Expert Details
Expert in Brewing Science
Expert ID: 108038
California, USA
ExpertLewis is an expert in the design of breweries, especially highly-efficient microbreweries using simplified processes, their manufacture and installation. He is experienced with tank and piping system design for similar types of processes involving liquids including propagation systems. He has worked with plant siting questions and packaging systems.
ExpertLewis has expertise in converting concepts for alcoholic (and non-alcoholic) beverages into products, whether carbonated (beer, soda) or non-carbonated. He works with pilot scale equipment for such development projects.
ExpertLewis has extensive experience in sanitary design and sanitation processes for high-sugar products (especially beverages) and for grain handling systems. His expertise extends to choosing the proper sanitary cleaning methods and products for tanks and piping systems as well as evaluation of product integrity and process safety.
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: San Jose, California - San Francisco, California - Sacramento, California - Oakland, California - Stockton, California - Fremont, California - Modesto, California - Santa Rosa, California - Hayward, California - Sunnyvale, California
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1960 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Microbiology | Institution: University of Birmingham |
| Year: 1956 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Biochemistry | Institution: University of Birmingham |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to 2000 | Employer: Lewis-Berkeley Consulting Group | Title: Principal | Department: | Responsibilities: |
| Years: 1994 to 2000 | Employer: University Of California, Davis, CA | Title: | Department: Professor Emeritus | Responsibilities: |
| Years: 1962 to 1994 | Employer: University Of California, Davis, CA | Title: Professor | Department: | Responsibilities: |
| Years: 1960 to 1962 | Employer: Roswell Park Institute | Title: Research Scientist | Department: | Responsibilities: |
Fields of Expertise
ale brewing, barley, beer, beer brewing, brewery, brewing, lager brewing, brewing science, brewery operations, alcoholic beverage, bottling sanitation procedure, sanitizing, piping system design, bottling, cleaning product, equipment sanitizing, cereal grain processing, fermentative ethanol production, malted grain by-product, malted grain extract, fermented milk, fermentation technology, yeast fermentation, food processing plant sanitizing, distillation, malted grain, food formulation, fermentation, fungal yeast, whiskey, flavor, distilled spirit, beverage