Grant Anspach
DENVER,CO
Summary
Proficient brewer familiar with all aspects of the brewing process, including grain handling, wort production and packaging. Well-versed in manufacturing procedures and standard policies. Knowledgeable about maintaining equipment, quality control procedures and manufacturing safety.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse
DENVER, CO
02.2022 - Current
- Increased weekly distillation production by 25 percent.
- Sourced materials to keep up with production goals and meet customer demands.
- Created streamlined production schedules and collaborated with production employees to communicate objectives and goals.
- Estimated labor requirements to support anticipated workload.
- Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow and output.
- Created and regularly updated department work instructions and reports.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Implemented quality improvement changes to minimize product defect rates.
- Reviewed maintenance and repair problems to determine appropriate action for resolution.
Production Supervisor
Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey
Denver, CO
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Responsible for all hiring and dismissals, creating and maintaining employee schedules, approving/denying time off requests and submitting payroll for team of 10 distillers.
- Responsible for ordering all raw materials, process aids and chemicals.
- Increased weekly whiskey barrel production by 10%.
- Instituted yeast propagation program, reducing yeast purchasing by 50%.
- Standardized chemical dosing across all areas of distillery, reducing chemical costs by 15%.
- Created preventative maintenance initiatives using MainainX software to reduce downtime.
- Assisted with capital projects such as glycol chiller upgrade, air compressor replacement, and upgrades to boiler systems.
- Point of contact on major mechanical issues 24 hours/day.
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures and unavoidable delays.
Cellar Operator
Stranahans's Colorado Whiskey
Denver, CO
09.2019 - 09.2020
- Harvested yeast, performed cell counts and determined pitch rates/volumes.
- Transfer of finished beer into brite tanks.
- Tracked and recorded fermentation patterns on daily basis
- Created and maintained weekly brewing schedule in 24 hour production facility.
- Harvested whiskey from barrels, took proof readings using Anton-Paar and cut whiskey down to bottling proof.
- Conducted weekly inventories of raw materials, process aids and chemicals.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize schedule flexibility and minimize downtime.
- Established routine passivation schedules for all fermenters and brite tanks.
- Decreased average final gravity readings on finished beer from 0.5 to 0.2 degrees plato, resulting in increased ABV and ultimately increased spirit production.
Distiller
Stranahans Colorado Whiskey
Denver, CO
01.2017 - 09.2019
- Brewed beer in facility producing in excess of 50,00 barrels per year to be distilled into excess of 2,500 barrels of whiskey.
- Adhered to good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures.
- Checked specific gravity and pH of batches.
- Maintained high standards of cleanliness and sanitation.
- Operated and sanitized all equipment in safe and proper manner.
- Milled grain and adjusted mill gap settings based on gravities and lauter times.
- Set up and ran CIP/SIP loops on hardlines and fermenters.
- Helped managers make accurate decisions by tracking deviations from production targets with daily logs.
Assistant Brewer Intern
Oskar Blues Brewery
Longmont, CO
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Brewed 8 types of beer in facility producing in excess of 200,000 barrels per year.
- General upkeep and cleaning of all brewhouse vessels and floors.
- Weighed out hops and salts according to recipe guidelines.
- Set mill roller gaps and milled in grain from silos, supersacks and 55 lbs grain bags.
- Took pH and gravity readings on wort samples at specific times in brewing process.
- Took sterile samples of wort during knockouts for lab analysis.
- Set up CIP/SIP loops on hardlines and dosing of chemicals (NaOH and PAA).
Education
BS - Fermentation Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO2016
Minor - Food Safety
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO2016
Associate of Science - undefined
Front Range Community College
Longmont, Colorado2011
Skills
- Automation experience
- Multitasking
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Equipment maintenance
- Problem-solving
- Adaptability
- Safe food handling
Timeline
Production Manager
Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse
02.2022 - Current
Production Supervisor
Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey
01.2021 - 02.2022
Cellar Operator
Stranahans's Colorado Whiskey
09.2019 - 09.2020
Distiller
Stranahans Colorado Whiskey
01.2017 - 09.2019
Assistant Brewer Intern
Oskar Blues Brewery
05.2016 - 08.2016
BS - Fermentation Science
Colorado State University
Minor - Food Safety
Colorado State University
Associate of Science - undefined
Front Range Community College
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