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VOLUME 56, NUMBER 2 - SPRING 1996
President's Column
Make Plans for Chicago
ASBC Committees, 1995-1996
- Board of Directors
- Technical Committee
- Check Service Managers
- Publications Committee
- Editorial Board
- Nominating Committee
- Constitution and Bylaws Committee
- Program Committee
- Finance Committee
- Society Procedures Committee
- Education and Training Committee
- Liaison Officers
- Technical Subcommittee Chairmen
- Overseas Liaison Representatives
Report of the Nominating Committee
Local Section News
62nd ASBC Annual Meeting Program
ASBC Exhibits
Active ASBC Corporate Members
Membership Changes
Calendar of Events
President's Column
In my last column, I noted that North America was in the throes of a harsher than normal winter. As I write this column, that winter continues to dominate our lives. This year has seen snow as far south as Florida and frost in Phoenix. We all look forward to the coming of spring and the sense of renewal that comes with the return of warmer weather, green grass, and the blossoming of the flowers. What better place to enjoy the coming of spring than at our annual meeting in Chicago.
In this issue, you will find that Nona Mundy and the Program Committee have assembled another tremendous scientific (and social) program for Chicago. The program should interest all of our members in that the presentations cover everything you ever wanted to know about barley to beer to brewing waste streams. Don't miss the presentation detailing ASBC's involvement and future plans with the Internet and, as a change of pace, the presentation of technological developments in the production of Canadian whiskey (those who attended the "interactive" poster on distilled spirits last year found the presentation intoxicating).
The board continues to welcome and urge members to bring to the attention of the board their suggestions and questions about any operation of the Society. A list of the current board members, their addresses, and their telephone and fax numbers appear each year in the summer issue of the Newsletter. Any board member would be happy to bring your concerns to the attention of the full board.
As this is my final column as president, I would like to say that
I have enjoyed having this opportunity to pass along some thoughts
and information to you. I hope that you have enjoyed reading the
columns as much as I did writing them! See you in Chicago May
11 to 15th! Cheers!
-Rob McCaig
President
Make Plans Now for Chicago
Chicago is a city of unsurpassed beauty, a city of natural and
man-made wonders. Stroll along Michigan Avenue and explore the
elegant shops and restaurants of every cuisine imaginable. Discover
the unrivaled gallery of outdoor sculptures, renowned museums,
and superb theater or relax and enjoy the exciting nightlife,
lakefront festivals, outdoor concerts, and ever-changing calendar
of special exhibits and events. Plan now to attend this year's
ASBC Annual Meeting in Chicago. Registration, housing, and program
information is included in this issue. Be sure to read on.
PLAY BALL!
"Let's go out to the ballgame" to see the Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros at Wrigley Field on Monday, May 13, at 7:05 p.m. ASBC Annual Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for the game at the registration desk, located in the Chicago Marriott Downtown, headquarters for this year's meeting, May 11-15. Ticket price is $8 each and tickets should be picked up by 4 p.m. on the day of the game. Transportation is not included.
ASBC Committees, 1995-1996
Board of Directors
Rob McCaig, President
Molson Technical Services Centre
33 Carlingview Road
Etobicoke, Ontario
M9W 5E4, Canada
416/798-1786
Fax 416/798-8390
Bruce R. Sebree, President-Elect
ADM Malting Division
Box 1470
Decatur, IL 62525
217/424-4067
Fax 217/424-5447
Dave Thomas, Vice-President
Coors Brewing Co.
Mail Stop BC 600
Golden, CO 80401
303/2773350
Fax 303/2776834
Peter Freeman, Treasurer
Canada Malting Company Ltd.
3316 Bonnybrook Road S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 4M9, Canada
403/571-7000
Fax 403/571-7070
Kathy Nelson, Secretary
Mueller Hop Products, Inc.
1716 Gordon Rd.
P.O. Box 1793
Yakima, WA 98907
509/453-8254
Fax 509/452-4139
James Munroe, Past President
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
One Busch Place 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-9968
Fax 314/577-1055
Rena Crumplen, Chairman Technical Committee
Ault Foods Limited
75A Bathurst Street
London, Ontario
N6B 1N8, Canada
519/640-7035
Fax 519/667-7725
David Hysert, Chairman Publications Committee
John I. Haas, Inc.
P.O. Box 1441
Yakima, WA 98907
509/575-5411
Fax 509/248-2380
Nona Mundy, Chairman Program Committee
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
One Busch Place, 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-3273
Fax 314/577-1055
Technical Committee
Rena Crumplen, Chairman
Ault Foods Limited
75A Bathurst Street
London, Ontario
N6B 1N8, Canada
519/640-7035
Fax 519/667-7725
John H. Grigsby, ex-officio
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
One Busch Place, 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/5773524
Fax 314/577-1055
Gregory Casey
The Stroh Brewery Co.
100 River Place
Detroit, MI 48207
313/446-2462
Fax 313/446-2638
Tom Hassinger
G. Heileman Brewing Co.
1106 S. 3rd St.
LaCrosse, WI 54602
608/785-4532
Fax 608/785-4299
Mike Munar
Fleischmann-Kurth Malting Co.
2100 S. 43rd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53219
414/384-7400
Fax 414/384-8718
James Murphey
John I. Haas, Inc.
Yakima, WA 98907
509/575-5411
Fax 509/248-2380
Check Service Managers
Beer Analysis Check Service
Bruce J. Morton
Bio-Technical Resources, Inc.
7th and Marshall Sts.
Manitowoc, WI 54220
414/6845518
Fax 414/6845519
Hop Analysis Check Service
Steve Kenny
IARC, Washington State University
Route 2, Box 2953-A
Prosser, WA 99350-9687
509/786-2226
Fax 509/786-4635
Malt Analysis Check Service
Barley Analysis Check Service
Paul Schwarz
North Dakota State University
Dept. of Cereal Chemistry and Technology
Fargo, ND 58102
701/237-7732
Fax 701/237-7723
Publications Committee
David Hysert, Chairman
John I. Haas, Inc.
P.O. Box 1441
Yakima, WA 98907
509/575-5411
Fax 509/248-2380
David S. Ryder, ex officio
Miller Brewing Co.
3939 W. Highland Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414/931-3062
Fax 414/931-2506
Norman T. Kendall, Editor-in-Chief ASBC Journal
Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute
206-167 Lombard Ave.
Winnepeg, Manitoba
Canada R3B 0T6
204/942-1407
Fax 204/947-5960
Jenette Y. Wheeler, Editor ASBC Newsletter
Canada Malting Co. Ltd.
3316 Bonnybrook Rd SE
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2G 4M9
403/571-7000
Fax 403/570-7077
Lydia Marinelli, Editor Methods of Analysis
3142 S. 122nd St.
West Allis, WI 53227
414/543-6092
Nona Mundy, Chairman Program Committee
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
One Busch Place, 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-3273
Fax 314/577-1055
Editorial Board
Norman T. Kendall, Editor-in-Chief
Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute
206-167 Lombard Ave.
Winnepeg, Manitoba
Canada R3B 0T6
204/942-1407
Fax 204/947-5960
Barry Axcell
The South African Breweries Ltd.
Beer Division
Research & Development Dept.
P.O. Box 782178
Sandton 2146, South Africa
2711-881-8048
Fax 2711-881-8072
Michael Barney
Miller Brewing Co.
Process Microbiology
3939 Highland Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0482
414/931-2293
Fax 414/931-2506
Kenneth A. Berg
The PQ Corporation
Research & Development Center
280 Cedar Grove Rd.
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2240
215/941-2000
Fax 215/825-1421
Michael P. Davis
American Malting Barley Ass'n.
