer preference through various research projects in support of be...
Sep 13, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Welcome to this Brewery Pro podcast. This is part of Hop Product Australia's 2021 Virtual Harvest program. Today HPAs Owen Johnston chats with Simon Whittock, who has been in charge of HPAs breeding program since 2007. They go behind the scenes to see what it takes for a hop to climb the ranks from an experimental variety to a commercial success. At 7:20 hear a special Q and A with Mark Goldsmith, Group Manager of Raw Materials, Asahi Premium Beverages. Mark has been involved in many brewing tri...
Aug 31, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week, on Brewer's Perspective, Marcus and Anthony discuss how to ensure that good beer from the brewery gets into packaging in the same quality and stays that way into the marketplace. Our guest is Simon Lew, Packaging and Production Manager at 4 Pines Brewing Co. Prior to joining 4 Pines, Simon worked for 3 Ravens Brewery, Tooborac Hotel and Brewery and Thunder Road Brewing. Meanwhile, at 4 Pines, he’s worked through various supply roles. From brewing to logistics, to running the packaging...
Aug 29, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Welcome to this BreweryPro podcast looking at quality assurance in hop production, part of Hop Product Australia’s 2021 Virtual Harvest program. In this episode, HPAs Simon Whittock gives a presentation on HPA's latest sustainability initiatives. He discusses how HPA considers the economic, environmental and social impact of every decision, and are taking shared responsibility for a better world by setting meaningful sustainability targets. Stay tuned for a special Q and A with Richard Adamson, ...
Aug 05, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this first episode of Brewer's Perspective co-host Anthony Clem chose today’s guest, Aron McGarrity, Senior Account Manager, Food & Beverage, with Ecolab. Anthony wanted to speak to Aron about what he has learned in his many visits to breweries about what brewers can to in the brewhouse to make the job of cleaning and sanitation easier. As you’ll hear, this isn’t an ad for cleaning chemicals, most of the discussion is about layout and design, equipment and processes that can actually reduce t...
Aug 01, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Welcome to the first episode of a new podcast, Brewer's Perspective. Brews News created the first Australian beer podcast way back in 2011. As Brews News has evolved we discuss the news of the week and also the backgrounds of industry people, probing their experiences in the industry. If you haven’t heard it, you may well be interested in the industry news and insights those shows contain. Very regularly we get asked to tackle topics that are quite niche and quite technical. The topics are often...
Jul 20, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Welcome to this Brewery Pro podcast. This is part of Hop Product Australia's 2021 Virtual Harvest program. Today HPAs Owen Johnston chats with Quality Manager Peter Hamilton and Lab Co-ordinator George Webster on the topic of Quality Assurance, covering what the certifications mean, and the steps taken to guarantee quality in the final package. At 21.46 hear a special Q and A with Nathan Calman - Brewery Manager at James Boag Brewery. A full transcript of this conversation is available here.
Jul 01, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this BreweryPro podcast we look at data from the packaging line. We speak with James Magee, CEO of manufacturing software company OFS about a report the company released recently, the Craft Brewers Benchmark study that found that craft brewers can only run their packaging line for 12 minutes before it stops. It also found that most craft brewers spend 46% of their time on the packaging line doing things other than filling cans and bottles of beer. We wanted to find out more about the data, wh...
Jun 11, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This podcast is part of Hop Product Australia's 2021 Virtual Harvest program. Today you'll hear from Simon Whittock, who has been in charge of HPAs breeding program since 2007. He shares his thoughts on how hop growers and brewers can work to maximise fruity flavours and aromas in beer by better understanding several key classes of hop compounds and how they behave through the brewing process. Stay tuned for a special Q and A with Tim Matthews Vice-President of Global Brewing at Canarchy. He is ...
Jun 02, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Hop Products Australia has completed its 2021 hop harvest. HPA picked 675 hectares totalling1,526 metric tonnes of hops. They saw an increase in acreage harvested, but a decrease in yield and saw a significant increase in tonnage in Galaxy, Vic Secret and newcomer Eclipse, but a decline in Ella that will see issues around contracted volumes. This year was also notable for the end of classic alpha hop, Super Pride. We discuss all of this and more in this BreweryPro podcast.
Apr 28, 2021•30 min•Ep. 17
Welcome to this BreweryPro episode looking at hop harvest and selection. As southern hemisphere hop growers reach the midpoint of their hop harvest, discussion often turns to hop selection. Brewers who have been fortunate to visit US farms are often invited to participate in selection, choosing the lots that they want to purchase. In Australia Hop Products Australia goes a different way, aiming for consistent quality through blending, even though the company itself participates in selection in t...
Mar 24, 2021•25 min•Ep. 16
Brews News ran a story last week detailing the concerning results of a pilot study by Queensland Health. The study saw an analysis of the abv of 25 craft beers and compared the results to the ABV declared on the label. Eighty per cent of the samples fell outside the allowable variation. We understand anecdotally that these results have been replicated more widely in informal testing by other bodies. Following that story, BIRA - Brewing Interlaboratory Reference Analytes - and is the brewing indu...
Mar 19, 2021•43 min•Ep. 15
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 th...
Feb 17, 2021•29 min•Ep. 14
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...
Feb 09, 2021•17 min•Ep. 13
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 confere...
Feb 03, 2021•35 min•Ep. 12
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.
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 11
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.
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 10
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.
Nov 12, 2020•31 min•Ep. 9
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 ...
Nov 08, 2020•34 min•Ep. 8
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.
Sep 15, 2020•10 min•Ep. 7
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 internati...
Aug 04, 2020•37 min•Ep. 6
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.
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 5
