Processing > Wine, beer & spirits

Aussie app to protect wine industry

14 January, 2019

An app called Snap Send Solve is being used to help protect the Mornington Peninsula wine industry from biosecurity threats, namely phylloxera.


Wild yeast and hotter climate wine

05 December, 2018

The presence and use of 'natural' or 'wild' yeasts during wine production is traditionally discouraged, but this may be about to change.


Magnetic extraction system saves thousands in winery equipment repair

27 November, 2018

One of the largest risks to profitability in winemaking is damage to expensive processing equipment.


Automating Australia's wine industry with compressed air

15 November, 2018

Air-compressor manufacturer ELGi Equipments has been helping winemakers in India increase their process quality and speed with pneumatic equipment powered by compressed air.


Producing better white wine

28 August, 2018

UniSA doctoral candidate Brian Murphy is researching a processing method to make white wine crystal clear and better for the environment.


How craft brewers can scale up

25 June, 2018

Partnerships with reliable breweries can assist craft brewers to scale up and keep up with demand without overstretching their resources.


Magnetic particles could improve the flavour of wine

19 June, 2018

Scientists have found a way to remove unwanted flavours from wine without impacting the rest of the bouquet using tiny magnetic particles.


Maximum solids removal with minimal cleaning

30 May, 2018

Production in the wine industry could be increased by more than 7% with the use of titanium filtration membranes.


Boiling wort is no longer fundamental to brewing

18 April, 2018

AB InBev has developed a brewing process that delivers a 5% reduction in CO2 emissions, reduction in energy use and 0.5% lower water consumption.


The maths behind the bubbles in Guinness

17 April, 2018

Beer and maths — an unlikely combo you may think, but when drinks giant Diageo wanted to know more about the strange behaviour of bubbles in a glass of Guinness the company turned to a mathematician.


Brewpack rebrands with new $35m production facility

04 April, 2018

Brewpack and Stockade Brew are restructuring under the newly formed Tribe Breweries umbrella, which aims to become the largest independent craft brewery in the region.


New brew of beer holds the hops, keeps the flavour

26 March, 2018

How would you like to try beer that costs less and has a more consistent flavour? US scientists may have come to your rescue.


CDR Beerlab on-site chemical analysis of beer

24 January, 2018

CDR Beerlab enables on-site testing, with results available in just minutes, allowing faster decisions to be made during the brewing process.


Eat, drink and be merry, but remember that larger wine glasses hold more wine

15 December, 2017

With the Christmas break looming it is worth knowing that wine glass sizes are seven times bigger now than they were 300 years ago. And the increase in size has been fastest in the last 20 years.


Challenging climate change with beer

14 November, 2017 by Nichola Murphy

Scottish-based brewery Brewdog has launched a protest beer which aims to 'shake the world by the shoulders' and encourage world leaders to take action against climate change, particularly US President Donald Trump.


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