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  • 1.  Summer Technical Announcement!

    Posted 07-11-2023 13:01
    Edited by Nikko Contti 07-11-2023 18:17

    Hope everyone is planning on attending the High Country Beer Festival in Boone on August 26th! Because District Carolinas is putting together a day-long technical conference the day before, on Friday, August 25th!! Forty-two breweries are pouring at HCBeerFest so we hope that plenty of them are planning on coming a day early to attend. 

    WHO: District Carolinas
    WHERE: Booneshine Brewing    465 Industrial Park Drive, Boone, NC 28607
    WHEN: Friday, August 25th
    REGISTRATION COST: Member $35/ Non-Member $50

    Technical Conference Presentations

    Sign-in starts at 9 am. Coffee and Donuts!

    Developing a Sensory Program 
    Nikko Contti
    EHS & Lab Manager, Crank Arm Brewing

    Chemical Safety
    Chance Hellman
    Sales Manager, Zee Loeffler Company

    OSHA Compliance  & Occupational Safety 
    Jim Schuster
    CEO, Martin Technical

    IPA: Brewing History
    Mitch Steele



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    Nikko Contti, MPH
    Environmental Health Specialist & Consultant @ Durham County, NC

    Lab Manager @ Crank Arm Brewing
    nikko.contti@gmail.com
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  • 2.  RE: Summer Technical Announcement!

    Posted 07-11-2023 18:14
    Edited by Nikko Contti 07-11-2023 18:18

    It's official!

    Our final speaker for the Technical Conference on August 25th will be none other than Mitch Steele! He'll be presenting on The IPA: Brewing Techniques Throughout History. 

    Mitch Steele, author IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale (Brewers Publications, 2013), is the former brewmaster for Stone Brewing Co., and now serves as Brewmaster and COO at New Realm Brewing Company in Atlanta.

    Since graduating from UC Davis in 1984 with a fermentation science degree, he has brewed at some of the largest and smallest breweries in the world. After starting on a 14 bbl system at the San Andreas Brewing Co., Mitch joined Anheuser-Busch in 1992, managing brewhouse and fermenting operations in three breweries, and managing new beer development as part of the Anheuser-Busch Specialty Brewing group in the mid-1990s. Mitch joined Stone Brewing Co. in 2006 and oversaw the brewing and packaging operations as the brewery grew from a 49,000 bbl operation to 325,645 bbl in 2015.



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    Nikko Contti, MPH
    Environmental Health Specialist & Consultant
    Durham County, NC
    nikko.contti@gmail.com
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  • 3.  RE: Summer Technical Announcement!

    Posted 08-04-2023 16:30

    Sorry if I've missed it, but is there a registration link for the event?  I don't see it on the MBAA Events Calendar.



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    Jeff Muston
    Plant Utilities Supervisor
    Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
    Mills River NC
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  • 4.  RE: Summer Technical Announcement!

    Posted 08-07-2023 13:01

    Hi Jeff,

    You should be able to go to this site to register for the event. Let me know if you have additional questions or problems. 

    Cheers!

    Brett



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    Brett Taubman
    Professor
    Appalachian State University
    Boone NC
    (828) 262-7847
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  • 5.  RE: Summer Technical Announcement!

    Posted 08-07-2023 13:49

    Perfect!  Thanks!



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    Jeff Muston
    Plant Utilities Supervisor
    Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
    Mills River NC
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  • 6.  RE: Summer Technical Announcement!

    Posted 08-18-2023 08:00

    Hey folks! 

    Hope you don't mind me spamming y'all here and via email. We are trying to get the word out any which way we can. We wanted to remind everyone that we are only a week away from the MBAA District Carolinas Summer Technical Meeting in lovely Boone, NC.  We are excited to have the opportunity to meet face-to-face again and partake in some technical brewing discussions on Friday, August 25th.

     

    Booneshine Brewing Company has rolled out the red carpet for our district, and there are great presentations lined up from professionals throughout the industry.  Breakfast, lunch, and 2 barley beverages will be provided to each attendee.  The itinerary for the meeting is as follows:

    • 9:00 am - Sign-in and Breakfast from Booneshine Brewing Company

      • Coffee

      • Bagels

      • Bacon

      • Quiche

    • 10:00 am - Chemical Safety with Chance Hellman

      • Sales Manager, Zee Loeffler Company

    • 11:00 am - Developing a Sensory Program  with Nikko Contti

      • EHS & Lab Manager, Crank Arm Brewing

    • 12:00 am - Lunch from Booneshine Brewing Company

      • Chicken Parm and Buffalo Chicken Slider

      • Veggie Sliders

      • Falafel

      • Chips

      • Slaw

    • 1:30 pm - OSHA Compliance  & Occupational Safety with Jim Schuster

      • CEO, Martin Technical

    • 2:30 pm - IPA: Brewing Techniques Throughout History with Mitch Steele

      • No title needed, it’s Mitch Steele!

    • 3:30 pm - Depart and Enjoy the Rest of the Day

     

    We’re looking forward to seeing everyone from District Carolinas on August 25th.  It will be a great time to listen to some experienced professionals and trade ideas with your fellow zymurgist (or zymurgy-adjacent) colleagues.  Make sure to register online at our event site.

     

    Hotels will book fast as the High Country Beer Festival will be held the next day so make sure to book a room now if you intend to spend the night or weekend.  The Blue Ridge Tourist Court, Quality Inn & Suites Boone, Hampton Inn & Suites Boone, La Quinta Inn & Suites Boone University are all opinions that are close to Booneshine Brewing.

     

    Thank you,

    MBAA Carolinas District Officers



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    Nikko Contti, MPH
    Environmental Health Specialist & Consultant
    Durham County, NC
    nikko.contti@gmail.com
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