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Amazing training and support for customers and potential brewers

As The UKs most successful and prolific Brewery Installer and Consultant, I run short brewing courses for individuals who might be thinking of becoming brewers, or people who feel the need to augment their knowledge as current operators.

I have designed, installed and commissioned more than 120 breweries worldwide, training more then 200 brewers on site, with their own plant. Whilst owning The Griffin Inn I brewed in excess of 2 million pints of beer.

I run seven short courses a year which are usually full several weeks before the start date, so early booking is recommended.

Coming in 2010 a fully comprehensive 2 week training course.

Next course dates are:-

23rd - 26th November 2009 - Course now full
11th - 14th January 2010 - Course now full
22nd - 25th February 2010
12th - 15th April 2010
7th - 10th June 2010
19th - 22nd July 2010
6th - 9th September 2010
22nd - 25th November 2010

Numbers will be limited to a maximum of 12.

Location - based at the premises of:

The Outstanding Brewing Co Ltd
Cobden Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 6AW

www.outstandingbeers.com

I believe that good brewers are those that view the industry from a very strong practical and common sense approach, and my courses will focus on these aspects rather than deep irrelevant theory. I will share my invaluable experience giving students insight into achieving a successful business launch, the brewing process and plant alternatives. Above all I am a practical brewer who has brewed almost every week for over a decade, with numerous beer festival awards to prove it!.

Course Note Contents

1. Barley, types and malting
2. Other ingredients, including hops
3. The brewing Process
4. The plant required

Other subjects covered:-

• effluent, planning, EHOs & HM Revenue
• marketing, costs and administrative basics
• wholesalers
• bottling

The course is split into two modules - 3 and 4 days.

Day 1
theory from grist composition and water treatment to collecting in the beer in the fermenting vessel, Full course notes will be given and worked through.

Day 2
brew twice, one ale and one lager. The brewery capacity will be 2400 litres (15 barrels). Both beers will be brewed in parallel.

Day 3
fermentation, analysing the beer we brewed the previous day and continuing with the theory, including cask washing and barreling.

• What can go wrong!
• Site location and brewery layout. Bureaucratic procedures, marketing, business analysis and costs.
• Real ale bottling, including full demonstrations conducted by Adrian Corke from Leek Brewery.

Optional Day 4
advanced theory, and filtering – carbonating and back pressure filling ale or lager in to kegs and bottles. Including a presentation from the experts at Pall Filtration.

For further information please contact me.

Costs including Lunch

3 days £300 + VAT
4 days £450 + VAT

Local Hotels can be secured for around £50 per night B&B
The site is about 25 minutes from Manchester airport.

Unsolicited student comments:-

Just a short note to thank you for a most interesting and enjoyable course. You filled in several blanks for me and helped to clarify many other issues. Mr Hensby, Liverpool.

Thanks for the course over the past few days. I enjoyed your company and humour as well as the training.

My objective was to gain experience on the practical aspects of running a microbrewery and that's exactly what I got. I now feel more confident about the entire process. The networking was good too - I have a feeling I will stay in touch with many other students as they develop their breweries. Mr Murray, Oxfordshire

Just wanted to say thanks again for putting on a really enjoyable course. You've helped me decide that brewing is something I'd really like to be involved in, so I guess your course confirmed what I hoped it would. Mr Garvey, Huddersfield

Hi David, thanks for the course, I found it really useful and found the answers to many of my brewing problems. Mr Charlton, Hampshire

PBC Brewery Installations Customer Conference 2006

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2006 Speakers

Paul Corbett - Charles Faram Hops
Garrett Oliver - Brooklyn Brewery
David Porter - Porter Brewing Company
Dick Venes - Saffron Environmental Associates

PBC Brewery Installations Customer Conference 2007

2007 Speakers

Adrian Corke - Leek Brewery
Dr. Nigel Davies - Muntons Malt plc
Steve Holt - Vertical Drinks Ltd www.verticaldrinks.com
Barrie Pepper - Author
Myles Pinfold - WPA Pinfold www.wpa-pinfold.co.uk
David Porter - Porter Brewing Co Ltd

 

PBC Brewery Installations Customer Conference 2009

2009 Speakers

Roger Protz – Journalist and author
David Quain – Red.ts Ltd - www.red-ts.com
Chris White – White Labs Inc - www.whitelabs.com

Including delegates from:-

Adur Brewery
Appleford Brewery
Atlantic Brewery
Atomic Brewery
Battledown Brewery
Beachyhead Brewery
Brew Co Brewery
Bridestones Brewery
Coach & Horses Brew pub
Dare Brewery
Derventio Brewery
Dorset Piddle Brewery
Fuzzy Duck Brewery
Great Heck Brewery
Greenmill Brewery
Griffin Inn Brewery
Heart Of Wales Brewery
Hoggleys Brewery
Hopstar Brewery
Howardtown Brewery
Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery
Leek Brewery
Little Valley Brewery
Loch Leaven Brewery
Millstone Brewery
Nailsworth Brewery,
Naylors Brewery
Penpont Brewery
Sandstone Brewery
Severn Vale Brewery
Spitting Feathers Brewery
The Florence Brewery
Tunnel Brewery
Ferm Yeast Labs

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