Fermenting Raw Product for Beverage Distilling Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply principles of fermentation to select appropriate raw materials and prepare them for fermentation.
• Monitor and control fermentation parameters such as temperature, pH, and sugar concentration to achieve desired alcohol yield.
• Identify and troubleshoot common fermentation issues, including contamination and stuck fermentation.
• Implement hygiene and safety practices to ensure product quality and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Evaluate the quality of fermented raw product through sensory and chemical analysis.
• Document fermentation processes and results for quality assurance and traceability.

Target Audience

This course is designed for individuals working in or entering the beverage distilling industry, including distillery operators, production supervisors, and quality assurance personnel who need to understand and manage fermentation processes.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions allow learners to apply fermentation theory by preparing raw materials, managing yeast, monitoring fermentations, and troubleshooting real batches. These supervised exercises develop essential skills in process control, hygiene, and quality assessment.

Practical Activities

• Raw Material Preparation and Mashing — Learners mill grains, prepare mash, and perform enzymatic conversion to produce fermentable wort. (5h)
• Yeast Handling and Fermentation Initiation — Learners rehydrate dry yeast, prepare starter cultures, and pitch yeast into wort, monitoring initial parameters. (4h)
• Fermentation Monitoring and Data Collection — Over two days, learners monitor ongoing fermentations, record data, and adjust conditions as needed. (6h)
• Wash Analysis and Troubleshooting — Learners analyse finished wash for alcohol, acidity, and off-flavours, and diagnose any fermentation issues. (4h)
• Fermentation Planning and Integration with Distilling — Learners design a fermentation plan for a given raw material and discuss integration with distillation operations. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.