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"Adeptus":oafm6f5e wrote: But, what I thought was good was their week long Craft Brewing in Practice[/url:oafm6f5e] course (slightly more reasonable at €1,250). I was considering signing up for this, but it runs from Oct. 14 till the 21st, and I can't do those dates. Unfortunately, they only run it once a year.
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I attended the VLB Craft Brewing in Practice course in Berlin this year, and would thoroughly recommend it. For such a short course, they make a bloody good stab at the theory and practicality of operating a craft brewery. The course involved theory lectures, a couple of days tagging along with a brewpub brew master and on the school pilot brewery, lab work, and external lectures by some inspirational individuals working in the industry.

The course is really pitched at those with a bit of an understanding of brewing processes - and those that had partaken in a bit of home brewing or working in a brewery were at an advantage to others.

Of course, there were generous and regular beer tasting along the way. The highlight was a visit to an inspirational brewpub just out of Berlin (<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="www.meierei-potsdam.de">www.meierei-potsdam.de) where the owner has a sparkly Kasper Schultz brewery turning out some fantastic brews , great food and a location to die for.....yes, we were jealous!