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VT Fermentation

@VTFermentation

Enjoying research, education and consumption of food fermentation of all types: wine, cider, beer, chocolate, salumi, yoghurt, cheese....

 Blacksburg, VA
fst.vt.edu
Joined July 2015
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We have a new Facebook page! Please give us a like and a follow to stay up to date on all things FST on Facebook! @VTCals @VTFermentation 👉 facebook.com/vtfoodsci
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.@brian_wiersema and Joell Eifert spent the weekend in Pittsburgh at the @BrewingChemists Annual Meeting teaching good manufacturing practices to breweries and brewery suppliers! The next beer you crack open might taste just a bit better because of their work!🍺🧪 @VTFermentation
Brian Wiersema speaks to an audience during a presentation at the ASBC annual meeting

ALT Brian Wiersema speaks to an audience during a presentation at the ASBC annual meeting

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FST alum and Director of Supplier Risk for Compass Group NA Tatiana Lorca ('02) will be giving the closing keynote address at the @BrewingChemists annual meeting this year! 👏 What a great moment for our current students attending the conference! @VTCals @VTFermentation
American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) (@BrewingChemists) profile pictureAmerican Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC)@BrewingChemists27 Apr 2023
Advance registration is closing soon for #2023ASBC! You don't want to miss out on these savings and your chance to see our closing keynote from Dr. Tatiana Lorca! Register Now: asbcnet.org/events/2023Meeti…
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Want a window into the life of the #Hokies learning about brewing science in Germany as part of our Practical and Theoretical Brewing Exchange? The new edition of @VTCals Magazine has just the story for you! 🇩🇪✈️ @HokiesAbroad @VTFermentation 👉 cals.vt.edu/magazine/spring-…
Exchange student Risa Dickermann surveys the Marienplatz main square in the heart of Munich while on a class tour of the city.

ALT Exchange student Risa Dickermann surveys the Marienplatz main square in the heart of Munich while on a class tour of the city.

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Tomorrow at noon kicks off #VTGivingDay! This year, we'll have 3 area of support, so you can support food science students YOUR way! 🎉 🎁 FST Annual Fund 🎁 Susan E. Duncan Excellence in Graduate Education Scholarship Fund 🎁 Student Product Development Team Fund
Graphic about Giving Day that says : "Ready to play? Feb. 15-16, noon to noon. Save the date!"

ALT Graphic about Giving Day that says : "Ready to play? Feb. 15-16, noon to noon. Save the date!"

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Did anyone catch Dr. Bruce on Fox 5 DC this morning weighing in on how the ongoing CO2 shortage will affect the beer industry? 🍺 @VTCals @VTFermentation fox5dc.com/video/1121769

Supply chain impacts on beer prices | FOX 5 DC

Fightin Hoskies Lager creator and Virginia Tech professor Herbert Bruce joined us to discuss the supply chain impacts on beer prices.

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After an incredible and very busy 4 weeks, our '22 Brewing Exchange cohort from @TU_Muenchen @weihenstephan is returning home. ✈️🇩🇪 We had so much fun introducing them to American and VA brewing and learning from them about Bavarian brewing. (thread)
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Did anyone catch today's @virginia_tech #DailyDoodle from Steven White? "Food Science Pilot Plant Tour" 😀
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It was great to see so many FST and CALS alumni enjoying #HokieTracks, #FightinHokiesLager, and #AllHailtoThee! We do it for the #Hokies. 🦃🍨🍺 Also, it's official. Hokie Tracks is officially @TheHokieBird approved! 🎉 @VTFermentation @renazerthelaser @VT_alumni
Joell Eifert, Hokie Bird, and Renee Boyer enjoy some Hokie Tracks ice cream

ALT Joell Eifert, Hokie Bird, and Renee Boyer enjoy some Hokie Tracks ice cream

Renee Boyer, Joell Eifert, and FST alum Bob Reinhard

ALT Renee Boyer, Joell Eifert, and FST alum Bob Reinhard

Tailgate attendees take a selfie with the Hokie Bird while holding All Hail to Thee Amber Ale in FST can insulators.

ALT Tailgate attendees take a selfie with the Hokie Bird while holding All Hail to Thee Amber Ale in FST can insulators.

Hokie Bird orders ice cream

ALT Hokie Bird orders ice cream

Virginia Tech CALS (@VTCals) profile pictureVirginia Tech CALS@VTCals12 Sep 2022
What a weekend! We had a blast hanging out with all of you at the CALS Alumni Organization Tailgate and the 13th Annual Celebration of the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame! 🦃 Congratulations to this year's inductees! #iamvtcals
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It's that time of the year for our Practical and Theoretical Brewing exchange! Our 2022 cohort of students from @tumuenchen @weihenstephan 🇩🇪 are here in Blacksburg!
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Image from Virginia Tech Food Science & Technology Department (@VTFoodScience)
Image from Virginia Tech Food Science & Technology Department (@VTFoodScience)
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Recently @WFIR spoke to FST Professor and #FightinHokiesLager co-creator Sean O'Keefe about the beer's recent award win, sales success and what that means for our brewing program! 🍺 @VTCals @VTFermentation wfirnews.com/news/106570

VT-branded beer is sales success and award winner

A Virginia Tech-branded craft beer is an international award winner, and in just its second year, also proving to be a sales success. Fightin' Hokies Lager was the brainchild of three Virginia Tech...

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August is #VACraftBeerMonth, so it's the perfect time to announce that #FightinHokiesLager was awarded 🥈 in the Munich-style helles category at the 2022 Australian Int'l Beer Awards, one of the largest and most prestigious beer comps in the world! 🍺 vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/08/…
Virginia Tech beer awarded silver medal at prestigious international beer competition

Virginia Tech beer awarded silver medal at prestigious international beer competition

Fightin' Hokies Lager, the first beer to come from Virginia Tech's sustainable partnership with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, earned a silver medal at the 2022 Australian International Beer Awards in...

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Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate #VT150 and #AllHailtoThee at @Hardywood! It was amazing meeting so many #Hokies from all over. Here's to the next 150 years of the Hokie Nation! 🦃🍻 See more photos ➡️bit.ly/3RJXL2W @VT_alumni @virginia_tech @rvahokieclub
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Dr. Bruce, #FightinHokiesLager co-creator, has a message about why he expects to see YOU at the Richmond Sesqui Celebration on Monday to help us celebrate the launch of our new @virginia_tech/@Hardywood collab beer #AllHailtoThee! 🍺 Register now ➡️richmondhokies.org/event/ric…
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If anyone is looking for All Hail to Thee — #VTFoodScience and @Hardywood's new limited edition collab beer — around Blacksburg, the Kroger on S Main has plenty! Get it while you can! Learn more about #AllHailtoThee ▶️ vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/05/… @VTFermentation #FightinHokiesLager
Cans of All Hail to Thee at the Kroger on South Main

ALT Cans of All Hail to Thee at the Kroger on South Main

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Has anyone had a chance to try All Hail to Thee yet? 🍻 youtube.com/watch?v=wNunEm_G…
New beer to celebrate 150 years of Virginia Tech

New beer to celebrate 150 years of Virginia Tech

Cheers to 150 years, Virginia Tech!

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It's been a fun trip for our brewing exchange students, but Friday marked the end of the program. The students presented their final projects, for which they devised a recipe for a new wheat beer of their own creation down to brewing instructions and ingredient variety. 🧑‍🔬🍺
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Our Practical and Theoretical Brewing exchange is open to students of all majors! Learn more ➡️ fst.vt.edu/programs/study-ab…
VT BSE (@bse_vt) profile pictureVT BSE@bse_vt22 Jun 2022
Our students are all over the globe this summer! 🌍 Sarah Taylor, senior, and Risa Dickerman, recent alumna, are studying abroad at the Technical University of Munich's Weihenstephan campus in Freising, Germany studying brewing technology. 🇩🇪 @VTCals @VTFoodScience @HokiesAbroad
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Thanks to @weihenstephan for the tour and tasting! There are always things to learn from the oldest brewery on earth! 🍺 @VTFoodScience @VTCals
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