HARRY CRAIG - BREWING ADVISOR
Harry D. Craig
Summary:
A highly experienced & successful Advisor to the brewing & related industries. A creative problem-solver who draws on many years experience as a senior Brewmaster and as a supplier of processing aids to the beverage industry.
Widely travelled* and utilises his knowledge of many brewing techniques using a variety of malted & unmalted grains.
* breweries visited include those in:-
Russia: Ukraine; Latvia; Estonia; Lithuania; Belarus; Poland; Hungary; Romania; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia; Serbia; Turkey; Spain; Italy; France; Denmark; Finland; Netherlands; Belgium; Germany; Switzerland; China; Taiwan; Laos; Vietnam; Thailand; Malaysia; Philippines; India; Brazil; Chile; Venezuela; Mexico; USA; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe; Ethiopia; Malawi; Kenya; Nigeria, Ghana; Eire; UK.
Education:
B.Sc.(Hons) Applied Microbiology University of Strathclyde Glasgow Scotland
M.Sc. Brewing Science University of Birmingham England
Employment History:
1970 – 1985
Allied Breweries Ltd.
Brewmaster at various locations in UK. Budget responsible at various times for Brewing, Fermenting, Filtration & Packaging operations.
1985- 1993
Biocon Biochemicals (became Quest International then Kerry Bioscience)
Technical Sales UK
UK Sales & Marketing Manager
1993 – 2007
DSM (formerly Gist-brocades)
UK Technical Sales Manager
UK & Africa Technical Sales Manager
International Brewing Key Account Manager
Technical Manager
Global Brewing Specialist
2008 - present
Independent Brewing Advisor
Achievements:
Introduced novel raw materials to brewing of beer eg. torrified wheat, bovine collagen
Introduced first industrial-scale fully automated micro-processor monitoring & control of fermentation temperatures in the brewing industry
Organised and ‘chaired’ residential computer courses for UK Brewing Industry
Increased sales of enzymes & other processing aids to the UK Brewing Industry by more than 20% / annum.
Single-handedly exceeded sales of 1m €uros into UK Beverage Industry from a position of ‘no sales’ within 2 years.
Developed & sold enzyme systems to brew beer with 100% raw barley.
Developed processing parameters to ensure optimal alcohol production when using high levels of raw barley in brewing grists.
Orally presented novel beer stabilisation systems at ASBC Conferences (2) in USA; IGB Conference and Meetings in Africa & UK; Polish Brewing Conference; lectured on IGB Training courses, University of Strathclyde, University of St Petersburg, Brewers Meetings in Belarus; co-authored Papers published in Brauwelt International & Brewing & Distilling International.
Product Types:
Enzymes (Brewing, Distilling, Fruit Juice, miscellaneous);
Brewing Processing aids including isinglass finings, auxiliary finings, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenans, yeast extracts.
Technical Expertise:
Solves problems relating to (for example):
Raw Materials
Under-modified malt, poorly modified malt, un-malted cereals including maize, rice, sorghum, cassava, wheat…………..
Processing conditions
Temperature, times, pH etc. for differing raw materials
Maximisation of Yield
Minimisation of Mash Filtration Times.
Minimisation of Conversion Times
Optimisation of FAN
Optimisation of Fermentation performance
Optimisation of Beer Stability systems.