6:00 p.m.

Get-together
(for all participants )

VLB Berlin

(by special invitation)

Location: VLB Berlin

Language: German/English

Chair: Dr. Björn Ch. Klotzbücher

1:30 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

1:35 p.m.

Innovative Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage from a Scientific Perspective 

Prof. Dr. Katharina Herkendell (VLB Berlin / TU Berlin)

2:10 p.m. 

Security of Supply Meets Economic Efficiency – Battery Storage and Photovoltaics as Key Players in Industry

Gerd Schöller (Schoenergie GmbH)

2:45 p.m.

A New Approach to Wort Boiling – Quality with Less Energy

Stefan Riggert (GEA)

3:20 p.m.

Coffee Break / Trade Exhibition    Foyer

4:00 p.m.

Innovative Plant Availability Through Digital Twins: The Future of Safety Valve Maintenance

Timm Müggenborg (LESER GmbH & Co. KG)

4:35 p.m.

Eemshaven Project Update – Use of a Heat Pump in a Malting Facility – Zero-Zero

Martijn van Iersel / Edwin Evers (Holland Malt)

5:10 p.m.

Update – Brewery 4.0 – How to Revolutionize the Brewing Industry 

Michael Jakob (Carlsberg Supply Company) / Dr. Birgitte Skadhauge (Carlsberg Research Laboratory)

2:00 p.m.

(by special invitation)

Location: VLB Berlin

Language: German

6:15 p.m.

Annual General Meeting of Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin (VLB) e.V.

Welcome reception with a buffet and beer for all conference participants in the neighboring new research building, “Der Simulierte Mensch”

Language: German/English

Chair: Gerhard Andreas Schreiber (VLB Berlin)

8:30 a.m.

Current Developments in German Research Funding

Gerhard Andreas Schreiber (VLB Berlin)

8:40 a.m.

Resource-Efficient Cleaning of Reusable Bottles

Stefan Reimann (VLB Berlin, FIBW)

9:00 a.m.

From Process to Stability – The Influence of Manufacturing Processes on the Quality of Alcohol-Free Beers

Christian Schubert (VLB Berlin, FIRGA)

9:20 a.m.

Cell4Industry: AI-Based Energy Management for Industrial Energy Cells

Nico Dabelstein (VLB Berlin, FINEK)

9:40 a.m.

OVerMe – New Findings on the Surface of Reusable Glass Bottles

Florian Heukäufer (VLB)

Language: German/English

Chair: Dr. Alfons Ahrens (VLB Berlin)

10:30 a.m.

Introduction

10:35 a.m.

Smart Water Use 

Christian Schäberle / Kevin de Groot (EUWA H. H. Eumann GmbH)

11:10 a.m.

Validation of CIP Systems and Reducing Chemical Consumption in Water Treatment Plants Using a New Biofilm Sensor

Dr. Horst Born (ProMinent)

11:45 a.m.

Bucher De-Alconox Membrane De-Alcoholization System with E+H Liquiphant Alcohol and Extract Measurement

Marc Eckert (Bucher Denwel) & Julia Rosenheim (Endress+Hauser)

12:20 p.m.

Integration of the De-Alcoholization Plant into the VLB Pilot Brewery

Philipp Zeuschner (VLB Berlin)

Language: German/English

Chair: Dr. Nils Rettberg (VLB Berlin)

2:00 p.m.

Introduction

Dr. Nils Rettberg (VLB)

2:10 p.m.

Current Developments in the National and International Grain and Malt Markets

Christian Ohm (ADM Hamburg)

2:45 p.m.

Focus on winter barley: Breeding, Agronomy, and Malting Characteristics

Dr. Nils Rettberg (VLB), Dr. Markus Herz (Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture (LfL))

4:00 p.m.

Coffee break / Trade exhibition    Foyer

4:30 p.m.

Current Status of VLB Research Projects Focusing on Brewing Raw Materials

Dr. Nils Rettberg, Dr. Christian Schubert, Florian Schrickel (VLB Berlin)

4:50 p.m.

Proteolytic Quality Traits in Field Samples: Screening, Evaluation, and Classification

Shari Piro (Trier University of Applied Sciences)

5:20 p.m.

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Summary of the Current Political Debate

Barbara Gschrey (Öko-Recherche Office for Environmental Research and Consulting GmbH)

5:45 p.m.

Summary and Closing Remarks

Dr. Nils Rettberg (VLB)

8:30 a.m.

This session will be conducted exclusively in German.

Language: German/English

Chair: Dr. Martin Senz (VLB Berlin)

2:00 p.m.

Welcome & Introduction

2:10 p.m.

Sugar Tax: Eine Steuer nach Geschmack? – Über Sinn und Unsinn der Zuckersteuer für Getränke (in German)

Holger Eichele (German Brewers’ Association)

2:45 p.m.

Current Trends in Sweetening Alternatives for Beverages

Prof. Dr. Jens Mäder (Berliner Hochschule für Technik)

3:20 p.m.

Turning Fermentation Expertise into New Beverage Opportunities

Gayatri Mehta (VLB Berlin)

3:50 p.m.

Break

4:15

Novel Strategies for Protein Isolation from Brewery Byproducts and Their Role in Functional Foods

Prof. Dr. Goran Šarić (Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Croatia)

4:50 p.m.

Towards 0.0% Beers through Yeast and Process Optimization

Philippe Janssens (Fermentis)

5:20 p.m.

Beverages for the Megatrend Longevity

Dr. Joachim Venus (Cerefort GmbH, CH)