Prof. Dr. Frank-Jürgen Methner

Holder of the brewing chair (the faculty of III technologies in Berlin Technical University.

Berlin Technical University
Institute of Food Technology and Chemistry
Specialty: brewing

1975 - 1981 Study of food technology in Berlin Technical University (specialty: brewing technology);
1981 - Member of the Quality Control Department in the brewing plant Schlösser,  Dusseldorf;
1982 - 1986 Research fellow of the brewing experimental academy in Berlin;
1987 - Defense of a doctoral thesis in Berlin Technical University “Aroma development of “Berliner Weiße”, taking into account acids and esters influence”;
1987 – 1994 - Head of the Technology and Development Department in the brewing plant Bitburger;
1995 - 2004 - Head of the Technology and Quality Control Department Bitburger;
Since 2004 Holder of the brewing chair (the faculty of III technologies in Berlin Technical University.

Topical research issues:

• Development of beer and beer-based beverages by mixing of cultures with an accent on forming of “by-products fermentation”;
• Influence of antioxidant and transition metal ions of raw materials to sensory beer stability;
• Online monitoring of malt and barley roasting for purposes of process optimization;
• Formation of oxidative products during hop production;
• Beer filtration with the use of environmentally sound filter aid;
• Cold hopping of beer with the use of innovation methods;
• Oxidizing and recovering of dimethyl sulfide during malt process and beer production;
• Water preparation by crystallization for beer production.