Im a 19 year old freshman at the University of South Carolina Honors College looking to get into the beer industry after I graduate. Currently I am prepping a field to receive 160 hop rhizomes in the spring in connection with a senior thesis project I have planned. I hope to plant these hops and about a quarter acre of barley, malt my own barley, and find a microbrewery who will allow me to and assist me in making a beer completely from ingredients grown and processed by me, on my farm.
I would really love input on how to go about approaching breweries about my project.
Also, I would love to get an internship or job at a brewery right after I graduate. Is there anything I can do now to make myself a more attractive candidate, considering that it will be illegal for me to actually work in a brewery until I am 21 (junior year) in South Carolina? My major is business. I might pick up a minor in either chemistry or biology. I am also considering finding a chemistry teacher to do an independent study under where I basically do a self-paced course in brewing (buy the text book and go through the work, with the teacher evaluating my project)
Sadly transferring to a school that has a brewing program is not really an option as I am tied to my hop farm until at least senior year.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
I would really love input on how to go about approaching breweries about my project.
Also, I would love to get an internship or job at a brewery right after I graduate. Is there anything I can do now to make myself a more attractive candidate, considering that it will be illegal for me to actually work in a brewery until I am 21 (junior year) in South Carolina? My major is business. I might pick up a minor in either chemistry or biology. I am also considering finding a chemistry teacher to do an independent study under where I basically do a self-paced course in brewing (buy the text book and go through the work, with the teacher evaluating my project)
Sadly transferring to a school that has a brewing program is not really an option as I am tied to my hop farm until at least senior year.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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