Upcoming Live Webinar – Precision Fermentation on Craft Beer Professionals “AMA”
Coming up next week! Precision Fermentation will be featured in the Craft Beer Professionals Facebook Group’s weekly series, “Ask Me Anything” – Tuesday, August 4th at 11am ET – presenting The Connected Brewer: Leveraging Real-Time Fermentation Monitoring to Elevate Product Quality and Operational Efficiency. Day: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Time: 11am Eastern Time Location: Craft Beer Professionals…
Read MorePress Release: Precision Fermentation Names Joe Procopio Chief Operating Officer
Today, Precision Fermentation announced the appointment of Joe Procopio as Chief Operating Officer. He was most recently Chief Product Officer for on-demand vehicle care and maintenance company, Spiffy, where his product and growth leadership resulted in several successful new lines of business, multiple new product launches, and significant market expansion. Procopio will focus on the expansion…
Read MoreAvailable On Demand: Precision Fermentation’s Master Brewers Webinar
**UPDATE – This webinar is available on-demand – MBAA members only. Watch now » ** Save the date! We’re excited to announce that Precision Fermentation will be presenting a special webinar on July 14, 2020, hosted by the Master Brewers Association of the Americas – The Connected Brewer: Leveraging Real-Time Fermentation Monitoring to Elevate Product Quality…
Read MoreYeast Harvesting: Best (& Worst) Practices and How to Know When It’s Time to Pitch Fresh Yeast
Brewers commonly repitch yeast to ferment batch after batch to save money and coax out the complex flavors and higher flocculation rates that Saccharomyces yeast can develop over multiple generations, particularly from the second to the third. But in order to maximize yeast function and longevity, it’s important to be strategic and maintain consistency when…
Read More5 Ways to Maximize Your Brewery’s Potential During Coronavirus
Now that most states are mandating social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, it can be extremely difficult to know how to adjust production schedules to match unpredictable demand over an impossible-to-predict timeline. Though business may be slow, many breweries are experimenting with new ideas and approaches, both to give their customers…
Read MoreBeer Brewing Education Video: Yeast Vitality and Fermentation Reproducibility
With social distancing and sheltering in place comes extra time to catch up on beer brewing education. So, in this spirit, we offer last fall’s informative presentation by Precision Fermentation’s science advisor, Steve Haase, PhD: Yeast Vitality and Fermentation Reproducibility. In this 45-minute video, you will learn about relevant findings from basic biomedical research that have…
Read MoreBrewers Association COVID-19 SBA Loan Q&A and SBA Loan Assistance Application Link
The Brewers Association has published an excellent resource to help breweries navigate how the new CARES Act can help businesses through loans and subsidies. Here is the introduction, excerpted: Congress has passed the CARES Act to help address the unprecedented public health and economic crisis related to COVID-19. One critical component of the CARES Act…
Read MoreCoronavirus (COVID-19): Safety and Well-Being
Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact our industry. Like you, we are watching the pandemic situation closely, and we are taking every proactive step necessary for Precision Fermentation to continue operating safely and effectively. First and most importantly, we are concerned about the health and well-being of our customers, partners and employees. We have instituted remote…
Read MoreNatural Beer Carbonation Through Spunding Can Save Your Brewery Time and Money
By using a simple spunding valve, you can naturally carbonate your lagers and ales without worrying about building dangerously high pressure. In order to either speed up production, maintain a natural process, achieve a certain mouthfeel, follow their interpretation of Reinheitsgebot or simply spend less money buying carbon dioxide gas (CO2), some brewers opt to…
Read MoreNew England Craft Brew Summit: See You in Portland!
Precision Fermentation will be an exhibitor at the New England Craft Brew Summit in Portland, February 28, 2020. Our team will be demonstrating the BrewMonitor System in the exhibition hall from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. The New England Craft Brew Summit is presented by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and features breakout sessions categorized along…
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