Journeyman Brewer

6 week online course $3600

This is an educational program tailored to the needs of Micro, Craft and Industrial Brewing personnel working within the production side of the brewing industry. The program teaches fundamental understanding of all aspects of the brewing process, including machinery and equipment for brewing and packaging. The Journeyman Brewer class is a one of a kind program in brewing education. It is based on the dual system, it combines theoretical knowledge with a hands on internship experience at a brewery! This Journeyman Brewer Certification course includes a two-week practical hands on Internship at a local brewery where students are immersed into day-to-day brewery operations.

The class will provide essential knowledge in raw materials, brewing technology, fermentation technology, quality control, packaging cleaning&sanitation and more. It also includes an introduction into OSHA safety standards for the brewing industry.

It will answer the questions as to “why” we are doing things in brewing, the way we are and why it is important!

Journeyman Brewer are highly qualified for a professional brewer position.

This course is also ideal for passionate home-brewers who seek to get their foot into the door of professional brewing and at the same time remaining relevant to current brewery personnel.

Peter says, “This high impact straightforward class will cover the entire brewing process, and graduate’s are enabled to excel in the brewing industry.”

Technical Brewer Certification program

2 month online course $5000

The Technical Brewer Certification program is an advanced educational program in Brewing Technology and Brewing Operations Management. It’s tailored to the needs of Leadership in the Brewing Industry and provides the necessary theoretical and practical background for Lead Brewers and Head Brewers to successfully manage and lead Brewing Operations. The Technical Brewer Certification program consists of 2 classes: The Applied Brewing Science Class and the Advanced Brewing Practices Class.

The Applied Brewing Science course is part of the Technical Brewer certification program. It is tailored to leadership personnel in the brewing industry. This advanced course will provide students with a deeper understanding of the technical and technological brewing process as well as critical quality aspects thereof. It will cover the entire brewing process from raw materials and brew house technology to fermentation-technology, filtration and stabilisation process. This course will further cover packaging-technology, providing the latest norm vales in packaging, including packing line configurations. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the shelf life of beer and how to impact and improve it during the brewing process. The course will provide insight into proper recipe formulation, development of fermentation profiles, and keeping a holistic brewing process in mind.

Advanced Brewing Practices The Advanced Brewing Practices course is part of the Technical Brewer Certification program and is tailored to Leadership personnel in Brewing Operation.

This course will teach detailed knowledge and the skills necessary to effectively lead and manage the day to day operations of a production brewery, and emphasizing the practical operational side of brewing management and leadership tasks.

It will cover advanced scheduling techniques, proper reconciliation and efficiency calculation throughout the production areas, understanding and monitoring of key process indicators as well as process optimizations and project management.

Requirements

• 18 years or older
• Completion of the Journeyman Brewer Certificate (or equivalent) or pass an assessment test
• 1 year of practical brewing experience