Austin’s Jester King is one of the most revered farmhouse breweries in North America, with its focus on using its terroir to produce highly drinkable saisons and other rustic ales. One of its best-known beers is Le Petit Prince, a table-strength saison packed with flavor despite being a quencher below 3 percent ABV.
In this information-packed 98-minute video course, Jester King founder Jeff Stuffings goes into great detail on their approach to brewing delicious, characterful farmhouse ales firmly rooted in their place. He explains how they manage their mixed house yeast culture—and how to develop your own. Among other topics, he also discusses building character and balance into lower-strength saisons and table beers.
The History + Principles Behind Jester King
Building the Texas Terroir
Building Your Grist
Evaluating Your Grains + Mashing
Mashing Temperature
Selecting Your Water
Overview
Selecting Your Yeast
Mixed Culture Fermentation
Adjunct Ingredients
Conditioning Your Beer
Experimentation
Recipe: Jester King Le Petit Prince
CB&B Podcast: Jester King's Jeffrey Stuffings on Creating a Deeper Sense of Authenticity
Pick Six with Jeff Stuffings: A Six-Pack of Beers with Expressive Personality
Randy Mosher on Saison: Decoding This Yeast-Driven Style
Yvan De Baets on Saison’s Greatest Myth: the Yeast
On Jester King & Its Coolship
Wild Yeast Wrangling for Homebrewers
Spontaneity: Prospecting for Your Own House Culture
Recipe: Drew Beechum’s Little Ghost Saison
Recipe: L’Esprit de Blaugies Spelt Saison
All Courses, Intermediate, Advanced
Burial Beer Cofounder Tim Gormley shares lessons learned from more than 10 years of commercial brewing experience, covering everything from getting to know your ingredients to achieving balance with them. This course includes 97 minutes of video.