LaurieJay Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Anyone looked into actually having a career in brewing? I'm currently a stay at home dad, looking into a career change. Anyone have advice on where to get started, qualifications needed etc. Most of the 'courses' I've come across seem to be in the UK.Not in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzacpaul Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I think your best bet would be to visit a couple of craft breweries and have a word with them. I'm guessing it would be an apprenticeship type role (and i'm not sure if there are actual qualifications, or if it's something you just learn). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 There are a couple of university courses you can do; I think Ballarat Uni offers one. Lots of ads for brewing jobs require experience and a qualification of some sort. It is hard to get experience though. You could always offer to do some free work at a local brewery. If you start your own then you don't need experience or qualifications (but it would help) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBoy Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 my wife works for tafe in sa. she worked at regency for many years which i know have i micro brewery (incorporated in amongst their hotel school) from which i think they hold short courses into brewing... ive been lucky enough to have been given a few brews and they do a great dark ale. Regency Tafe had an added bonus of being able to smell the malt and hops from the hallowed ground across the road... mmm... coopers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I keep hoping to be offered a Coopers brewing scholarship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I keep hoping to be offered a Coopers brewing scholarship. Hey Sir Lusty' date=' thought you already had a scullership. [img']unsure[/img] Oh by the way Peter Symons the author of Bronzed Brews did a Brewing course at Ballarat. Bronzed Brews podcast, Bit of waffle at the start but worth a listen. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieJay Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Cheers guys. Yeah I came across that TafeSA website.They do a "General certificate in brewing". Hefty fee tho Seems to me that it's pot luck getting a job in this field. Would love to start my own, but money would be a big factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 There is always this option: https://www.mgs.net.au/auction/viewauction.html?a=7809 No idea on what it would cost, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Hi MM. I keep hoping to be offered a Coopers brewing scholarship. Hey Sir Lusty' date=' thought you already had a scullership. [img']unsure[/img] A nice play on words. If Coopers offered an accreditation for "scullership", I'm sure I'd be in the running for what is termed an "honorable mention" if based purely on consumption levels alone of their beers. Oh by the way Peter Symons the author of Bronzed Brews did a Brewing course at Ballarat. Bronzed Brews podcast' date=' Bit of waffle at the start but worth a listen. [img']wink[/img] I did listen to the podcast of this interview that you posted in another thread not long after your post of that. Interesting interview as I don't know the bloke who was interviewed (Peter Symons) to holding any lofted notoriety here in the craft brewing fraternity here in AUS, being the publisher of the book. The yank interviewer just couldn't get past how 20%+ sugar of any kind in a beer recipe could leave a beer anything less than dry. That made me laugh a bit. As hard as Peter tried to encourage suggestions around Maillard type reactions & how various un-refined sugars inherently carry various levels of caramelisation, the interviewer really had no idea of how the beers being discussed could possibly produce any caramelized influence & end up anything else but ridiculously dry. I really respect the lengths Peter has gone to, to produce a book with the content & information he has. I'm also a supporter of his drive to get the Melbourne Ale strain (WLP059) released & made available regularly or seasonally through White Labs. If you want more of Australian brewing heritage to be made available to us as home brewers, then supporting initiatives like this go a long way to making it happen. If your LHBS stocks liquid yeasts then get into them about the pre-order & help to get this rare heritage yeast of Australia made more readily available across the globe. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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