Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Road to Cicerone: Keeping & Serving Beer

    • Welcome to the Road to Cicerone®

    • Introduction to the Keeping & Serving Beer Course

    • The Goals of This Course

    • Resources

    • Preparing for Activities
  • 2

    The Details of Beer Service

    • The Details of Beer Service Overview
  • 3

    Unit 1: Three-Tier System

    • Introduction

    • Three-Tier System

    • Beer Taxes

    • Beer Economics

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 4

    Unit 2: Purchasing and Accepting Beer

    • Introduction

    • Beer Date Codes

    • Accepting Beer

    • Beer Storage

    • Lightstruck Beer

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 5

    Unit 3: Glassware

    • Introduction

    • Glassware Selection

    • Selecting a Glass

    • Beer Glass Traditions

    • Cleaning Glassware

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 6

    Unit 4: Keeping and Serving Draft Beer

    • Introduction

    • Pouring Draft Beer

    • Nitrogen Dispense

    • Changing Kegs

    • How to Change a Coupler

    • Foam on Beer Devices

    • Assessing Your Pour

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 7

    Unit 5: Keeping and Serving Bottled Beer

    • Introduction

    • Storing Bottled Beers

    • Opening Crown-Top Bottles

    • Opening Cork-Finished Bottles

    • Preparing to Pour

    • Pouring Bottled Beer

    • Pouring Filtered Beers

    • After Pouring

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 8

    Unit 6: Special Serving Situations

    • Introduction

    • Growler Filling

    • Temporary Draft Dispense

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 9

    Unit 7: Cask Ale

    • Introduction

    • Real Ale Basics

    • The Goal

    • The Cask

    • The Cask, continued

    • Preparing and Serving Cask-Conditioned Ale at the Pub

    • The Beer Engine

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 10

    Draft System Anatomy and Theory

    • Draft System Anatomy and Theory
  • 11

    Unit 8: Beer Gas Hardware and Carbonation Basics

    • Introduction

    • Dissolving CO2 Into Beer

    • Gas Hardware

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 12

    Unit 9: Basic Components of Draft: Keg, Coupler, Faucet, Hose

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 13

    Unit 10: Resistance and Draft Balance

    • Introduction

    • System Balance Overview

    • Calculating Resistance

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 14

    Unit 11: Operating Direct-Draw Draft Systems

    • Introduction

    • The Kegerator

    • Practical Considerations for Kegerators

    • Another Alternative: Direct-Draw Walk-in Cooler

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 15

    Long-Draw Draft System Equipment and Structure

    • Long-Draw Draft System Equipment and Structure Overview
  • 16

    Unit 12: Beer Supply for Long-Draw Systems

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 17

    Unit 13: Gas Supply for Long-Draw Systems

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 18

    Unit 14: Cooling for Long-Draw Systems

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 19

    Unit 15: Balancing a Long-Draw System

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 20

    Cleaning, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting Draft Systems

    • Cleaning, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting Draft Systems Overview
  • 21

    Unit 16: Simple Draft System Cleaning

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 22

    Unit 17: Disassembling and Hand-Cleaning Draft Components

    • Introduction

    • Faucet

    • Coupler

    • Foam-On-Beer Detectors (FOB)

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 23

    Unit 18: Troubleshooting

    • Introduction

    • Troubleshooting Approach: Checklists

    • Troubleshooting Approach: Diagnostic Questions

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 24

    References

    • Reference 1: Gas Pressure/Temperature/Carbonation Chart

    • Reference 2: Beer Hose Resistance and Volume Chart
  • 25

    Review Questions

    • Introduction
  • 26

    Appendices

    • Appendix A: Answers to Selected Activity Questions

    • Appendix B: Example Questions for the Certified Cicerone® Exam

    • Appendix C: Beer Glassware Catalog
  • 27

    Conclusion and End-of-Course Quiz

    • Conclusion

    • Keeping & Serving Beer Quiz