Craft Beer & Brewing Course
Farming for Beer with Plan Bee Farm Brewery
Join Plan Bee Farm Brewery owners Evan and Emily Watson on their 25-acre farm in Poughkeepsie, NY as they guide you through farm brewing.
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In 2015, Emily and Evan Watson moved to a 25-acre farm in Poughkeepsie, NY. The location features an original 3-story 1830's barn which fully renovated houses their stainless steel 10BBL steam-fire brewhouse, local HV open oak fermenters, coolship, and a barrel aged sanctuary for wild, 100% NY ingredient farmhouse & sour beers tied directly to the farm & the Hudson Valley. In this video course, they will cover:
- How we got started
- Our brewing philosophy
- Sourcing ingredients
- Brewing procedures
- Cellaring our beer
- Cultivating our wild yeast
- Beekeeping
- Foraging on the farm
As they go through each step of farm brewing, they cover:
- How do they plant, treat, and harvest
- When do they add it to the brewing process and why
- Ways that someone could do something similar in more urban environments
- How do you tweak recipes to highlight the added ingredient
Course contents
5 chapters, 15 lessons, 1h 15m of video
Chapter 1
Course Introduction
- Introduction to Farm BrewingFree preview13:39
- Plan Bee Farm Brewery’s Dandeliaison Recipe
Chapter 2
Brewing Techniques
- Bee Keeping4:08
- Using Local Ingredients 8:21
- Brew Day12:20
- Dealing with Wild12:18
- Opening a Farm Brewery10:41
- BONUS! An Inside Look at Plan Bee Craft Malt13:04
Chapter 3
Beer Recipes
- Scratch Brewing's Dead Leaves and Carrots Beer Recipe
- Fort George Spruce Budd Ale Recipe
- Scratch Brewing’s Sun-Dried Cherry Tomato Dark Strong Recipe
Chapter 4
Brewing Ingredients
- The Brewer’s Garden
- The Brewers Garden - Selecting Flowers
- Brew with the Seasons
Chapter 5
Thank You
- Thank You
What students say
Great course. Inspiring and informative!