While the CIBD’s Master level qualification is all about demonstrating your expertise and competence, by embarking on this programme you will take control over your own learning and development. Your sponsoring mentor will help you to construct your study plan, built around the CIBD syllabus, to be examined in five parts.
Master Brewer (updated)
The CIBD Master Brewer qualification is the world's highest level of recognition in the technical leadership/management of the brewing and distilling production process. Through a combination of knowledge and experience it demonstrates an ability to learn from past experience, together with interpretive skills to deeply understand processes and continuously improve them.
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Per module
Membership Requirements £150
Pre-requisites
You must be a CIBD member and have achieved the CIBD Diploma in Brewing or an exempt qualification from an approved university.
It is a requirement that all candidates for the Master level qualification are sponsored by their employing organisation, with a senior person nominated as the candidate’s sponsor. The role of the sponsor is to support the candidate with resources and opportunities to carry out the full qualification programme, including the project - Module 5.
For a full breakdown of what candidates will be examined on, download the syllabus below.
After achieving the award you may use the 'M.Brew' post-nominal.
Who is this Qualification for?
The CIBD Master Brewer qualification is the world's highest level of recognition in the technical management of the brewing production process, through a combination of knowledge and experience. It demonstrates your ability to learn from what has happened in the past, together with interpretive skills to deeply understand processes and continuously improve them. The CIBD Master Brewer qualification is the culmination of many years of learning and putting science into action.
After achieving the award you may use the 'M.Brew' post-nominal.
Download the syllabus for a full breakdown of what candidates will be examined on.
Master Brewer Syllabus
Qualifications
What's next
The CIBD believes in lifelong learning. For those who attain our highest level of qualification, we offer a number of professional development opportunities that enable you to give back to the community while enhancing your skills in new areas. You may find yourself helping to train the next generation of brewers and distillers, sitting on our examinations board or contributing to the continuous cycle of learning material improvement.
There are many roles and opportunities for our Master Brewers within our community of global experts. What will yours be?
