Siebel Institute Basic Draught Technical Skills Certificate Program

Location & Dates to be announced

Tuition: $1,450 including all materials, textbooks, and workshop hardware

Siebel Institute Advanced Draught Technical Skills Workshop

Location & Dates to be announced

Tuition: $1,450 including all materials, textbooks, and workshop hardware

The Siebel Institute Draught Technical Skills Certificate Program immerses students in every area critical to draught beer service. Students study the theory of design, construction, and maintenance of each major type of draught beer system, and then put their skills into practice in our hands-on draught environment. This demanding 4-day program includes such topics as:

• System design - Hardware, fluid dynamics, restriction, long-draw & short -draw configurations, delivery options and their effects on beer quality, refrigeration systems
• Installation - New system installation, system replacement and upgrade, tools and accessories, new technologies and their effectiveness, glycol & forced air recirculation
• Safety - Hazardous chemical use, compressed gas cylinder handling, keg transportation, CO2 gas hazards
• Hygiene & Cleaning - The nature of draught system contamination, effective cleaning techniques, cleaning solution formulations, pump-driven recirculated cleaning
• Troubleshooting - Eliminating loss due to foaming at service, refrigeration maintenance, sensory testing of draught beer, working with high CO2 beer styles

The focus of the Draught Technical Skills Certificate program is to give technicians the knowledge they require to keep beer within the service standards set by the breweries. Through quality instruction and practical training in a real-world service environment, those students successfully completing the program earn the title of Siebel Institute Certified Draught Technician, assuring their ability to keep draught beer exactly as the brewer has envisioned from keg to glass.

The Advanced Draught Skills Workshop builds on the knowledge gained in the basic Draught Skills course as well as those with professional experience in appropriate draught system design and service. Topics covered in the Advanced Draught Skills course include:

• Complex draught system design, including Brewpubs and multi-station systems
• Troubleshooting and problem repair, offered in a team format
• Repair and maintenance of Power Packs, as well as refrigeration basics
• Sensory evaluation for problem solving

Also available: Draught Training Workshops at Brewery, Distributor and Retail Site:

• All expenses "door-to-door" paid by client: travel, lodging, meals and freight.
• All costs of presentation, materials and workshop supplies paid by client.
• Flat Fee of $1200 per day of training, full days only billed.
• Maximum of 12 Participants, from any mix of companies, included in this fee.
• Custom presentations, development and materials quoted on request.
• Workshops and lectures for large groups quoted on request.
• Travel time/days not billed, only related travel expenses as outlined above.

Business Development, Contract Services, Field Support for Client Personnel, Account Support, Draught System Analysis and Troubleshooting

• Flat Fee of $500 for first day of services, and $50 per hour thereafter.
• Travel time/days not billed, only related expenses as outlined above.