Our suite of services for brewers, vintners, and distillers is designed to provide data that can be used to ensure the quality and consistency of your products. Services include analytical testing and laboratory rental for beer, cider, kombucha and more.
The Test Kitchen provides onsite equipment rental for entrepreneurs working on beverage product formulation.
The Natural Products Lab offers analytical and quality assurance testing services and onsite equipment rentals.
- ABV/ABW in beer, wine, sake, or spirits
- Specific gravity
- Calories
- Haze
- Acidity
- Beer bitterness
- Beer iso-alpha acids by HPLC
- Caffeine content in beverages
Tech Commercialization Center (TCC) Room 226
Candler, NC 28715
Allergen Overview for Craft Beverages 1-hour
Keeping food safe for human consumption means knowing how to plan for allergen handling. In this course, you can…
Beer Tasting and Evaluation
With as many options on the beer aisle as today, it can be intimidating and confusing. It's also exciting to have…
Corrective Actions, Preventive Actions (CAPA)
This 4-hour course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of Corrective Actions (CA)…
Craft Beer Laboratory Skills 1: Basic Laboratory Skills
Explore foundational bench skills and essential safety knowledge for the brewery quality laboratory. Throughout this…
Craft Beer Laboratory Skills 2: Microbiology
In the second part of this introductory series, students will identify and begin to apply traditional microbiological…
Craft Beer Laboratory Skills 3: Analytical Chemistry/Instrumentation
Part three of the series will include basic chemistry techniques and some more advanced instrumentation used in the…
Creating Wild Probiotics
Wild microbes live in the environment all around us, and ancient humans believed they were a gift from the heavens. We…
Environmental Monitoring for the Food, Beverage, and Natural Product Industry 4-hour
This 4-hour course is designed to provide the food, beverage and natural product manufacturing industry with a…
Environmental Monitoring for the Food, Beverage, and Natural Product Industry 8-hour
This 4-hour course is designed to provide the food, beverage and natural product manufacturing industry with a…
Fermenting Fruits and Veggies
Learn to grow probiotic cultures that will aid digestion, preserve foods, and add flavor and nutrition to fruits and…
FOH Beer Tasting and Sales for Brewpubs
Brewing basics, tasting and Sales is a great course for new FOH employees looking to hone their brewing knowledge, beer…
FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI) for Human Foods v1.2 – Craft Beverage 24 hour
Preventive Controls for Human Foods has emerged as the primary food safety system throughout FDA-regulated industries.…
Fundamentals of Good Distribution Practices
This 2-hour course is designed to provide the food, beverage and natural product manufacturing industry with a basic…
HACCP and Sanitation for Craft Beverages
Experience the process of creating an alcoholic beverage-based Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan…
Introduction to Sensory Science
Sensory evaluation of food and beverages isn't just for brewers or food scientists! Have you ever wondered what’s going…
Molecular Cocktails
Entertain your party guests with molecular cocktails that foam, spew dragon’s breath, freeze in front of your eyes,…
Quality Management Systems for Craft Breweries
This course focuses on the important factors involved in a quality management system. This includes management buy-in,…
Quality Management Systems for Craft Breweries 2-hour
The course is designed for persons working in alcoholic beverage production, packaging, and contract manufacturing.…
Quality Management Systems for Craft Breweries 4-hour
The course is designed for persons working in alcoholic beverage production, packaging, and contract manufacturing.…
Sake Brewing
This course is a fun and unique opportunity to learn how to brew sake. There are only 14 sake breweries in the US,…
Sensory Evaluation of Fermented Food and Beverages of the World
Learn the skills to become a taste tester and enjoy exotic fermented food and beverages from around the world. We will…
Sensory Science for Brewing
Could your brewery benefit from a well-developed sensory evaluation program? Many breweries routinely neglect…
The Art of Making Fruit Wine
Traditional wine is Fabulous, but have you ever wondered what it would be like to create wine from the fruit you've got…
Writing Effective SOP's
Students will learn how to write an effective Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as well as why these are a required…