About This Course

Care and Feeding of Yeast will teach you everything you need to know about brewer's yeast. From sanitation and inoculation to propagation and fermentation, this course has everything you need to build a healthy population of yeast and make the best beer possible.

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome!

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    • Welcome

    • Meet the Instructors

    • What You Need

  • 02

    Yeast Biology

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    • Biology of Yeast

    • What is yeast?

    • Reproduction

    • Lag Phase

    • Growth Phase

    • Stationary Phase

  • 03

    Sanitation

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    • Sanitation

    • Sanitation is Everything

    • Sanitizing with Chemicals

    • Sanitizing with Heat

    • Pro Perspective: Sanitation

  • 04

    Yeast Propagation

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    • Propagation

    • What is Yeast Propagation?

    • Pro Perspective: Propagating Yeast

    • What is a Yeast Starter?

    • Yeast Starter Basics

    • Aeration and Agitation

    • Stir Plates

    • Monitoring the Starter

    • Pro perspective: When to pitch a yeast starter

    • Using the Starter

  • 05

    Pitch Rates

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    • Pro Perspective: Not All Beers Are Created Equal

    • Pitch Rates

    • What is a Pitch Rate?

    • Factors affecting pitch rates

    • Estimating Pitch Rates

    • An Example

    • Pro Perspective: Yeast Viability & Health

  • 06

    Harvesting and Reusing Yeast

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    • Harvesting & Reusing

    • Harvesting yeast

    • Pro perspective: Yeast harvesting

    • Top cropping

    • Bottom cropping

    • Yeast washing

    • Re-Pitching Yeast

    • Reusing yeast

    • Storing yeast

    • But wait, there's more!

  • 07

    Conclusion

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    • Thank You!

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