Well done Brewbird in passing your IBD Distilling Module I exam. This topic is good, informative and educational with practical personal experience and advice. Hard work paid off. Love it.
I was afraid a lot of people would be bored of this video since it is about writing an exam, so I am glad to hear that I was wrong! Happy New Year's to you.
I really appreciate being able to learn about brewing, and distilling and the business around it along with you, I know you put alot of time and work into learning and it makes it so much easier for me... And you do it in a fun entertaining way. Great video 👍
You're welcome. I just did Module 2 on Wednesday. I think it was a lot easier than previous years because it was online and you didn't need to reproduce any diagrams.
Greetings from Vancouver Island! I'm currently going through the fermentation module (I did the general certificate last year and was surprised at how detailed it got). I found your video quite helpful as it shone a little more light on the test than the previous years' exams have done. Either way, pretty nervous about the test and your vid is good motivation to get back to studying.
Ooh nice to see someone from my neck of the woods here. Best of luck with it, I'll be taking the 2nd module in Vancouver in June. I need to start studying for it soon.
@@MissBrewbird Iam doing the first step the certificate in brewery and distilling Plus also picking up vitner and cider Too much or OK? Also thanks for answering my questions/fears about IBD Brought my first laptop at 55 lol
Hey Brewbird, I'm loving the videos! Thanks for sharing. I'm also studying for Module 1 Diploma in Distilling. I was wondering if you could share any working examples of how to measure Fermentable Extract? I feel like whilst in general the resources on the IBD site are good, they could be alot better! More working examples of equations and videos would be a huge help!
Hey Alastair, best of luck with the exam. I am pretty busy studying for my last IBD exam now, so unfortunately I won't have any new videos until after I take my exam.
Well done! All together how long would you say is needed to prepare for that from Module Enrolling? PS Cardiff my home city and I have a cousin working for Labatt's Brewery.
Thanks. I'd say 4-5 months is a good amount of time to prepare for it. If you have a science background, or are super studious you can get away with 2-3 months of prep.
Well done on passing your first module. I've been looking at taking it myself but I'm just not the academic type and prefer learning by doing and on the job experience. Have you found many distilleries employ people with this qualification?
Hmm the really big distilleries want people with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Science, Microbiology, or Engineering usually. The small-medium distilleries will usually say they prefer people with some kind of formal brewing/distilling qualification like this, but you can definitely find a brewing/distilling job without a qualification. At the Borders Distillery, the distillery sponsored all of us to take these IBD qualifications.
Hi miss brewbird congratulations for passing module 1 in distilling. I got the JJ Morrison scholarship for General certificate in Brewing, Pls do you have a video on how to pass the general certificate in Brewing exam?
Hi Brewbird, I am also doing the IBD diploma in distilling this year, and your videos are great. How is your prep for module 2 going? Im a hobby home distiller and have found a few parts pretty tough, but im getting through it. Study hard!
Nice, I am not as ahead of my prep as I would like, but I've looked over the material once now and it seems slightly easier than module 1. Which module are you studying for?
@@MissBrewbird module 2 at the moment, going through it for the second time and just finishing up unit 2. I dont know why, but im finding module 2 harder to get through - it might be that I'm no longer in lockdown, so not forced to sit and study everyday... Loving your content, your job at Shakespeare looks absolutely amazing, I remember pouring molasses for a rum last year, it is some sticky stuff!
Hi Miss Brewbird! Congratulations on passing Module 1! Happy New Year from Singapore! I am heavily considering a masters in Brewing & Distilling at Heriot-Watt Uni in Edinburgh. In the Scotch whisky industry, how does that qualification compare with the ones from IBD?
I'd say the Masters in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot-Watt University is more prestigious than the IBD. Heriot-Watt is famous worldwide for their Brewing and Distilling program after all. To do the Masters in Distilling from the IBD, you are required to be sponsored by your place of work. The last module is practical and you need to develop your own project and have someone at your place of work be your supervisor. I think the IBD Masters program also takes longer to complete than the Heriot-Watt one. I've met a couple of people who graduated from the Heriot-Watt Masters program, but never anyone from the IBD one, so these are just my thoughts on it. Happy New Year to you from England!
