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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic aspects of malting and brewing as some of the most traditional food technologies. The course content includes information on raw materials (malt, hops, water), different technological procedures of wort production and its fermentation, as well as analytical and sensory assessment of quality parameters of the resulting products. Practical demonstrations are also an integral part of the course, either using the pilot-scale equipment (school micro-brewery and micro-malthouse) or as part of an excursion to industrial brewery.
Last update: Karabín Marcel (26.03.2025)
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Presence at lectures is recommended but not controlled. Presence at excursions is mandatory. Last update: Karabín Marcel (26.03.2025)
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Lectures with students' participation in the discussion, excursion to the production plant included if possible. Exercises focused on the application of theoretical knowledge in solving practical examples in groups. Emphasis on the independent search for relationships between technology and qualitative (analytical and sensory) characteristics of products. Last update: Karabín Marcel (26.03.2025)
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The examination is in written form, with 50% of the questions being open-ended. Approximately half of the questions relate to brewing raw materials and half to brewing technology.
The maximum score is 100. Assessment: 100-90 points - A, 89-80 points - B, 79-70 points - C, 69-60 points - D, 59-50 points - E, 49-0 points - F. Last update: Karabín Marcel (27.03.2025)
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1) Introduction – History of malting and brewing in the global, European, and Czech-Moravian context. 2) Water in brewing: water sources, brewing water, water for special purposes, wastewater and its treatment. 3) Raw materials – barley and other cereals, hops and hop products. Technologically significant secondary metabolites. 4) Malting of cereals, especially barley. Production of special – caramel and coloring malts. 5) Preparation of wort – mashing, wort-boiling, trub separation, wort cooling. Different types of brewing equipment and brewing technologies. 6) Microorganisms used for fermentation, their advantages and disadvantages, biochemistry of top and bottom fermentation. 7) Primary and secondary fermentation. 8) Brewing calculations – malt bill calculation, extract balance, bitterness calculation, vessel capacity calculation, HGB technology. 9) Filtration, pasteurization, stabilization, and packaging of finished beer. 10) Types of beer, non-alcoholic beer production technology, legislation. 11) Sensory evaluation of beer. 12) Practice at the micro-malting plant of the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague. 13) Practice at the microbrewery of the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague. 14) Excursion to a microbrewery in Prague. Last update: Karabín Marcel (26.03.2025)
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After passing the course, students will gain a fundamental overview of malting and brewing technology for the production of various types of beer. They will understand the significance and continuity of the individual steps from raw materials to the product and become familiar with the biochemical and physico-chemical processes involved. Last update: Karabín Marcel (26.03.2025)
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Entry requirements in the scope of the courses Biochemistry I and Fundamentals of Bioengineering Last update: Karabín Marcel (26.03.2025)
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| Activity | Credits | Hours | ||
| Účast v laboratořích (na exkurzi nebo praxi) | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Účast na přednáškách | 1 | 28 | ||
| Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi | 0.4 | 12 | ||
| Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování | 0.4 | 12 | ||
| Účast na seminářích | 1 | 28 | ||
| 3 / 3 | 84 / 84 | |||
| Coursework assessment | |
| Form | Significance |
| Regular attendance | 10 |
| Examination test | 90 |

