VLB Berlin
VLB Berlin is the owner of the Institut für Gärungsgewerbe und Biotechnologie zu Berlin. It is an institute in Berlin's Wedding district that provides research, training, education and service for the brewing industry.
Its education side which cooperates with the Berlin University of Technology which are in English or Russian includes Certified Brewmaster six-month courses which are attended by worldwide brewers including August A. Busch IV.
The VLB was founded in 1883 and moved in 1898 to its current location at Seestreet 13. From 1898 to 1981 it operated the Hochschul Brauerei.
Among its publications is Technology Brewing and Malting by Wolfgang Kunze.
