In the Kitchen with Vinnie & Natalie Cilurzo and Adam Dulye
Join Vinnie & Natalie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing Co. and Brewers Association Executive Chef Adam Dulye as they walk you through two homebrew recipes from Russian River and four recipes paired to the beers from Adam. Homebrew, culinary and pairing tips, tricks, and stories about! The homebrew and beer recipes…
Keynote
Bailey Spaulding, CEO and Co-Founder of Jackalope Brewing Co. in Nashville, TN presents the Homebrew Con 2020 Keynote Address. In 2006, while attending Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, TN, Bailey Spaulding began homebrewing and writing her own recipes. By 2009, Bailey realized her passion was brewing beer (and less…
Lager Brewing Techniques: Fermentation, Decoction mashing, and Hopping
Lager beers require different methods than the more commonly made ales. This talk will discuss the rationale and approaches for these methods and show how they can easily be applied in the homebrewery to make traditional lager beers. We will present three separate, short, linked talks covering fermentation, decoction mashing,…
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…
Oven Beers: Historical Brewing Techniques
Eastern Europe is home to a large family of beers where the brewing process makes use of the great Russian oven. These beers are fundamentally different from western European beers. This talk covers a few examples of oven-based beers, including Lithuanian keptinis, Russian farmhouse ale, and a few other examples.
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.
Recreating the Original India Pale Ale
This seminar tells the story of the IPA’s rise to popularity in the 18th century, how it was made, and how it likely tasted.
Stewarding Quality in the Malt & Hop Supply Chain
The supply chains that successfully deliver malt and hops to brewers are long and complex. Managing great quality in agricultural raw materials involves aspects of breeding, commercialization, growing, processing, packaging, storage, and transportation. Join John Mallett as we journey along those paths with a particular focus on food safety, communication,…
The Science and Art of Blending Hops
Hop vendors continue to provide brewers with more information about the compounds in a particular lot of hops, while researchers study the aromas and flavors those compounds might provide. But when a brewer is considering blending Saaz with Citra or using Aramis instead of Strisselspalt, it is essential to also…
The Wonderful World of Kveik
Recent years have witnessed a huge amount of interest in these Norwegian yeasts. Kveik takes everything we thought we knew about brewing and flips it on its head.
Using Common Sensory: Organizing Beer Sensory Experiences to Improve Your Palate
Performing sensory analysis can seem intimidating to many people who would like to improve their palates but aren’t sure where or how to start. Learning more about beer ingredients while expanding your beer vocabulary and tasting ability is not only fun but also approachable. It can even be…
Wine and Cider Making for Homebrewers: How to Use the Equipment You Already Have to Make Hard Cider and Wine
Wine and cider making can seem intimidating, but we will discuss ways to easily use the equipment you already have to branch out a little into making wines and ciders. We will discuss kit wines, “country wines” (non-grape wines), cider, and the basics of grape winemaking in a fun and…
Yeast Blending: Building the Perfect New England IPA
Join Sam Wineka, lab manager of Bootleg Biology, to discuss all the benefits of blending yeasts in brewing. Learn why you might want to consider blending strains in your next brew and how to maintain a practical yeast bank at home. Lastly, explore how you might build a yeast blend…
2019 Keynote Address
7 Hops: Bitter Sisters Who Reveal the Secrets of Humulus lupulus
How should you use a hop you’ve never heard of? Why are New World hops different? What’s a thiol? How come nobody warned us about hop creep? We’ll consider these questions, talk about the latest scientific research, and vote for the most important hop ever after getting up close and…
Ask the Experts Panel
No homebrewing topic is off limits in this interactive Q&A panel with homebrewing luminaries Brad Smith, John Palmer, and Drew Beechum. Lamenting on lagers? Interested in isinglass? Curious about carbonation? Puzzled about Pediococcus? Overanalyzing alpha acids? Bring your toughest homebrewing riddles and see what advice these experts can give.
Automated Brewing and Electrical Safety for Homebrewers
Many DIY brewers are learning about microcontrollers, advanced temperature control, flow measurement and control, volume sensing, and dissolved oxygen measurement to improve quality and ensure consistency from batch to batch. We will discuss the capabilities and advantages of automation, from simple temperature control to fully automated breweries. The second half…
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,…
Better Bochet
The deep copper color, vanilla aroma, and notes of caramel and burnt marshmallow of bochet have long been of interest to us. But, all too often, a bochet passed to us at a club meeting or sampled at Club Night managed to disappoint. The bochets we tasted lacked body, were…
Brewing Beer-Style Meads
Making beer-style mead involves more than just adding hops. This presentation covers everything that goes into making recipes that truly walk the fine line between these two amazing craft beverages.
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.…
Brewing Sour Beer at Home: Coolships, Wild Strains, and Commercial Sources
This Homebrew Con seminar recording examines all three procedures for souring homebrew and discusses the pros and cons of each method.
Brewing with Fruit
Get the most out of your fruit beers. Bret Kollmann Baker, head brewer at Urban Artifact, covers a wide range of techniques and options for maximizing fruit usage in your beers. We’ll discuss fermentation and brewhouse fruit usage rates, the impacts of different fruit types (whole, fresh, frozen, puree, concentrate,…
Brewing with Oats
What if there were a secret ingredient that could take your beer from good to remarkable? What if this secret could help you make something beery, delicious, and totally unique? The humble oat has been a traditional brewing grain since before recorded beer history. Let’s unlock the secrets of the…
Brewing without Hops: Back to the Future of Botanical Brewing
Folks from around the world have brewed beer for thousands of years, and for most of that time, they didn’t use hops! Join brewer, brewpub owner, and author of Against All Hops Butch Heilshorn for a jaunt down the wonderful wormhole of botanical brewing. Learn its rich history, discover what…
Brut IPA: Birth of a New Style
Brut IPA has emerged from the turbid world of murky IPA haze as a new style that is brilliantly clear, effervescent, full of hop flavor and aroma, low on bitterness, and bone dry. Come learn all about the Champagne-like quality of brut IPA in this session. Topics covered will include…
Building Your Own Brew Stand from A to Z
This seminar will provide homebrewers with many different options for building brew stands. From choosing and planning the system and selecting materials to putting it all together, you’ll learn how to avoid potential pitfalls along the way. Whether you are building a multi-tier gravity system, a brew-in-a-bag system, a single-tier…
Deep Diving into Yeast Starters
Debating whether to make a starter can be confusing. Do I really need to make one? How is it different than just adding more yeast? In this talk we’ll explore what making a starter can do and dive into some data behind different types of starters. We’ll look at cell…
DIY Advanced Technology for Cheapskate and Anarchistic Homebrewers
In this presentation, homebrewers will learn to develop and apply novel technologies to solve common homebrew problems. All these useful projects work well and are inexpensive and practical to build at home. Learn about fun DIY projects like a temperature monitor and controller, pressure monitor, fermentation and keg weight monitor,…
Draft Beer Dispensing for Homebrewers
Tired of seeing delicious beer—the product of several weeks and lots of love—mutilated by your draft beer dispensing system? It takes only seconds for a beer traveling from keg to faucet to leave a bad taste in your mouth if your dispensing system isn’t properly designed, assembled, and maintained. In…
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