Learn to Homebrew Day

On Saturday, November 6, 2010, Dr. Gonzo's Uncommon Condiments and I will be hosting the AHA’s 12th Annual Learn to Homebrew Day in the Mashpit behind the store at 122 Main St in Worcester, MA from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. 

Learn to Homebrew Day is an international event celebrated each year on the first Saturday in November with the goal of introducing people to the homebrewing hobby and establishing relationships with local business, homebrew supply shops and homebrew clubs. I'll be in the Mashpit to guide attendees through the brewing process whether they want learn by viewing or they want to dive in head first and learn by doing.

Any current homebrewers attending the event are asked to bring samples of their home brew to share and taste throughout the day. We'll also have a keg of craft beer on tap so remember to bring your ID with you because participants must be 21 years or older.   At the end of the day, victuals will be grilled by a winner of Dr. Gonzo's Grill Cook-Off Challenge and served with some of the good Dr's Uncommon Condiments.

I'm going to demonstrate how to brew an English Bitter extract kit.  This kit will produce 5 gallons of beer and it will be ready in 4 weeks. Plenty of time for pre-Christmas serving!

This English Bitter kit (instructions PDF) includes 3.15# of Gold liquid malt extract (LME), 1# of Golden Light dry malt extract (DME), 1/2# Simpsons CaraMalt (a specialty pre-crushed malt that is steeped), 1 oz of Kent Goldings hop pellets for bittering and 1 oz. of the same for aroma. The yeast is Danstar Windsor dry ale yeast and 3 oz. of priming sugar will be used later for carbonating the beer.  This batch should take about 2-1/2 to 3 hours to make.  This link will tell you a lot about the English Bitter style. http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style08.php#1a. 

You can visit my site's Learn to Homebrew Day page to read more about the event on Saturday.November 6th, 2010!

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