Education

Malting and Brewing Technology

We offer a 3-week course on Malting and brewing technology. The course (in English) includes several pratical sessions (including brewing your own beer in our 5 hl. pilot brewery).

Education

15th International Trends in Brewing Symposium

LIBR partner EFBT organizes the upcoming 15th International Trends in Brewing Symposium which takes place April 2-6, 2023 in Ghent, Belgium. The theme of the 15th edition is 'Brewing in a Challenging World' and provides an excellent opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas between scientists and industrials from the malting and brewing industry and beyond.

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Expertise

Genetics and genomics

We combine theory and experiment to investigate how biological systems work. Our research lies on the broad intersection of genetics, genomics, computation, biochemistry and molecular cell biology. We translate our findings into applications for the fermentation (beer, wine, bread, chocolate, ethanol) industry.

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Expertise

Malting & Brewing Technology

LIBR turns brewery concepts into mainstream solutions, from basic and applied research through scale-up services. We provide breweries and malt houses with a range of services aimed at optimizing beer and malt quality and operational efficiency, including evaluation of raw materials and process parameters.

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The most innovative beer worldwide

We can produce prototype beers for evaluation and design and develop the process needed to produce your new beer, including selecting a suitable yeast strain, malt, adjuncts, hops and process. The combination of a created superior yeast strain with an exquisite aroma profile and innovative brewing technology led to the development of 'Surplus' beer (a fruity 6% Blonde).

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Expertise

Microbial Ecology

Using state of the art metagenomics techniques we focus on complex microbial community and ecosystem ecology of both natural and engineered ecosystems with an emphasis on the survival and spread of potential pathogens and spoilage organisms.

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Education

MOOC - Beer: the Science of Brewing

Free online course "Beer: the Science of Brewing". Discover how and why ingredients and steps in the brewing process result in today's beers.
Talks by renowed academics and brewmasters from famous Belgian breweries.
Course starts on December 31^st.

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Education

Postgraduate programme in Malting and Brewing Sciences

The 1-year postgraduate programme in Malting and Brewing Sciences at KU Leuven offers an in-depth understanding of all scientific and technical aspects of malting and brewing. Additionally, students learn first-hand about the current innovations in the malting and brewing industry, via the different company visits (in picture: visit to organic hop farm of brewery De Plukker in Poperinge) and classes taught by industry experts.

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