Brewing Degree?

[dotsonrk]

Actually my friend, I'm from Cincinnati and we've got both a Samuel Adams and MillerCoors plants here. I interned at the MillerCoors plant last summer and the brewers at both plants were all either Brewing majors or Chemical Engineering majors. (the engineering being the important part).

 

[dotsonrk]

Looking at your Oregon St. idea. They only offer a minor in Fermentation Science. I'd major in ChemE and minor in the FermSci.

 

[onemanlan]

I was actually wondering this part myself. Im nearly done w /molecular biology degree(real close to microbiology) and I wanted to start looking into jobs pertaining to yeast through breweries or through labs. I'm having quite a hard time finding a Masters Degree related to brewing science! I really, really wish I could find one, but maybe I may have to put more focus into Fermentation science and try to contact companies and see what they want.

Any thoughts.

 

[gtpro]

I'm a microbiology major, graduating next spring. The part time job I work is actually with fungal genetics. More plant pathology than brewing science though. I gotta say, brewing is more about knowledge of the process than technical knowledge. A brewing degree isnt gonna teach you anything that you cant learn from experience and this website. If you do something like micro at least you'll be keeping your options open.

 

[ShannonJob]

Brewing Degree Concentration: Fermentation Science

 

[petep1980]

I thought Mechanical Engineering would be a good fit, but unless I take Organic Chem and Micro-biology I may not have the entire desired back ground.

However if you look at Che they don't do thermo or heat transfer which would help a lot in an actual brewing process.

 

[sean6247]

I live near UC Davis. I have been getting brewing science texts from students through craigslist. I am essentially getting the education with out the cost of tuition. I will not get the degree... but then again I have no desire to be a production brewer, so no need for the piece of paper.

 

[TopherM]

I used to work at a franchise brewpub (Rock Bottom/Big River) as a bartender, and would often help out the brewer. He enjoyed the travel and making beer, but in the bigger picture, he certainly didn't make much money. At the time I was working there (1999-2000), the brewer was making about 32K. I know that might seem alot to a college student, but understand that he probably was never in his life going to make much more than that. I'd rather work my way up the ladder doing something else, then own my own small brewery by the time I'm 60. Anyway, that's just me. I would LOOOOOOVE to be a professional brewer, but I'm not sure I would want to be one for 40+ years in the corporate world as a production brewer making the same 6-8 recipes OVER AND OVER.

 

[jeckysmith]

Hey…I am here wondering to get brewing degree but I have no any idea that in which field I have to get degree in chemistry or in biology. My friend suggested me to get degree in biology. Are there any universities that offer fake degree? Please suggest me best university.

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[itsme6582]

This sounds like another degree that will put you up to your ears in debt. Then, once you graduate, if you can find a job in the field, you live in the poor house because you can't afford your student loan payments. Go to college to get a job. If you want to be well rounded, travel. You'll learn a lot and it'll be cheaper.

 

[KuzinChaos]

so I've seen most of the talk on here about undergrad degrees, but i need to get a masters and my buddy and i would like to eventually like to open a brew pub. he's getting MBA and i was hoping to get mine in brewing....but i can't find a masters program nevermind an online one for brewing.

any help out there??

 

[KuzinChaos]

btw i have my BS in aerospace engineering and a mathematics minor

 

[AceBoogyBrewmaster]

South College Knoxville,( http://www.southcollegetn.edu/brewing/brewing.htm ) located in knoxville tennesse, where I live, offers a nine month (3 quarter) course in brewing science for a brewing science degree. The first two quarters are classes like fermentation biology, etc. and the last quarter is hands on at a local brewery (Smokey Mountain Brewery) http://www.smoky-mtn-brewery.com/

 

[AceBoogyBrewmaster]

Does anyone know of an online school that has a course to earn a brewing science degree for a reasonable tuition