Schedule Released for Ohio Craft Brewers Conference
Ohio Craft Brewers Conference Presented by Ohio Beer Counsel
The second Ohio Craft Brewers Conference will take place February 3-4, 2016 at the Dayton Convention Center. Registration is $200 per person. Discounted registration is available for OCBA brewery and allied members for $150 per person ($125 per person for groups of 3 or more from the same organization). Registration includes breakfast and lunch both days, a flash drive containing the conference presentations, a trade show with allied industry members and optional post-conference activities. Registration is available at this link: http://www.beerfesttickets.com/conference2016
The Ohio Craft Brewers Conference Presented by Ohio Beer Counsel is supported by Brewers Professional Alliance, Frantz Ward, Hunter Consulting Company, Sahm Inc, Craft Connection, Reminger Co., LPA, Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau, RSM US, Briess Malt & Ingredients Co and Malteurop North America.
The Crowne Plaza adjacent to the Dayton Convention Center is the official hotel of the Ohio Craft Brewers Conference. Reservations can be made here►
Conference Schedule
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Trade show set up 12 – 5 p.m. at the Convention Center
OCBA Quarterly Member Meeting
Carillon Brewing Company, 1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45409
3-3:30PM Adam C. Armstrong and Kevin Connell of Ohio Beer Counsel: Brewery Advertising in the Age of Social Media
3:30-4PM Tanya Brock of Carillon Brewing Company: Building an 1850s Brewery
4:00 – 5:30PM OCBA Member Meeting. Speakers include Jared Friesner of Blue Label Digital Printing, Label & Packaging Trends for Craft Breweries; Greg Schuliger of Millcraft, Craft Brewery Packaging Solutions—Your Local Expert; Shane Clapham of Berlin Packaging
5:30 – 7:00 PM OCBA reception at Carillon Brewing Company
8:00 – 11:00 PM Evening brewery tours optional provided by Craft Connection Brewery Tours (space is limited, vans leave the Crowne Plaza at 8PM SHARP)
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH 45402
7:30 – 9 a.m. Breakfast and registration
Trade show hours 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
9 – 10 a.m.
Main room: Welcome address with Eric Bean of Columbus Brewing Company, OCBA Board President and Mary MacDonald, OCBA Executive Director
Keynote speaker: Jim Koch of Sam Adams Brewery “Lessons learned or still crazy after these beers!”
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Main room: Local Ingredient Sourcing with Ohio Hop Growers Guild and Andrew and Craig Martahus of Haus Malts
Start-up room: Where to Begin to Build a Brewery with Dan Slate, Jeff Jacobson and Scott Hunt of Brewers Professional Alliance
Special topic room: Navigating Trademark Law with Acacia Perko and Amanda Gatti of Reminger Co., LPA
11 a.m. –12 p.m.
Main room: Common OSHA Compliance Issues with Keith Bullock, Safety Consultant, OSHA On-site Consultation Program
Start-up room: Small Lab Basics & Equipment List with John Stewart of Perrin Brewing Company
Special topic room: Brewery Software Options with Baker Tilly and Brewers Professional Alliance
12 – 1 p.m.
Main room: Brewery Safety with Matt Stinchfield, Brewers Association Safety Ambassador
Start-up room: Water Treatment for Beer and Boilers with Larry Horwitz of Four String Brewing (beer) and Rudy Othmer of Enerco Corporation (boilers)
Special topic room: Expand to Brew More Barrels with Chad Owens, Vice President, Key Equipment Finance, Nathan West, Vice President, Relationship Manager, Commercial Banking, Chris Boesch, Vice President, Relationship Manager, Commercial Banking, Brian Shanahan, Vice President, Relationship Manager, Commercial Banking and George Sent, Jr., KeyBanc Capital Markets, M & A Group of Key Bank
12:45 – 2 p.m. Lunch for all
2 – 3 p.m.
Main room: Dryhopping Techniques and Technology (panel) with Matt Cole of Fat Head’s Brewery, Jim Matt of Rhinegeist and Santiago Gomez of Apotek Solutions
Start-up room: Financing Your First Keg with David Kinzel, Vice President, Senior SBA Relationship Manager
of Key Bank
Special topic room: The basics of Cleaning & Sanitizing Chemistry with Rudy Othmer of Enerco Corporation and CIP Technologies for Effective Cleaning of Brewery Equipment with Torben Anderson of McFlusion
3 – 4 p.m.
Main room: Assembling a Tasting Panel for Your Brewery with Kevin Payne of Bell’s Brewery
Start-up room: Safety Gear Your Brewery Needs, Matt Stinchfield, Brewers Association Safety Ambassador
Special topic room: Process & Techniques for Souring During Pre-boil with Bret Kollmann Baker & Josh Elliott of Urban Artifact Brewing
4 – 5 p.m.
Main room: Off Flavor Recognition Sensory Panel, Luke Purcell, Great Lakes Brewing Company and Rob Gerrity of Sierra Nevada
Evening activities TBA
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH 45402
8:00 – 10 a.m. Breakfast
Trade show hours 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Main room: Legal Discussion Panel: Ohio Alcoholic Beverage Franchise Law with Frantz Ward LLP, Ohio Department of Liquor Control Regulations with Chris O. Paparodis of Lane Alton
Start-up room: Planning/Starting a Physical Plant with Andy Tveekrem, Market Garden Brewery
Special topic room: Developing & Practicing Sustainable Brewing with Veolia Water Technologies
11 a.m. –12 p.m.
Main room: What/Where/When of Quality Assurance & Quality Control with John Stewart of Perrin Brewing Company
Start-up room: Human Resources Issues: Affordable Big Company Employee Benefits for Small Company Budgets with John Fonner of New York Life; Harassment Prevention and Resolution Strategies with Daniel E. Burke, Attorney and Anthony R. Robertson, Attorney of Graydon Head
Special topic room: Brewery Automation with John Blystone, Electrical Controls Engineer of Great Lakes Brewing Company
12 – 1 p.m.
Main room: Yeast Panel with Master Brewers Association of the Americas
12:45 – 2 p.m. Lunch for all
2 p.m. MBAA District Midwest General Meeting