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📸 Brewery in Focus: La Cumbre Brewing Co. Independent agents, here’s a valuable opportunity to learn from La Cumbre Brewing Co., one of New Mexico’s premier breweries. By getting a snapshot into their commitment to quality, community and some of the risks their business faces, you can better serve craft breweries in your portfolio. "Quality is measured in many ways, but to put it as easily as I can, a beer’s quality should be judged by how close the brewer came to their intended target." - Jeffrey Erway, President. Read more about their journey and insights that can help you advise your clients better. #CraftBeer #BrewingIndustry #InsuranceAgents #RiskManagement #QualityBrewing #LaCumbreBrewing 👉 https://lnkd.in/e3Wi2yst

Do you want to learn how more frequent measurements can give you the knowledge you need to optimize your brewing process? Test a wide range of parameters in wort, fermenting beer, finished beer, and hard seltzer on FOSS’ brewing solutions. No sample prep and a calibration-free experience enable a profitable and turnkey QA/QC experience. Whether your brewery is focused on growth, has achieved the desired level of growth, or is wanting to stabilize its production schedule, bringing analytics into your workflow is a guaranteed way to better manage your production schedule and make your brewery more profitable. The more you know about the wort you produce and what is happening in tank, the better you can make decisions and the more quickly you can turn your tanks around. https://lnkd.in/eWuuFqhx

Do you want to learn how more frequent measurements can give you the knowledge you need to optimize your brewing process? Test a wide range of parameters in wort, fermenting beer, finished beer, and hard seltzer on FOSS’ brewing solutions. No sample prep and a calibration-free experience enable a profitable and turnkey QA/QC experience. Whether your brewery is focused on growth, has achieved the desired level of growth, or is wanting to stabilize its production schedule, bringing analytics into your workflow is a guaranteed way to better manage your production schedule and make your brewery more profitable. The more you know about the wort you produce and what is happening in tank, the better you can make decisions and the more quickly you can turn your tanks around. https://lnkd.in/eWuuFqhx

"The Myths & the Methods of Low-and-No-Alcohol Beer Brewing" Inside Issue-6, this article by Stuart Howe, Technical Development Manager for the Institute of Brewing & Distilling is not to be missed! Get yours now:

We're proud to share Anthony's article in this month's issue of The Roanoker Magazine! This deeply researched article focuses on the offering of local businesses Brady's Distillery, Twisted Track Brewpub, Olde Salem Brewing Company, and Big Lick Brewing Company! 🍻 Check it Out in the link in the comments below!

Craft Beer Brewing: Sip Your Way to a Side Gig Are you a beer enthusiast who has always dreamt of turning your passion into a profitable venture? Craft beer brewing might just be the side gig for you. With the growing popularity of craft beers, there has never been a better time to explore the world of home brewing and potentially turn it into a small business. Learn about the benefits of craft beer brewing as a side gig, how to get started, and tips for building your brand. Discover legal considerations and start your exciting and rewarding journey into the world of craft beer brewing. Have Annie read you this article https://lnkd.in/ehP9T8zh

Once beer leaves the brewery, it’s in a distributor’s or retailer’s hands. However, that doesn’t mean breweries can’t monitor how it’s being stored, handled, and poured. Self-distributing breweries have more visibility and control over this, of course, but even those with wholesaler contracts should make it a priority to evaluate their beer’s quality in the market and flag any issues. For the Brewing Industry Guide, I dug into the complicated but critical issue of field quality: what small breweries can do, and why it matters. Big thanks to Jessie Polin, Julie Smith, Sean Lawson, Neil Witte, and Stoup Brewing's Jason Bass for speaking with me:

To me, a layman, the brewing process is a mysterious one. I could spend hours on Google and come away with very little understanding because it’s not my world. A lot of the terminology goes in one ear and out the other. And I’m left thinking about beer in the middle of a weekday. However, the few conversations I’ve had with brewers have provided far more clarity. Because: - I got the information directly from the source - the guy who does all the mad science. - I was drinking the beer he was going on about. I could taste it as he described what went into it. I’m not suggesting you force your brewers into a crowd of confused beer drinkers to lecture them on carbonation. Nobody wins in that situation. So what’s the alternative? There are loads of ways. Here’s one now: Let’s say you’ve got a new beer releasing soon. (And let’s say you’ve committed to sending more emails and to treating every beer release or rerelease with the pomp and circumstance it deserves.) Get your brewer to write out in simple terms what the new beer is. What’s in it, how long it takes to ferment, how strong it is, etc. Boom, there’s your email. (Which you can then pair down until it fits the platform, like we talked about yesterday.) Brewer isn’t much of a writer? That’s fine, you do it. Pay somebody to do it. Not only does this approach demystify the brewing process, but it also provides your audience with more specific reasons to love your beer. Plus, by sharing this information, you become the brewery that educates, thus giving off a sense of added expertise. I understand how busy brewers are. I don’t want to give anybody more work. All I want is for you to pull back the curtain just a little bit. Let your audience see how much skill and heart goes into every pint. Cheers.

Have you ever wondered about hop extracts and their role in brewing? Well, you're in luck! In this installment of Minute with a Master Cicerone, Craig Thomas provides an excellent overview of various hop extracts and how they are utilized in beer production. Have you tried any commercial beers that showcase the use of hop extracts in their production?