Cuthbert’s Chronicle
CRACAS
(Cuth’s Real Ale and Cider Appreciation Society) CRACAS (Cuth’s Real Ale and Cider Appreciation Society) has had a great year. Alongside supporting and building good relations with local businesses, we’ve been up to a lot in Cuth’s as well. We’ve hosted three ale and cheese evenings, one per term, in the SCR with Mark Miller (SCR President). Each time, we sampled three or four ales and ciders from local breweries in the North East, and from further afield, and enjoyed a variety of cheeses from the cheese market in Durham. They were always enjoyed by a healthy mix of both JCR and SCR members. We hope that the tradition of doing joint events with the SCR will continue for some time.
In December we managed to finance an all-in-one brewing system, which now lives proudly in House 8. This has allowed us to start all-grain brewing (brewing from scratch), which has been an excellent learning opportunity for those who have come to a brew day. It was inaugurated with a British brown ale, which received rave reviews when we sampled it in January and is certainly a step-up from some of our previous attempts. We’re passing our techniques down the Cuth’s generations so that future CRACAS members will be able to experiment with new and interesting beers in the future. On the cider front, we’ve also had considerable success. Back in October, we experimented with making cider with two different yeasts (champagne yeast and ale yeast) and compared the difference a couple of months later. The two ciders were almost different drinks, the former crisp and dry, the latter far more sour and medium-sweet. It was really interesting to taste the difference that the strain of yeast makes!
Ben Thomas
We’ve recently turned our focus to homebrewing!
Awards and Grants 2021-22 Awards and grants are funded thanks to the generosity of Cuth’s alumni and friends. Any current student can apply for a Grant or Award. (Please Note: Bursary applications are managed differently - eligible students will be sent an invitation to apply). SCR Performing Arts Grants were awarded to: Sascha Lowdermilk-Oppenheim Leah Pinter Student Development Awards were awarded to: Alanah Hersey (Group Award- Orchestra) Jessica Blair Qinghuan Huang Sarah Orr Erin Stowell Leah Pinter Charis Thompson Archie Butler-Gallie China Luckman (Group Award - Outreach) Annika Hanson (Group Award - Boat Club) Postgraduate Research Grants were award to: Charlotte Carter Beverley Still Annabel Storr Ahmed Faruk Saglamoz Marianna Bottiglieri Lydia Shaw
The next round of applications will open at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term. Current students will be notified when applications are open with a link to the form. Please see more on our webpages: https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/st-cuthberts-society/college-life/bursariesawards-and-grants/awards-and-grants-page/
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