Free Online Beer Chemistry Course

[b-boy]

I still can't get the site to load.

 

[The10mmKid]

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P.S. Are we supposed to be discussing this somewhere on the site?

Probably, but the navigation there absolutely sucks.

I am way more at home here on HBT.

'da Kid

 

[Whippy]

It seems to work great for me (using Chrome) I will say that the "Chemical Concepts" materials are going to be a big help! I got through the one on Carbohydrates over my lunch break and feel smarter and more powerful now! LOL I'll plan on reading through the rest and then re-taking the self assessment, then reviewing all the material before the quiz...it should work out fine.

I wish I knew how to help you people with your technical problems...I hope you all get it sorted out very soon!

 

[Ridire]

It seems to work great for me (using Chrome) I will say that the "Chemical Concepts" materials are going to be a big help! I got through the one on Carbohydrates over my lunch break and feel smarter and more powerful now! LOL I'll plan on reading through the rest and then re-taking the self assessment, then reviewing all the material before the quiz...it should work out fine.

I wish I knew how to help you people with your technical problems...I hope you all get it sorted out very soon!

Working fine for me with Chrome, too. And I agree on the "Chemical Concepts". After watching the first video, without realizing the "Chemical Concepts" materials was out there, I was about to throw in the towel. But now I am all gung-ho about it again.

 

[drumuglyknuckles]

Signed up

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Home Brew mobile app

 

[Irrenarzt]

I just found this now so I signed up and finished the first module.

Thanks to the OP for posting. Looks like a fun class.

 

[Remmy]

I use Chrome and had no problems whatsoever at any point.

 

[sablesurfer]

Any idea how the group discussion works? I should be part of the HBT group, but I cannot find any kind of discussion anywhere. I can see the regular public stuff, but I am trying to figure out what the point of a group is???

 

[jdorw]

Where are you finding this quiz? The videos are very well done but the website is terrible.

 

[govner1]

Working fine for me with Chrome, too. And I agree on the "Chemical Concepts". After watching the first video, without realizing the "Chemical Concepts" materials was out there, I was about to throw in the towel. But now I am all gung-ho about it again.

I've had no issue w/ the Basic Chem course or the Chem of Brewing on my MacBook

 

[passedpawn]

I quit. I got 9 on the first time with the quiz (which didn't show up all day until just 30 minutes ago). I've gone through the quiz about 20 times. Seems easy enough... if you get any of the problems wrong, it gives you a chance to correct your work.

Well, I can't get the damn thing to work. I quit. Have fun. The web site / Janux was driving me nuts!

I figured out how to work the "order the brewing steps" control in the quiz. I'm not sure why it gave me such heartburn yesterday. Anyway, I'm back in.

 

[Doctor_M]

I figured out how to work the "order the brewing steps" control in the quiz. I'm not sure why it gave me such heartburn yesterday. Anyway, I'm back in.

:rockin:

Was it what I thought?

PS: passed pawn has an unfair advantage with three kids in medical school, I call dibs on his study group!

 

[passedpawn]

:rockin:

Was it what I thought?

Yes and no. I was moving the numbers last night. But when I moved the numbers, I was thinking that I was moving the words. I can't really explain it but to say I dumb.

I just read through history of beer. I'll do the carbs, proteins, and lipids sections over the next few days and get ready for the next quiz.

 

[loucurr]

I have not had a problem with access or viewing the videos with my laptop but the iPad does not work well with the site. Also way too many discussions going on.

 

[b-boy]

I got this working on my work computer using Chrome. It failed on IE. Unfortunately I can't sit at work and take an entire course.

It will not run on my home computer at all. I've tried IE and Chrome.

Java issue?

 

[loucurr]

I am using chrome

 

[helibrewer]

I got this working on my work computer using Chrome. It failed on IE. Unfortunately I can't sit at work and take an entire course.

It will not run on my home computer at all. I've tried IE and Chrome.

Java issue?

Check your browsers security settings and make sure you have JavaScript enabled. I think you need at least IE 10.

 

[sablesurfer]

Just bumping a question about the groups, what is the point of joining a group? Not seeing any group areas of discussion. Well unless I wasn't let in the group, but I can see everyone over 160 now.

 

[Yooper]

I got this working on my work computer using Chrome. It failed on IE. Unfortunately I can't sit at work and take an entire course.

