[Noisebridge-discuss] Beer Brewing Workshop

[Dougie]

+2

I've done a few batches of home brew, and am interested in helping  
with this.

Coincidentally, I have been tossing the idea around of doing a high  
gravity beer with Yerba Mate tea tossed into the wart.  This will  
probably need a couple test runs to get the recipe right, but I am in  
love with the idea of doing a caffeinated alcoholic homebrew.   
NoiseBrew anyone?



On Sep 21, 2009, at 4:31 PM, Jeffrey Malone wrote:

> 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
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