Brewing instructor speaks at Homebrew Con in California

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s brewing and fermentation science instructor, Timothy L. Yarrington, spoke at Homebrew Con, the nation’s largest annual gathering of brewing and fermentation enthusiasts, held recently in San Diego.

Yarrington’s educational session was titled “Managing Bitterness While Pursuing Significant Flavor and Aroma From Hot-Side Hop Additions.” The talk aimed to improve home brewers’ understanding of hot-side hopping dynamics and offered strategies for achieving desired outcomes in flavor and aroma intensity.

“I found my passion for brewing through brewing at home as a hobby in the 1980s,” Yarrington said. “Hobby brewing has come a long way since then. It was great to attend Homebrew Con 2023 and encounter so much enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge. I am always happy when I can help make complex brewing concepts understandable and offer ways to put that understanding to practical use. It was exciting to look out on such a large room full of folks hungry to learn.”

Homebrew Con is hosted by the American Homebrewers Association and features an all-star lineup of homebrew, cider, mead and fermentation experts. The three-day conference attracts more than 1,200 attendees from the association’s 37,000-plus membership of homebrewers and beer enthusiasts and concludes with the National Homebrew Competition awards ceremony.

Yarrington graduated from the Master Brewers Program at the American School for Malting and Brewing Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, and passed the Institute of Brewing and Distilling Associate Membership Examination. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife science from Penn State.

Yarrington is founding brewer, head of brewing operations and brewmaster at Elk Creek Café + Aleworks, in Millheim. He also consults for the brewing industry while leading instruction in brewing & fermentation science at Penn College. Earlier in his brewing career, he captured gold and bronze medals at the Great American Beer Festival, held annually in Denver.

To learn more about Penn College’s brewing & fermentation science certificate, call the college’s School of Business, Arts & Sciences at 570-327-4521.

For information about the college, a national leader in applied technology education, email the Admissions Office or call toll-free 800-367-9222.