How to Determine Your YAN YAN is the summation of both the inorganic (ammonia, NH4+) and organic (primary amino nitrogen, PAN; free amino nitrogen, FAN) components that can be utilized by the yeast. Therefore, to figure out your YAN for a given lot of juice or must, you must add the two numbers together. Need […]
Record Keeping
Fundamentals of the Winery’s Lab
Webinar Curriculum: Look at a series of photos from winery laboratories across the U.S. Identify positive features in those labs. Identify weak points in those labs. Discuss wine lab features every winery should consider when developing, remodeling, or designing the laboratory space at the winery. Outline the importance of measuring certain chemical and microbiological parameters […]
FSMA Documentation for Wineries Module 4: Implementing an Employee Training Program
The enactment of FSMA in 2011 changed the focus of FDA food regulation from reacting to food production risks or contamination problems, and is instead requiring food processors to prevent food contamination and safety risks. It is currently the FDA’s goal to inspect all registered FDA facilities, including wineries, by the end of 2018. In […]
