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Derek is an advanced-level homebrewer from San Diego who first started brewing in 2005. He is president of The Society of Barley Engineers, proud AHA member, and BJCP judge. In his professional life he is a software engineer for WordPress.com, contributes to open-source projects like the BeerXML Shortcode plugin for WordPress, and frequently speaks at blogging conferences including the European and American Beer Bloggers Conference. He blogs at FiveBladesBrewing.com.