WYOMISSING,爸爸. — 宾州州立银行 will offer a new craft brewing certificate program in partnership with 宾州州立大学扩建部 2023年春季学期. The noncredit program is designed for students with some brewing experience. It will entail eight seven-week-long remote courses where students will meet weekly with their instructor via Zoom to discuss course content, 问问题, 参与讨论.
Craft brewing is a popular industry and pastime in 宾西法尼亚. 根据 酿酒商协会网站, in 2021, the economic impact in 宾西法尼亚 was about $5.40亿，超过30亿.2 million barrels produced, ranking second highest in the United States. 宾西法尼亚 also ranks second in the country in terms of craft breweries with 486.
New courses include Beer: Past, 现在, and Future; Introduction to Beer Production; a course focused on the four major ingredients of beer — water, 酵母, 啤酒花, and malt; and two capstone courses on the business of brewing beer. There will also be course field trips to breweries, 麦芽屋之旅, and 啤酒花 farm visits for hands-on learning experiences.
The program was made possible by the PA Specialty Crop Block Grant from the PA Department of Agriculture, which was awarded in July 2021 to allow the college to develop a craft brewing certificate program utilizing PA Specialty grain. The grant will allow the first course of the certificate program to be offered free of charge.
伊莱恩·贝里什说, principal investigator on the grant and a continuing education area representative at 宾州州立银行, “Identifying the right person to serve as the curriculum development coordinator was significant to the success of the program. Many people work in brewing as a secondary career, so it took some time to find that individual who was able to invest time to the development of a new brewing program. We are proud to announce that Jeremy Myers, a 1998 Penn State alumnus with a Bachelor of Science in telecommunications and a seasoned and innovative brewer from the Philadelphia area, enthusiastically agreed to take on the project.”
Myers, former owner and co-founder of Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, served as head brewer from 2010 to 2019 where he earned Philly Beer Scene Brewer of the Year from 2016 to 2018. He created the Mutual Respect Brewers Co-op, a collaboration of smaller breweries that share resources while also maintaining their individual brewery brands. Currently Myers is also a consultant to the Braumanufaktur Bachs in Neunkirchen, 德国, training German brewers in American craft brewing techniques. His brewing credentials include certificates from the Sibel Institute, HACCP二级食品安全, and qualification as a recognized judge by the Beer Judge Certification Program.
For more information, visit the Penn State Craft Brewing website 或联系伊莱恩·贝里什 (电子邮件保护).
