The Technical-Scientific Working Committee (TWA) consists of the managing committee with at least eight further members elected at the general Meeting (every five years).The TWA advises the managing committee and is to be heard in all matters concerning research. The chairman of the managing committee is also chairman of the TWA.
- Dr. Martin Biendl Hallertauer Hopfenveredelungsges.Gmbh, Mainburg
- Jacques Gros Anheuser-Busch InBev, Leuven
- Jörg Kamprad Hopfenpflanzerverband Elbe-Saale, Querfurt
- Herbert Meier Verband Privater Brauereien in Bayern, München
- Korbinian Meier Deutscher Hopfenwirtschaftsverband, Pfaffenhofen
- Pascal Piroué Simon H. Steiner Hopfen,Mainburg
- Josef Reiser 1. Bürgermeister der Stadt Mainburg
- Nils Rettberg VLB-Forschungsinstitut für Spezialanalytik, Berlin
- Wolfgang Ruther Hopfenpflanzerverband Tettnang
- Adolf Schapfl Verband Hallertauer Hopfenpflanzer e.V., Wolnzach
- Roland Schmidt Hopfenveredlung St. Johann GmbH – NATECO2, Wolnzach
- Dr. Georg Stettner Bitburger Brauerei Th. Simon GmbH, Bitburg
- Eric Toft Private Landbrauerei Schönram
- Hubert Wadislohner Löwenbrauerei Wasseralfingen
Further permanent members of the TWA not effected by the election according to subparagraph 4 are:- the respective head of the section “Hops” of the Bavarian State Institution for Agriculture and his/her Deputy.
– Dr. Peter Doleschel and his deputy - the respective chairman of the Technical Committee and the Agrarian Committee of the German Brewers Association (“Deutscher Brauer-Bund e.V.”)
– Peter Himmelsbach
– Werner Mayer - the respective chairman of the Association of German Hop Growers (“Verband deutscher Hopfenpflanzer e.V.”)
– Dr. Johann Pichlmaier - the respective chairman of the German Hop Trading Association (“Deutscher Hopfenwirtschaftsverband e.V.”)
– Peter Hintermeier - at least two representatives of the international special branch of science.Otmar Weingarten Verband Deutscher Hopfenpflanzer, Wolnzach
– Prof. Dr. Thomas Becker (Lehrstuhl für Brau- u. Getränketechnologie, TUM)
– Prof. Dr. Martin Krottenthaler (Brautechnologie u. Technologie der Getränkeherstellung, FH)
– Prof. Dr. Frank-Jürgen Methner (TU Berlin Fachgebiet Brauwesen)
- the respective head of the section “Hops” of the Bavarian State Institution for Agriculture and his/her Deputy.
