Why raw material optimization is exactly what your beer brand needs
In recent years, competition has gotten fiercer. The bottom line: You need to be fast and flexible in today’s brewing market.
In recent years, competition has gotten fiercer. We’ve seen increased variability and volatility in raw materials, growing pressure from tax authorities and regulators, and several breweries challenged on their sustainability efforts. The bottom line: You need to be fast and flexible in today’s brewing market.
To adapt, some breweries have started using adjuncts, such as sorghum and cassava, to complement sugar and syrup additions, which help to increase the flexibility and speed of many breweries. This also makes beer production more affordable, and helps to bring new, innovative products to the market.
But, the use of adjuncts has its challenges:
- Potential for unwanted change in beer quality
- Added variability in your raw materials, which adds complexity to your supply chain and brewing process
- Capacity-related issues
- Higher temperature operations, which require more energy and time

Your partner for improved profitability
Through the use of enzymatic technology, you can improve your beer quality by extracting the highest amount of fermentable sugar possible from your raw materials – going well above the standard 75%, and in a short process time.
This would enable you to serve the local consumers what they really want: a beer that speaks to their traditions and heritage. And, you’d be helping local communities by supporting the farmers and suppliers of local crops.

Making a beer that's truly sustainable

To make a truly sustainable beer, beer brands must consider the full life cycle of their products. Many opportunities exist to create a beer that satisfies the tastes of consumers and is gentler on the environment. Some of those opportunities like packaging and agriculture lie outside the brewery walls.
But others can be found by using innovative techniques in the brewery itself - especially by optimizing raw materials with enzymes. Smart, new-age beer brands can make changes that not only elevate their brand but also add up to a dramatic impact on the planet.
Can we help with your raw material challenges?
Request a meeting with your Novozymes representative today to get concrete answers to your real-world questions.
