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Intro to Recipe Development

Craft Beer & Brewing Course

Intro to Recipe Development

Learn how to build your own homebrew recipes from the ground up.

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In this course we'll teach you how to build your own homebrew recipes from the ground up. Whether you like to drink over-the-top hop bombs or prefer the subtle pleasures of a British pub ale, you'll discover how to create and adjust recipes one ingredient at a time.

Course contents

13 chapters, 65 lessons, 23m of video

Chapter 1

Introduction

  • Welcome!
  • Meet Your Instructor0:37

Chapter 2

What Should I Brew?

  • What Should I Brew?
  • Deciding What to Brew
  • Start With a Known Recipe

Chapter 3

Choose a Yeast Strain

  • Choose a Yeast Strain
  • Why Choose Your Yeast First?
  • Flavor & Aroma Qualities
  • Attenuation
  • Flocculation
  • Jay on Yeast1:42

Chapter 4

Build a Malt Foundation

  • Build a Malt Foundation
  • Base Malts
  • Jay on Malt3:28
  • American Styles
  • British Styles
  • Belgian & German Styles
  • Base Malts by Style
  • Extract Considerations

Chapter 5

Round Out With Specialty Grains

  • Round Out With Specialty Grains
  • Specialty Grains: Easy Does It
  • Caramel & Crystal Malts
  • Toasted & Roasted Malts
  • Jay on Specialty Grains1:55

Chapter 6

Incorporate Adjuncts

  • Incorporate Adjuncts
  • Adjuncts? Really?
  • Jay on Adjuncts2:58
  • Cereal Adjuncts
  • Sugar Adjuncts

Chapter 7

Choose a Mash Schedule

  • Choose a Mash Schedule
  • How to Choose a Mash
  • Mash Schedules
  • Mash Methods
  • Jay on Mashing1:40
  • Enzyme Regimes

Chapter 8

Select Hops for Bitterness, Flavor & Aroma

  • Select Hops for Bitterness, Flavor & Aroma
  • Hop Scheduling
  • Jay on Hops3:37
  • First Wort Hops
  • Bittering Hops
  • Flavor and Aroma Hops
  • Dry Hops
  • Hopbursting

Chapter 9

Spice it Up!

  • Spice it Up!
  • Adding Spices
  • Jay on Adding Spices1:10

Chapter 10

Calculate Essential Metrics

  • Calculate Essential Metrics
  • Why Do Math?
  • Original Gravity
  • Final Gravity
  • Alcohol by volume
  • Bitterness & Color
  • Brewing Software
  • Jay on Brewing Metrics2:00

Chapter 11

Review Your Recipe

  • Review Your Recipe
  • Review & Revise
  • Packaging Considerations
  • Jay on Packaging1:33

Chapter 12

Brew It! (& Take Notes)

  • Brew it!
  • Brew it & Take Notes
  • Notes & Brew Log2:31
  • And Again...
  • And Again.

Chapter 13

Thank you!

  • Thank You!
  • Conclusion 0:13

What students say

5.0 from 3 reviews
  • Been brewing for many years but picked up a few excellent pointers (and reminders) that I can't wait to try out in my next batch!
    Timothy O'Connor
  • Great instructor and a wealth of information in this video.
    Ben Kelly
  • I really enjoyed this video course. I wish it had been available 30 years ago when I started all-grain brewing.
    Robert Fawbush