Barley crop is significantly down. In the US, across Idaho, barley production is forecasted to be down 31% in 2021 as compared to 2020, according to the USDA1. The USDA is predicting barley production will be down 54% in Montana and 37% in North Dakota
In a world where everybody is trying to find ways to save energy and reduce their carbon emissions, understanding where and how you can make a difference is critical. As you know, making beer requires using lots of energy and water, producing a significant amount of
Addressing the climate crisis through responsible business practises is more urgent than ever. The beer sector can respond by embedding sustainability into their brand communications and marketing to engage consumers on sustainability and get them excited about doing the right thing for people and the
Around 500 years ago, the Duke of Bavaria introduced a strict law to control what goes into making beer. This law was called “Reinheitsgebot” and it literally translates to the purity law. Here is everything you need to know about Reinheitsgebot. Germany is a country that
For over 60 years, the University of California Davis has combined the academic expertise with the practical training in its "career curriculum" to help working professionals refresh and expand their horizons. Now that e-learning is all the rage, the university has organically customised its well-known
Creativity is at the heart of brewing at IFF. Their range of enzymatic solutions are helping brewers transform their business operations. Using enzymes will allow brewers to use locally sourced raw materials, enable the efficient production of low carbohydrate beers, and reduce the need for
HSIL Limited, India’s leading Packaging Company, delivered a resilient performance in the first quarter and reported a total income of ₹420 crores compared to ₹255 crores in the same quarter last year, registering a growth of 64% on a Y-o-Y basis. The company delivered an
If you’re one of those brewers who lives by the saying “Once you go craft, you never go back”, it’s likely that you’ve experimented with, or at least contemplated small-batch brewing. These experimental concoctions serve as pilot batches, that can be continuously adjusted till a
The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) exist to give nations and businesses a sure-fire way of prioritising their efforts when it comes to solving the world’s most pressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges. The SDGs - also known as the Global Goals -
Oftentimes, water is the most overlooked ingredient in beer brewing. Since more than 95% of beer’s composition is water, it deserves the same attention as any other ingredients such as malt, hops and yeast. Natural water, typically, consists of high concentrated dissolved oxygen (up to 10-12