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Master Brewers Program

Focus Session - Developing a Data-Driven Approach for Conserving Energy and Fluids at Your Brewery

Friday, August 15, 2025
10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
Location: Springs Ballroom D-E
Description: This presentation will demonstrate how to effectively utilize available data to model current energy and fluids (E&F) operations within a brewery and identify opportunities for improvement. We will explore the power of process mapping in pin-pointing critical system interactions and focus areas for data collection, drawing from various case studies. By adopting a data-driven approach, breweries can evaluate the impact of different parameters and processes, ensuring that key performance indicators and improvement initiatives yield intended results. This methodology optimizes operations, aligns with the industry's push towards sustainability, and offers cost savings by streamlining processes and reducing inefficiencies.

Relevance:

Brewing Summit 2025 Theme: As the brewing industry faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities, our approach focuses on leveraging data to drive efficiency and sustainability. Through case studies and practical examples, we demonstrate how data can be harnessed to enhance performance, reduce waste, and achieve long-term sustainability. Our approach embodies the spirit of "Evolving in a New Environment" by empowering breweries to thrive amidst change and uncertainty, ultimately contributing to a more resilient and forward-thinking industry.

Learning Objectives:

  • How to develop a process map that identifies critical system interactions and major E&F users while aiding in the visualization of process/utility flows.
  • How to leverage and effectively analyze available data to create models, benchmark key performance indicators, and draw conclusions to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • How to use data and modeling to develop, prioritize, and implement projects with maximum impact on energy and fluid savings.