Monthly Homebrewing Event

Starting in October, Loony's Brew will have a once a month get together for people interested in brewing beer. This will be the first Wednesday of each month, with the first one being October 4th, from 6-8pm.

What will be talked about or activities?
As I've never ran one of these before and want the ability to adapt to whatever works best, this is fairly open ended, from which could include:

• Different types of beers we've tried making.
• Different types we'd like to try.
• Results from different yeasts used.
• Favorite craft beers had from other breweries.
• Different process aspects, such as temperatures used, temperature control, clarifying agents, filters, carbonation techniques.
• Different ingredients used, including grains/malt, adjuncts, hops, and spices.
• Local ingredient options, such as herbs, hops, fruits.
• Sharing results of recent batches.
• Sharing yeasts from past batches.
• Occasional tours of the brewery.
• We could get into some serious experimentation, such as everyone brewing the same recipe but with one difference each, such as a different yeast, hops, spices, etc.
• Internal competitions with prizes.
• Sharing useful books, websites, other information sources.
• The day and times are generally flexible, was thinking of a day that doesn't get in the way of weekend activities, but if Wednesday doesn't work for anyone and Tuesdays or Thursdays are better, so be it. Likewise for times. A bonus for having it on Wednesday is Open Mic/Karaoke would follow immediately afterwards.

This will be basic to start out with, I'll have something set up in the back room on one of the tables. If anyone has ideas or suggestions, feel free to send me a note in the contact form or leaving a comment on this blog post.

Cheers,
​Matt