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November 12, 2019Applications being Accepted for Intro to Craft Brewing and Distilling
If brewing beer or distilling spirits sounds like your dream job, you won’t want to miss this SUNY Schenectady County Community College course, which provides a basic understanding of brewing and distillation skills, working in a manufacturing environment, safety, and microbiology. Topics covered include: brewing science, beer maturation and storage, beer processing and packaging, quality and process control, plant safety and sanitation, malting, mashing, brewing, fermentation, finishing, and distillation basics. This course will consist of lecture and lab training in the classroom and at regional breweries. In addition to directed studies, students will enhance their brewing knowledge through assigned reading and writing exercises and visits to local breweries. The goal of this course is to provide a pool of trained, entry level brewers in the growing craft beer industry. This course is developed and overseen by regional breweries and distillers. Students must be 18 years of age or older.
For more information, please contact Christine McLear at 518-595-1101, ext. 2 or mclearcm@sunysccc.edu.
