Pressurized liquid transfer systems and their associated piping are a critical piece of brewery design that require airtight, sanitary design with particular attention paid to safety. This session focuses on how to properly and practically select the right combination of hoses and piping in order to move your beer, CIP, and effluent efficiently and safely […]
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Pressurized liquid transfer systems and their associated piping are a critical piece of brewery design that require airtight, sanitary design with particular attention paid to safety. This session focuses on how to properly and practically select the right combination of hoses and piping in order to move your beer, CIP, and effluent efficiently and safely around your brewery.
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About the Speakers
Matt Bailey has been the maintenance and engineering manager at Odell Brewing since 2010. He oversees maintenance, equipment capital projects, process improvement, and facility upkeep at Odell. A graduate in electrical engineering from Colorado State University, Matt began his brewing career at Anheuser-Busch in Fort Collins, working in several different areas, including instrumentation, packaging process improvement, maintenance reliability, and as a project engineer.
Chris McCombs is the Head Brewer for Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. With over 24 years of experience in the independent craft brewing industry, he has worked as both a Cellar Operator and Plant Engineer at New Belgium Brewing, and Brewer at Red Rock Brewing and KettleHouse Brewing Co. Additionally, he helped develop several award-winning brews, judged at the Great American Beer Festival, is currently volunteering as Chair for the BA Engineering Subcommittee, and mentoring senior project groups for Colorado State University's Fermentation Sciences Program.
Kent Taylor has been involved in the craft brewing business for over 25 years. He co-founded Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery, a brewpub, in 1994 and the Blackstone production brewery in 2011, both in Nashville, Tennessee. Kent managed the design, engineering, and building of both breweries. With the help of many talented folks, he managed all technical aspects of the brewpub brewery until its closure in 2016 and continues in that role with the production brewery to this day. He serves as a member of the Brewers Association Technical Committee and as vice chair of the Engineering Subcommittee.
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