Johanna Denne is currently Beverage and Laboratory Coordinator for Metropolitan State University’s Beverage Analytics Lab. Prior to joining MSU Denver she was the director of production for Luna Bay Hard Kombucha and was responsible for overseeing R&D, quality assurance, forecasting and portfolio expansion. Prior to joining Luna Bay, she directed production for Crooked Stave Artisan beer project which is where her love for mixed culture fermentation began. Johanna completed her B.S. of Chemistry from Metropolitan State University in Denver and her M.S of Chemistry at the University of Colorado.