[Noisebridge-discuss] Beer Brewing Workshop

[Jeffrey Malone]

How interested would people be in a workshop on brewing beer?

I've spoken with some people about the idea and gotten a lot of
positive feedback.  So let me explain what I had in mind.
Firstly, this would be targeted as a workshop rather than a class.  We
may repeat the workshop, depending on interest.  The workshop would
consist of people learning how to brew beer, and us making beer.

I would envision 4 days over the course of a month:

Day 1: The brewing process.
I'd cover the entire steps in brewing beer, and some basic concepts
about the different types of beer.  People would walk away with a
decent concept on what is going to be done and how.

Day 2: Cooking.
We'd cook the wart and put it in the primary fermentation vessel.
People will also get the opportunity to taste the wart.

Day 3: Second stage fermentation.
We'd transfer the beer to a keg to use as our second fermentation vessel.

Day 4: Wrap-up, tasting.
We'd force carbonate the keg and have a pint.


The time between the days would vary, including depending specifically
on what beer would be made.  A general guide would be about 2 weeks
between day 2 and 3, and another week between days 3 and 4.  Depending
on the interest of those participating, days 1 and 2 could be
combined.  The cost for the consumable items to produce the beer
should be in the $30-50 range to produce approx 5 gallons (40 pints,
53 12oz servings).
The event would be open to all ages -- except of course for the
drinking of the finished product (although tasting the wart would be
open for all).

Miloh and I believe we have all of the non-consumable materials needed
to perform all steps.  We would only need a place to put the
fermentation vessels that is out of the sunlight and stable in
temperature.  We've initially leaned towards doing an IPA to start,
but that may change.  We can repeat this workshop as often as interest
permits.


So without getting into any sort of scheduling specifics yet, how many
people would be interested in participating?

Jeffrey