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Brewing in a Nutshell – Online: VLB Berlin launches a new e-Learning course
E-LEARNING
"Brewing in a Nutshell" is considered a classic among VLB's brewing education program. So far, this course has been held once a year as an in-person seminar in German and English. Now, an on-demand online version is available. In several video tutorials the basics of beer brewing and filling are introduced. It takes about 9 to 10 hours to complete the course, and the level of learning is continuously checked by numerous questions. At the end, the successful attendee receives a certificate of attendance.
At first glance, brewing beer is quite simple: After fermentation, a tasty beer is produced from grain, water, hops and yeast. In practice, however, beer production is a relatively complex chain of numerous chemical, physical and engineering processes. During production, filling and packaging, numerous parameters must be observed in order to ultimately obtain a high-quality and saleable product. For people without any background in brewing technology, the processes in a brewery are therefore often not easy to understand. Our new online course is aimed precisely at this target group.
Course outline
“Brewing in a Nutshell – Online” is a 100% online course providing detailed basic knowledge of beer brewing. It covers the general principals of the brewing and malting processes: Introduction into the world of beer Raw materials Malting – from grain to malt Wort production Fermentation and maturation Filtration, stabilization & beer treatment Filling the beer Beer types, beer quality and dispensing systems
The course consists of seven thematic learning units made up of more than seven hours of highquality video lectures held by our VLB instructors. On top, there are illustrated informative texts, graphics, additional material and about 100 topic-related questions that the participant has to answer. All lecturers are part of our VLBteam and experienced in teaching, researching and consulting on all aspects of brewing. The course language is English.
Course concept
The course is based on our German and English in-person course, which more than 1200 participants have successfully completed since 1996. The total study time takes about ten hours. From the time of the first login at our e-learning platform, the participant has three weeks in total to work on all learning units. In this way, each participant has the opportunity to determine his/her own learning times and speed. At the end of each subunit, the learning progress is revised in the form of a small topic-related online test. The tests consist of multiple or single choice questions, drag & drop texts or open questions. The course is successfully completed, when the participant has passed all learning modules.
Who should attend?
“Brewing in a Nutshell – Online” is aimed at people who do not need
specific brewing training, but who have to deal professionally with the product beer. This can include employees from sales, marketing, administration or others, working at breweries, maltings, the supply industry or at associations, who need to have general insight into the “secrets” of beer brewing. But it is also suitable to provide a general overview of the complete process and technology of beer brewing. We would like to point out that this course is not aimed at home brewers. Hands-on brewing or development of "Very good course for non-professional brewers." "Some topics, e.g. on water profiles, were a bit simplified, however, due to the scope of the course necessary." "The lectures and the explanation was very interesting and wonderful. It was a good opportunity to learn and get skills for the further steps in my career."
Attendance fee & registration
The net fee for the course is 390 € (plus tax depending on your residence). This fee includes the login for one person
different kinds of beer styles are not part of this training.
First feedback positive
After successfully completing the course, the participants have the opportunity to give a brief evaluation. The initial feedback has been very positive: "The course gave a great overview. I enjoyed it and learned new interesting facts." within a period of three weeks. If the course was completed successfully, the participant will receive a certificate of attendance. For companies and larger groups of participants corporate rates are offered. Prices and conditions on request.
Information & registration: www.vlb-berlin.org/en/bianso bianso@vlb-berlin.org
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