Programme Madrid 2014 (pdf)

5th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium
(Brewing and Filling Technology) & 50th Annual Congress of the AETCM
17th - 19th of September 2014, Madrid, Spain
Bilingual Conference (English and Spanish)
Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin e.V. (VLB)
Congress venue: Rafael Hoteles Madrid Norte, P. Empresarial Omega,
A-1 salida 17, Avda. de Barajas, 22 - 28108 Alcobendas
 Barley and malt: Market and quality

Hops: Yield and analysis

Gentle processing of brewing media

Beer filtration
 Yeast and fermentation
 Beer sensory
 Packaging and warehouse optimization
 Sustainability: Energy and water savings
Contact:
VLB Berlin – Thomas Tyrell
Phone +49 30 450 80 168 – Fax +49 30 450 80 210
[email protected]
www.vlb-berlin.org/en/madrid2014
Sponsored by
Programme – Madrid 2014
Wednesday, 17th of September, 2014
Rafael Hoteles Madrid Norte, P. Empresarial Omega, A-1 salida 17, Avda. de Barajas, 22 - 28108 Alcobendas
Technical Visits (additional registration required)
1:00 p.m. –
3.30 p.m.
Cervecería Hijos de Rivera, La Conruña (Travelling to be organised individually, for direct flight
connections please see www.vlb-berlin.org/en/madrid2014/technical-visits)
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Conference registration for participants of excursions at conference hotel (Heineken and Sagra)
4:00 p.m. Start of bus transfer from conference hotel to Cervecería Heineken or to Cervecería Sagra
4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Technical Visit of Cervecería Heineken or Cervecería Sagra
7:00 p.m. Bus transfer back to the conference Hotel
Welcome night by special invitation of main sponsors
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Registration of participants for welcome night (Conference hotel)
8:30 p.m.
Opening / Get-together at the conference hotel
9:00 p.m.
Words of welcome
11:00 p.m.
End
Thursday, 18th of September, 2014
Subject to change.
Rafael Hoteles Madrid Norte, P. Empresarial Omega, A-1 salida 17, Avda. de Barajas, 22 - 28108 Alcobendas
Barley and malt: Market and quality
Chairman: Jose Luis Rodriguez Pérez (Mahou-San Miguel)
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and introduction
8:40 a.m.
The actual situation of malt production in Spain and worldwide (Uldaríco García, Malteros de España)
9:05 a.m.
The development of barley varieties in Argentina and Europe (Steven Vangoidsenhoven, Cargill Malt)
9:30 a.m.
The analytical results of residue monitoring of barley malt at industry scale (Frank Rath, VLB Berlin)
9:55 a.m.
Coffee break with accompanying exhibition
Hops: Yield and analysis
10:40 a.m.
The hop sector and its need to adapt to new scenarios (José Antonio Magadán, Formento de Lúpulo)
11:05 a.m.
HOPSTAR™ Iso – A new GEA technology to improve hop utilization in the brewhouse (Ludwig Scheller, GEA)
11:30 a.m.
From the cone to the glass – Technological and analytical challenges of hoppy beer flavor (Nils Rettberg, VLB Berlin)
11:55 a.m.
Coffee break with accompanying exhibition
Beer filtration
12:40 p.m. Technological milestones in beer membrane filtration – Developments since the start-up of the BMF in Madrid in 2004 (Alberto Arillo, Heineken España / Roland Folz, Pentair)
1:05 p.m.
Ceramic membranes – reliable solution for kieselguhr-free filtration of beer (Ulrich Gans, Bucher Filtrox)
1:30 p.m.
Kieselguhr as filtration aid – status quo (Diedrich Harms, VLB Berlin)
1:55 p.m.
Introduction of Mahou brewery (Jose Luis Rodriguez Pérez, Mahou-San Miguel)
2:20 p.m.
Lunch break with accompanying exhibition
4:00 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Technical Visit to Cervecería Mahou
Start of bus transfer to Cervecería Mahou
Technical visit of Cervecería Mahou
Transfer back to the conference hotel
Arrival
Programme – Madrid 2014
Friday, 19th of September, 2014
Rafael Hoteles Madrid Norte, P. Empresarial Omega, A-1 salida 17, Avda. de Barajas, 22 - 28108 Alcobendas
Gentle processing of brewing media / Yeast and Fermentation
Chairman: Juan Candau (Heineken España)
8:30 a.m.
8:35 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:25 a.m.
9:50 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
Welcome and introduction
Correct valves and pumps for correction application (Oliver Schlegel, Evoguard GmbH)
Approaches to quantify shear stress in brewery relevant media (Roland Pahl, VLB Berlin)
Exploring brewing yeast quality – measures, causes and consequences (Chris Powell, University of Nottingham – ASBC)
New tool for studying gradients and the initial black box of batch fermentation (Jan Biering, VLB Berlin)
Coffee break with accompanying exhibition
Beer sensory
11:00 a.m.
11:25 a.m.
Teritorial differences in beer preference: Sensorial analysis and reasons of selection
(Laura Vazquez, Universidad de Vigo / Hijos de Rivera)
Beer metabolomics and sensory science – Hype or hot topic? (Leif-Alexander Garbe, VLB Berlin)
Packaging and warehouse optimization
11:50 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
12:40 p.m.
Realizing increased efficiency and cost reduction through packaging machinery automation
(Angelo Franzini, OCME)
New special equipment for optimising filling lines (Georg Wenk, VLB Berlin)
Lunch break with accompanying exhibition
Packaging and warehouse optimization Chairman: Tiago Brandao (Unicer) 2:00 p.m.
2:05 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:55 p.m.
