Brewing Science

Elevate Your Homebrew. Master Your Craft.

This summer, we’re thrilled to invite F&M alumni, friends, and neighbors to campus for Brewing Science, an immersive class that explores the science behind the perfect pour.

During this hands-on course, you will:

• • Learn all aspects of brewing science using knowledge of water chemistry, malting, diastatic power/enzyme biochemistry, hop chemistry, and fermentation/yeast biology
  • Develop and brew two all-grain beer recipes that consider the sensory experience (taste, aroma, mouthfeel, color, clarity/haze), fermentability (alcohol production), efficiency, and cost of the final product
  • Explore the history of fermentation, the role of brewing in shaping modern microbiology, biochemistry, and cell biology; the role of the 1978 U.S. Homebrew Act in paving the way for today's microbreweries; and the impact of alcohol consumption on health
  • Understand the principles and practice of homebrewing and how it can be scaled to microbrewing
  • Work and learn side by side with F&M students and Professor of Biology Rob Jinks, who has over 20 years of homebrewing experience and commercial scale experience