What you'll learn

Over an hour and a half of video content including theory and demonstration
By the end of this course you will know (and observe) the process of home brewing
Understand what equipment is necessary to brew beer at home
Know what sort of ingredients comes in a typical beer recipe
To see the overall process of brewing, fermentation, and bottling

Course content

5 sections • 26 lectures • 1h 34m total length

Welcome and Intro3:25

Water5:21
Water is, of course, what makes up most of the beer. Selecting the water that you will use is a part of creating the taste you want.
Fermentable Sugars4:41
Fermentable sugars, particularly malted barley, is covered in this section of the course. Ted explains that malted barley is and how you can choose barleys to make the flavor you want.
Hops5:18
Hops the little flower that makes beer bitter, flavorful, and aromatic. It's inclusion in beer is a big part of what makes the taste we know as beer.
Yeast3:21
While homebrewers don't mess around too much with yeast, it's obviously a key ingredient. Ted covers the two types of years commonly used by home brewers.
Other Things to Add to Your Beer5:30
A range of additional items are covered in this lecture, from honey to the strangely named "Irish Moss" Ted looks at a few of the many things added to beer.
Why Partial Mash?3:13
At the end of this lecture you will know why partial mash beer kits are perhaps the best choice for a beginning brewer.

Basic Beer Equipment3:35
A basic brewing kit provides you with all of the necessary components you need to brew beer. In this session Ted walks you through the items that come in a typical home brew startup kit.

Sorry about the hum - the refrigerators were buzzing in the background!

This store can be found online at The Home Brew Store.
What's in a Beer Kit?1:37
In this lecture Ted gives an item-by-item breakdown of what comes in a partial mash brew kit.
What's in an All Extract Kit?1:31
Ted goes over the ingredients in an all extract kit. You can skip this lecture if you are doing a partial mash and don't want to take the time on all extract kits.
What Equipment Does Ted Use?4:02
Ted's kit is a little bit different than what you saw in the brew store. Here are a few additional items to consider.

The Big Picture5:47
In this lecture Ted will talk about cleaning and the five major Steps in making beer:
Combine and dissolve the malt extracts
Add the hops (and any other adjuncts the recipe calls for
Put everything into the fermenter (wort, water, and yeast)
Ferment for 8 – 14 days
Prime the beer and bottle, let sit for another week or so
Oh, step number 6: drink the beer!
The Boil9:16
The boil is when you put in all of the ingredients, boil them up, and make wort! It will smell really good in your house. In this lecture, Ted combines all of the ingredients and gives them a good boil, showing you what he is doing along the way.
Pitching the Yeast2:19
The yeast is added to the beer.
The Hydrometer6:58
In this lecture you will learn how the hydrometer works. Then, you will see a graphic illustration and the math behind using the hydrometer readings.
Fermentation Time!2:29
Here you will see the fermentation setup and hear the bubbles as the yeast does its magic.
Bottles!4:27
This lecture describes the types of bottles and process of cleaning necessary before we head into bottling.
Moving from The Carboy to the Bottling Bucket4:01
Siphoning off the beer from the fermenter and placing it into the bottling bucket. Care should be taken to avoid getting sediment into the beer that will be bottled.
Bottling the Beer2:26
Into the Bottles2:55
In this demonstration you will see how the beer is transferred from the bottling bucket into the individual bottles.
Capping the Bottles1:24
Capping is a simple and straightforward process which is often a mystery to the unitiated. Here, Ted demonstrates the capping process.
Done with Secondary Fermentation2:22
After the beer has been primed and placed in the bottles, it is fermented a second time. This will provide carbonation to the beer.

How Much Alcohol Is In Our Beer?1:41
Using our hydrometer readings and formula we can determine the approximate amount of alcohol in the beer we just brewed and fermented.
Brew Blogging Software2:24
In this short lecture you will see an example of web-based, open sourced software that allows you to track your batches of home brew.
Reviewing the Course1:29
Please review the course. If you are unsure how to do it, this screen capture shows Ted reviewing another course.
The First Pour2:42
We made it to the end! Now you will see the final result of the brewing process.

Requirements

A love for the taste and craft of brewing beer
Before brewing, you will need equipment and ingredients - but take the course first to be an informed buyer

Description

In this course you will you will learn the basics of home brewing. Walk through the process of boiling wort, fermentation, and bottling beer using full and partial mash recipes. During this course, Ted will brew a batch of Nut Brown Ale in his kitchen, inviting you into the process. He will also talk about the basic ingredients used in beer making and take you to a brew store to show you what you need to buy.

If you ever considered brewing your own craft beer this course will teach you how. This course is for the beginning brewer with minimal knowledge of beer brewing.

This course is not based on the "plastic keg and cans of syrup" approach but will teach you the process of making real beer using methods that mimic those of the large breweries.

This course is made up of short video lectures which describe and demonstrate the art of craft brewing. At the end of this course you will be able to brew real beer at home.

Who this course is for:

Those who are considering brewing beer and need to know what it entails before purchasing equipment
Anybody who has ever wanted to brew craft beer
If you have brewed beer in a "plastic keg and cans of syrup" kit and now want to step up to using partial mash recipes

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