1. Quality Beer Requires a Quality Lab
Kevin Smolar
Quality Control Manager
Sun King Brewery – Indianapolis, IN

2. History of beer

3. Source: Brewer’s Association – Boulder, CO

4. Beer Ingredients

5. BrewHouse

6. Fermentation
Antoine van Leeuwenhoek
Louis Pasteur

7. Fermentation Profiles

8. Bright Tanks & Packaging

9. Cold Storage
Carl von Linde

10. Science in the brewhouse
Søren Sørensen

11. Microbiological Plating

12. Analytical Testing

13. Total Carbohydrate (g)
REgulation
TTB – Tax & Trade Bureau
FDA – Food & Drug Administration
Sunlight
Wee Mac
Osiris
Package Size
12 oz
16 oz
ABV
5.2%
5.4%
5.6%
Calories
145
195
165
220
Calories from Fat
Total Fat (g)
Saturated Fat (g)
Trans Fat (g)
Cholesterol (mg)
Sodium (mg) 20 27
Total Carbohydrate (g) 10 13 12 16
Dietary Fiber (g)
Sugars (g)
Protein (g)
1.9
2.5
2.2
2.9

14. Off-Flavor Testing

15. Sensory Panel

16. Sensory Panel
William Sealy Gosset

17. Future of craft beer

18. THANK YOU