Fermentis Academy

Come and join Jim and Gilles from Fermentis and Rich from Charles Faram for an interactive session at Thornbridge Brewery on Thursday 27th November 2025.The session will include presentations on the different lager yeast strains as well as lots of Lo/No info (just in time for Dry January!) and insights in to how dried Yeast is made and the quality standards of Fermentis Yeast. Jim and Gilles will be holding an interactive session using the Aroxa flavour standards.

Rich will be presenting a session on Abstrax including an interactive tasting session using Quantum (Hops), Skyfarm (Fruit) and BrewGas (Dank). The main focus for this session is the simple creation of hop waters for sale in your taproom but he'll also touch on how best to use the products in beer.

The event will also include a brewery tour around Thornbridge (Home of the Burton Union System) as well as lunch and drinks for all attendees.