Sustainable Brewing at Kalamazoo Valley

06/03/2024

Over the last two years our faculty, staff and students have have been working with Kalsec Inc. and their team, consisting of alumni from our program, on sustainable brewing methods using hop extracts and products. Jake Kirkendall presented our research at The European Brewing Convention this month and we are excited for the research to be shown at the upcoming World Beer Congress.

This is a big milestone for Kalamazoo Valley Community College Sustainable Brewing Program. We are looking forward to contributing more research like this to the industry 🍻

05/22/2024

Sign up for this fun opportunity to explore the world of food grade grains with MSU Extension!

Highlighting the steps from the field to mug, spoon and jug!

04/16/2024

As a reminder, we are not having our regular Taps On Tuesday event tonight. We are closed for a private internal event. Thank you!

04/10/2024

Alumni Spotlight

- Name: Nate Tipton

- Graduated: 2019

- Current Employer:

- Current Title: Senior Brewer

"KVCC gave me the background knowledge I needed to be able to start a career in the brewing industry."

If you'd like to be featured, please send us a message!

04/09/2024

Tonight is our last Taps On Tuesday for the semester! We have some specialty burgers on the menu tonight you won't want to miss!

Next week, April 16th, we will be closed to the public for an alumni event.

04/09/2024

Michigan ranks #6 in the nation with 400+ breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs - no wonder we’re referred to as “The Great Beer State.”

Tag your favorite Michigan brewery in the comments. 🍻

04/02/2024

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03/28/2024

Do you have professional brewing experience? Are you passionate about the craft beer industry? Are you looking for a brewer job? If you answered yes to all three of these questions, we’d love to chat about joining our team.

We will be conducting interviews in the next few weeks. If you are interested in joining our team as a Brewer, please email your resume to [email protected].

Cheers!

The Wax Wings Squad

03/26/2024

Taps On Tuesday

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03/25/2024

Come down for this awesome event highlighting African ingredients, food, beer, and culture!

We will be brewing a batch of beer using traditional African ingredients and doing a short presentation on African beer, brewing industry and culture!

03/19/2024

Taps On Tuesday

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03/14/2024

03/12/2024

As a reminder, we do not have Taps On Tuesday this evening due to Spring Break. We look forward to seeing you all next week!

03/11/2024

Alumni Spotlight

- Name: Kathryn Way

- Graduated: 2021

- Current Employer: Oskar Blues Brewery

- Current Title: Lab Manager

"The Sustainable Brewing Program provides one of the most comprehensive brewing education programs available. The program teaches you the history of brewing, the science of brewing, operations and every piece of equipment you could potentially think to use. Completing this program allows you to have the knowledge to keep up with technical conversations on any step of beer production and provides a deeper understanding of brewing that you won't easily get from on the job training."

If you'd like to be featured, please send us a message!

03/08/2024

Cheers to International Women’s Day from Fermenta!! 🍻 Here’s hoping that many of you are undertaking some tasty fermentation collaborations today. Send us your pics, and we’ll help share the word. If you need more to celebrate today, check out TWO new scholarship opportunities from Fermenta. First up is our annual March Reading Scholarship with is a first-come, first-serve scholarship for fermentation books! Second up is a scholarship to attend a Yeast in Mead Seminar with . You can find links to the applications for both scholarships in our bio or visit our page. Cheers!

03/08/2024

Happy International Women's Brew Day!

To celebrate, we brewed up a West Coast IPA using the Pink Boots & Yakima Chief Hops hop blend. Our brewers also earned their first BSG Nut Roll candy bar (a delicacy amongst brewers)!

Cheers to all the women in the industry!

03/08/2024

Cheers to ALL the women in the industry on International Women's Day!

An increasing number of women are shaping the craft beverage business!

03/04/2024

Taps On Tuesday

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02/27/2024

Taps On Tuesday

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02/24/2024

Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Fest!

02/21/2024

Alumni Spotlight

- Name: Jeff Rogers

- Graduated: 2016

- Current Employer: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company - Molson Coors Beverage Company

- Current Title: Pilot Brewer

"This Sustainable Brewing Program was essential to my development in the industry. The amazing faculty and curriculum allowed me to enhance my skills and knowledge allowing me to turn a hobby into a career that I am so deeply passionate about. It opened up many doors to so many great people that are a part of this industry. I highly recommend you check it out if you want to advance your brewing career!"

If you'd like to be featured, please send us a message!

02/20/2024

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02/16/2024

The brewing industry has long been beset by a lack of diversity. This lack of diversity has spanned styles and beverage offerings, ingredients and methods, local and regionally made products, the list goes on! Over the last 30+ years, this lack of diversity has been met with innovation and open minds. However, there continues to be a diversity divide in the industry's workforce and the patrons we serve. Diversity is sustainability and we're proud to foster an environment that champions diversity, in all its forms.

We want to take a moment to celebrate this excellent group of students in our program. Not only is this group of students dedicated to learning the craft, but they are the embodiment of a sustainable future.

02/13/2024

A few updates for our Taps On Tuesday events held each week.

- Our online ordering system is up and running again! You may place your orders for to-go beer throughout the week to be picked up during our events. To order, please see the link below.

https://418restaurant.hrpos.heartland.us/menu

- As our events have become increasingly more popular, so have the wait times for our brief event. To help alleviate that and bring you the best service we can, we now have two point of sales. We are also working on a system for you to order at your tables!

Thank you all for your continued patience and support. We hope these changes will make your experiences more enjoyable!

02/13/2024

Alumni,

We are reaching out regarding help managing our Great Beer State Education tent at The Michigan Brewer's Guild Winter Beer Festival on February 24th in Grand Rapids. This tent will house all the education institutions in the state and provide information to festival goers about our programs. We will be offering canned beer pours, swag and program information to attract folks!

We need your help to manage this table during the festival hours. There is minimal commitment and ample time to walk around to sample all the excellent beer and network with our community.

If you are interested in helping out, please send an email to [email protected].

02/13/2024

Taps On Tuesday

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02/06/2024

Taps On Tuesday

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01/30/2024

Just a reminder that we will not be having Taps On Tuesday service tonight. We encourage you to venture out to one of the fine breweries in the Kalamazoo area instead!

01/24/2024

What an awesome project Kalamazoo Valley Community College Sustainable Brewing Program and Kalsec Inc. worked on last year - yet another tool in the brewer toolbox as breweries look to sustainable practices as a cornerstone of the industry.

Learn how hop extracts from Kalsec can help reduce time to market and make more efficient use of limited resources when developing new beer recipes.