The IBD has launched its on-demand course, aimed at brewers on the path of continuous professional development and those who just want to become better brewers!
The Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD), the world’s most recognized learning provider for technical education in the brewing industry, has launched its first self-assessment and on-demand short technical course – Development of beer recipes.
The course provides basic recipe development knowledge for experienced commercial brewers with a solid understanding of brewing fundamentals and will also benefit more serious home brewers.
The course includes expert advice and guidance from brewers who have developed some of the world’s most famous beer brands:
• Jean-Marie Rock – Former master brewer, Brasserie Orval
• James Conery – Manager of Innovation Sierra Nevada Brewing
• Georgina Jung – Brewing Director, St Austell Brewing Group
• Karl Nouwen – Beer and brewery consultant and former Global Head of Beer Passion, Ab InBev
• Professor Charles Bamforth – Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California
• John Kieling – Former Brewing Director, Fuller’s Brewery
The course features text, videos and animations, as well as quizzes and games, giving brewers the opportunity to test their understanding of each section and expand their learning.
Progress is assessed throughout the course and learners receive a certificate
conclusion at the end. There is also a downloadable PDF with technical information and
important recipe calculations and equations.
“Short courses are a great way to expand your knowledge on a specific topic. A quick Google search will turn up short courses on almost every topic imaginable, showing how useful they are. Our first short course is the one we have received the most requests for over the years, beer recipe development. It is available on demand and is based on established scientific evidence and best practices. So if you want to master recipe development, we have the right course for you!”called Tracy Adie, IBD Director of Education and Professional Development.
“This short technical course demonstrates our ambition to educate industry professionals at all levels with more interactive and flexible content that responds to the needs of businesses and the way new generations are learning. We also follow our charitable mission of providing an exceptional course at an affordable price, in this case just £90, to ensure anyone in the industry who would need it can take it. Our courses also demonstrate our commitment to work on creating content for continuous professional development to better serve the industry.”called Douglas Murray, Interim Managing Director of IBD.
Beer recipe development course
https://www.ibd.org.uk/courses/beer-recipe-development/
About the IBD
The Institute of Brewing & Distilling was originally founded as The Laboratory Club in 1886. From the beginning, its mission has been to provide excellent technical training to professional brewers and distillers and associated suppliers in their quest for perfection.
With four globally recognized qualification levels, the IBD caters to all types of professionals with a passion for brewing and distilling.
Over 100,000 industry professionals have received their technical training from us. The IBD is a global institution with more than 3,000 members in 90 countries. Each year, around 4,000 professionals complete our qualifications, which deliver transformative results for both individuals and their organizations.
