Setting up the drive

  1. sudo cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdx1
  2. sudo cryptsetup open /dev/sdx1 <name>
  3. sudo mkfs.btrfs /dev/mapper/<name>
  4. sudo mount /dev/mapper/<name> <mntpoint>
  5. sudo umount <mntpoint>
  6. sudo cryptsetup close <name>

Using the drive later

  1. sudo cryptsetup open /dev/sdx1 <name>
  2. sudo mount /dev/mapper/<name> /mnt
  3. sudo cryptsetup close <name>

Just be sure to sudo cryptsetup close <name> when you're done