About Course
This course is intended to help prepare you best as possible to pass the two required exams for BJCP Certification: The Online Entrance Exam, and the Judging Exam. This course is for anyone that wants to pursue BJCP certification or just wants to learn about judging beer for BJCP sanctioned competitions.
This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).
What Will You Learn?
- BJCP Process
- Beer Judging
- Home Brew Production
- Fermentation
- Perception and Descriptive skill for judging beer
- Identify off flavor and flaws
- Fill out complete Beer Scoresheets
- Details on Beer Ingredients: Malts, Hops, Water and Yeast
- Become prepared for the BJCP Online Exam
- Be prepared and practiced for the BJCP Judging Exam
Course Content
Introduction Section: Course Introduction
This is an introduction the course material and mechanisms used to present these lessons.
-
1: Welcome and what to expect
04:15 -
2: Course Structure
13:25 -
3: Where to get help
-
4: Quick Tour of this system
07:41
Section 1: BJCP Introduction and History
In this section we will learn more about the BJCP, their history, and their role in beer and beer competitions.
-
1: Introduction to the BJCP
05:52 -
2: Brief History
03:26 -
3: Long Term Homework – Additional Reading
11:57 -
Quiz: BJCP Function and History
Section 2: Exams, Ranks and Points
In this section we will review the exams need to become a BJCP certified judge, what ranks are awarded, and how to earn experience points for advancement.
-
1: The Three Tier Exam Structure
03:34 -
2: Entrance Exam in Detail
20:45 -
3: Judging Exam in Detail
12:00 -
4: Judge Ranks
07:54 -
5: Experience Points
03:54 -
Supplemental: BJCP Flow Chart
03:43 -
Download: BJCP Ethics, Levels and the Judging Process Questions
-
Quiz: Exams, Ranks, and Points
-
Supplemental: True or False Questions Practice Quizzes
01:36
Section 3: The Judging Process
This section examines the entire judging process: Beer Evaluation, Judging Environment, Judging Equipment, and the Standard Judging Procedure.
-
1: Beer Evaluation
05:36 -
2: The Judging Environment and Judging Equipment
06:43 -
3: The Judging Procedure
09:59 -
Quiz: The Judging Process
Section 4: Scoresheets
-
1: Scoresheet Breakdown
14:40 -
2: Top-down/Bottom-up Scoring Methods
05:14 -
Quiz: Scoresheets
Section 5: The BJCP Beer Style Guidelines
-
1: Introduction to the BJCP Beer Style Guidelines
23:16 -
2: Guidelines Breakdown
21:06 -
Quiz 1: The BJCP Style Guidelines
Section 6: The Brewing Process
-
1: The Brewing Process Introduction
04:14 -
2: Mashing Steps
08:50 -
3: Boiling Steps
11:17 -
4: Fermentation Steps
04:45 -
5: Post-Fermentation Steps
03:22 -
Quiz 1: The Brewing Process
Section 7: Ingredients – Water
In this section, we examine the ingredients that go into brewing beer, starting with water.
-
1: Water Section Introduction
04:36 -
2: Removing Chlorine and Chloramine
05:03 -
3: Alkalinity
03:09 -
4: pH
04:29 -
5: Water Hardness
02:56 -
6: Modifying Water
08:04 -
7: Famous Water Profiles
09:35 -
8: General Water Profiles
07:19 -
Quiz: Ingredients – Water
Section 8: Ingredients – Malts and Adjuncts
-
1: Barley Malt
04:22 -
2-Row and 6-Row Barley
02:36 -
3: Malting
05:44 -
4: Kilning
03:43 -
5: Other Malted Grains and Adjuncts
02:50 -
6: Malt Content and Color
01:56 -
Malts and Adjuncts
Section 9: Ingredients – Hops
-
1: Introduction to Hops
02:15 -
2: Hop History
06:29 -
3: Bitterness from Hops
04:44 -
4: Hop Varieties
02:02 -
Quiz: Ingredients – Hops
Section 10: Wort Production
-
1: Introduction to Wort Production
03:32 -
2: Mashing
08:00 -
3: Mashing Methods
06:38 -
4: Lautering
05:18 -
5: Boiling
08:41 -
6: Chilling and Fining
03:54 -
Quiz: Wort Production
Section 11: Yeast and Fermentation
-
1: Introduction to Yeast and Fermentation
09:58 -
2: Ale Yeast, Lager Yeast, and Bacteria
07:38 -
3: The Yeast Life Cycle
11:09 -
4: Control of Fermentation By-Products
06:51 -
Yeast and Fermentation
Section 12: Beer Characteristics
-
1: Beer Characteristics Overview
02:54 -
2: Body and Head Retention
07:47 -
3: Acetaldehyde
03:45 -
4: Alcoholic
04:09 -
5: Astringency
02:56 -
6: Bitterness
03:06 -
7: Cheesy/Isovaleric Acid
02:08 -
8: Diacetyl
03:26 -
9: DMS
04:13 -
10: Estery/Fruity
03:59 -
11: Grassy
02:41 -
12: Husky/Grainy
02:51 -
13: Lightstruck
02:07 -
14: Metallic
02:10 -
15: Musty
02:11 -
16: Onion-like/Catty
03:18 -
17: Paper/Cardboard
02:32 -
18: Phenolic – Clove-like
02:35 -
19: Phenolic – Medicinal
02:25 -
20: Sherry-like
02:10 -
21: Solvent-like
02:20 -
22: Sour/Acidic
02:45 -
23: Sulfury
03:15 -
24: Sweet
03:02 -
25: Yeasty
03:05 -
26: BJCP Beer Fault List
01:51
Section 13: Last Entrance Exam Tips
In this lesson we share some tips and things to keep in mind when taking the BJCP Online Entrance Exam.
-
1: Last Entrance Exam Tips
10:33
Section 14: Practice Entrance Exams
This section will introduce three practice entrance exams that will help you gauge your readiness for the official BJPC Online Entrance Exam.
-
1: Practice Entrance Exams Overview
17:06 -
2: The BJCP Practice Exam Questions
-
3: The Beer Syndicate Entrance Exam Mock Practice Test
-
4: The Brewers Anonymous BJCP Training Program Practice Exam
