Bluejacket in Washington, DC, produces a wide range of technically excellent beers in a variety of styles, but head brewer Ro Guenzel—who formerly brewed at the Kaltenberg Castle brewery in Vail, Colorado—has a special fondness for Bavarian styles—especially Weissbier.  

Weissbier is one of the great classic styles, but brewing one the Bavarian way requires overcoming some specific technical hurdles. In this 45-minute video course, Guenzel tells the story of Weissbier and explains the steps necessary to brew a great one.  

Among other topics, he discusses:  

•  a short history of Bavarian Weissbier  
• mashing and lautering with wheat  
• the multi-step mash and decoction  
• stressing the yeast and open fermentation  
• speise and bottle-conditioning  
• pairing food with Weissbier

And much more, including recipes and the tale of a dog named Schneider.