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  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
    Focus Session - A Campfire Session: Ask Me Anything About Brewery Engineering
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Organizer: Garrison Fratoni (he/him/his) – Russian River Brewing Company
    Speaker: Andy Hooper (he/him/his) – Barnum Mechanical Inc
    Speaker: Jeff Muston – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
    Speaker: Eric Ritchson, MS Chemical Engineering (he/him/his) – Pizza Port Brewing Co
    Moderator: Garrison Fratoni (he/him/his) – Russian River Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
    Focus Session - Brewing Strong Partnerships: Managing External Contract Relationships
    Location: Springs Ballroom A-C
    Organizer: Stacey M. Williams, BS Chemistry – New Belgium Brewery
    Speaker: Kelly Tretter – New Belgium Brewery
    Speaker: Riley Seitz (she/her/hers) – BevSource
    Moderator: Stacey M. Williams, BS Chemistry – New Belgium Brewery
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
    Master Brewers Technical Session - Fermentation
    Location: Springs Ballroom D-E
    Moderator: Kara Taylor
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
    Master Brewers Technical Session - Raw Materials
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Moderator: Tim Lozen – Bell's Brewery Inc
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
    Approaches to Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Malting Process.
    -Brewing Performance of ‘Dual-S Barley’ Malt with 2 Days Germination Period-
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Presenting Author: Makoto Kihara, PhD – SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
    Co-Author: Yoshiro Tokizono – SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
    Co-Author: Junya Maruebi – SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
    Co-Author: Chizuru Sato – SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
    Co-Author: Masahito Nanamori – SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
    Co-Author: Koichiro Koie – SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
    Co-Author: Takehiro Hoki – SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
    Utilizing Chemistry, Microbiology, and Sensory data to Better Control Quality Outcomes and Predictability in a High-gravity Brewing Environment
    Location: Springs Ballroom D-E
    Presenting Author: Justin Alexander – New Belgium Brewing Company
    Presenting Author: Andrea Ley – New Belgium Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    1:55pm - 2:20pm PDT
    Hop Terroir and Harvest Timing: How do Michigan Hops Compare to the Pacific Northwest
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Presenting Author: Alex J. Raeon (he/him/his) – New Belgium Brewing
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    1:55pm - 2:20pm PDT
    Wort Oxygenation and Aeration - Simple...Right?
    Location: Springs Ballroom D-E
    Presenting Author: Travis Audet, MBrew (he/him/his) – Slant Six Consulting
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    2:20pm - 2:45pm PDT
    New Sugar Components of Hop Creep: Plant Secondary Metabolites and Starch
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Presenting Author: Jessica Young – UC Davis
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    2:20pm - 2:45pm PDT
    Sustainable Stabilization: Get More From Less
    Location: Springs Ballroom D-E
    Presenting Author: Samuel Thompson (he/him/his) – Lagunitas Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
    Focus Session - An Open Panel Exploration of the History, Evolution and Brewing of Lager Beer
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Organizer: Molly Browning – Lallemand Brewing
    Speaker: Gregory Casey
    Speaker: Ashleigh Carter – Bierstadt Lagerhaus
    Speaker: Jack Hendler – Jack's Abby Brewing
    Moderator: Molly Browning – Lallemand Brewing
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
    Focus Session - Yield Improvement: Practical and Advanced Techniques to Do More with Less
    Location: Springs Ballroom D-E
    Organizer: Jeff Muston – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
    Speaker: Alex Dwoinen – New Belgium Brewing
    Speaker: Mark Fischer – Firestone Walker Brewing Company
    Speaker: Thomas Moore – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
    Speaker: Nick Okada – Rhinegeist Brewery
    Moderator: Jeff Muston – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    4:30pm - 5:15pm PDT
    P-01 - Are You a FAN of Flavor Stability? the Amount of Free Amino Nitrogen in Your Finished Beer May Surprise You
    Location: Sinatra Ballroom Foyer
    Co-Author: Jeremy D. Cross – Hendler Family Brewing Co
    Presenting Author: Damase Olsson – Hendler Family Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    4:30pm - 5:15pm PDT
    P-13 - THC Beverages: Is Your Potency Staying Put?
    Location: Sinatra Ballroom Foyer
    Presenting Author: Tess Peacock, MS Biology – Surly Brewing Co
    Co-Author: Sarah Kapsner – Surly Brewing Co
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    4:30pm - 5:15pm PDT
    P-39 - Evaluation of Potential for Kettle Souring and the Formation of ‘mousey’ off Flavor
    Location: Sinatra Ballroom Foyer
    Presenting Author: Glen Fox, PhD DSc FCIBD (he/him/his) – UC Davis
    Co-Author: Molly Browning – Lallemand Brewing
    Co-Author: Avi Shayevitz – Lallemand Inc.
