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Four quadrants showing cans, hops, barley, and water.

Supply Chain Updates

September 16, 2024

This harvest estimate update includes info on the barley and hop harvests, CO2 shortages, transportation, and cardboard and aluminum prices.Read More

Written By Supply Chain Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Supply Chain Subcommittee is concerned with the ingredients and materials that are used to brew and package craft beers. By monitoring hop and barley harvest, interacting with growers and examining packaging supplies, and monitoring glass and can markets, the Supply Chain Subcommittee works to ensure a stable marketplace and provide educational resources to the brewing community on best practices for sourcing and selecting ingredients and packaging materials to suit their beers.

How To Tune Up Your CO2 System for Max Efficiency

May 8, 2025

Optimize CO2 usage by performing system maintenance and conducting audits to keep business running smoothly and reduce costs.Read More

Written By Maintenance and Engineering Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The mission of the Maintenance and Engineering Subcommittee is to develop and enhance the craft brewing community's preparedness related to equipment and other technical aspects of building and maintaining a brewery.

Brewhouse Efficiency Calculator: Don’t Leave Money in the Mash Tun

By tracking brewhouse efficiency with this simple calculator, brewers can ensure you're not leaving any money in your mash tuns.Read More

Written By Technical Team , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Brewers Association Technical Brewing Projects Team has over 50 years of craft beer industry experience and works alongside the Technical Committee to promote access to raw materials; support research and advances in sustainability, education, technology, and raw materials; foster a commitment to holistic safety, quality, and operational excellence; support the well-being and a sense of belonging of the people of the craft brewing community; and promote sustainable operational practices that enhance environmental stewardship. The team comprises Chuck Skypeck, Technical Brewing Projects Director; Katie Fromuth, Technical Brewing Projects Manager; and Adriana Terrón, Technical Brewing Projects Administrative Specialist.

How To Manage Off Flavors in Beer: Metallic

Metallic off-flavors in beer arise from metal ions that can come from several sources, including brewery equipment and some raw materials.Read More

Written By Quality Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Quality Subcommittee envisions a membership that consistently produces beer of high quality. Quality for this purpose has been defined as: a beer that is responsibly produced using wholesome ingredients, consistent brewing techniques and good manufacturing practices, which exhibits flavor characteristics that are consistently aligned with both the brewer’s and the beer drinker’s expectations.

Dry Hopping Hazards and Control Strategies

March 20, 2025

To meet customers' insatiable thirst for hoppy beers, most breweries are dry hopping, which increases the risk of costly beer loss from eruptive hop volcanoes and even costlier worker injury. Check that you're dry hopping like a pro. Remember, DRYHOP.Read More

Written By Safety Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

The Safety Subcommittee increases safety awareness of Brewers Association members with the goals of minimizing risk and preventing harm to people, products, and facilities.

Malt Receiving, Storage, and Response Best Practices

Brewer's malt requires specific practices for receiving shipments, storing supplies, and responding to contamination incidents.Read More

Written By Supply Chain Subcommittee , Brewers Association

Brewers Association

glass of hops and glass of malted barley

Raw Material Survey 2024 Results

February 25, 2025

See the results of the 2024 Raw Material Survey. This survey dives deep in the weeds of what craft brewers are using for fermentables and hops, as well as what they expect to use in the year ahead.Read More

Written By Matt Gacioch , Staff Economist

Staff Economist

Matt Gacioch (he/him), staff economist for the Brewers Association, helps members make sense of the data that enable their businesses to thrive. He brings experience from market analytics, brewery operations, and consulting, along with an MBA, MS, and BS from the University of Michigan. Follow him on Instagram @craft_econ

Brewing & Climate Change, Part 1

Horst Dornbusch and Walter König

Changes in long-established weather patterns around the globe are occurring faster than the vast majority of crops—including hops and barley—can adapt.

Climate-Smart Barley

Zach Gaines

Barley can represent up to 30% of the carbon footprint of a pint of craft beer, and regenerative agriculture practices are providing quantifiable sustainability results.

Raw Materials

November/December 2024

For the November/December 2024 The New Brewer, we present our annual Raw Materials issue. In this issue, we examine the 2024 world hop and barley crops and their effect on the craft brewing industry. Other features focus on new hop varieties; cidermaking 101; and breweries that are using traditional pouring techniques to highlight their offerings. Read More

The New Brewer Nov Dec 2024 Harvest Reports

2024 World Barley and Hop Harvests

Maggie Elliot, Hannes Schneeberger, Chris Swersey, various reports, Bart Watson, Horst Dornbusch, and Walter König

A comprehensive look at the 2024 hops and barley harvests. Hop acreage declined significantly in the U.S., while climate change is affecting crops around the world.

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