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Water Made Easy

  • Speaker: Roy Roberts
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2016
  • Baltimore, MD

Beer consists mostly of water. Most homebrewers understand the vital importance of brewing water but can be intimidated by the wealth of information available. This talk will focus on simple steps that all-grain brewers can take with regard to their water so they can make better beer.

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Welcome to the Dark Side! The Evolution of Porter

  • Speaker: Frank Clark
  • Track: Beer Styles
  • Homebrew Con 2016
  • Baltimore, MD

Journey into the past of porter with beer historian Frank Clark. We will look at the murky origins of porter and how it evolved into one of the most popular beers of the 18th century, as well as its slow decline in the 19th century and eventual rebirth in the…

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What is Wild Yeast, Where is It, and How do you Brew With It?

  • Speaker: Jeff Mello
  • Track: Yeast & Fermentation
  • Homebrew Con 2016
  • Baltimore, MD

What makes a yeast truly wild? What is Brettanomyces, and are all beers with Brett actually wild? Where are the best places to find different types of wild yeast? Based on the latest research from Bootleg Biology, we'll discuss how to classify different types of brewing microbes, where they actually…

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What’s New In The How To Brew

  • Speaker: John Palmer
  • Track: Brewing Process
  • Homebrew Con 2016
  • Baltimore, MD

Homebrew Con Baltimore features over 90 speakers, and more than 60 seminars for your brewing enjoyment. When the presenters of “Don’t Fear the Fungus…” had to unfortunately withdraw shortly before the conference – we were thrilled to hear that John was willing to step in and offer his brewing know-how…

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Wild Alaska, Wild Ingredients

  • Speaker: Goeff Larson
  • Track: Recipe Formulation & Improvement
  • Homebrew Con 2016
  • Baltimore, MD

Alaskan Brewing co-founder Geoff Larson shares tips and tales from using local and unique ingredients in the brewing process. The seminar will cover selecting ingredients and the base beer, how flavors can manifest, and methods for adding non-traditional ingredients. Examples include spruce tips in Winter Ale, alder-smoked malt, berries, herbs,…

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