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Best Practice Packaging

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Packaging is the last but often most-overlooked step in the brewing process even though it is the step where quality can go astray most easily. The following checks are common in most breweries and placed (subjectively) in order of descending priority. Before embarking on implementing a packaging quality program its integral to have sound hygiene and preventative maintenance programs in place. Both will underpin all other activities that take place and if not established, easily falls down the priority list. Creating a culture of quality in your team is imperative to success when it comes to making great products. A common vision of what you want to achieve it key. You can achieve this through creating clear written procedures and providing comprehensive training.

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Interpreting Malt Certificates of Analysis

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Understanding malt analysis is key to producing beer of consistent quality. Malt and barley are natural ingredients subject to batch-to-batch and seasonal variations. Malt analysis gives brewers the opportunity to optimise their process to achieve consistency and efciency. This document is intended to be a high-level practical introduction to interpreting malt analyses, and its relationship with brewing performance and beer quality. It will not explore the malting process or how these parameters are controlled by maltsters.

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Common Beer Faults

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This fact sheet gives a brief introduction into some commonly occurring beer faults. As well as providing an overview of the basic fault identifcation methods as well as tips for their correction.

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IBA BEER LABELLING GUIDELINES

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The IBA has created the IBA Beer Labeling Guidelines and Logo Pack to help Independent Brewers comply with Australian beer labeling laws. The Guidelines have been created in consultation with members and stakeholders, including The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Codes Scheme (ABAC), Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) and DrinkWise.

Through the download you will find brief instructions for using the Guidelines, how to use the Logo Pack and a link to FAQ's to answer any questions you might have.

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IBA BEER RECALL PLAN

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The IBA has created the IBA Beer Recall Information Pack and Recall Plan to help Independent Brewers comply with Australian beer recall requirements.

Through the download you will find brief instructions for using the Beer Recall Information Pack, how to use the Recall Plan and a link to FAQ's to answer any questions you might have.

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Brewery Safety: IBA SAFE

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Of course all of us want to ensure that safe working conditions are maintained for our employees and ourselves. But sometimes providing that safe working environment looks difficult. How do I make sense of those regulations? What are my legal obligations as an owner? What is it going to cost? How much down time will there be in the brewery? I think we have all been there.

The Independent Brewers Association takes its role in working to make our industry safer very seriously and we have spent sometime exploring various options for a OHS product that is suitable and cost effective. We believe, that in Victual, we have found a partner who can help us deliver that.

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