Purpose of lab
Internships/student work: Numerous smaller student projects take place each semester as part of project work, coursework or theses. There is also a distilling or brewing course every semester as a popular elective for Internal link opens in the same window:Applied Biology and Internal link opens in the same window:Molecular and Technical Medicine students.
Lab equipment
"From the tree to the bottle"
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In the HFU distillera the focus is on technology, taste and sustainability
It's an all-round experience which students taking the Beverage Technology module have been offered for over 10 years at HFU, and that means - first, out into the fresh air!
Working in partnership with the Town of Villingen-Schwenningen, the BUND nature organisation and the Environment Centre, the students cultivate and maintain the orchard and in autumn they harvest the apples. In the distillery the fruit is processed becoming the “HFU Spirit”.
The copper still is the heart of the distillery, but students do not carry out standard experiments and processes, they also make gummy bears, carry out research on the production of natural flavours and attempt to distill schnapps from spruce needles. Self-brewed beer is also turned into “beer brandy”.
The varied tasks of the product group include planning product tasting and the marketing of the product, including designing an annual vintage label for “HFU Spirit”. However, this special “tipple” cannot be bought in the lab − it is only given away as special gifts.
Head of Lab
We're passionate about distilling & brewing. Feel free to contact us.
Professor of Molecular Biology
Head of HFU.Prep
