Craft Brew Quality

Objectives

At the end of the Craft Brew Quality workshop you will have:

• Seen an overview of Quality Assurance and its relevance to achieving consistency, traceability
  and ensuring high quality products.
• Had opportunity to develop aseptic skills for secure sampling of ingredients and beers.
• Had opportunity to develop skills in handling samples for microbiology assessment.
• Had opportunity to develop skills in using microscopes to view yeast and bacteria and assess the characteristics of microorganisms.
• Received instruction in obtaining, storing and interpreting digital images.
• Viewed and discussed the critical control stages of the brewing process with commercial brewers and tutors.
• Received an introduction to beer flavour assessment with fault and flavour recognition.
• Discussed options on developing a Quality Assurance scheme with tutors experienced in laboratory operations.