NFOK21004U Brewing and Raw Materials
MSc Programme in Food Science and Technology
The course gives a theoretical background for the processes and
technological solutions for malting and wort production.
The following topics are covered in detail:
Raw materials in brewing: barley, malt, adjuncts, hops and water
Beer styles and recipe development
Malting technology: steeping, germination and kilning, utilities in
malting and malt specification
Wort production in the brewhouse: milling, mashing, mash
separation, wort boiling, clarification, cooling and aeration
Brewing chemistry: barley & malting, brewhouse & wort
Brewing analysis: barley, malt and wort, theory and practical
exercises
Microbiology: barley and malt
Pilot brewing of beer from the students own recipe
Brewing calculations: malting and brewhouse
Visit to e.g. a malting plant, a research centre, a small size brewery, a medium size brewery and/or a large size brewery
Project work in teams will be made on three topics defined in the beginning of the course. The student will make individual reports for these assignments.
Students will acquire theoretical knowledge and skills of
malting and brewing and get the competences to assess malting
and brewing processes.
Knowledge
- Identify and describe the processes in a standard brewery with respect to physical and chemical changes of raw materials, malting and brewing and normal analytical work to manage the process and the plant.
- Understanding of quality and economical aspects of malting and brewing in small as well as in large scales.
Skills
- Apply concepts from chemistry, microbiology and food proces technology to describe the malt and wort manufacturing processes.
- Reading and using original scientific literature.
- Calculate physical and chemical processes in malting and brewing.
Competences
- Evaluate the physical and chemical changes happening in raw materials and brewing based on literature, on lectures and partly also own experimental data and scientific literature.
See Absalon for a list of course literature. In general, reviews, text book chapters and original scientific literature will be included
Brewing Project in Practice is recommended
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 45
- Preparation
- 82
- Theory exercises
- 25
- Practical exercises
- 16
- Excursions
- 10
- Project work
- 25
- Exam
- 3
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 3 hours under invigilationWritten assignment, during the courseExam consists of two elements: 1) Three individual assignments. 2) A final written test with a total duration of 3 hours covering all subjects taught. Each element counts for 50% of the total marks. Each of the two elements has to be passed individually. The total of the three individual assignments has to be passed.
- Exam registration requirements
It is mandatory to hand in all of the three individual assignments and the total of the three assignments need to be passed in order to participate in the exam.
- Aid
- Only certain aids allowed
Allowed aids during written exam: Basic calculator, book of brewing calculation formulas and dictionary.
No text books, mobile phones, PCs or notes are allowed.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Re-exam
The re-examination consists of the elements not passed: the three project reports or the written exam.
If 10 or fewer register for the reexamination in the written exam the examination form will be oral. In this case, there will be 20 minutes for preparation and 20 minutes exam.
Allowed aids during exam: Basic calculator, book of brewing calculation formulas and dictionary. No text books, mobile phones, PC's or notes are allowed
Criteria for exam assesment
See learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NFOK21004U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- 25
- Course is also available as continuing and professional education
- Study board
- Study Board of Food, Human Nutrition and Sports
Contracting department
- Department of Food Science
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Kim Lou Johansen (3-6d6e6c42647467796b706975656a71716e30666d)
- Mogens Larsen Andersen (4-74767368476d76766b35727c356b72)