Craft Beer & Brewing Course
Homebrew Instrumentation
2nd Act Beer Founder Stu Blake covers homebrew instrumentation, readings, interpretation, and actions you can take following the readings, helping you make better, more consistent beer.
9 chapters · 29 lessons · 1h 50m
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2nd Act Beer Founder Stu Blake covers homebrew instrumentation, readings, interpretation, and actions you can take following the readings, helping you make better, more consistent beer.
Your instructor
Stu Blake
Founder, 2nd Act Beer
Course contents
9 chapters, 29 lessons, 1h 50m of video
Chapter 1
Welcome
- About 2nd Act BeerFree preview7:27
- About this CourseFree preview0:52
- Which Unit of Measurement Is Best for Brewing?
Chapter 2
Specific Gravity
- Hydrometer15:22
- Refractometer15:51
- 3 Things to Check Before You Buy a Refractometer
- How to Choose the Right Hydrometer
- How Efficient is Your Beer?
Chapter 3
pH
- pH Meter20:51
- Water and Mash pH
- pH Troubleshooting
Chapter 4
Water Chemistry
- Intro to Water Chemistry8:00
- Brewing Water Introduction
- Ions
- Hardness and Alkalinity
- A Word to the Wise
- Water Report
- What You Can Do
Chapter 5
Scales
- Scales Overview6:12
Chapter 6
Temperature
- Thermometers11:53
- Three Steps to Consistency
- Other Courses Covering Temperature
Chapter 7
Gas
- Oxygen + Carbon Dioxide14:16
- How to Inject Pure Oxygen into Wort
- Keg Carbonation for Every Type
Chapter 8
Other Equipment
- Other Useful Equipment9:27
- 4 ways to Aerate and Agitate your Yeast Starter
- 8 Items You Didn’t Know You Needed
Chapter 9
Thank You
- Thank You
What students say
5.0 from 3 reviews
Great lesson for beginners and review for the seasoned brewer. Stu presents the material at a slow and clear pace. The added information from Palmer, Carpenter, and others is great review, you can never read that stuff enough. I developed a good shopping and go do list. Cheers
excellent course. described and demonstrated in detail the key instruments for a home brewer including the most practical uses and when they don’t make sense to use. taking measurements with this equipment is one thing, but how it interpret the measurement and make the appropriate adjustments in the brewing process was extremely useful.
This course was very good. Nice and detailed on everything you need related to gadgets... time to shop