The Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) has launched a new self-assessed and on-demand technical course, called Beer Sensory Analysis.
The new short course is aimed at all brewers and quality professionals wanting to improve beer quality through sensory and flavour criteria, and run effective sensory panels. The course would also benefit serious home brewers.
It provides the knowledge and tools required to understand control beer flavour. It will enable learners to run a range of sensory tests, assess the results, and ultimately improve their brewing process and beer. It’s displayed in an engaging, interactive, multimedia format.
The course has been developed in collaboration with leading sensory scientists and brewing professionals. It provides the same technical excellence found in all IBD qualifications, with the benefit of not needing to sit a formal exam.
It includes a downloadable and useful PDF with technical information, such as:
- The basis of beer flavour
- The descriptors and thresholds of more than 100 key flavour compounds
- The beer flavour terminology system and flavour wheel
- How to recruit, screen, and train an effective sensory panel
- Tasting room design for breweries of all sizes
- Tasting forms for more than 10 sensory tests
- The statistical tables, equations and calculations to interpret test results
The course features text, videos, animations, quizzes, and games to help enhance learning. At the end of the course, learners will receive a certificate of completion.
“Whatever the size of your brewery, this course should help you better understand beer flavour and to get the best value from your sensory endeavours,” said IBD technical development manager, Stuart Howe.
“It may also save you spending money on the services of companies providing sensory management systems and training. We are confident that not only will you enjoy the course, it will also benefit your career, your brewery, your beer, your consumers and your sales volumes!”
Tom Shelston, IBD chief executive, added: “This is the fourth short course that we have launched within the past year, showing the IBD commitment to continuous professional development. We are reinforcing our learning offering with these on-demand courses to provide dynamic, flexible, and cost-effective ways to educate professionals in the industry.”
