General Catalog 2026-2027

Craft Brewery Lab Technician

CBL1

Course work in brewing and fermentation includes production, operations, safety and sanitation, and associated process technologies. Related coursework is offered in applied craft beverage microbiology, packaging, filtration, and brewing and packaging maintenance. Students will get hands-on experience in a state-of-the-art brewing lab located on the North Metro campus. This lab will include a 3BBL brewery as well as several 1/2-barrel systems, a semi-automated canning machine, and lab equipment for quality control analysis and microbiology. Graduates of this program will be qualified for employment opportunities in the brewing and fermentation industry. Students may be eligible to sit for the professional Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) certification exams, which correspond to the program of study. 

Certificate Requirements

Requirements List

BFPT-1100Intro to Craft Brewing and Fermentation

3

BFPT-1105Brewing Elements

3

BFPT-1110Safety & Sanitation

2

BFPT-1120Recipe, Process, and Technology

3

BFPT-1130Craft Beer Brewing

4

BFPT-1145Craft Brewing Lab Methods

3

BFPT-1160Sensory Evaluation

3

BFPT-1180Topics in Craft Brewing

3

BFPT-2110Packaging & Materials

3

Total Credit Hours: 27