https://jon.kelbie.scot/category/b91fi/ Recent content in B91FI on Jon Kelbie | My Site | jon.kelbie.scot Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:07:38 +0000 https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/04/607d9cba/ Just received my second assignment mark for the Filtration and Packaging course and was awarded an A which is equally as surprising as just falling short of an A for the first assignment. Combined these two assignments count for 50% of the course mark and averaged, I’m currently sitting on an A, but I don’t expect to end up there after my final assignment, which is released next week. I’ve found the content of the course to be uninspiring and the method of teaching to be poor so, whilst I’ll put in more effort than the first two assignments as an A is seemingly within reach, I’ll struggle with enthusiasm if the question isn’t a lot more interesting than I expect it will be. (https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/04/607d9cba/) Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:07:38 +0000 https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/04/607d9cba/ https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/04/606cc8b0/ Somewhat surprisingly, I just missed out on an ‘A’ for my first assignment of the current course. Indeed, had I checked the converted file post-submission and noticed the three missing explanatory formula in the submitted version, it is pretty likely that I’d have crossed the line. Ach well, ne’er mind. (https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/04/606cc8b0/) Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:46:40 +0000 https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/04/606cc8b0/ https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/03/604b33c6/ Filtration and Packaging Assignment 1 done! I’ll proofread and submit later today and then move on to assignment 2 on Monday. It wasn’t the most exhilarating experience and I don’t expect that I’ll hit the lofty heights of my semester 1 grades but it should be good enough for a pass. The next assignment involves completing 6 industry safety courses and writing a reflective essay on how I would apply this to the whisky packaging industry.. I hope the final assignment is a bit more relevant to my future brewery plans. Looking forward to September’s course already.. it’ll either be on cereals and mashing or on yeast and fermentation.. at the moment, I’m not sure which I should prioritise. (https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/03/604b33c6/) Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:26:30 +0000 https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/03/604b33c6/ https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/02/60184111/ Learned a bit about barrel-aging and environmental issues and factors relating to packaging, today.. Both very important to our future plans but I don’t think the course will go into any more depth about the former, so I’ll need to focus on it after I get through the mid-course assignments relating to filtration, pasteurisation and sedimentation.. Somewhat drier and less relevant to someone who doesn’t plan to filter or pasteurise their beers.. I’m not really enjoying this semester’s course so far, it was always going to be the least interesting of the brewing related courses, but the 3+ hour lectures and dearth of links to further reading are taking a toll.. Hopefully, it’ll improve in the coming weeks. Just a shame that the first assignment doesn’t interest me at all.. Low enthusiasm but will do what needs to be done! (https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/02/60184111/) Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:57:37 +0000 https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/02/60184111/ https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/01/600593fd/ Currently (virtually) attending a guest lecture by Dr. Daniel Kerruish, group microbiologist at Diageo, on pasteurisation. He is suggesting that pasteurisation for small craft breweries is very much ‘a cherry on top’ and due to the volume of hops used and relative high ABV of craft beers, so long as hygiene practices are properly maintained then pasteurisation isn’t really required. Pasteurisation tends to be restrictively expensive for small breweries and the technology tends to be power hungry so not great for a sustainability focussed brewery. (https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/01/600593fd/) Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:58:21 +0000 https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/01/600593fd/ https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/01/5ffc47b5/ First lecture of new semester today, up to 2.5 hours long.. Not sure how likely it will be that I can watch and work every Monday afternoon but we’ll see. On the plus side, hopefully I’ll find out details about both of the mid-semester assignments today and make a start on researching them. (https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/01/5ffc47b5/) Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:42:29 +0000 https://jon.kelbie.scot/note/2021/01/5ffc47b5/