About This Course

This course includes 57+ minutes of video

In this 57-minute video course, Price explains their iterative approach to constantly tinkering while brewing great West Coast pils, IPA, and double IPA. Along the way he covers:

  • water profiles, pH, and the West Coast palate
  • monitoring pH and adjusting throughout the brewing process
  • the endless journey of dialing in bitterness
  • adjusting salts and acids to adjust the perception of bitterness
  • dry hops, finishing, and preventing hop creep
  • the elements of West Coast pils
  • what spelt and Carafoam can do for a hop-forward lager
  • leaning into Simcoe T-90s and CO2 extract for bitterness
  • the recent evolution of West Coast IPA
  • the role of dextrose in a sneaky IPA
  • making the most of limited whirlpool additions
  • building a leaner, meaner double IPA
  • increasing the sulfite ratio to dry out bigger IPAs
  • fermenting the double IPA dry—but not too dry
  • selecting hops to drive cannabis and citrus character

And more.


Instructor

A frequent winner in some of the most competitive categories at the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup, Green Cheek’s Evan Price is widely recognized as one of the country’s most accomplished and thoughtful brewers of hop-forward beers. And what Price and his team like to brew and drink the most are bright, bold, and bitter but balanced beers that bring a broad spectrum of hop flavors in the lean West Coast style.

Evan Price

Cofounder and Head Brewer, Green Cheek

Course Curriculum

  • 01

    Introduction

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    • An Intro to Green Cheek and What this Course is About
  • 02

    An Overview of Green Cheek’s Process

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    • Water, pH, and Bitterness: Dialing in the West Coast Palate

    • Dry Hops, Finishing, and Beating Hop Creep
  • 03

    West Coast–Style, Green Cheek–Style

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    • West Coast Pils

    • West Coast IPA

    • West Coast Double IPA
  • 04

    Tying It All Together

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    • Brew to Your Palate, Okay? That's a Wrap!
  • 05

    Bonus Tracks

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    • Breakout Brewer Profile: Green Cheek Just Brews the IPAs that Evan Price Wants to Drink

    • Podcast Episode 104: Green Cheek’s Evan Price: Creatively Evolving West Coast IPA... and Winning

    • Podcast Episode 286: West Coast IPA Now! With North Park, Green Cheek, and Russian River

    • Direct Fire! West Coast IPA Tips from Russian River, North Park, and Green Cheek

    • Recipe: Green Cheek West Coast IPA Is Dead!

    • Recipe: Green Cheek It Just Works

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