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Brewing Techniques for High Gravity Beers

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Brewing Techniques for High Gravity Beers

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® contributor Taylor Caron covers everything you need to know about high gravity and high alcohol brewing, fermenting, and packaging.

4 chapters · 13 lessons · 23m

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Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® contributor Taylor Caron covers everything you need to know about high gravity and high alcohol brewing, fermenting, and packaging.

Your instructor

Taylor Caron

Taylor Caron

Brewer, CBB Contributor

Course contents

4 chapters, 13 lessons, 23m of video

Chapter 1

Course Introduction

Chapter 2

Brewing Techniques

  • Brew Day Techniques3:48
  • Fermenting Your High Gravity Beer9:47
  • 6 Tips from the Pros
  • Packaging Your High Gravity Beer3:02
  • Wrap Up0:29

Chapter 3

Beer Recipes

  • The Dementor Imperial Stout Recipe
  • Avery Brewing The Reverend Recipe
  • WeldWerks Alexander the Blessed Recipe
  • High-Gravity Saison with Chinese White Pepper and Bitter Orange Peel Recipe

Chapter 4

Thank You

  • Questions?

What students say

5.0 from 3 reviews
  • I brew a lot of High Gravity beer. I normally do not get the exact gravity I want, this was very helpful in making a bigger batch, getting the wort gravity I want. Maybe making a parti-gyle from a second running. I have thought about getting a second mash tun and making two small 3 gallon batches of high gravity wort, then adding to the boil kettle for a 5.5/6 gallon batch. Highly recommend a blow off tube, or splitting the wort into two carboys (if doing a 5 gallon batch) as I often do to manage kruasen build up and becoming a mess. I oxygenate, but maybe not enough, or use enough nutrient 2-3 days into fermentation. I normally make two 800 ml starters and pitch both to a 5.5/6 gallon batch, or if I do split the batch between two carboys, I add a starter to each. Another trick I do; I use the hot wort of the beer I am making, quickly cool, pitch the yeast and put on a stir plate until ready to pitch into my beer.
    LOREN STANDLEY
  • Great course the Brewing techniques for high grav beers
    Miguel Lopez
  • Great step by step advice for brewing big beers.
    Steve Smit