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IBDA
IBD MATTERS
- JJ Morison Award
- Diploma in Distilling
- IBD Examinations & Training
ASIA PACIFIC MATTERS
- 2012 Asia Pacific Convention
- Asia Pacific AGM
- Membership Fees 2012
- New Members
MAJOR EVENTS
- Asia Pacific 2012 Convention
INDUSTRY NEWS
- World Malting Barley
- Australian barley Industry
COMPANY NEWS
- Foster's
REGIONAL NEWS
- NSW Meetings
OBITUARY
- Brian Blenkinship
POSITIONS VACANT
- CUB - Draught Operations Manager
BREWERS EDUCATION CORNER.
JJ Morison Awards Fund
Applications for 2011/12 training bursaries from the J J Morison Awards Fund are now invited .Full details of the awards and application process can be found on the IBD website.
Applications can be by mail or e mail to simon.jackson@ibd.org.uk and must be received by the 2nd December 2011.
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IBD 125th Anniversary Presidential Dinner
Commemorative Programme!
If members or their companies wish to include a message of goodwill/advert in the Commemorative Programme for the 125th Presidential Dinner then please note that the Commemorative Programme will be A4 full colour and that space may be taken with full page, half page and quarter page options. For details of how to support the Commemorative Programme, then please contact Emma Negus-King at emma.negus-king@ibd.org.uk
There are only 20 tickets left to the dinner, so to purchase a ticket contact Emma as above.
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Diploma in Distilling Training:
If you are planning to sit the Diploma in Distilling examinations in 2012 and require training support then we suggest that you contact the IBD accredited trainer for this qualification directly.
Contact details are:
Brian Eaton b.eaton@tiscali.co.uk
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EXAMINATIONS & TRAINING
The Examination Deadline for the below examinations has now passed. It is still possible to nominate for these courses with payment of a late fee.
General Certificate in Distilling
General Certificate in Packaging
General Certificate in Brewing
Fundamentals of Distilling & Packaging
Fundamentals of Brewing & Packaging
Please make sure you get your application forms to
francesca.williams@ibd.org.uk
Please note there will be £40 late fee charged, per module, per person.
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2012 ASIA PACIFIC CONVENTION
The countdown has begun to our 2012 Convention!!. We now have a Provisional Programme which is available from our Website. This is an excellent programme with a great range of speakers on a wide variety of topics. We have a significant number of overseas speakers who will be of great interest. We are adopting several new ideas in the programme for next year. These include:
- a panel discussion by a range of experts
- following the success at the last convention we will again be having "The Great Debate"
- a different format for the Craft brewers session on Sunday with a full day of presentations and discussions on topics relelvant to Craft brewers and predominately presented by people involved in the craft industry.
Early Bird registration closes on 30th November.
REGISTRATION is now open from our Website under the 2012 Convention. Follow the link below to access the registration form now and to view the Technical programme.
http://www.ibdasiapac.com.au/convention/registration/
For any enquiries contact Felicity Smith at etm group Phone 03 9521 5355 or email felicitys@etmgroup.com.au.or editor@ibdasiapac.com.au
Michael Stoneman
Convention Chairman
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ASIA PACIFIC AGM
The Asia Pacific AGM was held in Brisbane on 22 Sept. This was very well attended with 20 members and guests present. Following the AGM there was a QLD Regional meeting with Peter Rogers making a presentation entitled "R & D - does it Cut the Mustard- or is it just Grist to the Mill." THis was a very entertaining presentation and was enjoyed by all present.
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ASIA PACIFIC MEMBERSHIP FEES
Recently, negotiations were completed with the IBD in the UK so that from 2012, all Asia Pacific members will pay their annual subscriptions direct to London. Members will receive an invoice for their subscriptions from Londan and fees will be payable in British pounds which will result in a significant saving to our members.
Details are available from our AP Website under membership.
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NEW MEMBERS
We welcome to Asia Pacific section a number of new members over the last couple of months.
Ratnesh Sharma Fosters Fiji
Karan Singh Fosters Fiji
Jason Subritzky Steambrewing NZ
George Webster Hobart Universtiy TAS.
