Great beer and spirits don’t just come from good ideas—they come from well-engineered systems that are built to last.

Engineering within brewing & distilling operations is the process of designing, maintaining, and optimizing equipment for alcohol production. When you think about engineering operations within a production facility? What do you think about? Efficiency, quality, and safety are three core pillars of engineering operations, and three things that Barb excels at. 

When it comes to engineering your distilling and brewing processes, there are opportunities at every turn. Barb can help you find ways to improve your procedures that help improve every aspect of your final product.

Engineering isn’t finished when equipment is installed—it succeeds when teams know how to run it, maintain it, and troubleshoot it confidently.

As a chemical engineer and distilling & brewing consultant, Barb helps producers design, build, optimize, and maintain production systems that are efficient, safe, and quality-driven. Her work combines core engineering principles with hands-on experience across brewing, distilling, fermentation, barrel programs, and full facility rebuilds.

For a specific example of Barb’s engineering work, check out this case study on a Colorado Craft Brewery’s expansion from a 1-barrel system to a 10-barrel system.

Engineering services can include things like: 

• CIP, utilities & sanitation engineering
• Process design & optimization
• Equipment selection, layout & installation
• Preventative maintenance program development & implementation
• Troubleshooting & staff training