The 2009 Teach a Friend to Brew Day Crew
Today’s Teach a Friend to Brew Day event was successful in several ways. First and foremost, it was a wonder social event – many good (old) friends, some good (new) friends (I got to meet some local Twitter folks – Hi @AlexisDias !) and many friends of friends. Homebrewing just seems to attract high quality people. It’s one of my favorite things about the hobby:)
Between Brad and I, we brewed 20 gallons of ale, 10 of my annual TAFTBD IPA, and 10 of Brad’s German Hefeweizen. My brew day went well, short of forgetting to add clarifier and yeast nutrient (I get distracted with so many fun people around:), and the IPA has been put to bed for a nice cozy fermentation. Everything else aside, we made beer!
Most importantly, I think we may have picked up as many as four new homebrewers out of the event! The Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day event is all about showing people how easy it is to brew great beer, showcasing the ales you’ve brewed and lighting the burner under new brewers. I think we did that today:)
A Photo Gallery has been posted of the day’s activities for your viewing pleasure.
Saturday, November 7th, is Teach a Friend to Brew Day. The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day is an international event to introduce people to the hobby of homebrewing. For the fifth time, I’ll be inviting friends – and their friends – over to learn how to brew beer. We’ll be starting promptly at 9:00 a.m., milling over 25 pounds of malted barley, to make a 10 gallon batch of TAFTBD IPA. Brad, a relatively new brewer, will be brewing a 10 gallon batch of German Hefeweizen. He’s living proof that anyone can do this with a minimal investment.
I’ll have coffee and morning munchies early in the day, as well as sausages (John has offered to be the event’s GrillMaster:) and lunch munchies in the afternoon. Additionally, attendees will have full run of the 8 ales I have on tap throughout the day:) We should be done around 3:00 p.m. My best guess is that there will be about fifteen attendees.
Last year’s event at Sociables was a huge success!
Saturday, November 1st, is Teach a Friend to Brew Day. For the fourth time, I’ll be inviting friends – and their friends- over to learn how to brew beer. We’ll be starting promptly at 9:00 a.m., milling over 25 pounds of malted barley, to make a 10 gallon batch of TAFTBD IPA. I’ll have coffee and morning munchies early in the day, as well as sausages and tri-tip (John has offered to be the event’s GrillMaster:) and lunch munchies in the afternoon. Additionally, attendees will have full run of the 8 ales I have on tap throughout the day:) We should be done around 3:00 p.m. My best guess is that there will be about a dozen attendees.
