Cleaning

Is the burst rinse the new hop dip? If you can innovate your beers, you can innovate your cleaning processes, too. From fellow pros, here are some tips on how to up your brewery’s CIP game.

Enteric bacteria, which can affect wort as well as fermentation, are fine in our guts but potentially disastrous in the brewery. Here’s what to know about testing and prevention.

“There’s nothing romantic about a dirty wood cellar,” says Lauren Woods Limbach, New Belgium’s wood-cellar director and master blender. In this clip, she explains the importance of cleaning and preventive maintenance—especially when it comes to aging foeders.

Neil Witte, draft-beer wizard and founder of Craft Quality Solutions and Tapstar, offers practical tips on ensuring that untainted beer flows from draft systems that have been idle.