Better Beer Through Better Barley - Western Barley Growers ...

Wednesday, February 16
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration packages & check-in
6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Presidents' Welcome Reception
Brian Otto, President ~ WBGA
Rob McCaig, President ~ MBAA
8:00 p.m. Thank you to Researcher Brian Rossnagel - Rob McCaig & Brian Otto
Thursday, February 17
8:00 a.m. Stampede Breakfast Buffet
Registration
8:45 a.m. Opening of Convention - Doug Robertson
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Greg Kostal, President - Kostal Ag Consulting
"Barley Marketing Outlook for 2011"
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Dr. Alexander Speers, Brewing Science Professor - University of Dalhousie
"Fermentability: The Assay and the Malt"
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Coffee & Refreshments
Joint Convention of the
Western Barley Growers Association
and
Master Brewers Association of the Americas
(Western Division)
February 16, 17 & 18, 2011
Deerfoot Inn & Casino
1000, 11500 - 35th Street S.E. -- Calgary, Alberta
Agenda
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Floyd Howard, Malt Barley and Oat Merchant - Cargill Limited
"Grain Handling - Field to Malting:
How is it handled and how does this effect brewing quality"
11:15 - Noon Ian White, President & CEO - Canadian Wheat Board
"Canadian Wheat Board Operations and Programs"
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Red Mile Luncheon
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Dirk Bendiak, Quality Service Manager - Molson Coors
"Premature Yeast Flocculation (PYF) condition in malt barley"
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Joe Hertrich (Retired) - Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
"Observations on the Impact of Malting Equipment and Practice on Premature
Yeast Flocculation"
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Coffee & Refreshments
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Gil Sanchez, Director of Research & Development - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
"Quest for the Next Flavourful Barley Breed - Breeding and Malting "Craft" Barley"
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Paul Schwarz, Professor, Malting Barley Quality - North Dakota State University
"2-row barley vs 6-row barley - Is there really a difference anymore in the
Brewers Eyes"