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Advanced Yeast Management

Craft Beer & Brewing Course

Advanced Yeast Management

Join Tony Rau from Odell Brewing Company and learn the ins and outs of isolating, storing, and culturing yeast.

9 chapters · 39 lessons · 49m

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Join Tony Rau from Odell Brewing Company and learn the ins and outs of isolating, storing, and culturing yeast.

Your instructor

Tony Rau

Tony Rau

Microbiologist, Odell Brewing

Course contents

9 chapters, 39 lessons, 49m of video

Chapter 1

Introduction

  • Welcome!
  • Introduction2:39

Chapter 2

Yeast Biology

  • Three Phases
  • Yeast Biology I5:07
  • Oxygen
  • Yeast Health
  • Biology II3:48
  • Yeast Cells
  • Yeast Biology III0:58
  • End of Fermentation

Chapter 3

Yeast Washing

  • Reusing Yeast
  • Yeast Washing
  • Yeast Washing I1:57
  • Sanitation
  • Yeast Washing II4:37
  • Yeast Washing II
  • Yeast Washing III1:02
  • Yeast Washing III

Chapter 4

Stocking and Banking

  • Keeping a Yeast Stock & Bank
  • Banking I4:21
  • Storage Equipment
  • Banking II0:53
  • Propagation

Chapter 5

Culturing

  • Bottle Culturing I2:59
  • Strain
  • Bottle Culturing II2:05
  • Isolation

Chapter 6

Mixed Fermentation

  • Mixed Cultures
  • Mixed Fermentation4:55
  • Strains
  • Culture Wood3:05
  • Storage

Chapter 7

Why Yeast Changes Over Time

  • Yeast Generations
  • Generational Change4:02
  • Mutations2:57

Chapter 8

Control Temperature

  • Yeast Temperature2:27
  • Yeast Derived Flavors

Chapter 9

End

  • End1:08
  • Thank You!

What students say

5.0 from 3 reviews
  • Short videos with lots of information. It helps to take notes and make step by step guides for yourself. The course definitely made me want to experiment with yeast more, and gave me some confidence to actually do it.
    Nicholas Maples
  • Tony makes some complicated tips and tricks with yeast understandable - an indispensable follow-up to the introductory yeast course.
    Adam Davidson-Harden
  • Tony Rau did an excellent job covering the basics of advanced yeast management. His knowledge really showed through in this course. Text material provided in the course was helpful too.
    Robert Fawbush