NB A microbrewery or craft brewery produces smaller amounts of beer in comparison with large-scale corporate breweries and is independently owned. These breweries place an emphasis on quality, flavour and brewing technique. Within this assignment you will research, plan, investigate, draw conclusions and report on your findings. The reporting will involve a written report and an audience presentation. Task Overview When carrying out and reporting on laboratory investigations you should follow standard procedures and write reports. The presentations produced may take various forms (Word documents, booklet/leaflet, magazine article, webpage, PowerPoints). Laboratory work requires completed risk assessments and confirmation of the correct use of techniques undertaken (observation record, together with video/photographic evidence if appropriate), and full written records of the SPs followed and the individual learner’s recorded results that these SPs produce. Notes: Learners will carry out an original, extended practical investigation that draws together their knowledge, skills and understanding developed in other units. Learners should carry out their chosen scientific investigation independently and record their own results. However ..... It may be appropriate for wide-ranging investigations where, for instance, multiple factors are investigated, for some work to be carried out in pairs or small groups with combination of results, but it is essential that the origins of all recorded data are made clear and that each individual has played a full part in the investigation. In the case of this fermentation based assignment, there are a number of factors that are listed in the Specification (p90) ..... yeast to investigate how different substrates, temperature, pH, nutrients “Use and a range of media can be used in brewing”. Whilst it may not be possible to cover all these factors in the timescale available for the unit, it would be expected that a minimum of three factors are investigated in order that some higher POs can be met at an appropriate level and demonstrate the learners’ investigative abilities across a number of relevant areas and approaches. In P1, M1 and D1, it would be expected that all factors are considered within the account of scientific principles. Activities TASK 1a PO1: Prepare for a scientific investigation You must research and investigate the factors that affect fermentation in brewing and principles: factors to be considered may include substrate/nutrients yeast type temperature pH aerobic/anaerobic conditions Decide on which factor(s) to investigate
NB A microbrewery or craft brewery produces smaller amounts of beer in comparison with large-scale corporate breweries and is independently owned. These breweries place an emphasis on quality, flavour and brewing technique. Within this assignment you will research, plan, investigate, draw conclusions and report on your findings. The reporting will involve a written report and an audience presentation. Task Overview When carrying out and reporting on laboratory investigations you should follow standard procedures and write reports. The presentations produced may take various forms (Word documents, booklet/leaflet, magazine article, webpage, PowerPoints). Laboratory work requires completed risk assessments and confirmation of the correct use of techniques undertaken (observation record, together with video/photographic evidence if appropriate), and full written records of the SPs followed and the individual learner’s recorded results that these SPs produce. Notes: Learners will carry out an original, extended practical investigation that draws together their knowledge, skills and understanding developed in other units. Learners should carry out their chosen scientific investigation independently and record their own results. However ..... It may be appropriate for wide-ranging investigations where, for instance, multiple factors are investigated, for some work to be carried out in pairs or small groups with combination of results, but it is essential that the origins of all recorded data are made clear and that each individual has played a full part in the investigation. In the case of this fermentation based assignment, there are a number of factors that are listed in the Specification (p90) ..... “Use yeast to investigate how different substrates, temperature, pH, nutrients and a range of media can be used in brewing”. Whilst it may not be possible to cover all these factors in the timescale available for the unit, it would be expected that a minimum of three factors are investigated in order that some higher POs can be met at an appropriate level and demonstrate the learners’ investigative abilities across a number of relevant areas and approaches. In P1, M1 and D1, it would be expected that all factors are considered within the account of scientific principles. Activities TASK 1a PO1: Prepare for a scientific investigation You must research and investigate the factors that affect fermentation in brewing and principles: factors to be considered may include substrate/nutrients yeast type temperature pH aerobic/anaerobic conditions Decide on which factor(s) to investigate