Mar 18, 2026  
2025-2026 Catalog SVC 
    
2025-2026 Catalog SVC

BRW 198 - Brewery Capstone Project


Credits: 2
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 44
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Includes a final brewing project in the lab. Students work in small groups to formulate and brew an original recipe, and then market and sell their product to another brewery/restaurant or at Cardinal Craft Brewing.

Prerequisite: BRW 161 with a C or higher.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Design and brew a beer that meets generally accepted standards.
  2. Demonstrate how to effectively promote and sell to wholesale and retail markets.
  3. Apply information and skills to a workplace setting.
  4. Meet the standards of an entry-level worker in the brewing industry.
  5. Demonstrate professional standards of industry.

Course Contents
  1. Accepted standards for brewing beer.
  2. How to promote and sell to wholesale and retail markets.
  3. Skills necessary in a workplace setting.
  4. Standards of an entry-level worker in the brewing industry.
  5. Professional standards of industry.


Instructional Units: 3