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Craft Beer & Brewing
Advanced Packaging Methods

Craft Beer & Brewing Course

Advanced Packaging Methods

In this course, you'll learn tips and techniques that will help you reduce oxidation when you package your brew in kegs or bottles.

11 chapters · 41 lessons · 10m

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In this course, you'll learn tips and techniques that will help you reduce oxidation when you package your brew in kegs or bottles.

Your instructor

Taylor Caron

Taylor Caron

Brewer, CBB Contributor

Course contents

11 chapters, 41 lessons, 10m of video

Chapter 1

Welcome

  • Welcome
  • Meet your instructor0:16
  • About the Instructor

Chapter 2

What we'll cover

  • Overview0:49
  • Overview
  • Philosophy0:15

Chapter 3

When to package your beer

  • When to package your beer0:58
  • When is your beer ready?

Chapter 4

Bright beer

  • Finding Clarity0:18
  • Crystal Clear Beer
  • Carrageenan
  • Post-fermentation finings

Chapter 5

Carbonation

  • Carbonation Levels
  • Carbonation I0:25
  • Bottle Conditioning
  • Carbonation II0:38
  • Pressure Settings for Kegged Beer

Chapter 6

Oxidation and sanitation

  • Oxidation1:04
  • Reduce Oxidation
  • Directing CO20:22
  • CO2 Produced in Primary Fermentation
  • Purging Carboy0:32
  • The Importance of Sanitation

Chapter 7

Keg Versatility & Jumping

  • Keg Versatility
  • Keg Jumping
  • Keg Jump0:58

Chapter 8

Bottling from Kegs

  • Kegging a Homebrew
  • Counter Pressure Bottle Filler0:14
  • Priming a Keg
  • Bottling Beer using a Beer Gun0:36
  • Bottling Carbonated Beer
  • Blichmann Beer Gun1:47

Chapter 9

Bottle conditioning

  • Bottle-Conditioned Beer

Chapter 10

Oxidation and similar issues

  • Advantage of bottle conditioning
  • Bottle Conditioning0:12
  • Eliminating Oxygen
  • CO2 Charger0:17
  • Reducing Off Flavors
  • Diacetyl0:20

Chapter 11

Thank you!

  • Conclusion0:15
  • Thank You!

What students say

5.0 from 3 reviews
  • Great course. Got a lot of information that I never read or saw before.
    Joseph Miranda
  • Taylor speaks very well and presents a few gadgets and techniques that should be part of every brewers knowledge base. Cheers!
    Ricardo Fernandes
  • All I needed to move a step ahead in packaging.
    Alessandro Scotti