Ontario District Technical Conference
January 24–26, 2018
Hilton Niagara Falls, 6361 Fallsview Blvd.
Longest running and most informative Canadian
conference for brewing technologies.
Registration
Please register: Eventbrite
Members: Early bird $225, Late fee $260
Non-member: Early bird $320, Late fee $360
Student/Honorary Member: $175, Late fee $200
Register by January 3 to avoid late registration fees
Payment at the door: late registration rates apply —
cash and cheque only
Hotel
Hilton Niagara Falls, 6361 Fallsview Blvd.
Book your reservation by January 3 at the discounted rate of
(falls view) $129 (city view) $119 CAD. Complimentary parking
http://group.hilton.com/MasterBrewersAssociationAmericas
Brewery Tours and Tastings
Wednesday, January 24
$40 (lunch and refreshments included)
Please register early (space is limited)
10:00 a.m. Meet and depart from Hilton Niagara Falls
10:30 a.m. Niagara College Teaching Brewery
12:30 p.m. Silversmith Brewing Company
2:00 p.m. Oast House Brewers
3:30 p.m. The Exchange Brewery
4:30 p.m. Return to Hilton Niagara Falls
Preliminary Conference Program
Thursday, January 25
8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Technical sessions
• Keynote speaker
• Beer Canada Industry Update
• Hop Contracting in Ontario
• Overview of New Canadian Malting Barley Varieties
• Barley Malt, Mash Regimes and their Effects on Yeast Flocculation
• Membrane Filtration of Beer
• Efficient Cleaning of Fermenters with Acidic Products
• Workshop/break-out session:Selecting Malt for specific beer styles
• Beer Tasting featuring Niagara College (beers brewed with different technology/raw material)
7:00 p.m. Beer Stube
Friday, January 26
8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Technical sessions
• Nitrogen Sparging and Managing Dissolved Oxygen
• Controlling Attenuation of Yeast Strains
• New Brewhouse Technology
• Beer is Complicated