Craft Beer & Brewing Course
Chad Yakobson’s Guide to Brewing Saisons and Wild Beers with Brett
Crooked Stave founder and brewmaster Chad Yakobson, one of the industry’s foremost experts on Brettanomyces, leads this in-depth course on brewing and fermenting funky, farmhouse-inspired beers.
5 chapters · 28 lessons · 1h 8m
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Crooked Stave founder and brewmaster Chad Yakobson, one of the industry’s foremost experts on Brettanomyces, leads this in-depth course on brewing and fermenting funky, farmhouse-inspired beers.
Your instructor
Chad Yakobson
Founder, Crooked Stave
Even before he was founder and brewmaster at Crooked Stave, Chad Yakobson was earning respect in the brewing world for his expertise in Brettanomyces. His research and open-source Brettanomyces Project essentially evolved into the beers that he and his team have been brewing, aging, and blending in Denver since 2010.
Course contents
5 chapters, 28 lessons, 1h 8m of video
Chapter 1
Welcome
- Welcome0:52
- What Is Brettanomyces?
Chapter 2
Brett + Process
- Discovering the World of Brettanomyces16:59
- Some Basics: The Many Faces of Brett
- Getting Creative with Farmhouse-Inspired Brewing1:36
- Getting Inspiration from the Traditions4:41
- Saison: A Story in Motion
- More Perspectives: Yvan De Baets on Why Saison’s Greatest Myth is the Yeast
Chapter 3
Recipe & Brew Day
- The Crooked Stave Approach to Grains in Saison3:55
- Mash, pH, and Mouthfeel in Brett Beers2:58
- More on Adjunct Grains, Yeast, and Mouthfeel2:35
- Oxygenation for Fermentations with Brett2:52
- Hop Considerations5:38
- Spices and Other Adjuncts2:02
Chapter 4
Fermentation, Aging, And Process
- Fermentation Overview3:49
- Hops, Brett, and Fermentation Character3:53
- Planning Backwards from Your Desired Beer1:00
- Deciding When to Add Brett1:17
- Developing Your Mixed-Culture Fermentation1:00
- Fermentation Temperatures for Divergent Products1:21
- When Is the Beer Ready?1:08
- Bottle Conditioning with Brett5:25
- Sanitation and Testing with Brett and Mixed-Culture Beers2:55
- Sanitation: Managing Mixed Culture Fermentations
- How Will Your Brett Beer Evolve?1:33
Chapter 5
Conclusion, Recipes & Further Reading/Listening
- Conclusion, and Thank You!0:50
- Podcast Episode 55: Crooked Stave’s Chad Yakobson Geeks Out On Sour (and “Clean”) Beer
- More Perspectives: Randy Mosher on Decoding Saison