Texts (not required, but really interesting):
- Sandor Ellix Katz, “The Art of Fermentation,” http://amzn.to/1hcnIpf
- Harold McGee, “On Food and Cooking,” http://amzn.to/1Lvmm3D
- Roger Barth, “The Chemistry of Beer,” http://amzn.to/1JhGjaX
- Charles Bamforth, “Beer: Tap into the Art and Science of Brewing,” http://amzn.to/1UbCqcN
- Ian Hornsey, “The Chemistry and Biology of Winemaking,” http://amzn.to/1hcLbXC
- Amy Stewart, “The Drunken Botanist,” http://amzn.to/1Jusoh5
- Adam Rogers,“Proof: The Science of Booze,” http://amzn.to/1fEWtCL
Course Outline:
| Date | Class Type | Topic | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday August 23 | Lecture | Introduction, Chemistry refresher: organic structures and functional groups | |
| Friday August 25 | Lecture | Biochem #1: Intro to basic biomolecules | PS1 released |
| Monday August 28 | Lecture | Biochem #2: basic metabolism - why yeast make alcohol | |
| Wednesday August 30 | Lecture | Intro to Beer and Beermaking: What is beer? solubility/water/intro to organic chemistry | PS1 due |
| Friday September 1 | Lecture | Beermaking #1 - sugars/starches, chirality, milling/mashing, wort separation, boiling | PS2 released |
| Monday September 4 | Lecture | Beermaking #2 - Fermentation, tests/measurements, flavor | |
| Wednesday September 6 | Lecture | Beermaking #3 - process: full mash vs. extract, equipment | PS2 due |
| Friday September 8 | Lecture | Hands on brewing, specific gravity measurement | PS3 released |
| Monday September 11 | Lecture | Intro to wine and winemaking (Winemaking #1) | |
| Wednesday September 13 | Lecture | Winemaking #2 | PS3 due |
| Friday September 15 | Lecture / Demo | Intro to Spirits, Whisky smelling lab | PS4 released |
| Monday September 18 | Lecture | Review of Intermolecular forces | |
| Wednesday September 20 | Lecture | Vapor pressures, partial pressures, Henry's & Raoult's laws | PS4 due |
| Friday September 22 | Field-trip (Iron Hand winery) |
equipment and processes in a small craft winery | PS5 released |
| Monday September 25 | Lecture | Distillation basics: equipment, theoretical plates, heads, hearts, tails | |
| Wednesday September 27 | Lecture | Azeotropes, other separation methods | PS5 due |
| Friday September 29 | NO CLASS | ||
| Monday October 2 | Lecture | Aging, oaking, botanicals, blending | |
| Wednesday October 4 | Lecture / Demo | Aromas and compounds that smell; physiology of smell and taste | |
| Friday October 6 | Lab | Distillation lab | Lab 1 |
| Monday October 9 | Lecture | Effects of alcohol on the human body | |
| Wednesday October 11 | Exam | Exam 1 | |
| Friday October 13 | Field Trip (Virtuoso Distillery) |
Equipment and process in a small craft distillery | |
| Monday October 16-Friday October 20: Fall break | |||
| Monday October 23 | Lecture | Wine Styles, Secondary fermentation (ML, champagne) | |
| Wednesday October 25 | Lecture | Wine processing, preservation, and aging | Lab 1 due |
| Friday October 27 | Lab | Testing for ML, TA, Brix, Specific gravity | Lab 2 |
| Monday October 30 | Lecture | Wine flaws and their origins | |
| Wednesday November 1 | Field Trip (Gezelter Home) |
Bottling activity | Lab 2 due |
| Friday November 3 | Lab | sulfite testing in winemaking | Lab 3 |
| Monday November 6 | Lecture | Advanced aspects of beermaking: Chemistry of styles, classification | |
| Wednesday November 8 | Lecture | Advanced aspects of beermaking: Foams, haze, stability, oxidation | Lab 3 due |
| Friday November 10 | Field Trip (Crooked Ewe) |
Equipment and process in a small craft brewery | PS6 released |
| Monday November 13 | Lecture | Other fermented beverages | |
| Wednesday November 15 | Lecture | Industrial Fermentation | PS6 due |
| Friday November 17 | Field trip (Nobles America Ethanol Plant) |
Field trip to ethanol plant | |
| Monday November 20 | Lecture | Fermented foods | |
| Wednesday-Friday November 22-24: Thanksgiving | |||
| Monday November 27 | Presentations | Final projects 1 | Final Project papers due |
| Wednesday November 29 | Presentations | Final projects 2 | |
| Friday December 1 | Presentations | Final projects 3 | |
| Monday December 4 | Exam | Exam 2 | |
| Wednesday December 6 LAST DAY OF CLASS |
Field Trip (Goodson Home) |
Tasting lab: fermented foods | |