It will not run on my home computer at all. I've tried IE and Chrome.

Java issue?

I logged in the first time yesterday- but since about 6 PM yesterday it times out and stalls at work and at home. I don't think I'll be able to participate if my internet can't keep it- it's just "loading" all the time no matter which browser I use. I tried chrome at work, firefox at home, IE, etc, and I can't get it to work for me. I watched the first few videos, but couldn't get the rest of them to load without timing out.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

I got 9 out of 12 but I hadn't seen the written materials. Now that I found them, I'll read them and try again. I like the course, but I agree the site is a bit confusing.

 

[helibrewer]

I also think the site is a bit overwhelmed with the number of participants for this course. Hopefully as we get into the week and beyond, everyone's access will be spread over a longer period and we'll have better connectivity.

 

[sablesurfer]

I logged in the first time yesterday-
- it's just "loading" all the time no matter which browser I use.

Yesterday around 7pm the servers were getting blasted with all of us being eager. Wasn't until about 9pm CST that I started to get videos to load quickly.

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

I got on around 7:30am est and no problems with the site. Loading videos and clicking links all went off without issues. No timeouts or anything.

 

[marcopolo]

I completed the first module today and took the self assessment quiz. I really like this, and you can't beat the price ! I am augmenting this educational experience with additional web searches on topics like amino acids, etc... I'm able to "self-educate" myself in areas where I am lacking the "pre-requisite" knowledge.
All in All I find this AWESOME !

 

[mmorvant]

Just bumping a question about the groups, what is the point of joining a group? Not seeing any group areas of discussion. Well unless I wasn't let in the group, but I can see everyone over 160 now.

When using the discussion/note function (talking bubble icon next to text and video transcripts) you can slide from public to private and type in the groups name, then the comments are shared with in that group only. Cleans up the lines of communication. Check out the guide under books. Will see if we can put together a tutorial video.

 

[helibrewer]

When using the discussion/note function (talking bubble icon next to text and video transcripts) you can slide from public to private and type in the groups name, then the comments are shared with in that group only. Cleans up the lines of communication. Check out the guide under books. Will see if we can put together a tutorial video.

Dr. Morvant, thanks for your efforts on this, so far I am really enjoying the experience and it's obvious some thought went into the content and presentation.

 

[jflongo]

I have watched everything so far, with the exception of the video, ACS: The Chemistry of Beer, that is giving a an error loading, "Media Item not Found".

 

[jgourd]

I logged in the first time yesterday- but since about 6 PM yesterday it times out and stalls at work and at home. I don't think I'll be able to participate if my internet can't keep it- it's just "loading" all the time no matter which browser I use. I tried chrome at work, firefox at home, IE, etc, and I can't get it to work for me. I watched the first few videos, but couldn't get the rest of them to load without timing out.

I had the same issue, but they loaded quickly when I tried them in transcript mode. If the videos are at the top of the page, there are two icons superposed on top of it initially. Clicking on the one on the right (transcript) takes you to another screen where the video is larger and a transcript of the video is on the right side. The videos play well for me there. I never got one to play in the "normal" mode.

 

[NTXBrauer]

Based on my experience with the website last night, I believe 1) the servers are overloaded, or 2) the circuit to their servers is at capacity, with the number of users accessing the videos. Just the number of users from HBT alone is probably more than they expected to sign up.

I was finally able to access most of the videos around 10:30p ET.

 

[Whippy]

Something that might help some with the videos is to set the bitrate to a lower quality. This will help the videos to load faster. When the video screen comes up, you will see a box to the right of the volume control that may say something like "Auto on" of something. Click on this and lower the settings until you are happy with the video quality v/s functionality. I hope that helps out some...

I would suggest to all not to focus so much on the videos, but to rather consider them a suppliment to the course material. The documents presented for reading are where the "meat" of the class is and where you will likely learn the most so far. The videos are interesting, so I don't suggest outright ignoring them, but I would not drop out of the class if that is the only problem you are having. This is at least my opinion for the first unit. I'm not sure how this may change in future units of the course.

The intuitiveness of the interface of the class takes just a little getting used to, but you can see it is laid out pretty well once you get used to how it works....it reminds me of going from Windows XP to Windows 8..it's just "different."