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Carolyn-The brewing industry has some wonderful women in the field. Great role models. From your bio, you are also a beer judge. You must know a friend of mine, Teri Fahrendorf, formerly from Steelhead, also a judge.

What interests and qualities make becoming a brewmaster attractive?


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Hi Denise -

Yes, of COURSE I know Teri! Teri and I judged at the Great American Beer Festival this past October, 2007. As you must know, most of the judges are men, but there are growing ranks among women, and we are passionate about beer.

Teri is a great role model. She is Founder of the Pink Boots Society, a professional's guild of women in the beer and brewing industry. The Pink Boots Society had their first meeting on 19 April, 2008 at Gordon Biersch in San Diego, during the Craft Brewers Conference. 22 women attended the meeting, including Head Brewmaster of Bend Brewing Company in Bend, Oregon, Tonya Cornett - the first woman to be awarded the Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2008 Champion Brewery in the Small Brewpub Category:

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I'm not a brewmaster so I'm not really a good spokesperson for your question. But it would be interesting to hear about women homebrewers too. I've known lots of men doing that but personally not women.

The ability to be creative (experimenting with new brews) and get recognized for it are a couple reasons. I would think enjoying cooking is right on too. Ask Teri about her bread baking recipes. Using yeast falls in line with brewing.


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btw, Denise, you specifically used the term "brewmaster" in your original post. This is a hotly debated term to begin with. A "brewer" is not of the same status as "head brewer," and "head brewer" does not hold the same status as "Brewmaster."

Most brewers agree that the term "Brewmaster" or "Master Brewer" requires formal education at VLB, Heriot Watt, Weihestephan, or another renowned brewing school. They also agree that the designation should not be used without years of experience to back it up.

Some brewing facilities use "Brewmaster" for the highest position in the brewery - and that entails choosing and/or formulating the recipes that will be used, choosing and ordering ingredients, scheduling what beer styles to make and when they will be brewed, selecting equipment (and parts) and keeping it in good working order, keeping the brewhouse clean and free of contamination, etc. Teri Fahrendorf is a superior example of one who has achieved this.

In many facilities in Germany, there can be several Brewmasters, and they are ranked: 1st Brewmaster, 2nd Brewmaster, etc. These may require (in addition to formal education)apprenticeships to be served for a number of years.

Some believe the term is not "deserved" until you have 7-10 years experience; others use it for PR purposes, because that is what tourists like to hear.

Back to the original question about interests and qualities of a woman brewmaster:

Yes, cooking is perhaps #1.
Ability to make decisions.
Ability to accept responsibility for occasional failures that are bound to occur in the course of brewing.
An analytical mind.
Interest in chemistry and physics.
Strength and persistence.
Artistry.
An open mind to new ingredients and processes.
Thirst for research.
Attention to sensory perception.

Hmmm....okay, ladies, what have I missed? I need some help here!



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I recently was in Bend and learned about, Tonya, the female brewer at Bend Brewing Company. So cool! Here is an article I found that includes this brewery.. http://www.52perfectdays.com/articles/bends-beer Bend Beer.


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