    Co-Author: Tobias Fischborn, PhD – Lallemand Brewing
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    4:30pm - 5:15pm PDT
    P-41 - Mash Impact on Malt Microflora Survival in Unboiled Wort
    Location: Sinatra Ballroom Foyer
    Presenting Author: Ben Stanwood – Rahr Corporation
    Co-Author: Curtis Payne, Phd – Rahr Technical Center
    Co-Author: Trevor Cowley, PhD – Rahr Technical Center
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    4:30pm - 5:15pm PDT
    P-43 - A Novel, Large Diameter, Pleated Polypropylene Filter for the Replacement of Diatomaceous Earth in Use at Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries
    Location: Sinatra Ballroom Foyer
    Presenting Author: Alex Blake – Solventum (3M)
    Master Brewers Program
  • Wednesday, Aug 13th
    4:30pm - 5:15pm PDT
    P-45 - Real-time, Noninvasive Fermentation Monitoring and Fingerprinting
    Location: Sinatra Ballroom Foyer
    Presenting Author: Murthy Tata, PhD – QuantiPerm
    Co-Author: Gabriel Wilson – SanTan Brewing
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    8:30am - 9:00am PDT
    Master Brewers Member Meet-Up
    Location: Springs Ballroom F
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
    Focus Session - Mash Filtration: An Overview and Practical Application in a Contemporary Brewing Environment.
    Location: Springs Ballroom D-E
    Organizer: Campbell Morrissy, PhD – Pfriem Family Brewers
    Speaker: Jason Krasowski (he/him/his) – Goose Island Beer Co.
    Speaker: Jason Platek – Meura/Boccard Life Sciences
    Moderator: Campbell Morrissy, PhD – Pfriem Family Brewers
    Speaker: Clinton Wertzbaugher – Full Sail Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
    Focus Session - Not Your Father's NA Beer; Recipe Design and Process Parameters for Flavorful Outcomes in Non-Alcoholic Beer Production
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Organizer: Alejandro Cortés González (he/him/his) – John I. Haas Inc
    Speaker: Ryan Brei – Deschutes Brewery
    Moderator: Alejandro Cortés González (he/him/his) – John I. Haas Inc
    Speaker: Eryn Bottens (he/him/his) – The Boston Beer Company
    Speaker: Kane Wille – New Realm Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    1:15pm - 2:30pm PDT
    Master Brewers Technical Session - NABLAB & Alternative Beverages
    Location: Springs Ballroom A-C
    Moderator: Jessica Young – UC Davis
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    1:15pm - 2:30pm PDT
    Master Brewers Technical Session - Quality/Sensory
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Moderator: Kara Taylor
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    1:15pm - 1:40pm PDT
    In Search of a More Sessionable Lager: A Study in Volume Testing
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Presenting Author: Madi M. Stults (she/her/hers) – Saint Arnold Brewing Co
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    1:15pm - 1:40pm PDT
    Shredder: Instant, Zero-Energy Pasteurization
    Location: Springs Ballroom A-C
    Presenting Author: Jesse Kremenak, PhD (he/him/his) – Kremenak NanoTech, Inc.
    Author: Matthew Burkhardt
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    1:40pm - 2:05pm PDT
    Functional Proteins That Offer Enhanced Functionality and Qualities of Malt Beverages, Whether into Alcoholic or Non-, Likely That Could Benefit from Longer Lasting Foam, and Optimal 'Lacing'
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Presenting Author: Neeraj Sharma, Master of Science, Food Science – Kerry
    Co-Author: Krist Poppi – Kerry Inc.
