Slant Six Consulting

Multifaceted Service Provider to the Brewing and Beverage Industry

SLANT SIX CONSULTING is a multifaceted service provider that can help your brewery deliver the best quality beer in the most efficient manner. We bring over 30 years of experience and technical know-how to all aspects of the brewing process, providing a wide range of solutions to the diverse challenges faced by craft breweries, commercial breweries, and the network of industry experts who serve them. From small to large scale, from ale to lager, from traditional to innovative—we have the expertise, the connections, and the passion to help you brew the best beer possible.

Services

Slant Six Consulting can support your brewing in all aspects of the process, providing innovative solutions that are informed by decades of experience in small and large brewing companies. Whether you are looking to improve your beer quality, process efficiency, or profitability, we have the skills to meet your needs and help you achieve your goals.

In short, Slant Six Consulting can support you in all things brewing. Services we offer include (but not limited to):

Brewery design, including start-up and optimization
Recipe development and optimization
Quality assurance and control
Process improvement and troubleshooting
Equipment selection, installation, and commissioning
Staff training and education
Sustainability and waste management

SLANT SIX CONSULTING is led by Travis Audet, who has over 30 years of professional brewing experience in all sizes and types of breweries, including brew pubs, craft breweries, R&D breweries, and large-scale breweries.

In addition to his broad work experience, Travis also earned the Master Brewer Certification from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling. He has been deeply involved in the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA), both at the district and national levels. He has a passion for brewing education and has delivered numerous technical presentations for industry professionals and organizations, as well as provided instruction in brewing science to our up-and-coming master brewers. In 2022, he was granted the Award of Honor from the MBAA for his years of service to the organization, delivering significant contributions to brewing science, technology, and operations.

Experience

New facility design, construction and commissioning
Brewhouse optimization in all process steps
Hot trub processing with centrifugation to improve efficiency
Dry hopping quality and efficiency improvements
Beer gushing – root cause determination and effect blocking of all causes
Fermentation optimization for best sensory results, beer stability, and consistency
Centrifugation optimization and maintenance
- decanters, sedicanters, nozzle and sliding bowl bottom machines
Seltzer production
Beer finishing improvements
- including fining and/or filtration with DE or Perlite
Flash pasteurization design, construction, and operation
Instrumentation specification, installation, and optimization
Piping design and installation
CIP optimization
Utilities design and operation (steam, water, gas, wastewater)
Manufacturing inclusive design
Data capture and advanced analytics, using machine learning and AI for process optimization

Past Projects

Testimonials

Send Travis here more often. I value the hours I was able to learn from such an amazing, humble, passionate, and inspirational Master Brewer.
Your knowledge on flash pasteurizers helped simplify our problem. You were more than willing to walk us through the theory and educate the team on how each portion of the flash is meant to work. You provided us with areas to look into when we were lost with what to do next! With your guidance our team was able to address the root causes for our issues.
Travis’ knowledge of brewing has depth and breadth; in both practical and technical aspects of brewing. He possesses keen observation skills and communicates clearly. He came into our brewery and truly hit the ground running.
Travis was able to provide immediate value once briefed on the challenges we presented. He liaised with industry peers on our behalf as a Subject Matter Expert and provided confidence that our project deliverables would be met. He comes with a diverse 'toolkit' and was able to leverage it to thoroughly assess our operation to identify gaps, contribute quick wins, and deliver new knowledge to team members in an effective teaching manner. I will continue to utilize Slant Six Consulting when expertise is needed.
We had seen our consumer complaints for our beer increase steadily over time, to a point of needing drastic intervention. With Travis’s help we went through our entire process with a fine-tooth comb, looking for any opportunities to improve our drivers for the quality issue. With his practical guidance and deep knowledge, we made changes to multiple areas of the brewing process. With the combination of all of these changes we have seen zero complaints related to the original quality issue. The results really do speak for themselves!