Category: Practicum
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Determining Ideal Saison Fermentation Temperatures Based on Sensory Analysis.
Hello, my name is Ken Tinseth and I am a craft brewing certificate student at CWU. I first became interested in brewing beer while spending several months in Hagerstown, MD on business. I had recently become very interested in craft beers and being raised in the NW enjoyed many beers from classic craft brewers such…
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Creating a Recipe For Brew Kits to Sell.
My name is Eve Rice and I am a Junior, almost Senior, here at Central Washington University. My major is Craft Brewing with a minor in business entrepreneurship and Wine Trade and tourism of the World. For this quarter Dr. Graham, our head of the department, and I decided it was time we came up…
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The Correlation Between Brewers’ Intentions and Students’ Perceptions of Beer Flavors.
Hi there! My name is Ashley Brookey and I am a senior at CWU studying for my Craft Brewing minor. While my bachelor’s degree is in Biomedicine, I have a passion for understanding how different sciences interact with each other. Currently, I am completing my Craft Brewing Practicum and I have chosen to overlap my…
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My First Home Brew.
STUDENT PRACTICUM / CODY BARTHELS My name is Cody Barthels and I am a senior at Central Washington, and I am studying to get my Major in Craft Brewing. I am very excited to go through and show how my process went for my first home brew! My home brew was based off of a…
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Taking Over Brewery Operations at a Microbrewery.
My First Three Brews as Head Brewer. I am currently in my senior year at CWU studying Craft Brewing. I have my AA in Biology and relocated to the Central Washington area about two years ago. While studying at CWU, I took on a taproom position at Mule and Elk Brewery in Cle Elum. Over…
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Kimchi! Make it at Home.
Why Kimchi? Hey there, I’m Angelina Fletcher and for my Craft Brewing Practicum, I really wanted to do something I can use in my house. Although I am doing a minor in the program and think craft brewing is very interesting, my interest in it peaked in the very interactive class about fermentation. As someone…
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First Brew: German Golden Pilsner.
My name is Cam Nelson and I am a senior in the craft brewing major, so I decided to focus my practicum on the brew process. I went with a German Golden Pilsner recipe for my first brew. My goal for this practicum is to get hands on and learn how to make a beer…
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The Activities of an Intern at a Hop Farm.
My name is Levi Cruz and I am a Senior Craft Brewing Major at CWU. My major is in Craft Brewing, which I do in my free time, but through my internship I have grown interested in the hops side of the industry. Currently I am receiving practicum credits working at a local hop farm,…
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Lager Fermentation Temperature.
The traditional process of creating lager beer has been unchanged for hundreds of years. This technique involves fermenting at cooler than ale temperatures (50 degrees F instead of 68 degrees F) and storing the beer cold for months before consuming. While this process may take more patience, it produces an outstanding product, and that is…
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Farm to Glass: Brewing with Homemade Malt.
I am a first-year student in the Craft brewing certificate program but have been a home brewer for three years now. I have always loved the germination and fermentation process as I also make homemade sauerkraut and dry-aged meats and am an avid gardener. I am proposing to brew a beer beginning from the malting…
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Operation: Intelligent Fermenting.
Hello CWU Craft Brewing community! If you don’t know me, my name is Alexander Cleary and I am a 5th year senior (been too long i know, I just love it here so much) undergraduate student here at Central Washington University. My major is Biology, but I am completing double minor in Chemistry and craft…
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