Dr. Barry Gump is the first holder of the Harvey R. Chaplin Eminent Scholar’s Chair in Beverage Management at Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. In this position he is developing new graduate and undergraduate beverage classes to expand the offerings of the Beverage Management curriculum. Dr. Gump is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Emeritus Adjunct Professor of Enology at California State University, Fresno. He has had a long association (over thirty years) with the wine industry, conducting research in analytical methodology applied to grapes, juices, and wines.

Cost is $200 (open to the public - must be 21+ years), $175 early bird through September 20.  

Session 1

• Malolactic Fermentation: Monitoring by Paper Chromotography
• Soluble Solids: Determination by Refractometry
• Soluble Solids: Sugar per Berry by Refractometry

Session 2

• Hydrogen Ion Concentration: pH Meter Measurement
• Titratable Acidity: Titrametric Procedure & Nitrogen: Estimate of YAN by Formal Titration
• Sugars: Reducing Sugars by Visual Rapid Estimation

Session 3

• Ethanol: Ebulliometric Analysis
• Sulfur Dioxide: Aeration/Oxidation
• Distillation and Titration Procedure

Session 4

• Sulfur Dioxide: Ripper
• Titration Procedure
• Acetic Acid: Steam Distillation of Volatile Acid Using Cash Still