Course Description:

Overview: Beer and Wine making has never been more popular. The UK/Irish market for home brew kits is estimated in excess of 65 million pounds. With advances in wine and beer making, and the availability of better quality ingredients, even the first time or novice brewer can produce excellent quality beer and wine.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with the necessary information and skills to become a successful home brewer and wine maker. The course combines wine and beer making and is designed for people with no knowledge of either topic. It covers the basic use of beer/wine making kits and extends the students knowledge to advanced topics allowing them to produce better quality beer

Content:

Wonderful world of beer and wine

1. A brief history of wine and beer

2. How are wine, beer and spirits produced

3. Wine, Beer and Spirit making (An Overview of the commercial process)

4. Wine and Beer making from Home

5. The laws regarding making your own alcohol

The Equipment and Ingredients

1. Beer making Equipment

2. Wine Making Equipment

3. Sanitization

4. Setting up the equipment

Ingredients

1. Beer ingredients (malt extract or Grain)

2. Wine ingredients (extract or Grape)

3. Water

4. Yeast and Fermentation

5. Adjuncts and Flavourings

6. Additives, preservatives, finings, clarifiers

Ready Steady Brew

1. Beginners brewing

2. Bottling

3. Kegging

4. 10 interesting beer facts

Wine Making

1. Beginners wine making

2. Aging and bottling

3. 10 interesting wine facts

Don’t Drink it Yet!

1. Storing and pouring

2. Evaluating

3. Trouble shooting - Where did it go wrong

More Home Brew Ideas

1. Tasting

2. Cider

3. Mead

4. Gluten free beer

5. Making sparkling wine

6. Growing your own grapes

Advanced Brewing and Wine Making

1. Advanced Home Brewing

2. 10 Great Beer Recipes

3. Advanced Wine Making

4. 10 Great Wine Recipes

The intention is that you put into practice the learning by making your own beer/ wine and you will be provided with a list of materials on the first night of what materials you wold need to obtain to do this.

Course Tutor:

Alan Brennan has an intermediate cert from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust http://www.wset.co.uk/ in wines and spirits. He is trained to Advanced standard. Alan is the owner/ proprietor of a local off Licence in Galway.

Fee: €130

Duration: One evening a week for 7 weeks from 7pm - 9pm

Location: GMIT Dublin Road Campus

Lecturer:  Alan Brennan

Start date:  Monday 27th September 2010

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