It’s possible now to turn carbon dioxide directly into alcohol with an electrocatalyst. Meaning yeast is no longer required. Or the co2 byproduct could be collected and also converted essentially doubling alcohol production Sugar -yeast-> 2 alcohol + 2 co2 2 co2 + 3 h2o -catalyst-> alcohol + 3 o2
@@MissBrewbird new day, new thing to learn... Rose hip, hibiscus, grapefruit and grains of paradise gin My wife calls it birds of paradise gin. GoP is an amazing aromatic! As is African pepper / long pepper
@@geo0salonica I don’t have the research paper to hand. A google scholar search for “ethanol + electrocatalyst + carbon dioxide” might help Plus you may have to pay for the research paper From what I remember it’s copper sputtered on carbon (whether that’s graphite or graphene I can’t remember) and it’s low voltage for the supply (which I remember thinking was absolutely no help because it didn’t mention current but given how conducive carbon is, it’s probably low current too)
When you registered for the course, were you allowed to choose your exam date? I signed up for the IBD General Certificate in Distilling back in March 2021, but I think I was supposed to take the exam in May but I missed it. Do you know if i can schedule for the next posted exam?
@@MissBrewbird I thought about it. Although, I don't beleive they cover Canadian rules and regulations... Food and safety canada, Quebec, firecodes, SAQ.. Have you heard good things about the IBQ Institut Brassicole du Québec?
Hi Jacob, yes the IBD covers the technical and scientific side of distilling, and not so much the rules, regulations and food and safety stuff. Sorry haven't heard anything about that institute before.
Hi there. I was wondering if taking this general certificate/diploma will help me find a job in a distillery? I've been doing a bit of research and think it sounds like it'd be an interesting career
What did you learn about pome tobts and cyanide in this school? Did you mention catalysts there? if so i would like to know your oppinion about sloe brandy with crushed cores.
Umm that wasn't specifically part of the course, but from what I gather there are a lot of people out there using crushed cores and pits. Usually it is not a problem because the cyanide content is so low, but this is just what I have read online, I am not an expert on this subject.
I did the general certificate in distilling, and it was soooo boring ! 😴 I did my test a month ago ( with many ridiculous questions) and I'm still waiting for the result... 3 month to get it... its ridiculous! In the end... If I had invested £50 in distilling e-books 📚 and drunk £500 in alcohol would be much more worthwhile...
I hear ya. I am surprised it takes 3 months to get your result for that exam. I thought all the questions for the general certificate were multiple choice and that the test was online now.
I don't think they accept that as a pre-requisite degree. You can send them an email directly to ask. You'll probably need to do the diploma in distilling first.
Hey, good luck! I never took the IBD brewing diploma so I can't speak to that, but keep calm, review the learning points, try to anticipate essay questions, and have answers prepared for them. Also remember that a pass is only 45%
Actually I also signed up for Diploma in distilling module 1 for 2020, unfortunately, I couldn't take my exam due to Lockdown during my exam period in my Country. So the exam has been transferred for June 2021 and I have also signed up for rest of the module 2 and 3. Should I be worried as I don't have much time from work. How should I prepare?
Aww that's a shame. You signed up to do all three modules in 2021? That is a lot of work. If you have a strong science background, doing 1 and 2 at the same time should be okay. A lot of people find Module 3 the hardest since you have to memorise a lot of stuff and it is more calculation based, so if you have an engineering background or strong math skills it will be easier for you to do well in Module 3. I would save Module 3 to do in 2022, while the other two you should start going over the material now and going over the key learning objectives.
Well done Brewbird in passing your IBD Distilling Module I exam. This topic is good, informative and educational with practical personal experience and advice. Hard work paid off. Love it.
Brewbird, making me super envious again! This is by far my favorite video.
I was afraid a lot of people would be bored of this video since it is about writing an exam, so I am glad to hear that I was wrong! Happy New Year's to you.
@@MissBrewbird Happy New Year to you!
I really appreciate being able to learn about brewing, and distilling and the business around it along with you, I know you put alot of time and work into learning and it makes it so much easier for me... And you do it in a fun entertaining way. Great video 👍
I appreciate that!😊
Congratulations! Good vibes being sent back your way.
Haha thanks
Just sat Module 1 today. Thanks for the information!
You're welcome. I just did Module 2 on Wednesday. I think it was a lot easier than previous years because it was online and you didn't need to reproduce any diagrams.
I'm studying to take at least 2 (potentially all 3) modules in 2022. Great vid, thanks!
wow so aggressive. Good luck with studying!
Congrats for passing Module 1! Have a wonderful new year of 2021!
Ooh I'm delighted to see you here. Happy new year to you too! Let's hope it is a good one.
Greetings from Vancouver Island! I'm currently going through the fermentation module (I did the general certificate last year and was surprised at how detailed it got). I found your video quite helpful as it shone a little more light on the test than the previous years' exams have done.
Either way, pretty nervous about the test and your vid is good motivation to get back to studying.
