4-Day Masterbrew Brewing Course

This course will turn you from an ordinary brewer to an exceptional one, even if you have been brewing for some time. Dispell the 13 myths that abound in home brewing and learn how to put all the pieces together to get the right brewing outcome.

By doing this course you will gain the 4 steps to becoming competent in brewing great beer by:
- becoming confident in brewing at home and taking the next step to becoming a microbrewer
- having one of those rare Ah Ha moments where the penny drops and understanding the jigsaw of brewing
- appreciating the real effect of what and how to store and use raw materials properly
- understanding why a well designed brewery is soooo.. important.

The 4-day courses covers 14 major areas in brewing:
- Malts, Hops, yeast, and water. How they can affect flavour
- How to choose your yeast, and the flavours they impart
- The design of different styles of beer (actual calculation of a recipe from scratch)
- The right conditions of mashing. Do we need to know why?
- Ale brewing versus lager brewing
- Practical brewing using a modern microbrewing plant (500L).
- Why filter beer and we show you how (Demonstration)
- Fermentation principles and variuos problems that can arise
- Filtration and "stabilisation" of beer
- Carbonation and Kegging (Demonstration)
- Analyses of beer- why bother?
- Bottling of beer (demonstration)
- Learn how to taste beer and find faults and how to rectify them
- Learn why most homebrewers don't have what it takes to be successful in Craft brewing but how you can be.

Special Guest Dr. Evan Evans:
The process of making beer. Making better quality beer and more of it! And, beer foam quality: the intersection between beer components, chemistry and physics

What you will learn:
- The jigsaw of brewing great beer revealed
- Dispel the 13 myths of brewing beer
- We're about making consistent beer. Learn the 8 secrets to making it from malt grain

What you will get:
- Certificate of Completion
- Free entry to Mountain Goat Brewery tour
- Free entry to a Temple craft brewery to view a full Brew Day
- Course notes included.
- Do you have a WeTeachMe coupon? Important: When booking, please only select "Normal" ticket to redeem your exclusive discount. Code is invalid on all other ticket types.
- Lunch/tea/coffee

What to bring:
- pen and pad
- covered leather footwear for brewday/hop tour
- one bottle of homebrew for free assessment (optional)

What to wear:
Casual. Bring leather boots for Brewday and Hop tour

Appropriate for:
18 years and older

Cancellation & Refund Policy:
No refunds or part thereof are available for non-attendance or cancellation of any of the classes.

However, in the event that a student has legitimate reason to discontinue the course (medical, family emergency etc.) the student needs to provide appropriate certification, and agreement reached between CBC and the student on an appropriate refund. Full refunds are not available and a maximum of 50% refund may be applicable.

N.B.: This course is recommended for those with a good grasp of the fundamentals of brewing at home. If you have not brewed before it is recommended that you also complete the one day essentials course first.