Suite 908, 735 N. Walter St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414/272-4640
Fax 414/272-4631
Peter Freeman
Canada Malting Co. Ltd.
P.O. Box 728, Stn. M.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2P 2J3
403/265-4971
Fax 403/264-0255
W. M. (Mike) Ingledew
University of Saskatchewan
Applied Microbiology and Food Science
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada S7N 0W0
306/966-5028
Fax 306/966-8898
Anthony J. Irwin
Borden Research Center
#1 Gail Borden Dr.
Syracuse, NY 13204
Ian McMurrough
Guinness Brewing Worldwide Research Center
St. James Gate
Dublin 8, Ireland
001-353-1-536700
Fax 011-353-1-537804
Geoff H. Palmer
International Center for Brewing & Distilling
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton Campus
Edinburgh, Scotland EH14 4A5
Hugo Patino
Adolph Coors
Director, Research & Development
Mail Stop BC 600
Golden, CO 80401
303/277-5943
Fax 303/277-6834
David S. Ryder
Miller Brewing Co.
3939 W. Highland Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414/931-3062
Fax 414/931-2506
J. Antolin Sierra
Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc, S.A.
De C.V. AV Alfonso Reyes #2202, Nte,
Monterrey, Mexico
83-72-44-22
Fax 83-75-70-20
Graham G. Stewart
Labatt Breweries of Canada
Production Research Dept.
150 Simcoe St.
London, Ontario
Canada N6A 4M3
519/667-7339
Fax 519/667-7383
Robert Van den Berg
Heineken Technisch Beheer B.V.
Research and Development
P.O. Box 510
2380 BB Zoeterwoude
Netherlands
011-31-71-457403
Fax 011-31-71-410013
Nominating Committee
James Munroe, Chairman
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
One Busch Place 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-9968
Fax 314/577-1055
Richard L. Berndt
Pabst Brewing Co.
P.O. Box 947
Olympia, WA 98507
206/754-5009
Fax 206/754-5107
Richard E. Pyler
Coors Brewing Co.
Mail Stop BC 600
Golden, CO 80401
303/277-5942
Fax 303/277-6834
Arthur Rehberger
Miller Brewing Company
Miller Brewing Co.
3939 W. Highland Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414/931-4234
Fax 414/931-2452
Constitution and Bylaws Committee
James Munroe, Chairman
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
One Busch Place 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-9968
Fax 314/577-1055
Sherman H. Chan
Rahr Malting Co.
701 W. Third Ave.
Shakopee, MN 55379
612/496-7028
Fax 612/496-7118
Richard L. Berndt
Pabst Brewing Co.
P.O. Box 947
Olympia, WA 98507
206/754-5009
Fax 206/754-5107
Peter W. Gales
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
One Busch Place, 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-2926
Fax 314/577-1055
Phillip D. Israel
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
One Busch Place 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-4818
Fax 314/577-1055
Richard E. Pyler
Coors Brewing Co.
Mail Stop BC 600
Golden, CO 80401
303/277-5942
Fax 303/277-6834
Inge Russell
Labatt Breweries of Canada
150 Simcoe St.
London, Ontario
Canada, N6A 4M3
519/667-7354
Fax 519/667-7304
Program Committee
Nona M. Mundy, Chairman
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Brewing Technical Services
One Busch Place, Bldg 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-3273
Fax 314/577-1055
Barry Axcell
The South African Breweries Ltd.
Central Laboratory
P.O. Box 782178
Sandton 2146, South Africa
27-11-881-8048
Fax 27-11-881-8072
Charles Bamforth
Brewing Research Foundation International
Lyttel Hall/Nutfield
Redhill Surrey
England RH1 4HY
441-73-782-2272
Fax 441-73-782-2747
Dirk Bendiak
Molson Breweries
33 Carlingview Drive
Etobicoke, Ontario
Canada M9W 5E4
416/798-1786
Fax 416/798-8390
John G. Cuti
Great Western Malting Co.
P.O. Box 1529
Vancouver, WA 98668-1529
206/699-9385
Fax 206/696-5695
Michael Davis
American Malting Barley Assoc.
735 North Water St., Suite 908
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414/272-4640
Fax 414/272-4631
Terrance M. Dowhanick
Labatt Breweries of Canada
150 Simcoe St.
London, Ontario
Canada N6A 4M3
519/667-7338
Fax 519/667-7350
Jean-Pierre Dufour
University of Otago
P.O. Box 56
Food Science Dept.
Dunedin, New Zealand
64-3-479-9198
Fax 64-3-479-7567
Ann Fahy
Coors Brewing Co.
International Brewing
Golden, CO
303/244-2001
Fax 303/277-6834
R. Gary Fulcher, ASBC Student Grant Program
University of Minnesota-FSCN
1334 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
612/626-1220
Fax 612/625-5272
Silja M. Home
VTT Biotech. & Food Research
Tietotie 2, P.O. Box 1505
VTT, 02044 Finland
358-0-456-5115
Fax 358-0-455-2028
David Hysert, Publications Comm. Chair
John I Haas, Inc.
P.O. Box 1411
Yakima, WA 98907
509/575-5411
Fax 509/248-2380
Robert A. Jenson
Minnesota Malting Co.
918 7th. Street North
Cannon Falls, MN 55009-1537
507/263-3911
Fax 507/263-5087
Gregory K. Lewis
Hopunion USA, Inc.
P.O. Box 9697
Yakima, WA 98909-0697
509/457-3200
Fax 509/453-1551
John P. Maye
Pfizer Brewery Products Div.
4215 North Port Washington Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414/332-3545
Fax 414/332-1423
Robert McCaig, ASBC President
Molson Breweries of Canada Ltd.
33 Carlingview Road
Etobicoke, Ontario
M9W 5E5 Canada
416/798-1786
Fax 416/798-8390
N. Margaret Morrison
1692 Christmas Ave.
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8P 2X6
604/477-9261
Fax 604/595-8265
Miyoko Ono
Suntory, Ltd.
Technological Development Centre
1023-1 Yamazaki
Shimamoto-Cho, Mishima-Gun
Osaka 618, Japan
81-75-962-3385
Fax 81-75-962-2900
David S. Ryder
Miller Brewing Co.
3939 W. Highland Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414/931-3062
Fax 414/931-2506
Katherine A. Smart
School of Biological Sciences
OBU-Gypsy Lane
Hedington Oxford, England
Fax 865-483242
Lauren Stenroos
Stroh Brewery Co.
100 River Place
Detroit, MI 48207
313/446-2626
Fax 313/446-2526
Keith D. Villa
Coors Brewing Company
8890 W. 73rd Place
Arvada, CO 80005
303/277-6393
Fax 303/277-6834
Finance Committee
Peter Freeman, Chairman
Canada Malting Company Ltd.
3316 Bonnybrook Road S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 4M9, Canada
403/571-7000
Fax 403/571-7070
Dave Thomas
Coors Brewing Co.
Mail Stop BC 600
Golden, CO 80401
303/277-3350
Fax 303/277-6834
Gary P. Jansen
Pabst Brewing Co.
P.O. Box 766
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414/223-3575
Fax 414/223-3561
Society Procedures Committee
Dave Thomas, Chairman
Coors Brewing Co.
Mail Stop BC 600
Golden, CO 80401
303/277-3350
Fax 303/277-6834
Rob McCaig
Molson Technical Services Centre
33 Carlingview Road
Etobicoke, Ontario
Canada M9W 5E4
416/798-1786
Fax 416/798-8390
Steve Nelson
American Society of Brewing Chemists
3340 Pilot Knob Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55121
(651) 454-7250
Fax (651) 454-0766
Education and Training Committee
Peter W. Gales, Chairman
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
One Busch Place, 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-2926
Fax 314/577-1055
Michael W. Ingledew
University of Saskatchewan
App. Micro & Fd. Ag./Agric 3E08
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 0W0, Canada
306/966-5028
Fax 306/966-8898
Richard E. Pyler
Coors Brewing Co.
