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Beer Quality Systems

This course is part of Beer Quality Specialization

Instructor: Charles Bamforth

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Discover the quality systems necessary to produce quality beer and how to establish a quality program.

Skills you'll gain

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Assessments

8 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

Ultimately, the difference between success and failure as a brewer is whether you consistently deliver a quality beer. Designed for brewers of all skill levels, this course is part of a comprehensive series where brewing legend Charlie Bamforth, Ph.D. guides you through the key markers of beer quality: flavor, foam, color/clarity, freshness and quality systems. In this last course of the Beer Quality Series, you will examine the systems necessary to produce quality beer.

Thought-provoking lectures will allow you to explore at your own pace how to define quality in beer and brewing. This course will teach you about the documentation of raw materials and processes, how and what should be measured and how to establish a quality program, whether you are brewing on an international scale or in a bucket. By the end of this course, you will be able to consistently brew a high-quality product that delights the drinker every time.

Module details

In this module, we'll begin by discussing beer quality systems and the process for documenting them. We'll define quality and its impact on a beer quality systems. We'll also discuss the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) documentation protocols to address a quality operation. Let's get started.

What's included

4 videos4 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 25 minutes

Course Introduction1 minute
Definitions of Quality8 minutes
Formal and Informal Approaches - Part 17 minutes
Formal and Informal Approaches - Part 28 minutes

4 readingsTotal 36 minutes

Optional Textbook - QUALITY SYSTEMS: Practical Guides5 minutes
Course Navigation and Safety Statement1 minute
Textbook Reading (Optional)15 minutes
Textbook Reading (Optional)15 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

What is Quality? - Review15 minutes
Formal and Informal Approaches Review30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Learning Goals10 minutes

In this module, we'll begin by discussing basic statistics and making sense of the challenges and needs of a quality system. We'll discuss the importance of standardized methodology and how these methods are developed. We will also review the ASBC and EBC Methods and how to apply them to a beer quality system. Let's get started.

What's included

3 videos2 readings2 assignments

In this third module, we'll discuss the importance of critical points for all aspects of QA, including safety considerations, and what we need to do to control it. We'll explain the difference between quality control and quality assurance and review the four categories of the cost of quality. We'll also discuss HACCP and HARPC and understand how data can be plotted and interpreted. Let's begin.

What's included

4 videos2 readings2 assignments

4 videosTotal 35 minutes

Types of Measurement QA vs QC13 minutes
Critical Points: HACCP9 minutes
Critical Points: HARPC4 minutes
Critical Points: The Cost of Quality9 minutes

2 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Textbook Reading (Optional)15 minutes
Textbook Reading (Optional)15 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

Assuring Quality Estimate Review15 minutes
Critical Stuff Review30 minutes

In this last module, we will review how to set up a quality program and discuss the core messages of this course. We will finish by bringing it all together by reviewing what we've learned together to identify what a quality program should comprise of in terms of measurements. Let's finish up.