UPDATED HOTEL INFORMATION - PLEASE READ!!
If you are having issues trying to make a reservation at the hotel through the web link, call the hotel directly at 215-923-8660 and ask for Rowena or Oumnia. Let them know that you are trying to book a room for the MBAA Fall Tech conference and they can help you with reservations at our group rate. As of sending this email, there were still rooms available, but PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TO CALL as space is filling up quickly.
Join MBAA District Philadelphia for our annual Philly Fall Technical Meeting on Saturday, November 5th from 8AM to 7PM at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District.
This years technical presentations will cover a wide range of topics. More information to come!!!
There will be a Happy Hour the night before the Fall Technical Meeting held on Friday, November 4th from 5PM to 8PM at a Mainstay Independent Brewing Company. Happy Hour is included in your Conference Registration.
***A Big Thank You to Pentair for Sponsoring Happy Hour!!!***
There will also be lunch with beer! We wouldn't let you go hungry or thirsty. The day if the Fall Technical Meeting, Saturday, November 5th from Noon to 1PM. Lunch and beers are all part of your Conference Registration.
***A Big Thank You to Omega Yeast for Sponsoring Lunch!!!***
Early Bird available until End of Day Friday, September 30:
$60 (member and student price)/$80 non-members
Regular pricing through Sunday, October 16:
$80 (member and student price)/$100 non-members
Extended registration through Sunday, October 30:
$100 (member and student price)/$120 non-members
Fall Tech Speakers (Bios and Topics):
John Segal
- From: Segal Ranch
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Topic: Anecdotes from a 3rd generation hop farmer
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Bio: John was a hop geek at birth. Proof? He brought a block of hops to show-and-tell in first grade. He received his brewing legs at Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, fresh out of college. After his stint at Anchor, John joined the family hop business. When his father passed away, John stepped back into the business. At that time, Segal Ranch had been an Anheuser-Busch grower for over 25 years and Anchor Brewing Company was our only craft brewing partner. Today, Segal Ranch has wonderful direct relationships with some of the top craft breweries in the world. And John is having a blast doing it.
Gabriel Dominguez
- From: Pentair
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Topic: General ways for reducing CO2 consumption in times of scarcity
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Bio: Gabriel is a chemical engineer with a masters in Business & Administration and also certified as a Blackbelt in Six Sigma Plus Manufacturing. Currently Gabriel holds the Business Development Leader position for The Americas based in Florida providing technical support and guidance regarding CO2 topics for Pentair-Food & Beverages Division. Gabriel is an instructor of CO2 Systems since 2012 for MBAA at its Maintenance Course. Gabriel is also an active member of Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) Caribbean District since 2004 and International Society of Beverage Technologist (ISBT) since 2009.
Tom Eplett
Steve Welsh
- From: Yards Brewing
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Topic: Lessons learned in packaging line design
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Bio: Steve Welsh started his career in the Packaging Department at Yards Brewing Company in 2007. In that initial role, he spent time learning, operating and maintaining a newly installed, but hardly new, bottling line. He served as the Packaging Manager for over 9 years and currently is the Director of Plant Operations. Steve has overseen various upgrades to brewery equipment over the years and has been key in the selection and installation process. Some equipment upgrades included box shop upgrades, kegging lines, and brewery utility systems. In 2018, as part of Yards' brewery expansion he led the installation of a 240 can per minute canning line and bottling line upgrade. Steve attained an associate degree in Applied Science and Engineering Technology in 2018, and also acts as lecturer for the University of the Sciences Brewery Science program where he provides a mid-size packaging line fundamentals lecture.
Andrew Leedy
- From: Founders Brewing
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Topic: Watchfully Making Stuff - Warehouse Management Systems for the Brewing Industry
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Bio: Andrew Leedy has over 15 years of experience in manufacturing, warehousing, and inventory control. He has been at Founders Brewing Company for 8 years where he is currently the Assistant Warehouse Manager. He is a big believer in the Einstein quote, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” and has trained in Kaizen Production Theory and Problem Solving – The Toyota Way. He is currently enrolled at Grand Valley State University where he is studying Advanced Data Analytics.
Urs Wellhoener
- From: Boston Beer Company
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Topic: Non-Alcoholic beer production technology
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Bio: Urs Wellhoener is the Technical Director, Brewing Innovation for the Boston Beer Company since September 2021. He started with this company in October 2007 as the Manager for Yeast and Fermentation. In his current role the focus lies in finding and applying innovative ideas related to brewing in general and special fermentations to improve quality, efficiency, and sustainability. He is the third generation of brewers after both his grandfather and father have been in the brewing industry as well. Urs is a technical graduate as brewer and maltster (1991-1993 at the Felsenkeller Brauerei Monschau/GER) and received a Dipl.-Eng. degree from the Faculty of Brewing and Food Technology of the Technische Universität München-Weihenstephan (TUM) in 1999. After graduation in 1999 he was a project manager on a fermentation project at Veltins Brewery, Meschede-Grevenstein/GER (1999-2000). In October 2000 Wellhoener joined the Chair of Brewing Technology II at the Weihenstephan Center of Food and Life Sciences, Technische Universität München-Weihenstephan (TUM), as scientific assistant, lecturer and doctorate until 2007. In 2005 Wellhoener received his Ph.D. degree for his studies on yeast physiology during fermentation and propagation. During his time in Weihenstephan he also worked for Muellerbraeu, Pfaffenhofen/GER, as their QC manager.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, November 4th - Happy Hour at Mainstay Independent Brewing Company
• Happy Hour runs 5PM - 8PM
• Mainstay Independent Brewing Company
• 901 N Delaware Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123
***A Big Thank You to Pentair for Sponsoring Happy Hour!!!***
Please note that we are not allowed to bring outside beer to the Happy Hour Event however it is welcomed at the Technical Conference on Saturday!!!
• Afternoon Sessions continue in the Franklin/Jefferson Rooms *Start/End time 1:00PM - 5:00PM
• Happy Hour at the Wyndham Philadelphia *Start/End time 5:00PM - 7:00PM
• Outside beer and swag donations for the Technical Conference are always appreciated!!!
Extended registration through Sunday, October 30:
$100 (member and student price)/$120 non-members
Outside beer and swag donations to the event are always appreciated!!!!
Don't live close by and need a room?
Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District - 400 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
*Directions can be found here*
UPDATED HOTEL INFORMATION - PLEASE READ!!
If you are having issues trying to make a reservation at the hotel through the web link, call the hotel directly at 215-923-8660 and ask for Rowena or Oumnia. Let them know that you are trying to book a room for the MBAA Fall Tech conference and they can help you with reservations at our group rate. As of sending this email, there were still rooms available, but PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TO CALL as space is filling up quickly.
You can sponsor the Technical Weekend:
YOU CAN NOW SPONSOR DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA'S TECHNICAL WEEKEND ONLINE!!! SIGN UP HERE!!!
***If you would like to sponsor the District Philly Technical Meeting please reach out to our Vice President Ben Bailey at bbailey@troegs.com***
We send a HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsors. Without your support, we wouldn't be able to bring in so many great speakers!
Platinum Sponsors: Thank you to... Omega Yeast & Pentair
Gold Sponsors: Thank you to... Hopsteiner, Roy Farms, Hollingbery & Son & Weber Scientific
Silver Sponsorship: Thank you to... BSG, Haas & Zee Loffler
Bronze Sponsors: Thank you to... Saint Joseph's University & Oregon Fruit Puree
Honorable Mention Sponsors: Thank you to... Alfa Laval, Fruitwood Orchards Honey & Hach
