Blending Sour Beer for the Homebrewer
Learn how to evaluate and select sour beer for blending; Explore processes and procedures for blending sour beers to meet your goals; Understand acidity, funk, and complexity.
Brewing Water Adjustment
John Palmer explains the Water chapters of How To Brew, outlining how he reviews his own tap water profile and uses the guidelines and software to adjust that water to best fit the recipe that he is brewing.
High Gravity: Pro Techniques for Homebrewers
Understand high gravity and its impact on the brewing process and recipe design, and walk away with professional techniques that can be directly applied to homebrewing and recipe design for high gravity brews
Homebrewing for the Beginner
Develop an understanding of the brewing process from start to finish; Become familiar with ingredients and equipment; Learn how to navigate different recipes; Understand how to implement homebrewing best practices.
Parti-gyle Brewing: Party Like It’s 1.099—AND 1.045!
Discuss parti-gyle options, including base case and variants on base case, capping mash, and blending options; Hear tips and tricks along the way (including fun club competitions with parti-gyle)
Reaching the Boiling Point: Decoction at Home
Learn the basics of decoction, including the history and concept; Understand the parameters and their influence on the beer; Make your way through how to plan for a decoction mash.
Beyond the Fundamentals of Fermentation
John Palmer, the author of How To Brew, pulls the lid off of the fermenter and digs past the krausen to discuss yeast activity, nutrients, stress, ester formation, and eventual maturation of the beer.
Italian pilsners: Salute birra!
Brewing Italian pilsners, the hoppier cousin to German and Czech pilsners. Learn of the types of hops used, dry hopping techniques, and about the Adriatic coastal barley used to produce these floral and herbaceous lagers.
Logistics of Homebrewing with Cannabis
Many homebrewers have either talked about or actually brewed with cannabis. Before you start, or before your next cannabis brew, there are many things to keep in mind to ensure your experience aligns with Charlie’s famous motto: “Relax, Don’t Worry, Have a Homebrew.” In…
Oxidation: There’s More Than Meets the Eye
Oxidation has been a concern for brewers for a long time. Preserving beer freshness while bottles and kegs travel around the world is mission critical on a commercial scale. With the diffusion of NEIPAs, oxidation has become apparent even to the most skeptical homebrewer. But oxidation is not just about…
Raw Ale: Spicing Up Your Beer By Not Boiling
Brewing textbooks say your beer will be sour, your hops won't be bitter, and your beer will be full of protein if you don't boil, but only the last of these is actually true.
A Crash Course in Homebrew Mythology and Why it Matters
Denny and Drew take a look at common homebrew “knowledge” and sort out what’s true, what’s not, and everything in between.
Méthode Traditionelle: Brewing in the Champagne Method
Join Annie Johnson as she explores the magnificent symbiosis between beer brewing and sparkling wine production. Discover how you can use the traditional Champagne method to produce amazing Champagne-inspired beers. Suggested Beer Pairing DeuS Brut de Flandres from Browerij Bosteels…
Practicing Precise Packaging Tips & Tricks for Bottling and Kegging
Never fear under- or over-carbonated beer again! Learn how to precisely package your finished beer into all types of bottles or kegs.
Beer School: Homebrew Tips from Brewing College and Pro Brewer Experience
In his two-year journey to a brewing science degree, and in his time as a professional brewer, James has had many “Aha!” moments—times when he realized that a specific technique or bit of knowledge could help his homebrew. Join James as he shares (often humorous) stories from school and work,…
Brewing Simple: Great Beer with Less Effort and More Fun
Why do homebrewers seem to want to do things in the most difficult way possible? Why measure your beer’s value in terms of sweat instead of savor? Learn how simplifying your brewing process can give you great beer in less time while you have the most fun with your brew.…
Improving the Quality of Your Sour Beer through Blending
Rarely is one carboy free of off flavors while also expressing the right balance of acidity and funk. Blending is one way to make consistently good sour beer most of the time. Brewers will learn how to blend to achieve a better, more consistent flavor in their beers.