Mail Stop BC 600
Golden, CO 80401
303/277-5942
Fax 303/277-6834
Liaison Officers
ALAFACE
Rainer Haag
Cerveceria Polar C.A.
Apartado 2331
Los Cartijos de Lourdas
Caracas, 101 Venezuela
011-58-2-239-3066
Fax 011-58-2-203-3477
American Malting Barley Association (AMBA)
Michael P. Davis
American Malting Barley Association
Suite 908, 735 N. Water St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414/272-4640
Fax 414/272-4631
AOAC International
Marc Constant
Miller Brewing Co.
PO Box 482
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0482
414/931-3633
Fax 414/931-2506
Brewery Convention of Japan (BCOJ)
European Brewery Convention (EBC)
Institute of Brewing (IOB)
Rena Crumplen
Ault Foods Limited
75A Bathurst Street
London, Ontario
Canada N6B 1N8
519/640-7035
Fax 519/667-7725
Hop Research Council (HRC)
Gene Probasco
John I. Haas, Inc.
P.O. Box 1441
Yakima, WA 98907-1441
509/575-5411
Fax 509/248-2380
American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC)
David A. Thomas
Coors Brewing Co.
Mail Stop BC 600
Golden, CO 80401
303/277-3350
Fax 303/277-6834
Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI)
Norm Kendall
206-167 Lombard Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 0T6, Canada
204/942-1407
Fax 204/947-5960
Technical Subcommittee Chairmen
Coordination of New and Alternate Methods of Analysis
Robert Maruyama
Coors Brewing Co.
2855 Berry Lane
Golden, CO 80401
303/277-6499
Fax 303/277-6834
International Methods
Rena Crumplen
Ault Foods Limited
75A Bathurst Street
London, Ontario
N6B 1N8, Canada
519/640-7035
Fax 519/667-7725
Soluble Starch
Debra Habernicht
Montana State University
Leon Johnson Hall/Dept. PSES
Bozeman, MT 59717
406/994-5062
Fax 406/994-3933
Yeast Flocculation Determination by Absorbance Method
Dirk Bendiak
Molson Breweries
33 Carlingview Drive
Etobicoke, Ontario
M9W 5E4, Canada
416/798-1786
Fax 416/798-8390
a-Amylase and Diastatic Power in
Malt by Automated Flow Analysis
Gordon Laycock
Prairie Malt Limited
PO Box 1150
Bigger, Saskatchewan
S0K 0M0, Canada
306/948-3525
Fax 306/948-3969
Dimethyl Sulfide Precursor in Malt by Headspace Gas Chromatography
Andrew Kluessendorf
Fleischmann-Kurth Malting Co.
2100 S. 43rd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53219
414/384-7400
Fax 414/384-8718
Review of b-Glucan in Wort by Fluorescence
Method
Tom Clark
Froedtert Malt Corp.
PO Box 712
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0712
414/649-0256
Fax 414/649-0290
Closure Methods Review
Tom Fetters
Crown, Cork & Seal
711 Jorie Blvd.
Oak Brook, IL 60521
708/239-5385
Fax 708/239-5350
Deoxynivalenol in Barley and Malt
Scott Heisel
American Malting Barley Assoc.
735 N. Water Street, #908
Milwaukee, MI 53202
414/272-4640
Fax 414/272-4631
a- and b-Acids
in Hops by HPLC Analyses of a Toluene Extract
Robert Smith
S.S. Steiner, Inc.
P.O. Box 9009
Yakima, WA 98909
509/453-4748
Fax 509/453-0738
Barley and Malt By-Products
Risé Sieben
Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc.
605 Washington St.
Manitowoc, WI 54220
414/682-8291
Fax 414/682-5913
Fermentable Carbohydrates in Syrup and Wort by HPLC
Stephen McCarthy
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
One Busch Place 36-5
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/577-4947
Fax 314/577-1055
Rapid Spin Method for the Determination of Yeast % Solids
Michael Barney
Miller Brewing Co.
3939 W. Highland Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53208
414/931-2293
Fax 414/931-2506
Water Sensitivity in Barley
Walter Pitz
Westcan Malting Co.
P.O. Box 113
Alix, Alberta
T0C 0B0, Canada
403/747-2777
Fax 403/747-2660
Lower Boiling-Point Volatile Compounds in Beer by Headspace
Gas Chromatography
David Hastings
Stroh Brewery Co.
100 River Place
Detroit, MI 48207-4291
313/446-2154
Fax 313/446-2526
Protein and Moisture in Whole Grain Barley by NIR
Jenette Wheeler
Canada Malting Co. Ltd.
3316 Bonnybrook Rd. S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 4M9, Canada
403/571-7000
Fax 403/571-7077
Overseas Liaison Representatives
Brewery Convention of Japan (BCOJ)
Mikoko Ono
Suntory Ltd.
Technological Development Center
1023-1 Yamazaki
Shimamoto-Cho, Mishima-Gun
Osaka 618, Japan
81-75-962-3385
Fax 81-75-962-9242
European Brewery Convention (EBC)
Silja Home
VTT, Biotechnical Laboratory
Tietotie 2
SF-02150 ESPOO
Finland
Fax 011-358-0-455-2028
Institute of Brewing (IOB)
Geoffrey K. Buckee
The Brewing Research Foundation
Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey
RH1 4HY, England
Fax 011-441-283-510532
Report of the Nominating Committee
The ASBC Nominating Committee announces the following slate of
officers for membership approval at the 1995 Annual Meeting: David
A. Thomas for president, David W. Hysert for vice-president, and
Suzanne Thompson for secretary.
President-Elect
David A. Thomas is director of brewing research and development
for Coors Brewing Company in Golden, CO, where he has worked in
R&D, quality assurance, and quality control since 1975. He
received a B.S. degree in molecular biology from the University
of Colorado and an M.S. degree in brewing biochemistry from Heriot-Watt
University in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he is currently a Ph.D.
candidate. In addition to the ASBC, Thomas is a member of the
Institute of Brewing (Scottish section), AACC (as ASBC liaison),
and Sigma XI. He served four years on the technical committee
of the ASBC, two years as treasurer, and as vice-president.
Vice-President
David W. Hysert received his Ph.D. degree from the University
of Toronto in bioorganic chemistry in 1971. After two years of
postdoctoral research, he joined Molson Breweries, where he held
various positions in an 18-year career in research and quality
control, including director, technical services, from 1981 to
1985 and vice president, research and quality assurance, from
1985 to 1992. In 1992, he joined John I. Haas, Inc. in Yakima,
WA, as vice president, technical director, his current position.
Hysert is a member of many professional societies besides ASBC,
such as the IoB and MBAA. He was president of the Hop Research
Council in 1992 and 1993. He has served the ASBC in several capacities
including member of the Editorial Committee (1981-1982), member
of the technical committee (1982-1984), and chair of the International
Methods subcommittee (1984-1992). He has served the ASBC Board
of Directors as chair of the Publications Committee since 1994.
Secretary
Suzanne Y. Thompson is sensory manager at Miller Brewing Company,
Milwaukee, WI. She has 16 years of sensory experience in the brewing
industry. At Miller, she is responsible for establishing and administering
company-wide sensory programs that include descriptive panels,
quality assurance panels, and consumer panels. Thompson received
a B.S. degree in food science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She is a professional member of IFT, member of Wisconsin section
of IFT, ASBC, and the Milwaukee-Chicago section of ASBC. She has
also served on the sensory subcommittee for ASBC.
