Packaged as a tropical blonde ale that has a smooth, toasted honey-like aftertaste, it is hard to imagine that NEWBrew has its origins in sewage water. Brewerkz and PUB share their stories. NEWBrew, A Brewerkz + PUB Collaboration NEWBrew debuted in Singapore in 2018 and hit the right notes…
Read Up Before You Drink Up! Is Your Beer Laced With Glyphosate?
In a 2019 study, a US advocacy group found trace amounts of the weed killer glyphosate in 14 out of 15 popular beers that were tested.1 The study found that Tsingtao beer contained 49 parts per billion (ppb) of the chemical; Corona, Miller Lite and Budweiser had between 25 and…
The Highlights Of The Beer Industry
Olivier Goffin, Vice President Global Category Beer, Wine and Spirits at Sidel, shares insights about what drives the beer market and how equipment providers like Sidel are working to mirror market trends. The Status Quo: Beer Industry Before & After COVID-19 With 70 percent of global sales, beer leads the…
Cloud-Based App For Micro-Breweries
Australian craft brewers are passionate about brewing, not operational technology. Still, there was a way for Siemens to win them over with MindSphere: a cloud-based, open IoT operating system. When yeast consumes sugar to produce alcohol, that’s when flavour is developed and beer becomes beer. Australian craft brewers are passionate about…
Euromonitor: What Are The Latest Beer Trends In Southeast Asia?
The Asia Pacific region excluding Australasia saw 69 billion litres of beer sold globally in 2018—by far the largest region for beer in the world. However, Asia Pacific saw a net decline in beer volume sales from 2013 to 2018, hurt by shrinking sales in the two largest markets of…
Beer Playground
The Danish brewing company, Royal Unibrew, continues to resolutely pursue its strategy focussing on regional brands and specialty beers. For this purpose, it has now installed a complete microbrewery from Krones, plus a Kosme bottling line, in its Albani facility. And the new MicroCube, with a brew size of 25…
Better Tasting Beer Thanks To Microscopy
Scientists at the Institute for Brewing and Beverage Technology at the Technical University of Munich are working on how to perfect the enjoyment of beer. By utilising ZEISS microscopes and the latest brewing technology, they are bringing innovative research to a discipline with a long-standing tradition. Christoph Neugrodda picks…
Case Study: Zwettler Beer Fit For The Future
Zwettler’s new energy-saving installations help enable the brewery to operate in an even more environmentally sound way. By Andreas Biniasch, technical writer, ifm electronic. Zwettler’s private brewery has invested approximately €15 million (US $18.5 million) to expand and modernise their facility in the town of the same name in Lower…
Yeast Solutions For Challenges In A New Age
Along with rapidly evolving consumer trends in Asia Pacific, APFI speaks to Joergen Lundgaard, managing director at Lesaffre Asia Pacific, about the improving yeast and baking solutions. Could you give us a brief overview of yeast applications? Yeast is most commonly known for its leavening properties and usage in…
Capitalising On Malt For Beer Brewing
Malt is essential in beer brewing, but the flavour it provides is often forgotten as manufacturers use the hops or yeast to tailor flavour instead. How can they capitalise on malt better? By Dr Nigel Davies, manufacturing and sustainability director, Muntons, and Jonathan Lau, sales & marketing director, Muntons Ingredients…