Brewmaster
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A brewmaster (USA) or head brewer (UK) is a brewer responsible for the production of beer at a brewery.
According to Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery and the editor of The Oxford Companion to Beer, the job is analogous to the role that a chef plays at a restaurant:[1]
"The brewmaster often designs the brewery, trains a staff, keeps the equipment clean and running properly, orders ingredients and brewery supplies, keeps the cost of production in line, designs every beer to the last detail, supervises the packaging of the beer, oversees quality control, and then follows the beer out into the marketplace to make sure that it always meets or exceeds the expectations of customers."
Brewmasters may have had a formal education in the subject from institutions such as the Siebel Institute of Technology, VLB Berlin, American Brewers Guild,[2] University of California at Davis, University of Wisconsin,[2] or Niagara College.[3] They may hold membership in professional organisations such as the Brewers Association, Master Brewers Association, American Society of Brewing Chemists, the Institute of Brewing and Distilling,[4] and the Society of Independent Brewers.
Depending on a brewery's size, a brewer may need anywhere from five to fifteen years of professional experience before becoming a brewmaster;[2] he or she might also report to a brewery's director of brewing.[5]
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- ^ Garrett Oliver, ed. (2012). The Oxford Companion to Beer. Oxford Companions. Oxford University Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-0-19-536713-3.
- ^ a b c "How to Become a Brewmaster - Professional Brewer". tree.com. http://www.tree.com/food-dining/how-to-become-a-brewmaster.aspx. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Canada". Brewers' Guardian. 25 July 2011. http://www.brewersguardian.com/brewing-training/canada/index.1.html. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Brewmaster". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/jobs/sns-jobs-brewmaster,0,4118830.story. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Red Squirrel Brewery, based in Hertfordshire, UK, are looking to appoint a Head Brewer". Brewers' Guardian. 25 November 2011. http://www.brewersguardian.com/industry-jobs/head-brewer-vacancy-red-squirrel.html. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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