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Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
Technology Laboratory of Malting and Brewing - M319027
Title: Technologická laboratoř sladařství a pivovarství
Guaranteed by: Department of Biotechnology (319)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2026
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:7
E-Credits: winter s.:7
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/7, MC [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Karabín Marcel Ing. Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
During the course, students will be introduced to the malting and brewing technology on pilot-scale equipment available at the Department of Biotechnology. An integral and essential part will be the application of commonly used analytical techniques for the determination of technologically relevant parameters of brewing raw materials, fermentation microorganisms, production intermediates and the final product, including the evaluation of its organoleptic properties.
Last update: Karabín Marcel (02.05.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Attendance at practical laboratory sessions is mandatory; one excused absence (illness, family reasons, etc.) is allowed. Readiness for each laboratory task will be checked by a short oral examination before each task.

Last update: Karabín Marcel (02.05.2025)
Literature -

Obligatory:

Recommended:

  • Kinčl, Tomáš. Praxe výroby piva nejen v malých pivovarech. : , , 238 stran s. ISBN 978-80-7592-122-2.

Last update: Karabín Marcel (02.05.2025)
Teaching methods -

The course is based on the execution of specific tasks which simulate problems that may occur in industrial practice. Students work in teams using a combination of task-specific instructions and the application of theoretical knowledge acquired in previous courses. An integral part of the course is the team processing of results into reports that include critical discussion of the data obtained, together with the causes and consequences of the observed phenomena.

Last update: Karabín Marcel (02.05.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

The requirements for receiving credit are:

1) Attendance - one justified (illness, serious personal reasons, etc.) and excused absence is allowed.

2) The preparation of the protocols for the practical tasks in the required quality.

Last update: Karabín Marcel (02.05.2025)
Syllabus -

1. Malting on pilot scale malting equipment, determination of the malting parameters of the grain (germination energy, water sensitivity).

2. Determination of technological parameters of malt - preparation of congress wort, extract, colour, FAN.

3. Determination of the brewing value of hops - determination of resins and essential oils.

4. Brewing on traditional pilot-scale equipment, recipe design, familiarisation with individual technological steps.

5. Brewing on modern equipment - control and regulation of the brewing process.

6. Analysis of wort/malt - Colour, agravity, FAN, carbohydrate profile, bitterness. Changes in parameters during the brewing process.

7. Fermentation control - pitching rate, biomass growth during fermentation, cold hopping techniques, sanitation control.

8. Basic beer analyses - determination of apparent and real fermentation, alcohol content and carbohydrate profile, determination of foam.

9. Determination of sensory-active compounds in beer - GC/MS analysis of volatiles and essential oils.

10. Sensory evaluation - Theory. Pair test, triangle test, descriptive analysis.

11. Sensory evaluation - exercises. Evaluation of bitterness, fullness, sensory defects in beer.

Last update: Karabín Marcel (02.05.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Upon successful completion of the course, students will have acquired the following core practical competencies:

1) To demonstrate practical proficiency in the fundamental analytical methods employed in malting and brewing

2) To objectively evaluate the quality of brewing raw materials based on experimentally obtained data

3) To critically assess, through practical application, the significance of individual technological stages of the malting and brewing processes, including their control and regulation

4) To identify and evaluate key analytical parameters of both intermediate products and the final beer

5) To assess the organoleptic characteristics of the final product

Last update: Karabín Marcel (24.03.2026)
Entry requirements -

Prerequisites: Knowledge corresponding to the scope of the courses Malting and Brewing.

Last update: Karabín Marcel (02.05.2025)
Registration requirements -

Prerequisites: Knowledge corresponding to the scope of the courses Malting and Brewing.

Last update: Karabín Marcel (14.05.2025)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Konzultace s vyučujícími 1 28
Účast v laboratořích (na exkurzi nebo praxi) 4 112
Účast na přednáškách 0.5 14
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 1.5 42
7 / 7 196 / 196
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Regular attendance 60
Report from individual projects 40

 
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