Brewer

Responsibilities

• The complete brewing process from milling, to wort production, to fermentation and filtration.
• Cleaning and sanitizing tanks, cleaning the outsides of vessels, cleaning floors, and maintaining the appearance of the brewhouse and cellar.
• Cellar management including yeast pitching, daily fermentation tracking and dry-hopping.
• Close adherence to all SOPs and safety procedures, as provided.
• Upholding and advancing our quality standards.
• Accurately completing all checklists.
• Development and brewing of test batches for potential release. Previous experience with recipe development is a plus.
• Being a promotional spokesperson for Still Fire Brewing. This is a part of everybody’s job description.
• Wort production on a 3-vessel 20bbl brewhouse.
• Cleaning-in-place/Sanitation-in-place using corrosives/strong acids/bases.
• Basic cellar work, including transfers, filtering, fining, dry hopping, carbonating beer, and basic sensory.
• Basic packaging, including kegging and canning on a Wild Goose system.
• Experience conducting basic laboratory work, including cell counts, pH measurement, ABV, and extract measurement.
• Physical ability to crouch, stand, or climb rapidly and continuously throughout a 8-10 hour brewing shift.
• Comfortable working in potentially confined spaces, such as lauter tun or horizontal lagering tanks.
• Ability to work in spaces with potentially large swings in temperature, or in sustained cold or hot conditions.
• Basic chemical hygiene and chemical handling.

• A love for beer and an interest in how it is brewed.
• 1+ years of professional brewing or cellar experience.
• A high energy level and an attention to detail is needed. We have a great enthusiasm for what we are doing and are seeking a person who shares this.
• Must also be physically able to lift 55 lb grain sacks, drag heavy hoses across the floor and perform other physically demanding duties such as moving and stacking kegs.
• Ability to work both independently, and in a team environment.
• Ability to work multiple shifts, including early morning or swing
• Reliable transportation to brewery
• Competent in MS Office and basic communication software
• Experience with Ekos Brewing Management software preferred or other brewery management software.

• Competitive Pay. (dependent on experience)
• Paid time off.
• Access to our events.
• Working in a highly collaborative, fun, and exciting environment.
• Learning from one of the country’s most knowledgeable Brew Master’s in the country

Russian River Brewing Company Windsor, CA