Local Section News
Section 2-St. Louis
Local Section 2 held meetings in September and October 1995 and enjoyed presentations on forensic chemistry and the history and future of tank cleaning. With the coincidental departures of both Chairman Carl Weirsma and Vice-Chairman Kathy Pearlstein, the movements of Treasurer Ron Hechst to the positions of both Chairman and Vice-Chairman and of Secretary Greg Kreder to Treasurer were announced at the September meeting. By appointment, Judy Logsdon became Secretary. The current slate of officers will remain intact until the upcoming nominations and elections this spring.
The 1995 Christmas party was held on December 2 at The Cheshire Inn. A sit-down dinner was followed by an evening of dancing to music provided by a DJ. Several nice attendance prizes were awarded; each member received a 1995 holiday beer stein.
The first meeting of 1996 was held on site at Anheuser-Busch's corporate cafeteria, which provided an excellent meal featuring either chicken marsala or roast pork loin. Through the generosity of Albert Linneback of A-B's Research Pilot Brewery, members enjoyed one of the RPB's fine experimental products. A talk by Brian Powell of A-B's Corporate Research and Development related the efforts of technical and marketing research to the development of new products.
The February meeting will be held at Spiro's, St. Louis' premier
Greek restaurant. The joint meeting of the ASBC and the MBAA will
be held in April.
-Judy Logsdon
Secretary
Section 4-Milwaukee/Chicago
Local Section Four held a meeting at the Pabst Blue Ribbon Hall on Thursday, December 7, 1995. Ilse Shelton called the business meeting to order and introduced Keith Hodgins, who gave the group a warm welcome to Pabst Brewing Co. Hodgins introduced special guests Roy Johnson and Jim Erdlyn, technical representatives from PQ Corporation. Cindy McLinn read the minutes from the previous local section meeting, which were approved as read. Ellen Haggenjos presented the financial report. The treasury balance of $1,299.31 as of 12/07/95 and was accepted as read.
Ilse Shelton asked Holly Kuester to present an update on future meetings. February 2 was guest night at Klemmers with entertainment provided by Cory & Co. March 21 will be a joint meeting with MBAA. The program includes a bus trip and brewery tour of Grey's Brewery in Janesville, WI, followed by dinner at Randy's Fun Hunters Brewery and Supper Club in Whitewater, WI. The final meeting of the year will be April 25 at Miller Brewing Co.
Old Business: Ilse Shelton proposed that the section donate money to the ASBC "Student Travel Grant Program." After some discussion, two motions were made and carried. The first was to raise the local section dues to $15 per year, effective January 1, 1996. This increase would help cover the cost of a donation to the travel grant program as well as offsetting increased dinner costs. The second motion was for Local Section Four to donate $75 to the ASBC "Student Travel Grant Program." Ilse Shelton also reminded the membership that several members did not pay their 1995 dues and requested they do so before the end of the year.
New Business: Jerry Hilton announced that the MBAA Midwestern Technical Conference sponsored by Districts St. Paul-Minneapolis and Milwaukee will be held Friday through Sunday, June 21-23 at the St. Paul Hotel, St. Paul, MN. Those wishing to present a technical paper should contact Paul Kramer at Rahr, 612/496-7002. More information regarding the meeting will be sent to all local ASBC and MBAA members in the future. There was no other business and the meeting was adjourned.
The guest poster presenters for the evening were introduced by
Holly Kuester. She thanked Miller Brewing Company for donating
the cost of the poster board rental. The three poster presentations
and authors were: "Determination of DON in Beer by Gas Chromatography
with Electron Capture Detection," by R. Bogenrief, S. Kay,
and F. Vogelsang, Miller Brewing Company; "A Serious Pest
of Malting Barley: Russian Wheat Aphid," by B. Jones, D.
Mornhinweg, D. Porter, J. Webster, and M. Brewer, USDA-ARS; and
"Purification and Characterization of a New Class of Insect
a-Amylase Inhibitor from Barley."
by N. Zhang and B. Jones, USDA-ARS.
-Cynthia A. McLinn
Secretary
Section 5-Canada
The local section fall meeting was held on November 17, 1995,
at the Brick Brewery in Waterloo, Ontario. A delicious light lunch
and some great beers were served before the opening of the meeting.
The business meeting consisted of a short presentation about the
next ASBC national meeting in Chicago by Steve Wright, vice-chairman
of the Canadian local section of the ASBC. There were two speakers
scheduled for the technical session. Sam Khattab from Durham College
Productivity Improvement Centre presented a very informative talk
on "ISO 9000-An Overview of the Implementation of, and Expected
Benefits from Certification." The second talk was given by
Donna Stearns from Perstorp Analytical. The enlightening presentation
was entitled "ATP Bioluminescence: Shedding Light on Brewery
Quality Control." The meeting ended with a tour of the facilities
of the microbrewery. The executive of the Canadian local section
would like to thank the Brick Brewery for its hospitality.
-Luc Bordeleau
Secretary
62nd ASBC Annual Meeting
Program
Friday, May 10
- 8:00 am-5:00 pm Technical Committee Meeting, Illinois
- Noon-1:00 pm Technical Committee Lunch, Illinois
Saturday, May 11
- 8:00 am-4:00 pm Board of Directors' Meeting, Great America I
- Noon-1:00 pm Board of Directors' Lunch, Great America I
- Noon-5:30 pm Registration, Fifth Floor South
- 2:00-5:00 pm Exhibit Set Up, Chicago E-H
- 3:00-9:00 pm Hospitality Suite, Los Angeles / Miami
- 5:00-6:30 pm Past Presidents' Meeting, Illinois
- 6:30-10:30 pm Past Presidents' Dinner (by invitation only), Lincolnshire I / II
Sunday, May 12
- 7:30-8:30 am Program Committee Meeting/Breakfast, Lincolnshire I
- 8:00-9:30 am Local Section Officers Meeting/Breakfast, Great America I
- 8:00-9:30 am Poster Set-Up, Chicago E-H
- 8:00 am-6:00 pm Registration, Fifth Floor South
- 8:30-9:30 am Speakers' Orientation/Breakfast, Denver
- 9:30-10:45 am ASBC General Business Meeting: Rob McCaig Presiding, Chicago A-C
- 10:45-11:30 am Coordination of New and Alternate Methods of Analysis - General Session: Chairman Rob Maruyama, Illinois
- 11:30 am-12:30 pm Technical Subcommittee Meetings
- Barley and Malt By-Products, Denver
- Yeast Flocculation Determination by Absorbance Method, Los Angeles
- Fermentable Carbohydrates in Syrup and Wort by HPLC, Kansas City
- (alpha)-Amylase and Diastatic Power in Malt by Automated Flow Analysis, Houston
- (alpha)- and (beta)-Acids in Hops by HPLC Analyses of a Toluene Extract, Miami
- 11:30 am-1:30 pm Exhibits Open, Chicago E-H
- 11:30 am-1:30 pm Cash Lunch Available in Exhibit Hall, Chicago E-H
- 1:30 am-1:30 pm Poster Session: Chicago E-H
Margaret Morrison, Coordinator
P-1 Germinated Barley Contains Aspartic Proteinases that Digest -Amylase/Trypsin Inhibitors, Ningyan Zhang and Berne L. Jones
P-2 Impact of Fusarium Head Blight Infection on Barley Produced in the Upper Midwestern United States During 1993-1995, John M. Barr, Bacilio Salas, Paul Schwarz, and Brian Steffenson
P-3 The Contribution of Alpha-glucosidases to the
Production of Fermentable Sugars During Mashing, H. Im and C.
A.
Henson
P-4 Multi Locus Varietal Identification in Barley and Malt, Debra Habernicht, L. Oberthur, and T. K. Blake
P-5 Relationships Among -Glucan Contents of Barley,
Malt, Malt Extract, and Beer, D. E.