ALasdair McCullagh Diageo NSW
Trevor Rollinson Boundary Rd Brewery NZ
Nathan Harvey Bluetongue Brewery NSW
Sarah Watson Diageo QLD
Scott Hargrave Stone & Wood Brewing NSW
Guy Van Geel APB Mongolia (transfer from UK)
David Mullins Lion QLD
Nicholas Crosswell Lion Breweries NZ
Wayne Hammond Bluetongue Breery NSW
Daniel King New Zealand
Gina Huggins Invercargill Brewery NZ
Chris Myubg- Keon Kim NZ
Karen Chadwick Diageo QLD
Derek Willshee Viterra Perth
Clinton Carre Viterra SA
Ryand Carson Viterra SA
Duane Morton Invercargill Brewery NZ
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ASIA PACIFIC 2012 CONVENTION
Our 2012 Convention will be held in Melbourne from 25th March to 30th March 2012.
Registration is now open via our Website.
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WORLD
Quality malting barley in short supply, brewers show little buying interest
Malting barley of good quality will be in short supply in the beginning of the campaign 2011/12. It remains to be seen, whether the Australian and Argentinean crops can reverse the present picture, industry analysts reported earlier in October.
In the EU and in Russia crops were damaged by drought early in spring and summer and by long-lasting and heavy rains at harvest. Only parts of the crops in France, Germany, the U.K., Denmark, Sweden and Russia are of acceptable quality. The major problems are very high protein contents, fusarium and other weather damage, also the risk of poor germination. Initial malt tests revealed also a great risk of gushing.
Markets have nevertheless declined in recent weeks, partly in sympathy with other grain markets, but also as consequence of little buying interest. Brewers purchased only small quantities of crop 2011 malt/barley or abstained completely to-date.
AUSTRALIA
High hopes for resurgence of barley industry in Queensland
As growers prepare for harvest in the coming weeks, there are high hopes for a resurgence of the Queensland barley industry, with local demand for malt varieties expected to double this year, Queensland Country Life reported on October, 21.
The Barrett Burston Malting (BBM)-owned malt house at the GrainCorp Pinkenba (Brisbane) port terminal began operations at the start of the year and has doubled the need for malt barley in Queensland, with plans to process 100,000 tonnes of barley per annum to service Carlton and United Breweries and the export market.
Previously, Queensland growers serviced malt houses at Toowoomba and Tamworth.
With more than 80 percent of barley grown in Queensland being feed grade, the search is now on for a malting variety which suits local conditions, to meet the growing demand.
As a result of the current local supply shortage, malt varieties are attracting price premiums up to A$60/t above feed-grade barley, more than double the usual malting premium.
Barley plantations have expanded across Queensland with growers hoping the feed variety Shepherd, proving well suited to local conditions, could be recognised as malting barley.
(Both articles derived from E-malt.com Newsletter 42b of 20th October)
FOSTER'S
Foster's Group Ltd said it expects the beer category will return to moderate growth once the current economic uncertainty passes, as Australia's largest brewer prepares to be taken over by SABMiller, Reuters reported on October, 25 .
Foster's, maker of Victoria Bitter, Carlton Draught and Pure Blonde, said beer volume has declined in line with the rest of the local market, though there has been some improvement in consumer confidence in recent months.
In September, Foster's agreed to accept a sweetened A$12 billion ($10.4 billion) offer after a three-month battle by SABMiller to win over management. The A$5.10 per share offer was an A$0.20 per share increase on a previous bid.
(From E-malt.com Newsletter 43a on 26th October)
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NSW MEETINGS.
Our annual Octoberfest function was held at Tooheys at Lidcombe on 26th October. This was a great night attended by 30 members and guests and 6 brewers created their own special "Octoberfest brew" which were judged on the night by those present. A report and some photographs cna be found on the Website under
The NSW Christmas party is being held at the Festival Cafe in Darling Harbour - an extremely popular venue. The date has been set down for 25th November. A beautiful warm summer night with views over Darling Harbour and the usual great food and an interesting selection of beers will ensure a great night.
A notice will be issued to NSW members in about a week's time or for details contact the Editor.
