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IMPORTANT: ADVANCED-LEVEL BREWING COURSE
Course/program requires students to have specific knowledge of brewing technologies and/or related sciences in order to enroll. To assess your readiness to participate, please contact Keith Lemcke at klemcke@siebelinstitute.com requesting an assessment review for your chosen course/program.

Raw Materials and Wort Production provides training in the technology and science of wort creation. Each critical factor in wort production, from barley growth to wort boiling & cooling, is explained in detail. Students will complete this two-week module with a complete understanding of the effects of products & processes on this area of the brewing cycle.

This two-week program forms Module 1 of the World Brewing Academy Associate in Brewing Technology and International Diploma in Brewing Technology programs. Students can elect to attend the other courses that form the Associate & Diploma programs at a later date so that they may complete these programs at their own pace.

Course Syllabus

Barley Breeding and Selection
Malt Kilning
Adjunct Types
Brewing Water Composition
Barley Structure and Morphology
Barley Intake and Storage
Malt Quality Requirements
Adjunct Use
Brewing Water Treatments
Changes During Germination
Steeping
Malt Specifications
Specialty Malts
Hop Selection
Hop Growing
Barley - Evaluation for Malting
Germination
Adjunct Types
Brewing Water Characteristics
Malt Handling
Mash / Wort Composition
Wort Boiling
Quality Management
Hop Constituents
Milling
Mashing Techniques
Wort Clarification
Brewhouse Cleaning Sanitation
Hop Products
Hop Use in Brewing
Mashing - Enzymes
Wort Separation - Lautering
Wort Cooling and Aeration
Lab Analysis - Brewhouse
Wort Separation - Mash Filters
Brewery Effluent