LaBerge, D. E. Langrell, and M. J. Edney
P-6 LTP1-PAPI is an Inhibitor of Green Malt Cysteine Proteinases, Berne L. Jones and Laurie A. Marinac
P-7 Reversed Phase HPLC Method for Analysis of Unreduced
Isoalpha Acids in the Presence of Reduced Isoalpha Acids in Beer,
Susan Wong
P-8 Practical Aspects of Barley and Malt (1-3),(1-4)--D-Glucan
Analysis Using Size-Exclusion HPLC, R. Nischwitz
P-9 Applications of the Polymerase Chain Reaction
as a Tool for Quality Control, G. Vogeser, T. Schuhbeck, A. Scherer,
W.
Winnewisser, and E. Geiger
P-10 The Development of the
Automatic Beer Analyzer Consisting of a Refractometer and a
Density Meter, K. Ozaki, J. Okada, N. Mochizuki, K. Sakai, M.
Eto, and K. Kawaguchi
P-11 The Determination of N-Nitrosodimethylamine in Wort and Beer Using a Gas Chromatographic Method with Mass Selective Detection, Susan A. Williamson
P-12 Application of Headspace Gas Chromotography with Nitrogen Purging to Measure Dimethylsulfide Precursors in Malt, Bing Yang and Paul Schwarz
P-13 Extensions of the Rapid Microbiological Quality Assurance System, T. L. Heying and John B. Asare
P-14 In-Line Measurement of
Bitterness in Beer Using a Novel Analytical Technique, G. Takhar,
S. J. Engineer, I. H. L. Ormrod, and F. R. Sharpe
P-15 Comparison of Commercially-Available ELISA Methods with a Gas Chromatographic Method for the Quantitation of Deoxynivalenol in Barley and Malt, Cindy-Lou Dull
P-16 Serial Repitching and Fermentation Performance, Adrian P. Smith, Steve W. Whisker, and Katherine A. Smart
P-17 Interactions Between Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, and Zinc Ions in Yeast Fermentations, Gamarallarge Chandrasena, Harry Staines, and Graeme Walker
P-18 Cell Surface Properties Affecting Brewing Yeast Flocculation, Lisa L. Ritcey and R. Alex Speers
P-19 Rapid Methods of Detecting Beer Spoilage Yeasts by Using Polymerase Chain Reaction, Hiromasa Yamauchi, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yuji Shibano, Noriko Amaya, and Takeshi Saeki
P-20 The Effects of High Gravity Brewing and Acid Washing on Brewers' Yeast, Stephen Cunningham and Graham G. Stewart
P-21 Requirements for Zinc, Manganese, Calcium, and Magnesium in Wort, Susan K. Bromberg, Patricia A. Bower, Dick Duncombe, Jeffrey Fehring, LuAnn Gerber, Vera K. Lau, and Murty Tata
P-22 The Contribution of Free Cells in an Immobilized Yeast System, Dick Duncombe, Patricia A. Bower, Susan Bromberg, Jeffrey Fehring, Vera Lau, and Murty Tata
P-23 Heterocyclic Nitrogen Compounds in Special Malts, Marie-France Hérent, Laurence Gijs, Chris Ruter, and Sonia Collin
P-24 Re-Engineering the San Miguel Brewing Group's Central Analytical Laboratory Quality Management System for Accreditation Under the ISO/IEC Guide 25, Rosita Lorenzana and Arnulfo Z. Senires
- 1:30-4:15 pm Technical Session I: Chicago A-C
Michael Davis, Moderator- 1:30-1:35 pm Opening Remarks - Nona Mundy, Program Committee Chairman
- 1:35-1:55 pm
O-1 Fusarium Head Blight of Barley: A Cooperative Research Project, Ruth Dill-Macky and Donald C. Rasmusson - 2:00-2:20 pm
O-2 Natural Variation Among Barley Kernels, S. Home, A.
Wilhelmson, J. Tammisola, and J. Husman - 2:25-2:45 pm
O-3 Water Uptake in Malting Barley. Hein P. M. van Laarhoven, Eric D. Schoen, and Steven A. G. F. Angelino - 2:50-3:05 pm Break
- 3:05-3:25 pm
O-4 The Use of Neural Networks to Predict Malt Quality. R. Gary Fulcher, Karen E. Churchill, Erin L. Armstrong, and Peter L. Freeman - 3:30-3:50 pm
O-5 Genetic Complexity of the Malt Extract Trait in Barley Suggested by QTL Analysis, S. E. Ullrich, F. Han and the North American Genome Mapping Project - 3:55-4:15 pm
O-6 Gushing, a Maltster's View, Michael Munar and Bruce Sebree
- 3:30-5:30 pm Exhibits Open, Chicago E-H
- 3:30-5:30 pm Posters Available for Viewing (authors
present 3:30-4:30pm) (see Poster Presentations P1-P20, 11:30 am-1:30
pm Sunday).
Margaret Morrison, Coordinator, Chicago E-H - 3:30-5:30 pm Hospitality in Exhibit Hall, Chicago E-H
- 5:15 pm Exhibit Prize Drawing, Chicago E-H
- 6:00-9:00 pm Welcoming Reception (business attire),
Chicago D
Monday, May 13
- 7:30-8:30 am Speakers' Orientation/Breakfast (including poster presenters), Los Angeles / Miami
- 8:00 am-4:00 pm Registration, Fifth Floor South
- 8:30-9:30 am Technical Session II: Chicago A-C
Dirk Bendiak, Moderator - 8:30-8:50 am
O-7 Developments in Optimizing CIP Validation, R. Boughton - 8:55-9:15 am
O-8 The Impact of Non-Beer Beverage Production on the Microbial Ecology of the Brewery, K. Rossmoore and G. Harder
- 9:20-10:30 am New Product and Services Seminar: Dirk Bendiak, Moderator, Chicago A-C
- 10:30 am-12:30 pm Exhibits Open, Chicago E-H
- 10:30 am-12:30 pm Posters Available for Viewing (authors
present 10:30-11:30 am) (see Poster Presentations P1-P20, 11:30
am-1:30 pm Sunday).
