Lead Brewer

Founded in 2011 by three brothers, Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler, Jack’s Abby has become a mainstay of the craft brewing scene in the Northeast and nationwide. The Hendler brothers grew up in a family that promoted entrepreneurship and hard work. Spending summers with their grandfather and working at the family’s ice distribution company, they learned the value of committed family members and loyal employees—the foundation of which Jack’s Abby is based. Our mission and passion is to create high-quality products that honor tradition and the spirit of inspired innovation. With an entrepreneurial heart and a passion for people, we take pride in learning from and contributing to our vibrant community. Jack’s Abby would be nothing without our growing team of dedicated people who are passionate about everything that needs to be done for Jack’s Abby to do what it does best—brew lagers. Join us!

The Role:

Reporting to the Production Director and Director of Brewing Operations, Jack’s Abby is in need of a Lead Brewer who will be responsible for the day to day brewing, training and troubleshooting of our 60 bbls CFT brewhouse. 

Job Responsibilities Include: 

• Yeast management
• Assigning lager yeast to brews per week
• Scheduling Props (ale/lager)
• Working with the Director of Brewing Operations and Production Director to 
• Assign tanks to brew 
• Make sure weekly program is scheduled correctly
• Monitoring boiler and boiler chemicals
• Schedule spent grain pickups
• Schedule pilot grain hopper pickups
• Monitoring the air compressor 
• Order O2 from Middlesex Gases
• Make sure brewing data is being inputted properly and in a timely manner into Ekos 
• Recipe additions
• Other brew related data management
• Training and Support
• Train all new brewers on brewhouse operations
• Support and manage cellar/packaging team as needed when other leads are not available
• Record any issues with the brew house and communicate them with Treesse

Requirements

• Yeast management
• Assigning lager yeast to brews per week
• Scheduling Props (ale/lager)
• Working with the Brewing Operations Manager and Production Director to 
• Assign tanks to brew 
• Make sure weekly program is scheduled correctly
• Monitoring boiler and boiler chemicals
• Schedule spent grain pickups
• Schedule pilot grain hopper pickups
• Monitoring the air compressor 
• Order O2 from Middlesex Gases
• Train all new brewers on brewhouse operations
• Record any issues with the brew house and communicate them with Treesse 
• Make sure brewing data is being inputted properly and in a timely manner into Ekos 
• Recipe additions