Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering

Program Overview

23 Week Program:

  • 22 weeks of distance education: Intensive, comprehensive and pragmatic brewing science and engineering.
  • 1 Residential week of hands-on training, brewery and laboratory experience, held at our commercial brewery campus, Drop-in Brewing Co
  • Lectures and demonstrations immediately applicable to the brewing industry
  • Practical brewery engineering
  • Limited class size
  • Personal attention and Guild support during class and after graduation

 

Who Should Enroll

Those who are interested in any of the the following: learning more about the craft brewing industry, working in the brewing industry, starting their own brewery,  learning the science behind making great beer. 

Prerequisites

Successful completion of at least one college level math course and one college level science course in the subject areas listed below are required. Applicants must be able to provide transcripts documenting the math requirement and at least one additional subject area. In certain cases, life experience may apply. 

  • Mathematics: Pre-Calculus or Algebra, and at least one from the following list:

  • Biological Sciences:Microbiology, Cell Physiology, or Biochemistry

  • Chemistry: General college chemistry which must include organic, inorganic and analytical

  • Physics: Heat and mechanics or process control

  • Engineering: Topics in mechanical or chemical engineering

Course Objectives

The course is comprised of instruction in brewing science and engineering including the theory, science and technology of brewing processes that convert barley to beer. Special emphasis is placed on practical issues such as raw materials quality and assessment, practical wort production, yeast propagation and handling, fermentation and finishing practices, including filtration and beer packaging, and quality assurance. All these topics will be reinforced by engineering calculations, design problems, observation and demonstrations.

The residential week is held at Drop In Brewing Company, Middlebury, VT.

Tuition includes ALL books and materials.

For the application please visit the Admissions page here

Upcoming Classes

Session
Dates
Registration
Status
Tuition
January 2025
January 20th - June 27th
Accepting Registrations
$8,750