NB Brewing Experts Hosting “Regional Malts for A Regional Beer” Workshop
Jenn O'Donnell le 10 février 2015
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With the globalisation of markets a trend is emerging in the food industry: local prodution. Is it possible in our brewing industry? From harvest to beer, discover the impact of local grain on your beer and the means available to develop this growing market. “Regional Malts for a Regional Beer” malting workshop will feature guest speakers from the region’s brewing industry including Jean-Michel Degraux, brewing engineer at Malt Broue Inc. Click here for registration and more info. “Regional Malts for a Regional Beer” is organised by the Biorefinery Technology Scale-Up Centre at CCNB. The BTSC is a world-class research team that is transforming New Brunswick’s brewing sector with state-of-the-art equipment and techniques. Last year we sat down with Mike Doucette, a research chemist and passionate brewing science expert. Read about brewing science and the regional impact of the Biorefinery Technology Scale-Up Centre below.
Beer brewing is both an art and a science. Mike Doucette and the team at the Biorefinery Technology Scale-Up Centre (BTSC) understand that you must embrace both sides of the process to achieve the quality, subtlety, and consistency that our favourite alcoholic beverage deserves. The BTSC has brewery and distillery lab testing services that address a real need in the microbrew industry – not only in New Brunswick but across Canada. The team can conduct hop oil analysis, grain analysis, bitterness tests, and other work to help raw material growers and brewers fine tune their processes. They have spent the last few years working with individuals and companies regionally and nationally, and are seeking new interesting projects. Alcohol brewing dates back to the 6th millennium B.C. and has been a staple in many cultures since then. The brewing industry is now big business comprised of several multinationals and many thousand microbreweries that embrace regional flavours and techniques. New Brunswick is home to a number of microbreweries like Picaroons Traditional Ales and Pump House Brewery, and Mike and the BTSC are prepared to collaborate to help build a thriving brewing industry in the province.

