Award in Beer and Cellar Quality
Short course
In Norwich
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
Norwich
To gain knowledge and skills on Award in Beer and Cellar Quality. Suitable for anyone interested.
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Course programme
How is it assessed?
The course is designed to be run over one day and uses Practical assessment. Tutors will assess candidates' practical skills during the day.
By examination. Candidates sit a 45-minute multiple choice examination.
What support material is available?
BBPA have produced guidance material to support this programme.
Course content
- Course content - Cask and Keg
- Understanding Beer Products
- Define different types of beer and the business benefits of serving beer correctly
- Maintaining hygiene in the bar
- Learn personal and food hygiene procedures relating to the bar
- Glassware
- How to clean, maintain and store glassware
- Selecting the appropriate glassware for beer products
- How to operate and maintain glass-washing equipment
- The Perfect Pint
1. How to pour the perfect pint
2. Identify and rectify dispense problems
3. Know the in-glass service temperatures for various beers
4. Learn how to clean beer lines
- Maintaining a safe and effective cellar
- Learn how to receive, store and control stock
- Learn how to maintain a safe and hygienic cellar
- Conditioning cask ale
- Learn how to manage and dispense cask ales
- Understand how to clean and maintain lines for cask products
- Dispense Systems
- Know about the different types of cooling equipment
- Understand how dispense systems should be maintained
- Bottled Beers
- Learn how to store and serve bottled beers
- Course Content - Keg
For businesses which do not offer cask beer products, there is a 'keg only' version of the test, which consists of 25 multiple choice items and excludes material directly relating to caring for and serving cask conditioned products
Additional information
Award in Beer and Cellar Quality