COVID-19 Information — CPE Winter Class Update

Introduction to Practical Brewing

Designed for advanced homebrewers and early career professional brewers, this in-depth course uses the amazing resources of the 1.5 barrel pilot brewery in the state-of-the-art brewing facility on the UC Davis campus. This class combines clear and detailed lectures with practical, hands-on brewing and laboratory tests. Go all the way from raw material selection to the quality and stability of the finished beer. A class ale will be brewed, and analyses on barley, malt, hops, yeast, wort and beer will be explored.

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Note: You must be 21 years of age or older to enroll and attend.

Academic Units

Section Number

224BRS731

Instruction Method

Classroom

Location

Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science

392 Old Davis Rd, Davis, CA, 95616

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Section Notes

Please refer to the campus map to locate the August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine & Food.

Parking:

Please review the following link for parking information. The campus uses the Park Mobile app for ALL parking. You must have the app on your phone to pay for parking, if you plan to drive.

https://taps.ucdavis.edu/visitor

There will be no morning coffee service. Please bring a bag lunch. A list of nearby delis and convenience food restaurants will be available at check in. You will have 1 hour for lunch.

Campus COVID-19 rules continue to fluctuate. You will be sent periodic emails on current protocols closer to the class start date. Or, you may check the campus website for visitors. Masks may be required regardless of vaccination status.

For the latest information and updates, check our website – cpe.ucdvis.edu

You will be sent an email approximately 10 days prior to the class with any updates

Must be 21 to attend

Enrollment Policies

Refund requests will be approved, less a $100 processing fee, if the request is received seven calendar days before the course begins. View complete enrollment policy information including details on withdrawals and transfers.

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Schedule

Mon., Tues., Wed., Thur., Apr 3rd to Apr 6th, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Fri., Apr 7th, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Fees

$1,400

Instructors

Glen Fox

Glen Fox, Ph.D., joined UC Davis in 2019 as the new Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Science. He obtained his Ph.D. from Southern Cross University in the area of barley genetics related to barley and malt quality. Fox has conducted research with some of the world's largest beer companies. His current research interests include understanding the broad composition of malt and its impact on processing and flavor. In 2018, he was elected a fellow of the Institute of Brewing & Distilling. Read more about Glen Fox.

Kelly Scott

Kelly Scott completed her undergraduate degree in food science and technology with an emphasis in brewing and a minor in chemistry at UC Davis. She worked at Sudwerk Brewing Company as a brewer before returning to UC Davis to work in the Anheuser Busch InBev pilot brewery and laboratory.

Joseph Williams

Joseph Williams is the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Endowed Brewer and Pentair Graduate Fellow at UC Davis. He splits his time between managing the Anheuser Busch InBev pilot brewery, the Sierra Nevada Research laboratory and teaching undergraduate courses on the UC Davis main campus. His research focuses on the impact of brewhouse operations on beer stability. Williams has worked in the fire service and the automotive industry where he used to build custom cars. He enjoys using his diverse experience to create unique hands-on learning experiences that bring the theoretical lessons from the classroom into the brewery. Read more about Joe Williams

Student Review

"Joe was great. He was incredibly knowledgeable, patient and catered the course discussion to the collective interests and questions of the class. His hands-on experience was invaluable for questions about production breweries as was his knowledge of brewing chemistry."