Jack Owen Brewmaster
Degrees and Certifications:
University of California, Davis, California
Master of Science in Fermentation Science awarded May 1983
Davis is the only degree school in the US with programs in Fermentation, Oenology and Brewing.
Accepted into Oenology program, he was a member of the first brewing class of
1983
University of California, Los Angeles, California
Bachelor of Science with a major in Chemistry awarded May 1978
Summer intern at Hughes Aircraft, materials and Processes labs in Fullerton
and El Segundo, CA, 1975-77
After graduation worked as an associate engineer in the Santa Barbara
Research Center, Goleta, CA, in the Infrared Detector
Research Section 1979-81
Experience
Star Model Brewing Company, Hennepin, Illinois, 1994
Consultant and Brewmaster for start-up microbrewery
Acted as technical consultant to start-up enterprise in central Illinois.
- Designed, installed and utilized new brewery and bottling line, handling
all aspects or purchasing and production.
Dubuque Brewing and Bottling Company, Dubuque Iowa, 1991 to 1993
Brewmaster for regional brewery.
- Re-started old regional brewery after reorganization and purchase by new
owners