Ooh nice to see someone from my neck of the woods here. Best of luck with it, I'll be taking the 2nd module in Vancouver in June. I need to start studying for it soon.
@@MissBrewbird good luck with module 2! Gonna be back on this side of the world for a bit?
Thanks, yes I will be back in a couple of months.
This takes me back to some college chemistry days! And by takes me back, I mean trying to remember what I learned 2 years ago
@Jacob Fisher showing your age there!
I have no idea what most of this meant but CONGRATS! Good luck on the next module!
Thanks! 😃
Grats on passing. another good vid.
Thank you! 😊
Thanks this has answered a question about IBD on another of your posts
So it's IBD for me in 2022
Making my hobby a career
IBD for me in 2022 as well, hopefully my last module. Which one are you doing?
@@MissBrewbird
Iam doing the first step the certificate in brewery and distilling
Plus also picking up vitner and cider
Too much or OK?
Also thanks for answering my questions/fears about IBD
Brought my first laptop at 55 lol
Hey Brewbird, I'm loving the videos! Thanks for sharing. I'm also studying for Module 1 Diploma in Distilling. I was wondering if you could share any working examples of how to measure Fermentable Extract? I feel like whilst in general the resources on the IBD site are good, they could be alot better! More working examples of equations and videos would be a huge help!
Hey Alastair, best of luck with the exam. I am pretty busy studying for my last IBD exam now, so unfortunately I won't have any new videos until after I take my exam.
Well done!
All together how long would you say is needed to prepare for that from Module Enrolling?
PS Cardiff my home city and I have a cousin working for Labatt's Brewery.
Thanks. I'd say 4-5 months is a good amount of time to prepare for it. If you have a science background, or are super studious you can get away with 2-3 months of prep.
Well done on passing your first module. I've been looking at taking it myself but I'm just not the academic type and prefer learning by doing and on the job experience. Have you found many distilleries employ people with this qualification?
Hmm the really big distilleries want people with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Science, Microbiology, or Engineering usually. The small-medium distilleries will usually say they prefer people with some kind of formal brewing/distilling qualification like this, but you can definitely find a brewing/distilling job without a qualification. At the Borders Distillery, the distillery sponsored all of us to take these IBD qualifications.
Hi miss brewbird congratulations for passing module 1 in distilling. I got the JJ Morrison scholarship for General certificate in Brewing, Pls do you have a video on how to pass the general certificate in Brewing exam?
Hi Brewbird, I am also doing the IBD diploma in distilling this year, and your videos are great. How is your prep for module 2 going? Im a hobby home distiller and have found a few parts pretty tough, but im getting through it. Study hard!
Nice, I am not as ahead of my prep as I would like, but I've looked over the material once now and it seems slightly easier than module 1. Which module are you studying for?
@@MissBrewbird module 2 at the moment, going through it for the second time and just finishing up unit 2. I dont know why, but im finding module 2 harder to get through - it might be that I'm no longer in lockdown, so not forced to sit and study everyday... Loving your content, your job at Shakespeare looks absolutely amazing, I remember pouring molasses for a rum last year, it is some sticky stuff!
I like how I see this video after I start a level 3 spirits course with WSET 😭
There, there... I'm sure you'll be learning other, different things in your WSET course. Good luck with it!💪
Hi Miss Brewbird! Congratulations on passing Module 1! Happy New Year from Singapore!
I am heavily considering a masters in Brewing & Distilling at Heriot-Watt Uni in Edinburgh. In the Scotch whisky industry, how does that qualification compare with the ones from IBD?
I'd say the Masters in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot-Watt University is more prestigious than the IBD. Heriot-Watt is famous worldwide for their Brewing and Distilling program after all. To do the Masters in Distilling from the IBD, you are required to be sponsored by your place of work. The last module is practical and you need to develop your own project and have someone at your place of work be your supervisor. I think the IBD Masters program also takes longer to complete than the Heriot-Watt one.
I've met a couple of people who graduated from the Heriot-Watt Masters program, but never anyone from the IBD one, so these are just my thoughts on it.
Happy New Year to you from England!
@@MissBrewbird thank you for your thoughts! ^___^
It’s possible now to turn carbon dioxide directly into alcohol with an electrocatalyst. Meaning yeast is no longer required.
Or the co2 byproduct could be collected and also converted essentially doubling alcohol production
Sugar -yeast-> 2 alcohol + 2 co2
2 co2 + 3 h2o -catalyst-> alcohol + 3 o2
Interesting, I learn something new everyday.
@@MissBrewbird new day, new thing to learn...
Rose hip, hibiscus, grapefruit and grains of paradise gin
My wife calls it birds of paradise gin.
