In this issue...

International Brewing Convention, Manchester UK, 18th-20th October 2010 - page 12
Full programme details. Book now!

clean is clean? - page 16
Dave Thomas uses his vast Stateside experience to consider the essentials of a reliable and sustainable cleaning in place system. He has consulted with Briggs' Graham Broadhurst to provide a useful checklist of common design mistakes.

Kilkenny celebrates - page 22
Sean Peyton and Ian Hamilton have had a busy year organising the 300th birthday of the St Francis Abbey Brewery in Kilkenny. We learn about the ups and downs of the Irish brewing industry since 1710 and bring the story right up to date with a look at modern operations.

Return to Providence - page 27
The Editor finishes off his report on the MBAA and ASBC shoulder to shoulder meeting in Providence and includes a visit to the Trinity pub up the road.

Young scientists meet in Freising - page 32
Dan MacKinnon was one of over 120 delegates from around the world who attended the second Young Scientists and Technologists symposium held in Freising by the Weihenstephan campus of Munich
University.

Distilled wisdom created Cragganmore - page 35
Our whisky sleuth Frank Robson has been sleuthing again, this time on Speyside at Diageo's Cragganmore facility which was founded in 1869 by John Smith, the most pre-eminent distiller of his day.

Good beer at a good price... - page 40
Roger Putman dropped in to Airbrau at Munich Flughafen to inspect probably the only brewpub situated at a major international airport.

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IBD news 44
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