Hop Harvest Day

Hops are his passion - and you can feel it! He studied agricultural economics at the Weihenstephan University of Applied Sciences and systems engineering at the Landshut University of Applied Sciences. He started working in the purchasing department at BarthHaas in 1998. Among hop growers, he is regarded as a competent contact person for a wide range of questions concerning hop production. In addition to his work as a hop buyer, he provides advice and assistance to hop growers about various production and process related topics such as: plant protection, fertilization, irrigation, and picking and drying technology! He draws his extensive wealth of knowledge and expertise from the intensive exchange with hop growers and experience gained on his own hop farm with 21 hectares of hops, which he runs on the side!

Markus is one of the newest members of the Brewing Solutions Team. Before studying, he worked as a laboratory technician in drinking water and food analysis. Even then, he was interested not only in physical-chemical analysis but also sensory evaluation of beverages. He therefore completed professional training to become a water, tea and beer sommelier. He continued this training alongside his Bachelor’s degree in brewing and beverage technology, and in 2019, he became a “Certified Member of Institute of Masters of Beer”. He then completed a Master of Engineering in food quality with a focus on product development. Since joining BarthHaas in 2021, he has been responsible for beyond beer application development and technical support.