Ensuring that your beer is just as good when it reaches the customer as when it left your brewery is one of the most essential elements of running a successful brewing operation. In Beer Packaging, you’ll explore every facet of the packaging process, from the bright beer tank, where brewing is completed, to the warehouse where containers of beer are ready for beer drinkers to enjoy.

Through online lectures and group discussions with your fellow classmates, you’ll study a variety of packaging topics, including pasteurization theory and common industry practices; the sequence and process for cleaning, filling and sealing containers; how to create a conceptual line design and layout; packaging types and quality standards; and post-filling handling and movement of finished inventory. The business aspects of packaging operations will also be addressed, as you learn how efficiencies can improve the brewery’s bottom line. By the end of this course, you will have a thorough understanding of the methods and reasoning behind beer packaging operations, as well as the practical skills necessary to step into the daily operations of a brewery packaging line under the supervision of a packaging manager.

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze beer packaging types and the appropriateness of containers for different needs
• Inspect packaging materials for defects
• Understand packaging line layouts, including machines, conveyors, control and access points
• Apply industry best practices for cleaning, filling and sealing different beer containers
• Test critical beer filling and post-filling quality factors and control processes
• Prepare for the risk factors involved in the movement of finished inventory

Skills You Will Gain

• Packaging line layout and design
• Beer packaging and storage
• Quality control of packaged beer
• Sanitation practices