Margaret Morrison, Coordinator, Chicago E-H - 11:30 am-12:30 pm Technical Subcommittee Meetings
- International Methods, Los Angeles
Deoxynivalenol in Barley and Malt, Denver
- Whole Grains by NIR Method for Protein and % Moisture, Kansas City
- Dimethyl Sulfide Precursor in Malt by Headspace Gas Chromatography,
Houston
Water Sensitivity in Barley, Miami
- 12:30-2:30 pm Welcoming Luncheon, Chicago D
- 2:45-4:00 pm Technical Session III: Chicago A-C
Katherine Smart, Moderator - 2:45-3:05 pm
O-9 Technological Developments in the Production of Canadian Whiskey, Steven A. Wright - 3:10-3:30 pm
O-10 Recovery of "Waste" VOCs from Beverage Off-Gas Through Use of Condensation and Specifically Selected High-Boiling Point Extractants, A. J. Daugulis, J. A. Scott, I. S. Jansons, and M. Trotin - 3:35-3:55 pm
O-11 Removal and Recovery of Useful Volatile and Re-usable "Natural" Flavour/Aroma Compounds from Forced Gas Recirculation Through High-Gravity Beer Fermentations, J. A. Scott, M. Trotin, and A. J. Daugulis - 5:00-9:00 pm Hospitality Suite, Los Angeles / Miami
Tuesday, May 14
- 7:30-8:30 am Speakers' Orientation/Breakfast, Denver
- 8:00 am-5:00 pm Registration, Fifth Floor South
- 8:30-10:50 am Technical Session IV: Chicago A-C
John Cuti, Moderator - 8:30-8:50 am
O-12 Evaluation of Digital Image Analysis for Rapid Color Assessment of Specialty Malts, Karen E. Churchill, R. Gary Fulcher, Erin L. Armstrong, and Peter L. Freeman - 8:55-9:15 am
O-13 Comparison of Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric and Fluorometric Procedures for Quantitative Determination of Deoxynivalenol in Barley and Malt, Michael Munar and Bruce Malone - 9:20-9:40 am
O-14 The Utility of Automation in Malt Quality Assurance, M. J. Maurice, M. Munar, and B. Sebree - 9:45-10:00 am Break
- 10:00-10:20 am
O-15 Magnetic Resonance Image Analysis of Hydration Patterns During Steeping, Eric McEntyre, R. Gary Fulcher, Erin L. Armstrong, and Peter L. Freeman - 10:25-10:45 am
O-16 Malting and Malt Quality
Analysis at the USDA Cereal Crops Research Unit, Allen D. Budde and Berne L. Jones - 11:00 am-2:00 pm Exhibits Open, Chicago E-H
- 11:00 am-2:00 pm Posters Available for Viewing
(authors present 12:30-1:30 pm) (see Poster Presentations P1-P20, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Sunday). Margaret Morrison, Coordinator, Chicago E-H - 11:30 am-1:30 pm Buffet Lunch in Exhibit Hall, Chicago D
- 11:30 am-12:30 pm Technical Subcommitee Meetings
Check Services, Denver
Rapid Spin Method for the Determination of Yeast % Solids, Los
Angeles
Review of -Glucan in Wort by Fluorescence Method, Kansas City
Lower Boiling Point Volatile Compounds in Beer by Headspace Gas
Chroma
tography, Houston
Packaging Methods, Miami
- 12:30-1:30 pm Publications Committee and Editorial Board Meeting, Minnesota
- 1:25 pm Exhibit Prize Drawing, Chicago E-H
- 1:30-2:45 pm Technical Session V: Chicago A-C
Barry Axcell, Moderator - 1:30-1:50 pm
O-17 A Statistical Approach to Beer Foam Investigation, Ashton S. Lewis and Michael J. Lewis - 1:55-2:15 pm
O-18 Mechanisms of Beer Colloidal Stabilization, Karl J. Siebert and P. Y. Lynn - 2:20-2:40 pm
O-19 A Study of the Interaction of Silica Gel with Chill Haze
Proteins, Christopher Bull - 2:45-3:00 pm Break
- 2:00-4:00 pm Exhibit/Poster Takedown, Chicago E-H
- 3:00-4:15 pm Technical Session VI: Chicago A-C
Miyoko Ono, Moderator - 3:00-3:20 pm
O-20 Raw Hop Aroma Attributes by Free-Choice Profiling, Gregory J. Stucky and Mina R. McDaniel - 3:25-3:45 pm
O-21 Identification of Hop Varieties by Genome Analysis, S. Araki, Y. Tsuchiya, M. Takashio, and T. Tamaki - 3:45-4:05 pm
O-22 Application of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Routine Hops Analysis, James M. Murphey, Douglas R. Webster, and David W. Hysert - 4:05-4:15 pm Additional Questions
- 3:00-11:00 pm Hospitality Suite, Los Angeles / Miami
Wednesday, May 15
- 7:30-8:30 am Speakers' Orientation/Breakfast, Denver
- 7:30-8:30 am Technical Committee Breakfast, Indiana
- 8:30 am-4:00 pm Registration, Fifth Floor South
- 8:30-11:15 am Technical Session VII: Chicago
A-C
Lauren Stenroos, Moderator - 8:30-8:50 am
O-23 Detection of the Beer Spoilage Organism Pectinatu
s cerevisiiphilus Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction, Robert J. Stewart and Terrance M. Dowhanick - 8:55-9:15 am
O-24 Improvement of Beer Flavor Stability (3) Application of ESR Method to Analyze the Effect of Brewing Processes on Beer Flavor Stability, M. Uchida and M. Ono - 9:15-9:35 am
O-25 Chromatography and Electrochemical Detection of Carbohydrates in Beer and the Brewing Process, Joe Bussey - 9:35-9:45 am Additional Questions
- 9:45-10:00 am Break
- 10:00-10:20 am
O-26 Quantitative Analysis of Volatile Sulphur Compounds in Beer Using a Membrane Extraction Interface, A. Dercksen, J. Laurens, E. Rohwer, P. Torline, and B. Axcell - 10:25-10:45 am
O-27 Application of ELISA to Quantitative Evaluation of Foam Protein in Malting and Brewing Process, Y. Ishibashi, Y. Terano, K. Kakui, E. Hon-no, A. Kogin, and K. Nakatani - 10:45-11:05 am
O-28 Redox Balance and Diacetyl Production in Brewer's Yeast During Fermentative Growth, Keith Villa - 11:05-11:15 am Additional Questions
- 12:30-1:30 pm Publications Committee and Editorial
Board Lunch,
Lincolnshire II - 12:30-1:30 pm Technical Committee and Subcommittee Chairmen
- 1:30-4:30 pm Technical Session VIII: Chicago
A-C
Terrance Dowhanick, Moderator - 1:30-1:50 pm
O-29 Trehalose - An Osmoprotectant and Stress Indicator Compound in High and Very High Gravity Brewing, Mary M. Majara, E.S.C. O'Connor-Cox, and B. C. Axcell - 1:55-2:15 pm
O-30 Maillard Reaction Products in Beer: Mechanism of Isomaltol Production During Fermentation and Lagering, T. Oshima, M. Kobayashi, T. Kurihara, and T. Tamaki - 2:15-2:35 pm
O-31 Differences in Maltose and Galactose Fermentation Characteristics Between Ale and Lager Brewing Yeasts, R. M. Crumplen, J. C. Slaughter, and G. G. Stewart - 2:35-2:45 pm Additional Questions
- 2:45-3:00 pm Break
- 3:00-3:20 pm
O-32 Measurement of Brewing Yeast Condition - Alternatives to Methylene Blue, Kay M. Chambers and Katherine A. Smart - 3:25-3:45 pm
O-33 Further Evidence that Brewing Yeasts are Genetically Unstable, David Quain, Dina Vakeria, Miles Schofield, and Philip Meaden - 3:50-4:10 pm
O-34 Investigating Ester Synthesis in Distilling and Brewing Strains of Yeast, C. Amanda Lyness, Graham G. Stewart, and Gordon M. Steele - 4:15-4:20 pm Closing Remarks: Nona Mundy, Program Chairman, and Rob McCaig, ASBC President
- 4:30-5:30 pm Program Committee Meeting, Kansas City
- 7:00-7:30 pm Reception, Seventh Floor North Foyer
- 7:30 pm-12:30 am President's Banquet (coat and tie),
Grand Ballroom I
Thursday, May 16
- 8:00 am-Noon Board of Directors Meeting, Lincolnshire I / II
Guests' Program
Sunday, May 12
- 10:30 am-noon Guest Hospitality Suite, Lincolnshire II
- 6:00-9:00 pm Welcoming Reception, Chicago D
Monday, May 13
- 7:30-9:30 am Guest Breakfast, Kansas City/Houston
- 5:00-9:00 pm Hospitality Suite, Los Angeles/Miami
Tuesday, May 14
- 7:00-8:30 am Guest Breakfast, Kansas City/Houston
- 9:00 am-3:00 pm Field Museum of Natural History and the Shedd Aquarium
- 3:00-11:00 pm Hospitality Suite, Los Angeles/Miami
Wednesday, May 15
- 8:00-10:00 am Guest Breakfast, Kansas City / Houston
- 7:00-7:30 pm Reception, Seventh Floor North Foyer
- 7:30 pm-12:30 am President's Banquet (business attire),
Grand Ballroom I
Welcome to the ASBC Exhibits
The following list shows participating companies as of March 5 and a description of their products or services displayed. The exhibits will be in Chicago E-H of the Chicago Marriott during the following hours: 11:30 a.m.-I:30 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 12; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, May 13; and 1 1:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. If you have questions regarding the exhibits, please direct them to the exhibitors.
A drawing will be held for several valuable prizes at 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, and at 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, in the exhibit area. To be eligible to win, simply complete the prize drawing slips (given to you at registration), deposit them in the drawing container on the prize table, and be present in the exhibit area when the drawing is held.
Anton Paar USA, 10201 Maple Leaf Ct., Ashland, VA 23005; 800/7227556.
Canongate Technology Inc., 2045 S. Arlington Heights Rd., #109, Arlington Heights, IL 60005; 847/593-1832. Canongate Technology, a world leader in beverage process instrumentation, will exhibit advanced instruments for the brewing and beverage industries. The focus will be on CarboCheck, its in-line dissolved C0(2) measurement system, which uses the proven saturation pressure/temperature technique for accurate non-sampling measurement. It can link four C0(2) sensors into a single controller, providing cost-effective measurement for multiple product lines. The company will also show BlendCheck, a non-ratio high-gravity beer dilution controller. Designed to overcome the traditional problems associated with beer blending, BlendCheck uses in-line measurement to achieve consistent, accurate dilution even with process inconsistencies such as tank layering.
Cargill, Inc., 3201 Needmore Rd., Dayton, OH 45413; 513/236-1971.
Corn Products, 6500 Archer Rd., Summit, IL 60501; 708/563-2400
Dionex Corp., 1228 Titan Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086; 408/737-0700. Dionex will exhibit the DX500 HPLC system with UV/Vis, conductivity, and pulsed amperometric detection for determination of anions, cations, carbohydrates, organic acids, aldehydes, amines, hop acids, pesticides, etc. Brewing applications displayed will include 1) rapid determination of fermentable sugars and maltose oligomers in mash, wort, and final beer; 2) simultaneous determination of organic acids and inorganic anions in beer; and 3) determination of hop acids by capillary electrophoresis. Applications literature for HPLC, IC, CE, SFC, SFE, and the new ASE 200 accelerated solvent extraction system will be available. With this system, extraction is typically complete in <15 minutes, and solvent consumption is reduced by a factor of 20 vs. Soxhlet and sonication techniques.
GEM Biomedical, Inc., 925 Sherman Ave., Hamden, CT 06514; 800/55 1 1415. GEM Biomedical will have available its Rapid Microbial Quality Assurance System. This system rapidly separates microorganisms from liquids such as beers, cider, malt beverages, tea-based drinks, etc. In minutes the organisms are available for various forms of measurement or identification. Also on display will be bioluminescent systems for detecting the level of microbiological contamination on surfaces, in cleaning rinses, incoming process water, etc.
A. Gusmer Co., 27th North Ave. E., Cranford, NJ 07016; 908/272-9400.A. Gusmer Co., suppliers of instruments to the brewing industry, will feature several products: Mettler-Toledo/Ingold-New InTap 595 portable O(2) monitor, Inline 4500 O(2) monitor, and Inline 2500 Ph monitor; McNab, Inc.--Clarity analyzer; Haffmans-CO(2) Gehaltemeter DGM-03, VOS 4000 turbidity monitor; and new InPack CO(2) calculator and Rota 1 turbidity monitor; Neutronics CO(2) gas purity monitor; and Aber Instruments Ltd.--New yeast monitor.
Kalsec, Inc., P.O. Box 50511, Kalamazoo, MI 49005-0511; 616/3499711. Kalsec specialty hop extracts include: preisomerized hop extract (Isolone), preisomerized and modified hop extract (Reduced Isolone [Rho], Tetralone, and Hexalone); HAB's (hop acid blends) consisting of Hexalone and Tetralone or Hexalone, Tetralone, and Reduced Isolone; CPF's (complete post-fermentation blends), a composition of two or three modified hop acids and a blend of hop oils; KAE (kettle aroma extract), a composition of non-acid resins, hop oils, and Reduced Isolone for addition to the boiling wort in the brew kettle; and Hopolone, specially fractionated hop essential oils mixed with glycerol and fumed silica.
LECO Corporation, 3000 Lakeview St., St. Joseph, MI 49085-2396; 616/982-5409.
Orbisphere Laboratories, 70 Kinderkamack Rd., Emerson, NJ 07630; 201/265-4900.
Pall Ultrafine Filtration, 2200 Northern Blvd., East Hills, NY 11548; 516/484-3600.
Perstorp Analytical, Inc., 12101 Tech Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20904; 301/680-7248; Fax: 301/989-1485. Perstorp offers analytical instrumentation for the hops, brewing and malting industry, including the Rapitec beer analyzer for alcohol and extract in beer and the new Lumac Model M1800 for the real-time microbiological testing of raw materials, in-process, rinse water, and general sanitation in the brewery. Information will be available on the new SCABA 5610 for the precision measurement of alcohol, specific gravity, color, and pH in beers. It features updated electronics, more precise alcohol accuracy, improved cabinet design, automatic conditioning, and a more rugged pH probe. Application specialists will be on on hand to discuss instrumentation for whole grain malt, barley. and hop testing using the NIRS, Infratec and Sinar product line.
Profamo Inc., 5239 Siesta Cove Dr., Sarasota, FL 34242; 941/346-3527. Profamo will display the new Digox 5 dissolved oxygen meter, from Dr. Thiedig + Co., which combines for the first time all the advantages of a nonmembrane D.O. meter with true portability, and in the brewery data collection and subsequent data downloading to a PC with dedicated Windows software. Profamo will also show the new Innlab laboratory beer analyzer, which combines affordability and accuracy; the Innlab decarbonizer for degasification of beer samples; the Innlab portable density meter; the Trameco portable CO(2) analyzer; and the Lg automatic foam tester.
Romer Labs, Inc., 1301 Stylemaster Dr., Union, MO 63084; 800/7691380. Romer Labs, a leader in mycotoxin quality assurance programs, offers several products designed for the brewing industry. The FluoroQuant DON test kit system quantitatively applies to several commodities, including malt, barley, wheat, and oats. The MycoSep line of cleanup columns provides a rapid (10 second) extract purification prior to GC, HPLC, TLC, and mass spectrometry. In conjunction with test kits, Romer Labs also offers a total quality program customized for each client's needs, which incorporates such steps as prevention, testing, litigation avoidance, and removal of toxins.
J.E. Siebel Sons', 4055 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago, IL, 60646; 312/4633400. J.E. Siebel Sons', established in 1872, supplies brewers worldwide with processing aids designed to assist in the production of a consistent product, efficiently and economically, from variable quality raw materials. The processing aids exhibited, including a range of brewing enzymes, are approved for use in beer production and aim to improve colloidal, flavor or foam stability of beer, increase efficiency of the process and/or plant, while improving yield and quality from poorly or unmodified raw materials. J.E. Siebel has a staff dedicated to brewing and development of new products for use by the brewer.
Sievers Instruments, Inc., 6185 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80303; 303/444-2009. Sievers will exhibit its model 355 sulfur chemiluminescence detector (SCD). The SCD is routinely used in brewing laboratories to detect sulfur compounds affecting taste and color. The detector is not subject to any quenching from hydrocarbon compounds and is sensitive to sulfur compounds at the ppb level. An optional FID adapter will couple the SCD to almost any FID, allowing the user to detect two signals from one injection. The SCD has been used to analyze beer using both headspace and liquid injection techniques.
Skalar, Inc., 5600 Oakbrook Pkway., Suite 130, Norcross, GA 30093; 770/416-6717.
VICAM, L.P., 313 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02172; 617/926-7045. VICAM will exhibit its mycotoxin testing systems, designed to be state-of-the-art (monoclonal antibody), user friendly, rapid, and precise, providing a quantitative advantage in <15 minutes. VICAM test systems include AlfaTest, AflaScreen, DONtest, FumoniTest, OchraTest, and ZearalaTest.
Active ASBC Corporate Members
- ADM Malting Company, Decatur, IL
- Advanced Polymer Systems, Redwood City, CA
- Alfa Laval Brewery Systems, Greenwood, IN
- Altek Company, Torrington, CT
- Anheuser-Busch Corp. Library, St Louis, MO
- Anton Paar USA, Ashland, VA
- Asia Pacific Breweries PTE Ltd., Ibrahim, Singapore
- Association of Brewers, Boulder, CO
- Beer Indust. Assoc Shandong China, Jinan, China
- Bio-Technical Resources, Manitowoc, WI
- BRF International, Redhill Surrey, England
- Briess Malting Company, Chilton, WI
- Brulotte Farms, Inc., Toppenish, WA
- Boston Beer Company-Brewery, Boston, MA
- Casco Inc., Etobicoke, Canada
- Celite Corporation, Lompoc, CA
- Cerveceria Bakus Y Johnston, Lima, Peru
- Cerveceria Leona S.A., Santafe De Bogota, Colombia
- Cerveceria Polar CA, Caracas, Venezuela
- Cerveceria Quilmes, Quilmes, Argentina
- CIA Nacional de Cerveza S.A., Callao 1, Peru
- DB Breweries Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand
- Diversey Corporation, Livonia, MI
- Fabricas Nacionales De Cerveza, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Flownamics Analyt. Instr., Inc., Madison, WI
- Froedtert Malt Corp., Milwaukee, WI
- Fuji Silysia Chemical Ltd., Portland, OR
- G. Heileman Brewing Co., La Crosse, WI
- Genesee Brewing Co., Inc., Rochester, NY
- Great Western Malting Co., Vancouver, WA
- Guangzhou Malting Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, China
- Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH
- Int'l Speciality Products, Wayne, NJ
- J. E. Siebel Sons Co., Inc., Chicago, IL
- Jaeger Biotech. Engineering, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA
- John I. Haas, Inc., Yakima, WA
- John Labatt Limited, London, Canada
- Kalsec Inc., Kalamazoo, MI
- Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
- Labatt Breweries of Canada, London, Canada
- Ladish Malting Co., Milwaukee, WI
- Lupofresh, Inc., Wapato, WA
- Miller Brewing Co./Tech. Ct., Milwaukee, WI
- Minnesota Malting Company, Cannon Falls, MN
- Morris Hanbury USA Inc., Yakima, WA
- New England Brewing Company, Norwalk, CT
- Novo Nordisk Bioindustrial, Franklinton, NC
- Pabst Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI
- Pacific Western Brewing Company, Prince George, Canada
- Peavey Grain Company, Minneapolis, MN
- Perstorp Analytical Inc., Silver Spring, MD
- Pfizer, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
- The PQ Corporation, Conshohocken, PA
- Queensland Breweries Pty. Ltd., Queensland, Australia
- Rahr Malting Company, Shakopee, MN
- Schreier Malting Company, Sheboygan, WI
- Stroh Brewery Company, Detroit, MI
- Tasmanian Breweries Ltd., Tasmania, Australia
- Unipath Inc., Nepean, Canada
- Vicam, Watertown, MA
- Willamette Valley Brewing Company, Portland, OR
- Wyckoff Farms Inc., Grandview, WA
- Zahm & Nagel Company, Inc., Buffalo, NY
ASBC Membership Changes
New Active Members
- Richard A. Boughton is director at Toftejorg Limited in Chinnor, Oxford, U.K.
- Christopher Bull is staff scientist at W.R. Grace & Co. in Columbia, MD.
- Sonia S. Collin is a professor at UCL Labo de brasserie in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
- Mark A. Daeschel is a professor at Oregon State University in Corvallis.
- Brandon A. Greenwood is a brewing supervisor at the Stroh Brewery Company in St. Paul, MN.
- Paul T. Sakodsky is head brewer at Atlanta Brewing Copany in Lonyers, GA.
- Thomas A. Tompkins is an agent de recherche at Lallemand Inc. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Matthew L. Vincent is an analytical chemist at Anheuser-Busch
Company in St. Louis, MO.
New Corporate Members
- Cerveceria Leona SA, Apartado Nal 056, Zipaquira, Colombia;
5718574425; Fax 5718574353.
Deceased Members
- James F. Walker
Lanterns Cade Lane
Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Calendar
April
10-11. Course: Applied Sensory Evaluation Techniques
New Brunswick, NJ. Contact: Keith Wilson, Cook College, Office
of Continuing Professional Education, Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey, P.O. Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231; 908/932-9271;
Fax 908/932-1187; ocpe@aesop.rutgers.edu.
16-18. Course: Establishing HACCP Programs in the Food
Processing Industry
New Brunswick, NJ. Contact: Keith Wilson, Cook College, Office
of Continuing Professional Education, Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey, P.O. Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231; 908/932-9271;
Fax 908/932-1187; ocpe@aesop.rutgers.edu.
May
5-9. Course: Membrane Separations in Food Processing
College Station, TX. Contact: Sefa Koseoglu, Food Protein
Research & Development Center, Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX 77843-2476; 409/845-2741; Fax 409/845-2744.
9-15. Interpack 96
Dusseldorf, Germany. Contact: Dusseldorf Trade Shows, 150
N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601; 312/781-5180;
Fax 312/781-5188.
28-31. '96 International Food Machinery Exhibition
Makuhari, Japan. Contact: Secretariat, FOOMA, Toranomon Center
Bldg., 1-16-17, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Japan; 813 3503 7661; Fax
813 3503 7620.
July
14-18. Fifth World Congress of Chemical Engineering
San Diego, CA. Contact: AIChExpress Service Center, 345 E.
47th Street, New York, NY 10017-2395; 800/242-4363; Fax 212/705-8400.
Meetings
ASBC
1996 (May 11-15) Chicago, IL
Marriott
1997 (June 21-25) Palm Springs, CA
Hyatt
MBAA
District Caribbean
1996 (April 24-27) Georgetown, Guyana
American Association of Cereal Chemists
1996 (September 15-19) Baltimore, MD
Convention Center
Newsletter Deadlines
ASBC Policy Statement
The Board of Directors approves the following policy statement:
"Members of ASBC Committees, especially Technical Committees, are reminded that they do not and may not speak for or on behalf of the Society in matters relating to the brewing industry without express permission of the officers or Board of Directors of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. This prohibition includes the use of ASBC letterhead when making a statement of technical or economic nature. Members of the ASBC speak only for themselves when giving opinions or making statements concerning technical matters relating to the brewing industry."
ASBC NEWSLETTER
Volume 56, Number 2, Spring 1996
Jenette Wheeler, Editor
Volume 56, Number 2, Spring 1996
Jenette Wheeler, Editor
ASBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert McCaig, President
Bruce R. Sebree, President-Elect
David A. Thomas, Vice-President
Kathryn E. Nelson, Secretary
Peter Freeman, Treasurer
James H. Munroe, Past President
David W. Hysert, Chairman, Publications Committee
Rena Crumplen, Chairman, Technical Committee
Nona M. Mundy, Chairman, Program Committee
Other Publications
N. T. Kendall, Editor, ASBC Journal
Lydia Marinelli, Editor, Methods of Analysis
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