3:20 p.m.
Introduction
Recent insights from testing results of VLB packaging laboratory (Georg Wenk,VLB Berlin)
Pallet out of plastic: Improvements for the whole supply chain (Sergio Barral, Mahou)
Experiences with the new automatic warehouse of Cervecería Hijos de Rivera (Manuel Fernández, Hijos de Rivera)
Coffee break with accompanying exhibition
Sustainability: Energy and water savings
4:10 p.m.
Implementing the masterplan for energy savings at Unicer brewery – challenges, practical experiences and results (Joao Guimaraes/ Vasco Carvalho, Unicer)
4:35 p.m.
Sustainable water management in the brewery: Evaluation of water consumption and software-based simulation to increase efficiency (Alfons Ahrens, VLB Berlin)
5:00 p.m.
Saving potentials of water in the brewery – Results of industrial studies (Thomas Tyrell, VLB Berlin)
5:25 p.m.
Closing words
5:45 p.m.
Final beer break
6:30 p.m.
End of Conference
7:45 p.m.
Bus transfer to the centre of Madrid
8:00 p.m.
"Tour de tapas" organized by AETCM
...
return to be organized individually
Saturday, 20th of September, 2014
Rafael Hoteles Madrid Norte, P. Empresarial Omega, A-1 salida 17, Avda. de Barajas, 22 - 28108 Alcobendas
General Meeting of the Asociación Española de Técnicos de Cerveza y Malta
and closing lunch
(more information by AETCM, only for AETCM members)
Subject to change.
General Information
Attendance fee
Conference ticket: 990 Euro (25 % discount for VLB members, 40 % discount for active AETCM members)
Congress venue
Rafael Hoteles Madrid Norte - P. Empresarial Omega, A-1 salida 17
Avda. de Barajas, 22 - 28108 Alcobendas
Phone + 0034 911.842.500, Fax + 0034 911.842.510
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.rafaelhoteles.com/de/rafaelhoteles-madridnorte
Hotel accommodation
The "Conference Ticket" includes:
The accommodation is not included in the connference ticket and has to
be booked separately by the participants.
For the congress hotel rooms have been reserved in the hotel of conference. Price of an overnight stay: 112,50 Euro single room (plus VAT).
Reservation code: “VLB”. An early reservation is highly recommended.
Contact
Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin (VLB) e.V.
(Research and Teaching Institute for Brewing in Berlin)
Veranstaltungsmanagement/Event Management
Seestrasse 13, 13353 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 30 450 80-247 Fax: +49 30 450 80-210, Mail: [email protected]
 Technical visits on Wednesday and Thursday
 Reception night on Wednesday by special invitation of the main sponsors
 Technical conference on Thursday and Friday
 Printed conference documentation optionally in Spanish or English
 Digital conference documentation on a CD
 Drinks and light lunches on Thursday and Friday
 Simultaneous translation of all presentations in the technical program
 Coffee breaks during the conference on Thursday and Friday
 Tour de tapas on Friday night
Day conference ticket Wednesday/Thursday:
750 Euro without VAT tax (discounts see above)
Day conference ticket Friday:
650 Euro without VAT tax (discounts see above)
https://www.vlb-berlin.org/en/madrid2014/registration
Cancellation policy
For cancellations a service charge of 90 Euro apply in general. Cancellations after
30 August 2014 are not subject to refund but can be transferred to a new name.
 www.vlb-berlin.org/en/madrid2014
Main sponsor
The Krones Group, headquartered in Neutraubling, Germany, plans, develops and
manufactures machines and complete lines for the fields of process, filling and
packaging technology. The company's product portfolio is rounded off by corporate
capabilities in intralogistics, information technology and factory planning.
Sponsors
Landaluce S.A. founded on 1948 is present on the brewing sector since 1965 supplying installations to over 50 countries
for the most important brewing companies. Main activities are the manufacturing of fermenting tanks, brew houses and
new generation mash filters.
In an increasingly competitive marketplace that has seen the consumption of beverages grow rapidly, producers must
have highly flexible and sustainable processes. Pentair Food & Beverage helps our partners meet these challenges through
a wide range of innovative products and solutions.
Bucher Filtrox Systems AG is the leading supplier of turn-key filtration systems for the brewing industry.
GEA Brewery Systems and GEA Process Engineering Spain provide brewery technology from a single source. Whether
individual plant components or a complete greenfield project.
OCME's efforts are dedicated to the development of machines for the secondary packing, having low running costs, giving
a benefit to the customer in term of TCO.
Cargill Malt is one of the leading malting companies in the world, with operations spanning the four primary barley
growing regions of the world. We are committed to world class production and continue to strengthen our network of
maltinf facilities.
Associated Breweries & Partners
Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für
Brauerei in Berlin (VLB) e. V.
Seestrasse 13, 13353 Berlin
Germany
Instituto
Cervecero de Investigación
y Enseñanza en Berlín (VLB)
Instituto
de Pesquisa e Ensino de
Cervejaria em Berlin (VLB)
Managing Director:
Dr.-Ing. Josef Fontaine
Bank Account
Deutsche Bank, BLZ 100 700 24
Account no 24 10 132
IBAN: DE71 1007 0024 0241 0132 00
Swift Code (BIC): DEUTDEDBBER