Spring Break
OSU's got a hop on fermentation
University's rare fermentation science program will host
Nick Vardanega
Issue date: 8/8/07 Section: News
The beer is also often time tested by chemists and microbiologists who use instruments to test how different physical or chemical changes affect flavor.
Shellhemmer - who himself is a brewing chemist - said that the fermentation science option requires so much knowledge of chemistry that upon completion students receive a minor in chemistry by default, based on the classes they have to take.
Many industry beer makers also use OSU's facilities for research.
"It's a good symbiotic relationship between the brewing industry and research community," said Karl Ockert, general manager for brewing operations at Bridgeport Brewing Company in Portland.
Ockert said that each summer Bridgeport takes two interns from OSU, and this year's OSU interns helped in developing two new seasonal craft beers.
Ockert is also helping to organize and put on the hops conference.
"I have the most important job of all, I'm the beer captain," Ockert said.
He will be responsible for "marshalling the forces" to distribute the beer provided by the various international, national and regional breweries that will be represented at the conference.
In addition to Bridgeport, several other people from area breweries will be in attendance including Red Hook from Seattle, Deschutes from Bend and Sierra Nevada from Chico, Calif.
Shellhemmer - who himself is a brewing chemist - said that the fermentation science option requires so much knowledge of chemistry that upon completion students receive a minor in chemistry by default, based on the classes they have to take.
Many industry beer makers also use OSU's facilities for research.
"It's a good symbiotic relationship between the brewing industry and research community," said Karl Ockert, general manager for brewing operations at Bridgeport Brewing Company in Portland.
Ockert said that each summer Bridgeport takes two interns from OSU, and this year's OSU interns helped in developing two new seasonal craft beers.
Ockert is also helping to organize and put on the hops conference.
"I have the most important job of all, I'm the beer captain," Ockert said.
He will be responsible for "marshalling the forces" to distribute the beer provided by the various international, national and regional breweries that will be represented at the conference.
In addition to Bridgeport, several other people from area breweries will be in attendance including Red Hook from Seattle, Deschutes from Bend and Sierra Nevada from Chico, Calif.
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