Craft Beer & Brewing Course
Brewing Modern IPAs with Pinthouse
Join Pinthouse Pizza Brewmaster Joe Mohrfeld for a master class in getting the most out of hops to brew the highest-quality, aroma- and flavor-forward IPAs.
7 chapters · 22 lessons · 1h 16m
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Your instructor
Joe Mohrfeld
Cofounder/Brewmaster, Pinthouse Pizza
Founded in Austin in 2012, Pinthouse Pizza has grown from being a local brewpub to one of the most respected small brewing companies in the country. Meanwhile, Brewmaster Joe Mohrfeld is widely regarded by his peers as one of the world’s top IPA brewers. Pinthouse’s packed trophy case includes six Great American Beer Festival medals, three World Beer Cup medals, plus a turn as champion of the Alpha King Challenge.
Course contents
7 chapters, 22 lessons, 1h 16m of video
Chapter 1
Welcome
- Welcome to Brewing Modern IPAs10:45
- Finding Success with Hazy IPAs2:03
Chapter 2
Selecting & Blending Hops for Modern IPAs
- Understanding Your Hops5:50
- Selecting Your Hops4:30
- Hop Breeding & Blending Your Hops4:25
Chapter 3
Constructing a Modern IPA
- Overview5:30
- Building Your Modern West Coast IPA7:11
- Building Your Modern Hazy-Juicy IPA9:58
Chapter 4
Focusing on Quality
- Avoiding Hop Creep2:56
- Limiting Oxygen Pickup1:45
Chapter 5
Brewing Electric Jellyfish
- Recipe Formulation for Modern IPAs6:03
- Brewing Electric Jellyfish8:36
Chapter 6
The Future of IPA
- The Future of IPA4:06
- Thank You2:18
Chapter 7
Recipes & More
- Recipe: Pinthouse Electric Jellyfish
- Recipe: Pinthouse Pizza Fog Runner
- Podcast: More from Pinthouse's Joe Mohrfeld on Selecting and Using Hops
- The Accelerating Dialectic of IPA: More Perspective on the Style's Evolutions
- Modern Hybrid IPAs: West Coast Haze with Cellarmaker’s Connor Casey
- Recipe: Cellarmaker Kilning Me Softly IPA
- Defeating the Hop Creep, with Stan Hieronymus
- Stan Hieronymus on the Complex Case of Thiols
What students say
I devote a lot of time acquiring beer knowledge and I can honestly say this course was packed full of useful information from both a technical and creative perspective.
Needed something like this. Unbelievable class with a great, experienced teacher.
I have learned a different approach to working with hops