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Hop Storage Index
The Hop Storage Index (HSI) is used to describe the freshness of raw hops and hop pellets. The analysis is done by spectrophotometric methods as described in the Analytica-EBC 7.13 and ASBC Hops-12.  

International Report


China
Better late than never
Given that AB-InBev’s Budweiser is already dominating the profitable premium beer segment, SABMiller...  geschlossen 

Czech Republic
Strange brew in Budweis(er)
Stranger things have happened. Many still wonder why AB-InBev has purchased Budejovicky mestansky pi...  geschlossen 

Japan
That sinking feeling
Total shipments of beer and beer-like drinks in Japan dropped 3.7 percent in 2011 from a year earlie...  geschlossen 

Australia
Has beer become a luxury item?
In the final quarter of 2011 Australian beer consumption is believed to have dropped 6 percent. In v...  geschlossen 

United Kingdom
SABMiller reports rise in beer sales
On 19 January 2012, SABMiller reported a 3 percent rise in beer volumes in the last three months of ...  geschlossen 

Germany
2011 beer volumes up – but at what price?
How much madder can it get? According to estimates, German brewers have raised beer sales by perhaps...  geschlossen 

USA
Never trust the Marlboro men
After two years of having gotten written up as a takeover target, every fund manager and his dog see...  geschlossen 

Australia
You mustn’t brew my beer
In duopoly markets, foreign brewers often find themselves in a spot of bother: who shall brew their ...  geschlossen 

Australia
Coopers Brewery celebrates 150th anniversary
This is no small achievement for Australia’s third largest and still family-owned brewery: Coopers B...  geschlossen 

Germany
Watchdogs to sniff out alleged beer cartels
Cologne and Belgium: the competition watchdogs have been working overtime. In the German city of Col...  geschlossen 

USA
Coors Light to become number two beer brand in the U.S.
In Golden, Colorado, they will have celebrated this news with a cold one. In 2011 Coors Light surpas...  geschlossen 

UK
SABMiller and Castel snuggle up to each other
About time too. On 9 January 2011, SABMiller announced that, after years of competing against each o...  geschlossen 

UK
Ombudsman steps in to solve S&N pension dispute
The UK Pensions Ombudsman is to investigate allegations by tens of thousands of pensioners of former...  geschlossen 

Ireland
Last orders for many Irish pubs
Almost 1000 pubs have closed in Ireland since 2006 and Irish publicans are warning that a further 50...  geschlossen 

India
Indian beer industry – The year ahead
It is that time of year again, when we analysts and journalists engage in introspecting the gone-by ...  geschlossen 

BrewingScience (Abstracts)


Partial Substitution of Barley Malt by Wheat Bran in the Grist Results in Lager Beer with Better Taste Profile and Higher Content in Arabinoxylan-Oligosaccharides (AXOS)
The use of wheat bran as a new adjunct in brewing at 25 % of total grist in combination with the use...  

Temperature-dependent Oxygen Permeation through PET/MXD6-Barrier Blend Bottles with and without Oxygen Absorber
The oxygen permeability of PET bottles has a significant influence on the shelf-life of beverages th...  

Styrene Concentrations during Wheat Beer Production
The screening of styrene concentrations during different stages of wheat beer production shows that ...  

Functional Analyses of Lupulin Gland-Specific Regulatory Factors from WD40, bHLH and Myb Families of Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) show Formation of Crucial Complexes Activating chs_H1 Genes
Complex lupulin gland-specific cDNA library from Osvald’s clone 72 hop was constructed to dissect re...  

The Power of Stable Isotope Dilution Assays in Brewing
The quantification of trace substances in raw materials, mash, wort and beer is becoming more freque...  

Detailed Multivariate Modeling of Beer Staling in Commercial Pale Lagers
It is generally recognized that flavour quality and flavour(in)stability cannot be grasped by one pa...  

Tech News


Europe
Low supply of brewing barley in Europe in 2011
Even long after the end of the harvest in Europe, there still is uncertainty about the availability ...  

Sidel SpA, Parma/IT
Robust linear blow-molding machine
With its latest SBO Compact2, Sidel consolidated a reliable and robust linear blow-molding machine t...  

ttz Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven/DE
Biotechnology for sustainable water supply in Africa
ttz Bremerhaven is a provider of research services and performs application-based research and devel...  

Gizeh Verpackungen GmbH, Bergneustadt/DE
Multicoloured PET bottles suitable for conventional machines
The plastic packaging specialist GIZEH has succeeded in manufacturing multicolour PET bottles on con...  

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH, Glinde/DE
Heat exchanger combining the strengths of plate and tubular technology
With FusionLine Alfa Laval has developed a heat exchanger combining the strengths of plate and tubul...  

Conferences & Events


Siebel Institute, Chicago/USA
Siebel introduces a beer sommelier course
In 2012, the Siebel Institute of Technology and their World Brewing Academy partner Doemens Academy ...  

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