The Short Masterbrew courses and NEW Brewing Essentials courses are designed for the home brewer or those contemplating becoming a Craft/Boutique brewer, those associated with beer in the brewing industry or retail sector wanting to learn the basics of brewing better beer and handling and serving it
Are you tired of making beer at home or microbrewery you don’t want to admit is not quite right? Are you a home brewer, microbrewer, associated beer producer or retailer who would like to understand the production, packaging and selling of beer a little better?
Well, if the answer is yes and you would like to consider participating in one of the short courses run by the Costanzo Brewing Institute then there are a number of different courses to choose from. The vision of the school is simply to provide a simple but effective teaching environment, in which the brewing science basics are taught to those wanting to learn and apply skills learnt at the school. This effective course runs either over 1 day, 5 weeks (32 hour, part-time) or 4 full days. You will be taught by an experienced comercial brewer whose knowledge and practical skills are distilled into the short course. For the 5 week and 4 day courses the student will have an opportunity to be involved in brewing their own beer on a small brewing outfit or a small craft brewery and bottle some to take home.
The courses covers topics such as malt, yeast and hops, beer styles and design, beer tasting education, filtration, stabilisation and packaging of beer. A field trip may be incorporated to a local microbrewery. This serves as a chance to see a working brewery in progress and experience some of the nuincases a brewer faces on a daily basis.
For beginners try the introductory course. Same great knowledge but based on the simpler extract brewing techniques.
For International Students please click here for brewing options.
You’ll learn things you almost can’t get in other courses like;
- just what does it mean & how do you get consistent beer every time you brew. This is the crux of the course and everything is related back to consistency
- why you shouldn’t use the most common type of sanitiser
- learn about beer stabilisation and effect of oxygen from an expert in the field. Why and how to avoid oxygen at all cost
- how you can know that you put in the right amount of hops
- why you absolutely must record everything you do
- how to keep oxygen out of your beer. No, you don’t need that much for bottle conditioned beer
- Is your mash tun design the cause of your problems. More often than not it can be. Find out what you can do about it
- How best to use your home brew kegs
- Practice on a real microbrewery
- Bottle your own takeaway beer
- and much, much more
Teacher Profile
The principle teacher is Mr. Vincent Costanzo (B.Sc., M.Sc.), who has over 25 years experience in both commercial (Fosters) and microbrewing (“Matilda Bay”) industries and will be using his vast knowledge to help homebrewers and novice microbrewers get a better understanding of producing great beer. The facilitator has current teaching experience at NMIT, RMIT University and at Holmesglen Tafe. He also has a certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Brewing Courses for 2012
We strive to continually listen to our customers and have not only expanded our reach but designed the brewing courses to suit you. We therefore are happy to announce that in 2012 the structure of the Masterbrew courses will change to incorporate a one day “Brewing Essentials” course for those all grain brewers who would like to upgrade their brewing skills in very short time. The course will run on a weekend in order to have minimal disruption to your daily and work activities. This course also serves as a prelude to the more popular, in depth, “Masterbrew Brewing Course” which is now 4 days in length. Both courses can be undertaken individually or consecutively to make up 5 days.
Courses are being held in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Auckland and Wellington (See table below). Stay tuned for new courses that are coming soon for Queensland and S.E. Asia.
If you would like to know about Setting up a Microbrewery courses are now available.
*Exclusive of GST for all courses except Holmesglen Introductory Extract brewing and NZ courses |
Special Packages For Masterclass Courses
Gold Package
For VIP group enrollment for 3 or more students each student receives the following bonuses*;
- Entitlement to 10% course fee discount
- Free critical assessment of your homebrew
- Free “Brew Chem 101″ book worth $38
- Tuesday night dinner at the course paid to the value of $40
- Free advice for one month after the course on homebrewing
- Discount of 10% on chemical analysis of 2 home brewed beers
- Total package value is $512
Silver Package
For VIP group enrollment for 2 students each student receives the following bonuses*;
- Entitlement to 5% course fee discount
- Free “Brew Chem 101″ book worth $38
- Tuesday night dinner at the course paid to the value of $30
- Free advice for one month after the course on homebrewing
- Discount of 10% on chemical analysis of 1 home brewed beer
- Total package value is $410
Special Packages For Advanced Course at Keg King
For VIP group enrollment for 2 or more students each student receives the following bonuses*;
- Entitlement to 10% course fee discount
- Free “Brew Chem 101″ book worth $38
- Free advice for one month after the course on homebrewing
- Discount of 10% on chemical analysis of 1 home brewed beer
- Total package value is $472
* Conditions Apply. All enrollments must be booked by one person on behald of the other package members. Entitlements and free gifts are not redemable for cash and if not used are forfeited and non-transferable. Free Advise limited to 1 hour per week for 4 weeks. Chemical analysis includes alcohol, Colour, pH and bitterness and is valid for 6 months after the course.
Part Time Enrollments-Masterclass Courses
Students who can’t attend a full 4 day program can do some of the advanced course to suit their requirements by enrolling on the basis of one or more days. For example, if you want to take part in the brew day (which allows you to see how its done) you can enroll for this day at the cost of $270. And for any 2 days, cost is $520, or any 3 days $750. Please refer to the timetable after clicking the course name in the above table to see which day(s) you may be interested in or contact me for further details.
Please note: Already enrolled students cannot downgrade to part time enrollment.
Gift Certificates
Are you looking for that special gift for someone special. Well, you can now purchase a gift certificates and surprise them with a new and rewarding hobby. Its fun to make beer and even better to drink all the styles which seem to be becoming more and more prevalent in Australia.
For your gift certificate just drop me an Email
