Yeast: The Final Essential of All Beers will be held May 1, 2012 in San Diego, CA

White Labs will host two special training sessions on yeast before the Craft Brewers Conference 2012 begins. The sessions will be held at White Labs’ new headquarters and production facility in San Diego.

The Pre-CBC seminar is intended for brewers going to the conference and will be held the day before the conference begins, on May 1. It is also open to other professional brewers, including locals. The May 1 session is open only to professional brewers. The So-Cal edition on March 24 is intended for homebrewers and commercial brewers in the region. 

The following is a tentative schedule:

Tuesday, May 1

8:00 - 9:00 am Registration
9:00 - 9:30 am Welcome
9:30 - 10:30 am Yeast: A Practical Guide
Dr. Christopher White, President
10:30 - 11:30 am Yeast Metabolism Basics – 
Nutrition requirements, stress factors & propagation
Troels Prahl, Yeast Applications Specialist
11:30 - 12:30 pm Fermentation Control
Neva Parker, Head of Laboratory Operations
12:30 - 2:00 pm Workshop Luncheon
2:00 - 4:00 pm Your Brewery Lab
White Labs Team
4:15 – 4:30 pm Closing Remarks

Lunch will be included. The cost is $300, or $250 before March. 31. 

An interest list is being created and you can sign up by calling 1-888-5-YEAST-5 or by writing  info@whitelabs.com. Or if you ready to sign up you can call the phone number or log into the Yeastman tracking and ordering system. Go to the tab called "Other Merchandise" and scroll to the bottom where the classes are listed.

The class will be limited to the first 30 people, but additional classes may be added depending on interest. 

More information: 1-888-5-YEAST-5 or write us.