| 1. |
Analysis and quality management methodology (raw materials, process, research) |
| 2. |
Barley & cereal breeding and agronomy |
| 3. |
Beer quality product (colloidal, sensory, foam) |
| 4. |
Brewery and maltings management and maintenance, including advances in cleaning and sanitising |
| 5. |
Brewing adjuncts & co-products, including upcycling of co-products |
| 6. |
Brewing and malting technology (process, product) |
| 7. |
Consumer preference studies |
| 8. |
Data mining, AI supported decision-making processes in breweries and malting plants |
| 9. |
Downstream processing, filtration and stabilisation (including pasteurisation, auxiliary and process aids) |
| 10. |
Environmental sustainability relevant to the brewing process, including decarbonisation strategies |
| 11. |
Hops and hop products, hop breeding and agronomy |
| 12. |
Non-Saccharomyces fermentations, sour beers, kveik, SCOBY, and traditional indigenous beer-like beverage production |
| 13. |
Packaging of beer & beverages (bottles, cans, kegs) and dispense technology |
| 14. |
Technical Development (novel process, novel product implementation) |
| 15. |
Yeast and fermentation (Saccharomyces-based beer production) |
