PRIMARY FUNCTION
The Brewer is a valued position within the company. He or she must be attentive and intuitive in addition to working directly under the Assistant Brewer to manage all day to day production tasks in and for the brewery.
SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
PRODUCTION
Key Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Day To Day Tasks
Starts the double brew on double brew days
High Gravity brews on weekends
Daily Fermenter and BBT Checks
Fermenter CIP’s
Maintains healthy yeast and to plan fermentations with Assistant Brewer
Yeast cell counts and reports up any viability concerns
Organises library and provides feedback on quality issues
Q/A – carrying out Food Safety Audit making sure all records are compliant
Stocktaking of PLNT items (raw materials)
Troubleshooting Repairs and Maintenance with Assistant Brewer and Head Brewer
Dry Hopping and Centrifuge Runs
Wort Production:
Milling (handle 25kg grain bags) recording all batch numbers on brewsheets.
Mashing/Lautering
Boiling wort and accurately adding bittering hops
Graining out
Knocking out at specified temperatures
Brewhouse CIP
Accurately and precisely follows recipes
Keep accurate records on brewsheets
Cellar Operations:
Yeast management
Filtration/fining
Carbonating
CIP for bright tanks and fermenters per brewery procedures
Maintains a spotless brewery
Keeps brewery equipment organised
Keg cleaning
Packaging beer (canning/bottling/kegging)
Organising and keeping a tidy inventory of all raw ingredients
Record Keeping:
Keeps accurate cellar report
Discusses any and all brewery issues with the Head Brewer
R&D
Beer testing & evaluation (visual and taste) regarding colour, body, flavour and aroma; understanding, identifying and dealing with faulty beer as soon as possible in the brewing/packaging process
Develop practical adjustments and processes deriving from sensory and scientific testing
Manage yeast health. This includes scientific laboratory work as well as the physical handling of the brewery’s yeast cultures
Work with microscopes, pH meters, density meters, dissolved oxygen meters and any other scientific equipment as needed
QA Monitoring – and control / testing of – fermentation, including pH measurements, gravity readings, yeast counting, and further microbial testing in the laboratory
GENERAL
Be an ambassador for Behemoth Brewing Company at all times (on and off duty), ensuring service is professional both in behaviour and appearance.
Be courteous to other suppliers, remembering that it is a small community.
Ensure any feedback obtained from customers is returned to the Employer for follow up.
Ensure compliance with Behemoth Company policies and standards at all times (e.g. timekeeping, professionalism, customer service).
Work well under pressure, with the ability to deliver on deadline.
Assist Behemoth Management with ad hoc duties required.