Wort Production for Beer Fermentation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply standard operating procedures to prepare raw materials for wort production
• Demonstrate correct mashing techniques to achieve desired wort composition
• Implement lautering and sparging processes to separate wort from spent grain
• Analyze wort quality parameters and adjust processes to meet specifications
• Evaluate hygiene and safety practices during wort production to prevent contamination
• Design a wort production schedule based on fermentation requirements

Target Audience

This course is designed for brewery production staff, aspiring brewers, and quality control technicians who are involved in or oversee the wort production process. It is ideal for individuals seeking formal recognition of their brewing skills in a South African context.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions are essential to develop competence in wort production. Learners will operate pilot-scale brewing equipment, perform mashing and lautering, and conduct wort quality tests under supervision.

Practical Activities

• Milling and Mashing — Learners mill malt, prepare mash water, and perform a step mash using a pilot brewhouse. (3h)
• Lautering and Sparging — Learners lauter the mash, sparge, and collect wort while monitoring run-off clarity and gravity. (3h)
• Wort Boiling and Cooling — Learners boil wort with hop additions, whirlpool, and cool using a plate heat exchanger. (3h)
• Wort Quality Analysis — Learners analyse wort samples for pH, gravity, colour, bitterness, and clarity using laboratory instruments. (3h)

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.