NFOB15015U Internship in the brewing industry

Volume 2015/2016
Education

Bacheloruddannelsen i fødevarer og ernæring
MSc. Programme in Food Science and Technology

Content

Before the internship starts, there will be a 2 day introduction to workflow in a brewery.

The work at a brewery is typically divided into the following. 6 areas

  • Malting (raw materials)
  • Brewhouse (wortproduction)
  • Fermentation (yeasthandling, primary fermentation, stabilization, filtration)
  • Packaging (bottles, cans, kegs)
  • Soft drinks (mineral water, soft drinks)
  • Utilities (steam, cooling, CO2, water treatment, compressed air)
     

The internship must consist of work in all six areas, and efforts are needed within each selected area for at least 2 weeks. If the brewery is of a smaller size, it is desirable to do internships at more than one brewery.

Within each area, the student, after a thorough introduction, work in the production area, and then be able to describe workflows with a flow sheet.
This flow sheet must contain:

  • Intake (raw materials, wort, etc.)
  • Conveying
  • Machinery and tanks (inspections CIP cycles, etc.)
  • Manning in key areas / machines
  • Number of product lines

All equipment must be described with capacity, manufacturer and age.

The student must also describe control procedures, including

  • Raw Material Control
  • Process Control
  • Quality control
  • Finished goods control

The student must also examine the consumption of energy and water consumption, as well as potential losses in yield must be investigated.
In addition, the student must solve a specific small task designated by the employer.

Learning Outcome

The student will gain knowledge of workflows and processes in a brewery.

After completing the course the student is expected to:

Knowledge:

  • Describe workflows with a flow sheet
  • Describe control procedures
     

Skills:

  • Calculate yield and loss processes
     

Competencies:

  • Solve and document a specific task at the brewery
  • Enter into a partnership with people with different educational backgrounds
Brewery internship last 20 to 24 weeks. The internships takes place at breweries in Denmark, but in agreement with the students also take place wholly or partly in breweries abroad.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Project work
  • 824
  • Total
  • 824
Credit
30 ECTS
Type of assessment
Portfolio
For each area the work place assesses and certifies, that process has been implemented satisfactorily. All certificates must be submitted to SCIENCE's course responsible coordinator.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Several internal assessors
Re-exam

Ongoing gene delivery of audited unapproved sub-reports, which must be approved before the end of the next coming block.

Criteria for exam assesment

Approval of the brewery internship happens if the process has been completed satisfactorily.