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Rank	Requirements
Member	Pay dues
Novice	Attend one meeting Class - The Basics Discuss equipment needed for all categories, materials, acids, ingredients, fermentation, closures, bottling, and cleaning Class - The Law Discuss the law as it relates to the brewer, driver, distillation, drinker, host, and household Assist in a brewing Keep membership current, pay dues annually
Apprentice	Attend two additional meetings Class - Winery Tour Tour a winery Class - Brewery Tour Tour a brewery Class - Miscellaneous Basics Discuss clean equipment, fining agents, racking, ageing, and closures Class - Comparisons Compare four wines and four beers. The wines and beers must be of the same type but from different countries so that you can see the differences. Make one batch in each of 3 divisions scoring 50+ in each Keep membership current, pay dues annually
Journeyman	Attend an additional six meetings (a minimum of two must be Council meetings) Class - Guild Structure Go over the ranking system and the decision-making structure of the Brewers Guild Class - Intermediate Brewing Question and answer session with a Brewmaster Make two batches in each of 7 divisions with scores of 70+ Keep membership current, pay dues annually
Masterbrewer	Attend an additional twelve meetings (a minumum of four must be Council meetings) Class - Judging Discuss what a judge looking for and what is expected at various levels of skill Class - Champagne and Cabernet Recipes and methods Declare a primary core group and brew three batches in each division of that core group scoring 80+ Declare a second core group and brew two batches in four of its divisions scoring 70+ Declare a third core group and brew two batches in three of its divisions scoring 50+ Keep membership current, pay dues annually Core Group - Beers Top Ferment-Light Top Ferment-Dark Bottom Ferment-Light Bottom Ferment-Dark Short Mead Core Group - Wines Grape Fruit Sparkling Long Mead Misc (Flower, Herbal, Etc) Core Group - Alternative Soda Fortifieds Liquers Vinegars Special (Khumis, Sauces, Fermented Fruit)
Grandmaster	Attend an additional twenty four (24) meetings (a minimum of eight (8) must be Council meetings) Write a paper or booklet with council approval and 1) publish as booklet and/or 2) Submit to TI, CA, AC Make two batches in all divisions of the two cores you did not declare as a primary for Master scoring 80+ Keep membership current, pay dues annually

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