Hop Flavorist Master Program
Module 1: Understanding Flavor & Hops
How does flavor perception work? How does the hop market operate? What should and can I analyze in hops? How are new hop varieties developed?
You will learn how flavor and aroma are perceived physiologically, receive an introduction to the BarthHaas tasting scheme HOPSESSED, and explore the fundamentals of the hop market, hop breeding and hop analytics.
Hop Flavorist Master Module 1
What You'll Receive
To support your learning experience, you will receive a comprehensive tasting package delivered directly to your location.
Included in the Tasting Package:
- Hop samples
- Aroma Samples
- HopsAcademy mortar
- Cups
- Notebook and pen
- HOPSESSED card
- Course material
Hop Flavorist Master Module 1
Typical Module Structure
Day 1
- Sensory Calibration Workshop I
- The Global Hop Industry: Market Trends, Sustainability & Breeding Innovation
- Sensory Calibration Workshop II
Day 2
- Hop Analytics: From Chemical Composition to Flavor Impact
- Interactive Sensory Assessment of Advanced Hop Varieties
- Certification Examination & Performance Review
Hop Flavorist Master Module 1
Content
Discover the role that hop analytics plays in evaluating aroma profiles – and why professional sensory analysis remains essential in practice. An intensive interactive sensory training course with single-flavor samples and selected hop varieties will help you systematically identify, classify and confidently evaluate aromas.
Take Aways from Module 1:
- Understand how aroma and flavor perception works
- Learn to apply the BarthHaas HOPSESSED tasting framework
- Understand hop breeding, analytics and market fundamentals
- Build confidence in identifying and describing aroma compounds
- Strengthen your sensory evaluation skills for hops and beer
Key Facts
Further Information & Conditions
Price & Language
Webinar
Price
€ 690,00 per person
(incl. VAT)
Hop Flavorist Master Program (Module 1-4): € 1,750 per person
Team Package for Breweries and Beverages Producers (Module 1-4): <
€ 3,500 for up to 5 participants
Save up to € 5,250 compared to individual registrations
Languages
English
Conditions
Registration closes 10 days before the event, places are limited.
If canceled up to 14 days before the course, 50% of the course fees are due. Cancellations up to 1 week before the event will be charged 100% of the course fees.
Hop Flavorist Master Module 1
Meet Your Hop Experts
Learn from internationally recognized hop and sensory experts with extensive experience in research, brewing and product development.
Dr. Christina Schönberger
Product and Education Expert
Dr. Schönberger is one of the top sensory experts in the international brewing industry. She did her doctorate on non-volatile flavours in bottom-fermented beers and has written numerous scientific publications and book chapters on hop and beer sensory analysis. She has worked at BarthHaas since 2005 and, together with Georg Drexler, heads the Brewing Solutions department, which focuses on technical consulting for breweries. Dr. Schönberger was instrumental in the development of Hopsessed, the BarthHaas scheme for sensory analysis of hop aroma. She is also a co-founder of the HopsAcademy, which has been offering seminars for brewers and hop and beer enthusiasts worldwide since 2011. Since 2018, she has also been responsible for the Concept Brewery on the BarthHaas Campus.
Marius Hartmann
Technical Manager Brewing Solutions
Working together, thinking innovatively - living the traditional craft: The creative head of the concept brewery is a trained master brewer and maltster, a graduate of the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences and has been working in the brewing and beverage industry since 2008. Not least due to several years of professional experience at home and abroad, including in the USA, he has broadened his horizons and is open to diverse product developments. In addition to creating hop-driven beers with innovative hop varieties and products for and with customers from all over the world, the conception of novel trendy beverages is his passion. Since 2018, he has been responsible for creative recipe developments at the concept brewery on the BarthHaas Campus.
Hop Flavorist Master Module 1
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