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    1:40pm - 2:05pm PDT
    Investigating Antimicrobial Factors for the Stabilization of Beyond Beer Products
    Location: Springs Ballroom A-C
    Presenting Author: Andrew Maust – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Scott Lafontaine, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Co-Author: Jennifer Acuff – University of Arkansas
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    2:05pm - 2:30pm PDT
    Approaching non alcoholic beer recipe design
    Location: Springs Ballroom A-C
    Presenting Author: Anthony P. Bledsoe – Berkeley Yeast
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    2:05pm - 2:30pm PDT
    Identification and Characterization of a Novel Target for Diastatic Activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Co-Author: Jermaine Lindsey – bioMérieux
    Co-Author: Adam Joelsson – bioMérieux
    Presenting Author: Darryll Barkhouse – BioMerieux
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
    Focus Session - Canning, More Trouble Than It Seams
    Location: Springs Ballroom A-C
    Organizer: Justin Kingsford – Hop Valley Brewing Company
    Organizer: Tim Lozen – Bell's Brewery Inc
    Speaker: Eric J. Samp, PhD, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, FIBD, – New Belgium Brewing Company
    Speaker: Grant Smith – Pneumatic Scale Angelus
    Moderator: Justin Kingsford – Hop Valley Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
    Focus Session - Tying It All Together: Linking the Science of Thiols to Sensory and Practical Brewing
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Organizer: Laura Burns, PhD – Omega Yeast
    Organizer: Cade Jobe (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
    Speaker: Laura Burns, PhD – Omega Yeast
    Speaker: Cade Jobe (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
    Speaker: Cecile Chenot, PhD – Oregon State University
    Speaker: Mitch Steele – New Realm Brewing
    Moderator: Laura Burns, PhD – Omega Yeast
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    4:30pm - 5:15pm PDT
    P-32 - The Times They Are a Changing and What to Do About It
    Location: Sinatra Ballroom Foyer
    Presenting Author: Alastair T. Pringle, PhD – Pringle-Scott LLC
    Master Brewers Program
  • Thursday, Aug 14th
    5:45pm - 6:45pm PDT
    Master Brewers Volunteer Fair
    Location: Sinatra Ballroom
    Master Brewers Program
  • Friday, Aug 15th
    10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
    Focus Session - Alternative Grains and Cropping Systems: Potential for the Malting and Brewing Industries
    Location: Springs Ballroom F
    Organizer: Campbell Morrissy, PhD – Pfriem Family Brewers
    Speaker: Scott Lafontaine, PhD – University of Arkansas
    Speaker: Zach Gaines, MA – Proximity Malt
    Speaker: Trevor Cowley, PhD – Rahr Technical Center
    Moderator: Campbell Morrissy, PhD – Pfriem Family Brewers
    Master Brewers Program
  • Friday, Aug 15th
    10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
    Focus Session - Developing a Data-Driven Approach for Conserving Energy and Fluids at Your Brewery
    Location: Springs Ballroom D-E
    Organizer: Christopher Clarke – First Key Consulting
    Speaker: Kayla Johnson, BSc (Chem Eng) – First Key Consulting
    Speaker: Scott Ungermann, MS – First Key Consulting
    Speaker: Aiden Estabrooks, BASc (Mech Eng) – First Key
    Speaker: Josef Grundy, MSc (he/him/his) – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
    Moderator: Scott Ungermann, MS – First Key Consulting
    Master Brewers Program
  • Friday, Aug 15th
    1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
    Master Brewers Technical Session - Packaging
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Moderator: Tim Lozen – Bell's Brewery Inc
    Master Brewers Program
  • Friday, Aug 15th
    1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
    Potential Paradigm Shift in a Tunnel Pasteurizer Water Treatment Program to Prevent Biofilm and Organic Deposition in Modern Brewery Pasteurizers
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Co-Author: Daniel J. Griswold, CWT – ChemTreat
    Co-Author: Benjamin Niemaseck, R&D Group – ChemTreat
    Presenting Author: Jack L. Bland – United Water Consultants
    Master Brewers Program
  • Friday, Aug 15th
    1:55pm - 2:20pm PDT
    Development of Next-Generation Packaging: The Tray Paper Pack
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Presenting Author: Tomohiko Yokoishi, MA – Sapporo Breweries Ltd
    Master Brewers Program
  • Friday, Aug 15th
    2:20pm - 2:45pm PDT
    Jeepers, Creepers, we got Weepers! So Now What?
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Presenting Author: Eric J. Samp, PhD, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, FIBD, – New Belgium Brewing Company
    Co-Author: Joe J. Moorcroft – New Belgium Brewing Company
    Co-Author: Nathan J. Landry – New Belgium Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program
  • Friday, Aug 15th
    3:15pm - 4:30pm PDT
    Focus Session - Ask The Brewmasters; Navigating The Challenges Of Modern Brewery Operations
    Location: Springs Ballroom G-L
    Organizer: Andy Tveekrem – Market Garden Brewery
    Speaker: Mitch Steele – New Realm Brewing
    Speaker: Ashton Lewis – RahrBSG
    Speaker: Travis Audet, MBrew (he/him/his) – Slant Six Consulting
    Speaker: Joey Thate – Beverage Consultant
    Moderator: Andy Tveekrem – Market Garden Brewery
    Master Brewers Program
  • Friday, Aug 15th
    3:15pm - 4:30pm PDT
    Focus Session - What You Don’t See Can Hurt Them: Protecting Your Customers, Business Partners, and Brands Through Food Safety
    Location: Springs Ballroom A-C
    Organizer: Jessica Cruzan (she/her/hers) – Deschutes Brewery
    Organizer: Cade Jobe (he/him/his) – Oregon State University
    Moderator: Jessica Cruzan (she/her/hers) – Deschutes Brewery
    Speaker: Alicia Hicks (she/her/hers) – Deschutes Brewery
    Speaker: Wade Begrow, MS (he/him/his) – Founders Brewing Company
    Master Brewers Program