During this Hard Kombucha discussion, you will learn about Yeast types, Fermentation, Contamination, ABV Calculations, Legal TTB Brewers notice, approval and more.
Panelist:
Johanna Denne is currently Beverage and Laboratory Coordinator for Metropolitan State University’s Beverage Analytics Lab.
Prior to joining MSU Denver she was the director of production for Luna Bay Hard Kombucha and was responsible for overseeing R&D, quality assurance, forecasting and portfolio expansion. Prior to joining Luna Bay, she directed production for Crooked Stave Artisan beer project which is where her love for mixed culture fermentation began. Johanna completed her B.S. of Chemistry from Metropolitan State University in Denver and her M.S of Chemistry at the University of Colorado.
Matthew Silbert manages the quality assurance and compliance for Local Roots Kombucha.
He was a marine biologist before his passion for brewing inspired him to a career in fermentation microbiology. Last year he attended his first Kombucha Kon in person and fished up the amazing experience by giving a tour of Local Roots to many of the conference participants. Matt is very grateful to have been recently elected to the KBI Board of Directors.
At Kombucha Kon 2020, Matt served as a panelist on the hard kombucha round table. He enjoyed sharing his experiences navigating this new segment of the kombucha industry and felt a great sense of community with the other brewers. Since then he has participated in more hard kombucha panels, helped provide technical support for the Kombucha Kup and meets regularly with the other board members.
