VLB course offerings 2021/2022

Our courses meet the requirements of the German Accreditation and Admission Ordinance (AZAV) Reg. No. 004007 AZAV

In VLB's laboratories students learn the practical aspects of being a brewer

Since its foundation in 1883, VLB has also been a brewing school. VLB supports the regular study programs for brewers at Technische Universität Berlin. Furthermore, it provides continuing training in the field of beer brewing and beverage technology – in German and English. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, VLB has temporarily modified some of its workshop concepts. The Certified Brewmaster Course 2022 will be another two block event. And the upcoming Craft Brewing in Practice will once more become Craft Brewing Online.

l Certified Brewmaster Course

The VLB’s flagship training course for prospective brewers contains a six-month full-time program providing in-depth understanding of brewing technology with its related major fields of engineering, filling/ packaging and quality control. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Certified Brewmaster Course 2022 once more starts with a different concept. The course will be offered in two blocks: first theory, second practice. The first part will take place as a hybrid event, i.e. all theory lectures from 10 January to approx. mid-May will be held via video conference – but students, who want to attend lectures personally at VLB Berlin, are welcome to do so. Extensive practical work in our laboratories will start midMay as a second block-event – for this block the students will have to come to Berlin. With lectures and desktop studies in the theory block, the participants will prepare themselves for the practical work in part two. Despite the Corona concept, the Berlin brewmaster education is still focused on a comprehensive, practice-oriented knowledge transfer and on an open dialog with the lecturers. To receive the VLB Brewmaster Certificate, the graduates have to finish the course and all exams successfully. In addition, they have to prove a minimum of 3 months practical work in a brewery before coming to the VLB. A reasonable group size for practical work guarantees an intensive and individual teaching.

Hybrid course: Location part 1 (Theory): Online at home or on-site at VLB Berlin Location part 2 (Practice): On-site at VLB Berlin, Germany Next date: 10 January – 22 July 2022 More information: www.vlb-berlin.org/en/events/ cbc2022

l Craft Brewing Online

This is a ten-day full-time training course providing up-to-date knowledge in the field of pub and micro brewing. It covers the basics of beer brewing. The lectures will approach topics such as raw materials (water, malt, hops, and yeast), the brewing process, yeast management, fermentation, hygiene, sensory evaluation, basics of quality control as well as economic and legal aspects for starting a pub brewery. Due to the Corona pandemic, the Course 2021 will be conducted as a 100 % online training. Location: Online Next date: 13 – 24 September 2021 More information: www.vlb-berlin.org/en/ craftbrewing2021

l Applied Microbiology

Applied Microbiology is a oneweek full-time training course providing up-to-date knowledge in the field of practical microbiology with relevance for the brewing and beverage industry. It covers the basics of microbiology, laboratory techniques as well as microbial sampling in theory and practice. The course is conducted in the VLB’s microbiological training laboratory and in our pilot brewery. Applied Microbiology will be held as residential course. Location: Berlin, Germany Next date: 22 – 26 November 2021 More information: www.vlb-berlin.org/en/ microbiology2021

l Brewing in a Nutshell

This 2-day course covers the basics of beer brewing. It approaches the general principals of the brewing and malting processes, the raw materials as well as filling and packaging in theory. The course will soon be offered as an on-demand online course. Location: Online on-demand Next date: Anytime throughout the year More information: www.vlb-berlin.org/en