tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post5152487781078086438..comments2010-03-15T13:31:29.665+01:00Pivní Filosofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-63039317991112186712010-03-15T13:31:29.661+01:002010-03-15T13:31:29.661+01:00They have three courses - one for daily study, where students learn everything from potatoes to beer(in the last term, when they are over 18 years old)- well, it is a food procesing school:), they organize &quot;long distance study&quot; for people, who need post gradual study for their job, usually &quot;older&quot; people and third one is a course for public, which is organized by school, Pivo Praha(Pivovarsky dum, Pivovarsky klub) and me- three Saturdays introduction into homebrewing...<br /><br />Honza, http://www.svetpiva.cz/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-71491849320842777882010-03-15T06:30:28.031+01:002010-03-15T06:30:28.031+01:00A class isn&#39;t very big, around 20 people, mostly from Prague. There&#39;s also the possibility of carrying on these studies at the Uni, but the orientation is a bit more on the technical side. They keep on brewing, in fact, the Agricultural University keeps a commercial microbrewery, but they also learn to malt, design, put together and maintain brewing equipment. Classes here are 15 people with most coming from the secondary school. But those who graduate from the secondary school can start working right away, if they want. Most Czech brew masters, technical directors and a few brewery owners are alumni and keep a very good relationship with the school. On top of that, many of the students are children or grandchildren of alumni.<br /><br />Most Czech technical and trade schools have big problems finding enough students to stay alive, not this one, though.Pivní Filosofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-69748717592323603262010-03-15T02:24:35.557+01:002010-03-15T02:24:35.557+01:00How many students would be takign a course like this? Several hundred across the country? Or Thousands? Is there really a demand for this many in the Czech Rep? Do many students go on to study this at university or will they try and get jobs at breweries when they graduate? (geauxT)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-71939088521754629452010-03-14T11:51:06.769+01:002010-03-14T11:51:06.769+01:00I still find it hard to believe here. But the more I think of it, the more it makes sense. These kids will have a knowledge of and respect for alcohol like few of us adults have, and so will their eventual kids. Not to mention that you can have 19 yearolders who are already perfectly capable of brewing professionally. This explains a lot about the high average quality of Czech beer.Pivní Filosofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-76205887592751029172010-03-14T09:30:39.031+01:002010-03-14T09:30:39.031+01:00Brilliant!<br /><br />Any government introducing training on brewing for kids in the UK would find themselves in the centre of an almighty shit storm. We have some well-regarded university courses, though.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-28351763574757381452010-03-13T10:12:24.838+01:002010-03-13T10:12:24.838+01:00Sounds great, can i have an invite please:)))<br />Shame they don&#39;t sell it anywhere on the premises.Ianhttp://benesov-zeliv.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-26706015149746677192010-03-12T19:25:10.388+01:002010-03-12T19:25:10.388+01:00Thats really great. The Czech Republic puts my Country to Shame. So nice, that young people have a interest in Brewing.Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17008991706251276545noreply@blogger.com