Program Book - Master Brewers Association of the Americas

Post-congress Course: EPR Plus: Practical Applications
of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Technology in
Malting, Brewing, Packaging, and Beer Flavor Stability
Organized by American Society of Brewing Chemists
2:00 – 6:00 p.m. • HCC 313 B
David Barr, Bruker BioSpin Corp.; Bob Foster, Molson-Coors
Brewing Company; Masaaki Uchida, Suntory Ltd.; Hillery Hight,
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Experienced EPR brewing chemists will present EPR information
and practical examples of how this technology has been used in
the brewing industry to improve the flavor stability of beer. Other
applications in the wine industry will also be discussed. Each
presenter will cover certain areas of how this technique is used
with respect to chemistry and theory, sample preparation, T150
and lag time, and new metrics used to measure different classes of
antioxidants. Many examples of EPR applications by other industries
will be given, along with specific uses in malt extract, wort boiling,
blend/finishing, packaging materials, and sensory studies. The
workshop will conclude with an informal taste testing of fresh and
stale beers with their respective EPR metric information.
Post-congress Course: Sensory Flavor Training
Organized by American Society of Brewing Chemists
2:00 – 6:00 p.m. • HCC 313 C
Teri Horner, Molson-Coors Brewing Company; Suzanne Thompson,
Miller Brewing Company; Lauren Salazar, New Belgium Brewing
Company
This course is designed for sensory-panel leaders and individuals
who want to become better tasters. Tools to successfully select,
train, and monitor a beer sensory panel, as well as help beer tasters
enhance their tasting skills, will be discussed. Training methods,
including identification methods and techniques, ranking and
scaling methods, panelist performance monitoring and validation
procedures, and reference flavor standards, will be presented.
Concepts of panelist repeatability and panel reproducibility will be
reviewed. An Excel pivot chart for monitoring panelist performance
will be demonstrated, and a CD tool will be provided to participants
so they can easily monitor panelist performance once they return to
their jobs.
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