Qualification training "Beer Production"

Beer production qualification courses for license acquisition

Qualification courses for beer production are being announced for the purpose of obtaining a license, following a training program designed for individuals managing and executing technological processes in companies producing up to 5,000 hectoliters of beer per year.

The program is coordinated with the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Food and Veterinary Service.

Training Program

Upon completing the training under this program, participants will:

be introduced to the history of beer production and the fundamental principles of brewing;

know beer types, styles, and their characteristics;

understand the technological processes of beer production – malt preparation, wort production, boiling, fermentation, maturation, filtration, and bottling;

be able to select and evaluate raw materials used in beer production: malt, hops, yeast, and water;

understand the principles of production planning and organization;

understand the requirements for quality control and technological process management;

know the principles of good hygiene practice and their application in beer production;

understand food safety, occupational safety, and health requirements;

be introduced to the legal acts regulating the production of alcoholic beverages in Lithuania.

Qualification Requirements

In accordance with Order No. B1-408 of the Director of the State Food and Veterinary Service dated September 10, 2002, "On the Approval of Qualification Requirements for Personnel of Alcohol Product Manufacturing Companies," a person responsible for the technological process in an alcohol product manufacturing company producing up to 5,000 hectoliters of beer per year must have higher, advanced, or special secondary education (acquired before 1995) in the fields of food technology, biotechnology, food studies, chemistry, biochemistry, or biology, or hold a beer production course completion certificate issued by an educational institution or another legal or natural person conducting training according to a training program coordinated and approved by the Agricultural Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture.