Brewing and Distilling School Courses

Brewing for Professionals
The Brewing + Distilling Center in Knoxville, TN to help educate you on the essentials needed to become a valuable asset to any craft brewery.

Brewing for Enthusiasts
Learn the solid foundations of brewing delicious craft beer at home from instructors who have brewed beer for many years and know the do’s and don’ts of home brewing.
CURRENT BREWER/DISTILLER CONTINUING OR ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Do you have great employees who just need more knowledge in a given area of expertise? We can tailor those requirements to what topics you desire to be covered.
INDUSTRY TRAINING
The BDC offers training services for:
- Tap Room Personnel: help your team be more-informed as they serve and communicate with your craft beer customers. Increase customer relations and sales with more effective personnel.
- We can educate employees on beer/brewing history; beer styles, basic ingredients and the brewing process; sensory discussion- appearance/color, nose, bitterness/IBU, mouthfeel, finish; beer and food pairings.
- Setting up, maintaining and trouble-shooting draft beer equipment.
- Brewery/Distillery Continuing Education: in what areas of brewing/distilling or specific skills do your good employees need more technical education? Call us and we can tailor your needs with our educational and training expertise.
BREWERY AND DISTILLERY CONSULTING
We can help you in:
- Planning and start-up
- Facility design
- Equipment—acquiring and installing
- Raw materials selection
- Quality Control
- Personnel identification and hiring
- Facility management
- Personnel training and continuing education