In the first part of this course, Joe Weiss will cover everything you need to know from a brewer’s perspective about coffee:
In the second part of this course, Karl Weiss will cover everything you need to know about adding those awesome coffee flavors to beer:
Meet the Instructors
About the Course
Coffee's Origins & Characteristics
Three Coffee Processing Methods
Flavors in Coffee
What to Look for in Unroasted (Green) Coffee Beans
Roasting Coffee
Cooling the Roasted Coffee Beans
What to Look for While You're Roasting
Storing the Roasted Coffee Beans
Why Use Coffee in Your Beer?
Add Coffee for Roasty Goodness
Beer Styles and Coffee Additions
Recipe Adjustments to Accommodate Coffee Additions
Coffee + Other Flavors
Adding Coffee on the Hot Side
Adding Coffee on the Cold Side
More Ideas for Adding Coffee
The Dry-Bean Method—Adding Beans to a Fermentor
The Dry-Bean Method—Adding Beans to a Keg
The Dry-Bean Method—Getting the Beer off the Beans
Radar’s Roast Porter Recipe
Radar’s Roast Porter Recipe PDF
Thank You!
All Courses, Intermediate
Learn the ins and outs of adding flavors to your beer. From coffee and spices to chiles and fruit, we'll teach you how to complement malt and hops with flavors that flagrantly violate the Reinheitsgebot.