Diploma in Brewing Module 2 - 2025

This lesson introduces the Quality Management Unit. It also provides a summary of what we are going to cover in the Quality Management unit.

This lesson looks at the management of quality both generally and in the brewery. It discusses definitions of quality and then explains and compares approaches to quality control and quality assurance. Next, it details the components of a formal quality management system as well as tools used in quality management. Finally, it explains what tools are available for the systematic management of food safety and product integrity, and considers how these apply in the brewing industry.

This lesson enables you to test yourself on the material covered in the Quality Assurance and Quality Management Lesson

This lesson looks at how to analyse the composition of wort and beer. It covers the current methods for each analysis, outlining the basics of how they are undertaken. It then explains the methods and standards used to ensure that analysis is both precise and accurate. Finally, it discusses how laboratories collaborate so that proficiency levels can be determined.

This lesson enables you to test yourself on the material covered in the Beer and Wort Analysis lesson, and determine the level to which you have met the learning outcomes.

This lesson deals with the sensory analysis of beer. It details how to set up the elements of a sensory panel, such as panel selection, training, and the design of the sensory facilities, and then covers how to run the panel and collect the results. It discusses the various types of sensory test and their benefits before going on to cover the use of statistics to convert sensory data into information about the sensory quality of beer. Finally, it looks at the presentation of results from sensory tests and lists key flavour compounds in beer.

This lesson enables you to test yourself on the material covered in the Sensory Analysis lesson, and determine the level to which you have met the learning outcomes.

This lesson provides the opportunity for you to test yourself on the material covered in the Quality Management unit, and determine to what level you have attained the outcomes.