Requirements for Guild Ranks
MEMBER
| MEMBERSHIP | Keep Membership current |
NOVICE
| MEETINGS | Attend one meeting |
| CLASSES | The Basics – Discuss equipment needed for all categories, materials, acids, ingredients, fermentation, closures, bottling, and cleaning The Law – Discuss the law as it relates to the brewer, driver, distillation, drinker, host, and household |
| BREWING | Assist in a brewing |
| MEMBERSHIP | Keep membership current, pay dues annually |
APPRENTICE
| MEETINGS | Attend two additional meetings |
| CLASSES | Winery Tour – Tour a winery Brewery Tour – Tour a brewery Miscellaneous Basics – Discuss clean equipment, fining agents, racking, ageing, and closures 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. |
| BREWING | Make one batch in each of 3 divisions scoring 50+ in each |
| MEMBERSHIP | Keep membership current, pay dues annually |
JOURNEYMAN
| MEETINGS | Attend an additional six meetings (a minimum of two must be Council meetings) |
| CLASSES | Guild Structure – Go over the ranking system and the decision-making structure of the Brewers Guild Intermediate Brewing – Question and answer session with a Brewmaster |
| BREWING | Make two batches in each of 7 divisions with scores of 70+ |
| MEMBERSHIP | Keep membership current, pay dues annually |
MASTER BREWER
| MEETINGS | Attend an additional twelve meetings (four must be Council meetings) |
| CLASSES | Judging – Discuss what a judge is looking for and what is expected at various levels of skill Champagne and Cabernet – Recipes and methods |
| BREWING | 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+ Upon completion, must be approved by 2/3 of the Brewers Guild Council |
| MEMBERSHIP | Keep membership current, pay dues annually |
GRAND MASTER BREWER
| MEETINGS | Attend an additional twenty four (24) meetings (a minimum of eight (8) must be Council meetings) |
| PRESENTATION | Write a paper or booklet with council approval and publish as booklet and/or Submit to CROWN PRINTS, TOURNAMENTS ILLUMINATED, COMPLETE ANACHRONIST, or ARTS CAIDIS |
| BREWING | Make two batches in all divisions of the second and third cores declared for Master Brewer rank with scores of 80+ Make 2 batches in three of the divisions of the fourth core with scores of 50+ Upon completion, must be approved by 2/3 of the Brewers Guild Council |
| OBLIGATIONS | Must continue to teach Must make a reasonable attempt to be available when given prior notice Must be willing to travel |
| MEMBERSHIP | Keep membership current, pay dues annually |