Late Hopping versus Dry Hopping: Tailoring Hop Aroma Expression and Character by Choosing the Right Addition Timing
Have you ever wondered why your Simcoe hop addition is fruity when added as a late-kettle addition but “catty” as a dry hop? If you want your Hallertau to express more spice notes than vegetal character, should you add it late in the boil or dry hop with it? Join…
Making Extract Beer That Rivals All-Grain Brewing
Learn how to use extracts and specialty grains to brew beer that rivals all-grain brewing. We’ll cover recipe formulation and techniques that enable homebrewers to make superior beers with basic equipment and good planning.
Maximizing Variety with a Single Brew Day: How to Get Four Distinct Beer Styles from a Single Five-Hour Brew Session
You used to brew a few times a month and keep a variety of styles on tap. But now you have a child, and suddenly your significant other isn’t cool with your leaving him or her to be a single parent every other weekend. I am here to share what…
The Little Things
Ninkasi Award winners Nick McCoy and Jeff Poirot share “The Little Things” you can do to take your homebrewing to the next level. This seminar will cover tips and tricks in all areas of brewing and recipe creation.
Using Tannic Acid to Clarify and Stabilize Your Brew
Mentioning the word tannin to a brewer usually brings up negative connotations of haze, astringency, and flawed processes. In fact, the world of tannins is a large and complex one, and certain citizens of this world can deliver positive attributes to your brew. We will discuss how to use tannic…
Aging Beer in a Barrel or Wood Alternatives from Stouts to Sours
From wood powder to large barrels, we’ll dive into the pros and cons of each method and learn how to make barrel-aged beer.
Better Hopping Through Science: Tales from the Master Brewers Association of America
Brewing science is constantly evolving and improving. To bring homebrewers up to date on the latest scientific developments in the world of hopping, this seminar introduces attendees to four recent studies conducted by members of the Master Brewers Association of America. For each study, we explain how to incorporate the…
Boil Pro: What Homebrewers Can Learn from Pros on Wort Boiling
Boiling sterilizes wort, drives off unpleasant compounds, coagulates proteins, and isomerizes hop acids, all of which are critical for producing great beer. While homebrewers have been told for years that a vigorous boil is desirable, long and vigorous boils are neither necessary nor desirable for producing high-quality beer. This presentation…
How to Brew with Low O2
This seminar discusses the myths, benefits, and techniques of low oxygen brewing (LODO). From hot-side aeration and flavor preservation to shelf stability, you’ll learn why you should care about keeping oxygen out of your beer at all stages of the process. Come discover why there is growing interest in this…
It’s a Sprint: Brewing Beer Faster
Can we brew beer faster without sacrificing quality? Between the increasing demands of life and the five-hour time commitment of a “traditional” brew day, it’s normal for brewers to ask themselves this question. In this talk, we examine the brewing process from mashing to carbonation and examine how we can…
Kettle Souring: Four Brewers’ Different Approaches
Join Ben Love from Gigantic Brewing, Ben Edmunds from Breakside Brewery, Sean Burke from Von Ebert Brewing, and Adam Robbings from Reuben’s Brews for a presentation about their individual approaches to and experiences with kettle souring wort. The presentations will be followed by a panel question-and-answer session to delve deeper…
Next Level Home Brewing
Join 2017 Ninkasi Award winners Father Jeff Poirot and Nicholas McCoy as they discuss what it takes to brew at the next level and win homebrew competitions. This talk includes an in-depth look at Jeff and Nick’s approach to brewing processes, equipment, and recipe formulation.
Session Beers: Brewing for Flavor and Balance
Sharing beers with friends after work or play is one of life’s pleasures. A good session beer, whose moderate strength invites more than one round, requires high brewing standards to achieve balance and drinkability. While session beers can be challenging to brew, they present many opportunities to showcase a brewer’s…
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