Craft Beer & Brewing Course
The Beachwood Guide to Brewing Award-Winning Beers in New-to-You Styles
Join Beachwood brewmaster Julian Shrago as he charts the path from choosing an unfamiliar style of beer to brewing an example that can please the crowd and wow the judges.
5 chapters · 14 lessons · 1h 10m
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Your instructor
Julian Shrago
Co-owner and brewmaster, Beachwood Brewing & Blending
Beachwood Brewing & Blending in Los Angeles has proven it can tackle virtually any beer style and win. Consider: Since its first full year in 2012, the brewery has medaled every year at the Great American Beer Festival—taking home a total of 22 medals in 12 different categories, ranging from coffee and chile beers to Belgian-style lambic and black IPA. Likewise, over the same span, Beachwood has picked up 13 World Beer Cup medals in eight different categories, including golden ale and milk stout.
Course contents
5 chapters, 14 lessons, 1h 10m of video
Chapter 1
Introduction
- Welcome to the Course7:44
Chapter 2
Conception and Research
- The Flavor-First Approach to Recipe Design3:31
- Research the Style (and Drink It!)13:22
Chapter 3
Exploring the Styles
- Mastering Milk Stout, Piece by Piece9:22
- Mastering Saison, Element by Element8:56
- An Example: Redesigning a Saison Based on Judges’ Feedback3:14
- Mastering Coffee Beer, Bean by Bean9:10
- Bonus Tips: Selecting Great Coffee, Infusing It, and Working with Cocoa Nibs7:11
- Meet Hyper IPA5:42
Chapter 4
Tying It All Together
- That’s a Wrap1:26
Chapter 5
Bonus Tracks
- Podcast Episode 204: For Julian Shrago of Beachwood Brewing, There Are No Additives, Only Ingredients
- Podcast Episode 348: Keys to Successful Beer Fermentation with White Labs, Russian River, and Beachwood
- Recipe: Beachwood American Black Ale
- Recipe: Beachwood Amalgam-ish IPA