Geoffrey Ebner

● -Proficient in all 3 areas of the brewing department (Brew House,Cellar,and filtration.
● -Wort production on GEA 200 barrel brew house.
● -yeast harvesting, dry hop procedures, and sterile sampling.
● - Beer filtration using Alfa-laval beer separators, along with plate and frame filtration on stabilized
products, and performing yeast pitching and sugar priming on packaged condition brands.
● -Performed month inventory audits while utilizing FIFO (first in first out) best practices.
● -Participated in weekly Brewing schedule and raw materials meeting.
● -Set up quality checks at out bulk grain rail spur.
● - Developed a tracking form to document brewing material suppler complaints.
● -Have created written SOP on grain moisture testing and documentation that is currently being
optimized at the companies bulk rail car receiving spur.
● - I have facilitated group focus trainings on raw material along with educational trips for the
department to a local Malt manufacturer.
● -Participated in Supplier warehouse audit after pest inclusion was found on incoming brewing
material.
● - Currently on the department’s interview board helping facilitate interviews on prospective
candidates.
● - Facilitating RCA (Root cause analysis) meetings
● - Production recipe calculations and modifications.
● - Adjustments to Proliet MLM (multifunctional Lautering management) recipes.

• Developing professional relationships with Brewing and Distilling customers.
• Using CRM software to manage customer interactions and develop sales leads.
• Placing Orders and managing inventory Via quick books accounting software.
• Providing technical support using my industry experience.

• -Wort production on our 3 vessel 30 barrel premiere stainless production brew house
• - Yeast handling including cell counts and viability using a hemocytometer, harvesting and pitching of yeast
• - Running Clean in place cycles on brew house and cellar tanks
• - Monitoring Cellar by taking daily gravity and Ph measurements on all fermenting beer
• - Dry hopping using sanitary methods
• - Scheduling production runs for brew house and cellar transfers and filters
• - Maintaining raw ingredients and chemical inventories and ordering
• - Collaborate with Head of specialties on R&D recipe development on 1 barrel pilot brew house and 12 barrel specialty brew house
• - Basic operating knowledge of Alfa laval brew 250 beer centrifuge
• -Preforming PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test on all finished products prior to packaging
• -Managing construction projects as in new equipment installations (ie new tanks,glycol plumbing, electrical, and grain handling.)
• - supervising production crew and scheduling

• Operating Cask 5 head canning line as well as Meheen 6 head bottling line
• - Set up and breakdown of packaging equipment, CIP and sanitation
• - Upkeep of line
• Replacing valves, bearings and any other necessary maintenance needed to keep equipment running smoothly
• - QC of both package and product
• Willingness to participate in both sensory and closely adhere to our QC guidelines
• - Troubleshooting with Cask and Meheen techs over the phone when problems come up
• - Checking and monitoring carbonation of beer
• - Extensive forklift driving
• - Filtering beer using 40 cartridge plate and frame filter
• - Dry hopping, finning, and dosing fruit, spices and other ingredients to create seasonal brands
• - Working together with lead Brewer to plan out production schedules

• -Wort production on R&D 3.5 barrel brew house
• -Recipe design
• - Tank CIP
• -yeast handling (cell counts, harvesting and pitching
• -transferring finished Beer to Brite tanks
• - Specialty ingredient inventory and ordering
• -cooperage maintenance