Description

Brewing Course

NOTE: This course is offered in English and French.  Make sure you choose the right language.  See the event calendar below.

This brewing course is a theoretical course that will cover all you ever wanted to know about brewing beer.  This course is geared towards beginners and intermediate brewers with some advanced explanations.

This course is given by master brewer Pascal Desbiens.  Pascal has over 30 years experience as a brewer.  He has worked as a master brewer in many different breweries.  Presently he is the master brewer at Gainsbourg Brewpub in Chelsea.

Course location: Gainsbourg (Chelsea)
Address: 6 chemin Douglas, Chelsea QC, J9B 1K4

Duration: 6 - 7 hours

Things you need

• A print-out of the presentation (will be e-mailed to you prior to the course)
• Pen and paper
• A cold lunch

Course Content

• Water
• Malted grains
  • Base grains
  • Specialty grains
  • aromatic grains
• Hops
  • Bitterness
  • Taste
  • Aromas
  • Hop types (pellets, leaf, oils)
• Yeast
  • Yeast starters
  • Different yeast types
• Brewing process
  • Milling the grain
  • Mashing process
  • Sparging
  • Boiling and hop additions
  • Cooling the wort
  • Wort transfer
  • Adding yeast
• Fermentation
  • Primary and secondary
  • Temperature control
  • Taking readings
  • Maturation (secondary fermentation
• Bottling
  • Re-fermentation
  • Conditioning

In passing; Pascal, Gainsbourg and Beer Grains have a few gifts for you.

Workshop Calendar

NOTE: Calendar show both English and French dates.