The Brewers Association (BA) beer quality online courses provide training for brewing industry professionals who oversee and support the production of beer as the brewer intended.
Taught by a professional brewer through a production lens, students identify beer quality risks from brewhouse to package and learn to recognize when and how to intervene. The program introduces common techniques used to evaluate physical and microbiological properties of beer throughout production and prepares students to make informed choices about practical methodologies, sampling plans, and organizational tools used to develop an overall quality management program specific to their beer quality goals.
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Program Course List
Beer Quality Management Course Bundle
Purchase the course bundle for a discounted price.
This one-hour foundational beer quality training and certificate program is intended for brewery managers and quality personnel. Learners who complete all three courses included in this bundle will receive a Beer Quality Management certificate.
Courses may be purchased individually or at a bundled discount.
The Beer Quality Management Course Bundle Includes:
Individual Courses
This 20-minute course offers best practices and tools for managing quality in a commercial brewery. Learners earn a Beer Quality Management certificate upon completion of the three-part course program.
This course is for: Brewery managers, quality managers, and production staff managing beer quality
Learning Outcomes
- Explain quality in the context of beer and brewing processes
- Describe how to manage beer brand and style guidelines
- Explain how contamination can occur in a brewery and how to prevent it
- Identify control points for verifying beer quality
- Recognize the importance food safety plays in brewing quality beer
- Identify the minimum requirements for building a quality lab to take measurements needed to meet quality goals
This 15-minute course offers best practices and tools for managing quality in a commercial brewery. Learners earn a Beer Quality Management certificate upon completion of the three-part course program.
Note: Taking this course requires completion of the prerequisite Understand and Analyze Quality Risks course.
This course is for: Brewery managers, quality managers, and production staff managing beer quality
Learning Outcomes
- Define wort quality in terms of physical and chemical properties that impact beer downstream
- Identify the mash quality control points
- Recognize the appropriate test for measuring wort quality
- Describe the available tools and instruments for performing quality tests on wort and yeast
This 30-minute course offers best practices and tools for managing quality in a commercial brewery. Learners earn a Beer Quality Management certificate upon completion of the three-part course program.
Note: Taking this course requires completion of the prerequisite Evaluate Physical and Chemical Properties of Wort course.
This course is for: Brewery managers, quality managers, and production staff managing beer quality
Learning Outcomes
- Define beer quality in terms of yeast and fermentation health
- Recognize the appropriate test(s) to measure beer quality
- Identify the tools and instruments needed to perform quality tests on beer and yeast
The Brewers Association welcomes comments regarding its current online training offerings and suggestions for additional topics to address in the future. Contact us to provide feedback.
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