Apprentice Brewer

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic applicant to join our ever-expanding team. We are an established brewery just outside Carlisle, looking to add another brewer to learn and assist with day-to-day brewing and packaging. Applicants do not need any prior brewing experience, but an interest in beer and brewing is a must!

Wage

• £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Hours

• Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm
• 40 hours a week

Start date

• Monday 2 November 2026

Duration

• 1 year 6 months

Positions available

• 1

What you'll do at work

• Assisting in the production of wort (unfermented beer)
• Testing and monitoring of fermenting beer
• Packaging beer
• Cleaning of brewery casks, kegs, and vessels
• Assisting where required with our taproom and deliveries

Where you'll work

Great Corby Brewhouse
The Green
Great Corby
Carlisle
CA4 8LR

Training

Course

Brewer (level 4)

Training provider

NC GROUP LTD

Training schedule

Brewer Level 4.

• 80% of the work and training will occur at the brewery, with another 20% of training taking place off site.
• 10 days of training will take place at Brewlab in Sunderland, utilising their brewery and laboratory equipment. Additional contact will be maintained with a trainer to guide the apprentice in their studies.

What you'll learn

• Comply with industry legislation and regulations.
• Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for fermentation and conditioning.
• Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for raw material and ingredient handling, including storage management and rotation of brewing ingredients and raw materials.
• Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the raw material handling stage of brewing.
• Apply planning, prioritising and time management techniques
• Select and use brewing ingredients according to beer recipes.
• Adjust recipes to limit batch to batch variance.
• Maintain records for existing beer recipes.
• Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for brewing.
• Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the brewhouse stage of brewing.
• Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for fermentation and conditioning.
• Monitor and maintain yeast hygiene, vitality, and viability.
• Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the yeast and fermentation stage of brewing.
• Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for beer finishing and maturation (stabilisation).
• Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the beer finishing and maturation stage of brewing.
• Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for beer packaging.
• Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the packaging stage of brewing.
• Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for transport and storage of bulk beer.
• Control and operation of automated or manual plant and equipment required for transport and storage of packaged beer.
• Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the product stability and retail trade quality stage of brewing.
• Apply and document product assurance checks. For example, microbiological, chemical, physical, sensory.
• Apply quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) procedures.
• Conduct and document food safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) checks.
• Apply sustainability and circular economy principles.
• Promote the beer industry and the brewery they are employed at.
• Apply problem solving and continuous improvement (CI) tools and techniques.
• Communicate and network with others verbally and visually, for example internal and external colleagues and stakeholders.
• Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
• Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.