sudo cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdx1
sudo cryptsetup open /dev/sdx1 <name>
sudo mkfs.btrfs /dev/mapper/<name>
sudo mount /dev/mapper/<name> <mntpoint>
sudo umount <mntpoint>
sudo cryptsetup close <name>
sudo cryptsetup open /dev/sdx1 <name>
sudo mount /dev/mapper/<name> /mnt
sudo cryptsetup close <name>
Just be sure to sudo cryptsetup close <name> when you're done