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Cider & Perry Production – A Foundation
Monday, October 8, 8:30 AM — Friday, October 12, 3:30 PM Washington State University 16650 Washington 536 Mount Vernon, WA, 98273 United States (map) Google Calendar • ICS
This five-day course located in Washington’s Skagit Valley provides students with expert knowledge of cider and perry principles and practices. The curriculum, originally developed by Peter Mitchell, is taught by fermentation specialist, Bri Ewing, and includes information regarding cider culture, production, science, and business. Students of this course will participate in hands-on sensory demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and blending trials.
The course involves hands-on practical lab work, lectures, workshops, and cider tastings that include:
– A detailed step-by-step guide to cider and perry production
– An understanding of the chemistry and microbiology behind cider and perry
– Practical training in the key skills of cider production and methods of laboratory analysis
– Introduction to sensory analysis of cider and perry
More information available at http://tober18.bpt.me