Brewlab is a leading provider of training and analysis services for the international brewing industry. It was established in 1986 at the University of Sunderland and became independent in 2008, moving to a new training facility in the city centre.

The range of training courses Brewlab offers are relevant to the first time brewer, through to professionals who are seeking to keep their skills and knowledge updated.

Brewlab courses are focused on providing the optimum blend of practical and theoretical skills. Sections of the training take place in regional micro breweries where students gain real hands on experience. On the longer courses, class sizes are kept small to allow the tutors to respond to the needs of each individual student.

Our course content is accredited by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling and is constantly reviewed to ensure we offer our students access to the most up to date theory and practice.

Experienced visiting lecturers are engaged to teach specialist technical subjects as well as finance and marketing.

The cost of the 3 week and 3 month courses includes residential student accommodation close to our head office in Sunderland for the duration of the courses. For both these courses some understanding of the brewing process, along with basic maths and chemistry, would be beneficial but not essential.

All courses are taught in English.

Many of our past students have successfully established their own micro breweries and others have obtained positions in breweries of all different sizes around the world.

To find out more please go to our training course section or see our case studies section for examples of student achievements.