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Blending Sour Beer for the Homebrewer

  • Speakers: Aaron DeBoerMatt Johnson
  • Track: Beer Styles
  • Homebrew Con 2022
  • Pittsburgh

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.


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Brewing Water Adjustment

  • Speaker: John Palmer
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2022
  • Online Extra

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.


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High Gravity: Pro Techniques for Homebrewers

  • Speakers: Brittany FreyJames Czar
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2022
  • Pittsburgh

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


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Homebrewing for the Beginner

  • Speakers: Amy MartinJill Marilley
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2022
  • Pittsburgh

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.


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Parti-gyle Brewing: Party Like It’s 1.099—AND 1.045!

  • Speakers: Andrew MelchersMark BrzezinskiRoxanne Westendorf
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2022
  • Pittsburgh

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)


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Reaching the Boiling Point: Decoction at Home

  • Speaker: Jan Brücklmeier
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2022
  • Pittsburgh

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.


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Beyond the Fundamentals of Fermentation

  • Speaker: John Palmer
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2021
  • Online

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.


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Italian pilsners: Salute birra!

  • Speaker: Annie Johnson
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2021
  • Online

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.

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Logistics of Homebrewing with Cannabis

  • Speaker: Keith Villa
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2021
  • Online

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…

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Oxidation: There’s More Than Meets the Eye

  • Speaker: Francesco Antonelli
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2021
  • Online

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…

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Raw Ale: Spicing Up Your Beer By Not Boiling

  • Speaker: Lars Garshol
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2021
  • Online

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.


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Méthode Traditionelle: Brewing in the Champagne Method

  • Speaker: Annie Johnson
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2020
  • Online

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…

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Beer School: Homebrew Tips from Brewing College and Pro Brewer Experience

  • Speaker: James Czar
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2019
  • Providence, RI

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,…

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Brewing Simple: Great Beer with Less Effort and More Fun

  • Speaker: Drew Beechum & Denny Conn
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2019
  • Providence, RI

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.…

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Improving the Quality of Your Sour Beer through Blending

  • Speaker: Chris Rabeau
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2019
  • Providence, RI

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.

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Making Extract Beer That Rivals All-Grain Brewing

  • Speaker: Reed Antis
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2019
  • Providence, RI

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.


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The Little Things

  • Speaker: Nicholas McCoy & Jeff Poirot
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2019
  • Providence, RI

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.

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Using Tannic Acid to Clarify and Stabilize Your Brew

  • Speaker: Joseph Formanek
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2019
  • Providence, RI

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…

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Better Hopping Through Science: Tales from the Master Brewers Association of America

  • Speakers: Chris HotzDoug Brown
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2018
  • Portland, OR

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…

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Boil Pro: What Homebrewers Can Learn from Pros on Wort Boiling

  • Speaker: Martin Brungard
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2018
  • Portland, OR

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…

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How to Brew with Low O2

  • Speakers: John WattMike PaladinoScott McCormick
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2018
  • Portland, OR

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…

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It’s a Sprint: Brewing Beer Faster

  • Speakers: Marshall SchottMatt Del FiaccoSachin "Chino" Darji
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2018
  • Portland, OR

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…

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Kettle Souring: Four Brewers’ Different Approaches

  • Speakers: Adam RobbingsBen EdmundsBen LoveSean Burke
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2018
  • Portland, OR

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…

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Next Level Home Brewing

  • Speakers: Fr. Jeff PoirotNicholas McCoy
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2018
  • Portland, OR

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.

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Session Beers: Brewing for Flavor and Balance

  • Speaker: Jennifer Talley
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2018
  • Portland, OR

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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