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FST-3124: Brewing Science and Technology

Description: Study of chemical reactions important in brewing of beer and hard cider. Effects of variations in malting, mashing, and other processing steps on characteristics and quality of beer; fruit sugar, acid and fermentation impacts on cider composition and quality. Investigation of reactions that cause flavor deterioration.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 8

Average GPA: 3.79 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 81.61%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.55%

Sean F O'keefe202483.0%12.1%2.7%0.5%0.1%1.6%3.827
Brian D Wiersema202172.9%16.5%5.2%2.3%1.5%1.5%3.601

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