The Cask Marque Masterclasses are a suite of one-to-one cellar and bar training sessions for licensees and their staff. Each masterclass focuses on a specific element of cellar or bar management, ensuring attendees have a full understanding of the best practices and procedures to guarantee good quality beer.

The Masterclasses are designed to be delivered in your own site. After booking, a qualified assessor/trainer will contact you to make an appointment to visit at a time and date convenient to you.

A single Masterclass can be booked, or you may decide to book a few classes to run concurrently on the same day. Cask Marque can tailor the training to your requirements.

In addition to expert tutoring and hands-on training, the assessor will carry out a full bar and cellar hygiene audit with you, benchmarking you against the industry and leave an advisory action plan. Outlets will also receive the Cask Marque Cellar Management manual and a Certificate of Attendance.

The Masterclasses are recommended for anyone new to the industry, or licensees who want a refresher course on cellar and bar practices.

The classes are a great opportunity to ask any questions you have about your own cellar, bar, and equipment, ensuring your beer is delivered perfectly every time.

The Cask Masterclass is designed to be delivered in your own site. After booking, a qualified assessor/trainer will contact you to make an appointment to visit at a time and date convenient to you.

In addition to expert tutoring and hands-on training, the assessor will carry out a full bar and cellar hygiene audit with you, benchmarking you against the industry and leave an advisory action plan.

By the end of the course attendees will:

• Understand the difference between cask and keg beer
• Understand why cask beer needs conditioning
• Know the importance of hygiene, temperature and stock control in the cellar
• Know the Best Before dates on delivery
• Know how to settle, vent and tap cask beer
• Be able to identify when cask beer is fully conditioned
• Know how long cask beer should be on sale
• Understand the purpose of the Ale Python Control unit
• Know the serve temperature of cask beer
• Know how to clean cask equipment
• Know how to dispense cask beer
• Understand and identify the causes of common faults with cask beer

Assessment:

Bar and Cellar Audit

Maximum number of attendees:

3

Who should take this course?

Anyone involved in the handling and management of cask beer

Duration:

1 hour

Supporting Materials:

Cellar Management Manual

Cost:

From £95 + VAT

Introduction

The Keg Masterclass is designed to be delivered in your own site. After booking, a qualified assessor/trainer will contact you to make an appointment to visit at a time and date convenient to you.

In addition to expert tutoring and hands-on training, the assessor will carry out a full bar and cellar hygiene audit with you, benchmarking you against the industry and leave an advisory action plan.

By the end of the course attendees will:

• Understand the characteristics of keg beer
• Know the importance of hygiene, temperature and stock control in the cellar
• Know the Best Before dates on delivery
• Understand the properties of dispense gas
• Know how to store dispense gas
• Know how to change a gas cylinder
• Know how to change a keg
• Understand the purpose of a fob detector
• Know the purpose of a remote cooler
• Know how to maintain the remote cooler
• Know the serve temperature of keg beer
• Know how to clean keg equipment
• Know how to dispense keg beer
• Understand and identify the causes of common faults with keg beer

Assessment:

Bar and Cellar Audit

Maximum number of attendees:

3

Who should take this course?

Anyone involved in the handling and management of keg beer

Duration:

1 hour

Supporting Materials:

Cellar Management Manual

Cost:

From £95 + VAT

The Perfect Serve Masterclass is designed to be delivered in your own site. After booking, a qualified assessor/trainer will contact you to make an appointment to visit at a time and date convenient to you.

In addition to expert tutoring and hands-on training, the assessor will carry out a full bar and cellar hygiene audit with you, benchmarking you against the industry and leave an advisory action plan.

By the end of the course attendees will:

• Know how to maintain the glass washer
• Understand the purpose of glasswashing detergent and rinse aid
• Know how to perform a water break test on glassware
• Understand why and how glasses are renovated
• Know the difference between ale and lager glasses
• Know the serve temperature of keg, cask and bottled beer
• Know how to dispense keg, cask and bottled beer
• Understand and identify the causes of common faults with glassware
• Understand and identify the causes of common faults with dispense

Assessment:

Bar and Cellar Audit

Maximum number of attendees:

5

Who should take this course?

Anyone involved in the serving and dispense of beer

Duration:

1 hour

Supporting Materials:

Cellar Management Manual

Cost:

From £95 + VAT

The Line Cleaning Masterclass is designed to be delivered in your own site. After booking, a qualified assessor/trainer will contact you to make an appointment to visit at a time and date convenient to you.

In addition to expert tutoring and hands-on training, the assessor will carry out a full bar and cellar hygiene audit with you, benchmarking you against the industry and leave an advisory action plan.

By the end of the course attendees will:

• Know how often beer lines should be cleaned
• Know why beer lines should be cleaned every 7 days
• Know what Personal Protective Equipment should be worn when line cleaning
• Understand the properties of line cleaning chemicals
• Know how to measure out correct line cleaning chemical vs water
• Be able to clean cask beer lines
• Be able to clean keg beer lines
• Know how to check lines are fully clean
• Understand how to check chemical has been fully flushed from lines
• Know how to keep line cleaning records
• Understand COSHH and safe storage of chemicals

Assessment:

Bar and Cellar Audit

Maximum number of attendees:

3

Who should take this course?

Anyone responsible for cleaning beer lines

Duration:

2 hours

Supporting Materials:

Cellar Management Manual

Cost:

From £170 + VAT