February 2024

Bacterial contamination and surface hygiene in the microbrewery environment

Bacterial spoilage has a negative impact on the quality, stability and consumer acceptance of beer. The present study was conducted to determine bacterial surface and product contamination in the microbrewery environment. HybriScan™ D Beer rapid molecular testing kits for bacterial cell counts were used to evaluate three microbreweries of similar size at eleven different locations within each brewery. Analyses of...

Author(s): Alex R. Thompson, Julie K. Northcutt and Paul Dawson