Brewers Training Day

By the Midland Section

The Midland Section invites candidates taking the IBD Diploma in Brewing and General Certificate in Brewing qualifications to a Brewers Training Day complementary to their studies.

Led by experienced industry professionals, participants will have an opportunity to visit the Process Research Brewery in the morning and attend a Brewing Calculations tutorial in the afternoon.

The brewery is a 10 hl scale and will allow attendees to explore and contrast:

1. Options for wort production
   • milling/mashing/wort separation systems
   • wort boiling/hot wort clarification
   • late hopping techniques
2. Options for fermentation and cellar operations
   • Dried/wet yeast
   • Propagation
   • Yeast management
   • Fermentation control
   • Dry hopping techniques
   • Centrifugation/Filtration

Please wear safety shoes.

Schedule:

• Arrive for a prompt 10:00 am start in the Process Research Brewery.
• 13.00 Lunch. There is a café/shop providing sandwiches/snacks at lunch time.
• 14:00 lecture theatre tutorial

Speakers:

• Rod White, IBD Master Brewer, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
• Zane Barnes, IBD Fellow, Honorary Associate Professor, University of Nottingham

Parking:

There is a pay and display car par on the campus.

Why you should attend:

1. Receive face to face tuition for brewing calculations

2. Gain shared brewing knowledge from some very experienced master brewers

3. Opportunity for career professional development

Tickets: Free. EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED

Please email Zane Barnes (IBD Midland section Chairman) Zane.Barnes@ibd.org.uk to apply for a ticket and for further enquiries. Applicants should indicate if their interest is for specific exam support or for general professional development.

Booking deadline: 15 March 2024.