Spring 2020 - BISC 373 D100
Brewing Science (3)
Class Number: 5421
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 23, 2020
Thu, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Zamir Punja
punja@sfu.ca
1 778 782-4471
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Prerequisites:
60 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
This interdisciplinary course exposes students to the science and art of brewing, including the ingredients and process of brewing. Discussion of malting, barley and hop cultivation, and yeast fermentation, as it relates to the brewing process, as well as business, advertising, marketing of beer will be included. Students with credit for BISC 374 may not take this course for further credit. Students who have completed BISC 372 ST-Brewing Science may not take BISC 373 for further credit. Students may not count this course toward their Biological Science Honours, Majors, or Minor requirements. Breadth-Science.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will provide students with a broad understanding of the science of brewing. As an introduction, the history of brewing and its impact on society and discovery of the brewing process will be reviewed. This will be followed by a review of the brewing ingredients, the processes that are involved, and the various inputs required. The process of malting and fermentation will be discussed in detail. The by-products of the brewing process and their uses will be reviewed. Aspects of plant biology and cultivation, biochemistry, and yeast microbiology as it relates to the brewing process will be reviewed. Guest lectures will include the selection of high-quality ingredients, packaging, marketing and management of products derived from the brewing process, and quality assessments
Outline of Topics:
Introduction and history of brewing
Global brewing industry – statistics
Brewing ingredients
The malting process
The fermentation process
Chemical conversions and measurements
Quality aspects of brewing
Packaging and marketing
Grading
- Group presentation 25%
- Poster project 35%
- Midterm, quizzes, final exam 40%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Textbook : Course hand-outs, Powerpoint presentations, textbook references and reading assignments will be provided weekly.
Registrar Notes:
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