Just got my plane ticket and hotel room for November!

I'll be at Siebel in Chicago from November 1-14. I will probably hit up the Chicago Beer Society meeting the first Thursday, and I will for sure be hitting up the Festival of Barrel-Aged Beers.

Needless to say I am very excited. I am out about 300 dollars of my own money at this point, too. Yay for winning stuff!

Just for kicks, I'll post this:

Course Syllabus

Brewing Process Overview
Alcohol, Beer and Health
History of Brewing
Beer Styles
The Business of Brewing
Introduction to Sensory
Composition of Grain
Barley Cultivation and Harvesting
Malting
Malt Analysis
Specialty Malts
Enzymes in Brewing
Brewing
Milling
Brewing Calculations
Practical Problems
Adjuncts / Cereal Cooker
Lautering
Mash Filters
Hops
Styles Tasting
Recipe Formulation
Wort Boiling Systems
Wort Clarification
Wort Cooling and Aeration
Brewery Hazards
Nature of Yeast
Fermentation Practices
Yeast Growth and Fermentation
Yeast Maintenance and Propagation
Yeast Management
Control of Fermentation
Flavors
Control of Fermentation Flavors
Maturation and Aging
Colloidal Stability
Flavor Stability
Interpretation of Beer Analysis
Filtration
Carbonation / Air Exclusion
Carbon Dioxide / Collection
Kegging and Dispense
Beer Packaging
Cleaning and Sanitizing
Waste Water
Brewery CIP
Quality Assurance and QC
Biological Control
Pumps and Pipes
Valves

which course is this? I am taking the Concise Course in Brewing Technology online right now. It is great, learning a TON

Only 14 days to learn all that??

Berserker_Brew said:

which course is this? I am taking the Concise Course in Brewing Technology online right now. It is great, learning a TON

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It is the Concise Course, but it is there. Yes, it is a lot to learn in two weeks and I hear it is very dense.

I should say thank you to Lallemand for having such a cool program and randomly drawing me for it, too. Go buy some Nottingham yeast or something.

you'll like the course a lot. I really am learning new things. there is a lot that i understand in practice, but learning the chemical reactions behind it sheds new light on brewing.

How much is the web based course? I live in Chicago but my schedule will only allow doing it online....