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The science of alcohol
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2.1 Important considerations for commercial brewing

Brewing can be considered in the same way as any other commercial manufacturing process – essentially you are scaling up a small-scale production (comparable to your own home brew) to an industrial process used by many of the leading breweries today.

Activity 1 Scaling up brewing

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In the following video James from Hook Norton talks about the challenges involved in scaling up from their microbrewery to the main brewery.

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  • Based on the video, what specific challenges are involved in brewing on a commercial scale?

    • Trial and error is still needed to progress from brewing on the laboratory scale to commercial manufacturing.
    • Beer is technically considered a ‘food substance’ and hence is subject to food safety guidelines.
    • Flavour, taste, odour and appearance all have to be consistent in commercial brews and so frequent human sampling is required.
    • All ingredients used for commercial brewing must have traceable origins.