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BRIAN KEITH BLENKINSHIP
OBITUARY
Brian Blenkinship was born in the village of Great Ryburgh near Fakenham in the County of Norfolk, England on November 24th 1927. His father, Anthony Blenkinship was a representative of a small flour milling company in Fakenham. The mill was located on the river Wensum and originally powered by the waterwheel before electric motors were introduced. Anthony subsequently took over the once grown seed section of the business, buying barley, wheat, oats mustard etc from farmers for cleaning and on-selling as seed. His grandfather on his mother's side Bill Grimson was the maltster at the malting plant of F & G Smith in Ryburgh. He had trained both his sons as maltsters. Billy was the maltster at F&G Smith's plant at East Dereham, Norfolk, and Herbert at a brewery in Bristol. This family association made the brewing industry an obvious choice for Brian's career.
Awarded a Brewers Society Scholarship Brian studied Industrial Biochemistry for a First Class Degree at the University of Birmingham in 1948 and followed with post graduate study for the University's Diploma in Malting and Brewing.
His first job was with Charrington & Co. in London, then one of the UK's largest brewers, as Assistant Chief Chemist then transferring to become a shift brewer.
In 1952 Brian was offered the opportunity to set up Quality Control and Development laboratories for the South African Breweries Ltd with its then 7 plants throughout Southern Africa headquartered in Johannesburg. He married Doreen Brown and they sailed for South Africa where they lived for 10 years and where both their children, Julian and Nicolette were born. The South African Breweries allowed good overseas travel opportunities and Brian was able to materially increase his brewing knowledge and build up a respected department, imparting a sound training to a number of staff who continued to enlarge the reputation and quality of the QC and research and development unit as the company grew to become one of the world's largest brewers.
In 1962 he moved to Auckland, New Zealand to take up the position of Assistant General Manager Technical with Dominion Breweries, then the leader in full scale Continuous Fermentation. The job envisaged worldwide promotion of the System but snags with patents quickly frustrated these efforts and Brian moved to New York in 1963 to join Consulting Company Schwarz Services International. During 6 years there he contributed to a number of published papers and was active in the American Society of Brewing Chemists, chairing the Technical Committee and becoming Program Chairman at the Societies 1967 Annual Convention in Los Angeles. He lectured at the United States Brewers Academy and became its Director in 1969.
Shortly thereafter Tooheys Ltd in Sydney, Australia offered the job of Group Quality Manager in 1969 which Brian accepted, subsequently becoming Assistant General Manager Technical.Brian was intimately involved in the development of Hunter Brewery and the consolidation of brewing operations at Auburn Brewery.The Technical Department under Brian's stewardship became world class.He was a member of the Australian Associated Brewers Technical Committee and the Malting and Brewing Barley Technical Committee and his contributions to both committees was invaluable.Brian always supported the Asia-Pacific Section of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD), attending and presenting papers at its conventions.
Brian's first wife Doreen succumbed to Cancer in 1976 and he married Colleen Troth in 1980 who had two children of her own, Mark and Jason.
Since retiring from full time work in 1991 he represented Lupofresh Ltd, buying and exporting hops and importing hop extracts and also lecturing in the Brewing Courses at Ballarat University
He became a life member of the Institute Of Brewing and was named a Fellow of the Institute. He was particularly proud to be invited to the Asia Pacific Convention in Surfers Paradise in 2010 to be honoured having completed 60 years membership of the Institute. He was at that time the longest serving member in Australia.
One of Brian's great loves was sailing He had four yachts over the years sailing Sydney Harbour, Pittwater and Lake Macquarie. Lawn Bowls and Tennis were added to sporting activities in retirement.
Brian beat Oesophageal Cancer for 4 ½ years after tumour removal in 2007, but Cancer returned in 2011 and Brian passed away on Wednesday 5th October 2011.
CARLTON UNITED BREWERIES
DRAUGHT OPERATIONS MANAGER
Grasp this rare opportunity to join the Abbotsford Brewery in the capacity of a Draught Operations Manager. This dynamic role will see you manage the total resources of the Draught Operations Team and plant at Abbotsford.
Reporting to the Logistics Manager, utilise your exposure to sales, logistics and planning functions to ensure the timely and efficient production and delivery of a quality product in a safe working environment. Your exceptional management experience and strong commercial acumen will guarantee the alignment of all department initiatives (people, process and technology) within CUB business strategy and corporate goals. Develop a national collaborative Draught Operations network to ensure the site makes best use of the company's fixed keg asset.
An experienced production manager with exposure to a unionised workforce, you ideally come from a manufacturing, logistics, packaging or engineering environment. Your strong stakeholder management, effective communication skills and high level of personal accountability will ensure you reach your goals in an ever changing environment. With a talent for assessing safety and site performance combined with knowledge of current legislation and statutory requirement, you drive a culture of safety and continuous improvement. A great engager of people and change agent, bring your can do' approach and exceptional influencing skills to the table!
At CUB we believe in beer and we're proud when people enjoy life and friendship because of what we do. In 2011 we are on a mission to ensure this iconic brand of ours is once again loved by all Australians. In our portfolio we have leading brands like Carlton, VB, Pure Blonde, Crown and Corona. With more than 2000 employees across the globe, our products are sold in more than 100 countries. That's a lot to be proud of. We are passionate about producing, marketing and distributing the best beer portfolio in Australia, with our brands at the heart of the great times and great experiences for our consumers. As a result our people enjoy exciting and diverse career opportunities.
Manage your career and apply today at http://careers.fosters.com.au and enter job number 741818. Applications close on 7th November.
A TRUE YORKSHIREMAN !
A Leeds man walks into a High Street bank & asks for a loan.
He tells the bank officer he is going to Australia on business for two
weeks & needs to borrow £5,000.
The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of
security for the loan, so the Yorkshire lad hands over the keys and
documents of a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank.
He produces the Log Book & everything checks out.
The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.
The bank manager & its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the
rough-looking Yorkshireman for using a £120,000 Ferrari as collateral
against a £5000 loan.
The bank manager then instructs an employee of the bank to drive the
Ferrari into the bank's underground garage, where he parks it.
Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the £5,000 & the interest of
£15.41.
The bank officer says to the Yorkshireman, "Sir, we are very happy to
have had your business, & this transaction has worked out very nicely,
but we are a little puzzled...while you were away, we checked you out
further & found that you are a multi-millionaire.
What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow "£5,000"?
The Yorkshireman replies: "Where else in Leeds can I park my car for
two weeks for only £15.41 & expect it to be there when I return"
Ah, the mind of a true Yorkshireman....
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INNOCENCE
Miss Beatrice, the church organist,was in her eighties and had never been married.
She was admired for her sweetness and kindness.
One afternoon, the pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room.
She invited him to have a seat while she prepared tea.
As he sat facing her old Hammond organ,
the young minister noticed a cute glass bowl sitting on top of it.
The bowl was filled with water, and in the water floated, of all things, a condom!
When she returned with tea and scones, they began to chat.
The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer resist.
'Miss Beatrice', he said,
'I wonder if you would tell me about this?'
Pointing to the bowl.
'Oh, yes,' she replied, 'Isn't it wonderful?
I was walking through the park a few months ago and I found this little package on the ground.
The directions said to place it on the organ, keep it wet, and that it would prevent the spread of disease.
Do you know I haven't had the flu All winter'
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WOMEN'S VIEWS ON MEN
A couple is lying in bed. The man says,
'I am going to makeyou the happiest woman in the world....'
The woman replies,'I'll miss you.......
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'It's just too hot to wear clothes today,'
Scott says as he stepped out of the shower..
'Honey, what do you think the neighbors would think if I mowed the lawn like this?'
'Probably that I married you for your money,' she replied.
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Q: What do you call an intelligent, good looking, sensitive man?
A: A rumor
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Dear Lord,
I pray for Wisdom to understand my man;
Love to forgive him; and Patience for his moods.
Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength,
I'll beat him to death.
AMEN
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Q: What do you call a
handcuffed man?
A: Trustworthy. .
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Q: What does it mean when a
man is in your bed gasping for breath and calling your name?
A: You did not hold the pillow down long enough.
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Q: How do you keep your
husband from reading your e-mail?
A: Rename the email folder
'Instruction Manuals'
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Happy Brewing
Gary Blomeley FIBD
Editor IBD Asia Pacific
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