GoP is an amazing aromatic!
As is African pepper / long pepper
Very interesting! any catalyst suggestion? or any link for more information?
@@geo0salonica I don’t have the research paper to hand.
A google scholar search for “ethanol + electrocatalyst + carbon dioxide” might help
Plus you may have to pay for the research paper
From what I remember it’s copper sputtered on carbon (whether that’s graphite or graphene I can’t remember) and it’s low voltage for the supply (which I remember thinking was absolutely no help because it didn’t mention current but given how conducive carbon is, it’s probably low current too)
@@geo0salonica university of Chicago. Google the search term. TH-cam has issues with supplying links unless the channel owner posted them
barely passed with a D lol so you still did better than me 😂 thank you for sharing this though
When you registered for the course, were you allowed to choose your exam date? I signed up for the IBD General Certificate in Distilling back in March 2021, but I think I was supposed to take the exam in May but I missed it. Do you know if i can schedule for the next posted exam?
Best to just email IBD, they are really good at responding to emails quickly
Hey Brewbird. Do you recommend any Canadian version of IBD for distilling? Not sure if you know if there's one in Province of Québec?
Why don't you just do the IBD distilling course, you can take the exams in Canada too.
@@MissBrewbird I thought about it. Although, I don't beleive they cover Canadian rules and regulations... Food and safety canada, Quebec, firecodes, SAQ.. Have you heard good things about the IBQ Institut Brassicole du Québec?
Hi Jacob, yes the IBD covers the technical and scientific side of distilling, and not so much the rules, regulations and food and safety stuff. Sorry haven't heard anything about that institute before.
@@MissBrewbird Thanks!!! Congrats on your interview with Jesse.
Hi there. I was wondering if taking this general certificate/diploma will help me find a job in a distillery? I've been doing a bit of research and think it sounds like it'd be an interesting career
It will help, but certainly not necessary to get your foot in the door. I'd first try emailing some distilleries and asking for a job.
What did you learn about pome tobts and cyanide in this school? Did you mention catalysts there? if so i would like to know your oppinion about sloe brandy with crushed cores.
Umm that wasn't specifically part of the course, but from what I gather there are a lot of people out there using crushed cores and pits. Usually it is not a problem because the cyanide content is so low, but this is just what I have read online, I am not an expert on this subject.
I did the general certificate in distilling, and it was soooo boring ! 😴 I did my test a month ago ( with many ridiculous questions) and I'm still waiting for the result... 3 month to get it... its ridiculous! In the end... If I had invested £50 in distilling e-books 📚 and drunk £500 in alcohol would be much more worthwhile...
I hear ya. I am surprised it takes 3 months to get your result for that exam. I thought all the questions for the general certificate were multiple choice and that the test was online now.
Did you sign up for the May 2021 Distilling Certificate?
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Mam i am bsc horticulture graduate. Is am i eligible for MSc Brewing and Distilling
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I don't think they accept that as a pre-requisite degree. You can send them an email directly to ask. You'll probably need to do the diploma in distilling first.
awsome, exam in 2 days, any hints, Im doing the brewing diploma
Hey, good luck! I never took the IBD brewing diploma so I can't speak to that, but keep calm, review the learning points, try to anticipate essay questions, and have answers prepared for them. Also remember that a pass is only 45%
Actually I also signed up for Diploma in distilling module 1 for 2020, unfortunately, I couldn't take my exam due to Lockdown during my exam period in my Country. So the exam has been transferred for June 2021 and I have also signed up for rest of the module 2 and 3. Should I be worried as I don't have much time from work. How should I prepare?
Aww that's a shame. You signed up to do all three modules in 2021? That is a lot of work. If you have a strong science background, doing 1 and 2 at the same time should be okay. A lot of people find Module 3 the hardest since you have to memorise a lot of stuff and it is more calculation based, so if you have an engineering background or strong math skills it will be easier for you to do well in Module 3. I would save Module 3 to do in 2022, while the other two you should start going over the material now and going over the key learning objectives.
@@MissBrewbird Do we have any other way of connecting, like LinkedIn or something like that?? I would love to have your guidance and help.
I messaged you back on instagram. You can also email me at: brewbird.contact@gmail.com
Did you learn online in IBD?
Yes I did
How long does it take you for the diploma ?
It took me 5-6 months to study for one module. Some people take them all in the same year, but I have just been doing each module one year at a time.
How can i get Sponsorship for this exam?
If you work at a distillery you can ask if they will sponsor it.
you're disappointing your Asian parents. C? You could do better than that
I've failed as an Asian 😓