Tom Lillicrap
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Tom has almost 10 years experience in the brewing industry, culminating in 2 years as head brewer at The Wig and Pen microbrewery in Canberra at the end of his PhD. Tom has a Bachelor of Science (majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology), a PhD in Medicine and is currently a postdoctoral fellow with the Priority Research Centre for Stroke at the Hunter Medical Research Institute. His current research involves validating a new neuro-imaging device, investigating biomarkers in stroke and testing interventions to enhance stroke recovery.
What our participants say about Tom’s short courses...
A good course that covered off the basic sciences of brewing in an accessible and comprehensive manner.
Very easy to book class, great comms with all the relevant information needed before the class. Location great and easy to find. Course very interesting and take home booklets good for future reference. Will be looking at doing another class soon.
The chemistry of brewing is very important for people to understand for home brewing and in the industry, so we need more of this to help build the industry as a whole.
The instructor was very knowledgable and communicated well. Every question asked by the group was answered. The instructor helped to make it easier to understand.
Very well pitched course.
It was a very informative course.
It was pitched perfectly for the audience. The information was presented in an extremely easy to understand manner. Very good course.
Love the course and would highly recommend for anyone starting to get serious about brewing.
Very good notes and presentation.
After this course I immediately started finding some faults in my ales and I’m looking forward to fixing them.
Loved the information on the water composition. The instructor seems genuinely passionate about the science of brewing and that came through.
Excellent course, great notes, comfortable chairs and nice pen and notebook. Good slide screens. Lecturer knew the subject in depth and answered all the difficult questions some other attendees had with aplomb.
The course was very well run and the content certainly met the course description. The presenter’s extensive experience in the brewing industry, their academic pedigree and relaxed but professional nature made them an excellent instructor. They delivered the material in an easy to understand manner.
The instructor was great.