Research and development of a novel yeast management protocol for the brewing of craft beer

Copper Brewing Company是一家位于不列颠哥伦比亚省基洛纳的精酿啤酒厂。该公司自2017年以来一直在运营，现在有18种不同的精酿啤酒，包括常见的风格，如铜啤酒，金发啤酒，英国淡啤酒，以及更冒险的选择，如黑醋栗酸和桃子和奶油小麦啤酒。精酿啤酒是不列颠哥伦比亚省和加拿大各地非常受欢迎的饮料，该行业正在迅速发展。在过去的五年里，BC省的精酿啤酒销量几乎翻了两番。因此，不列颠哥伦比亚省的精酿啤酒行业变得非常有竞争力，迫使啤酒厂专注于生产高质量的产品，而不进行大规模的运营，从而产生积极的投资回报。一般来说，精酿啤酒厂是小型企业，资源和能力有限，无法开发新的创新产品。Copper Brewing认识到需要以具有成本效益的方式增长，并寻求采用有前途的新酵母菌株来创造新的和创新的精酿啤酒。新产品开发的一个重要因素是繁殖和管理不同种类酵母菌株的生产能力，这些酵母菌株直接影响发酵过程和酿造产品的风味。为此，Copper Brewing已经确定了一种名为Kveik的挪威酵母菌株，该菌株对创造新的令人兴奋的精酿啤酒具有重要的前景。为了利用这个机会，啤酒厂寻求与Okanagan学院合作，研究和开发针对这种特殊菌株的专门酵母管理方案。该项目的研究结果将使公司受益，为开发吸引各种消费者偏好的新的独特产品提供基于证据的见解。这将有助于Copper Brewing发展其现有业务，并使其在精酿啤酒市场上保持竞争力。Okanagan College将使用新知识进行教学和进一步的应用研究。

Copper Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Kelowna, British Columbia. The company has been in operation since 2017 and now features a diverse selection of 18 fine craft beers, including common styles like Copper Lager, Blonde Ale, English Pale Ale and more adventurous choices like Black Currant Sour and Peaches and Cream Wheat Ale. Craft beer is an extremely popular beverage in BC and across Canada, and the industry is growing rapidly. Over the past five years craft beer sales in BC have nearly tripled. As a result, the craft beer sector in BC is getting very competitive, forcing breweries to focus on producing high quality products without large-scale operations that generate a positive return on investment. In general, craft breweries are small operations with limited resources and capacity to engage in development of new and innovative products. Copper Brewing recognizes the need to grow in a cost-effective manner and seeks to adopt promising new yeast strains to create new and innovative kinds of craft beer. An important factor in new product development is the capability to propagate and manage production of different kinds of yeast strains that directly impact the fermentation process and flavour of brewed products. To this end, Copper Brewing has identified a Norwegian yeast strain called Kveik that holds significant promise for creation of new and exciting craft beers. To leverage this opportunity, the brewery seeks to partner with Okanagan College to research and develop a specialized yeast management protocol for this particular strain. Research findings from this project will benefit the company by providing evidence-based insights into development of new and unique product offerings that appeal to a wide variety of consumer preferences. This will help Copper Brewing grow its current business and allow it to remain competitive in the craft beer marketplace. Okanagan College will use the new knowledge for teaching and further applied research purposes.