Jessica Young

Jessica Young is a brewing scientist, consultant, and production brewer specializing in hop creep, beer quality, recipe development, and applied brewing research. Her career began in production brewing in Asheville and later at Bearded Iris Brewing in Nashville. She holds a degree in Cell and Molecular Biology and a PhD from UC Davis, where her research focused entirely on hop creep. Her work has been published in several technical brewing journals, and she now works with breweries on product development, sensory, quality, and process implementation.