This Saturday = Teach A Friend To Homebrew Day!

In honor of the American Homebrewers Association’s national Teach-A-Friend-To-Homebrew Day, the MN Homebrewers Association will put on its fourth annual demonstration event at Barley John’s Brewpub. Details are below. We will brew three extract batches, beginning one each at 10:30, 11:30, and 12:30. I need volunteers who will walk the crowd of interested newbies through the process, highlighting each step and perhaps encouraging the crowd to help, e.g., they could tie a bag of hops and throw it in the kettle. All ingredients will be provided by the club. You just show up, show the crowd how easy it is to homebrew, then take home 5 gallons of wort in your sanitized carboy. I’m still putting together the experiment, but it will involve brewing three identical batches with one variable. In years past we’ve had identical recipes with different yeasts and different lengths of boil for the extract. I’ll be bringing propane, a burner, and a kettle, but one extra setup would be appreciated! Thanks! John LEARN TO HOMEBREW— FOR FREE! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. BARLEY JOHN’S BREWPUB Come celebrate National TEACH-A-FRIEND-TO-HOMEBREW DAY with the Minnesota Homebrewers Association, Saturday, November 3rd, from 10-2 at Barley John’s Brewpub, 781 Old Highway 8, New Brighton. (off 35W, go west on County Road D ½ mile— 651.636.4670) This rain-or-shine open-house-style event will feature free hands-on brewing demonstrations, fabulous door prizes (courtesy of Northern Brewer, Midwest Supplies, and Brew & Grow—walk away with everything you need for your first batch!), a chance to ask questions of seasoned homebrewers, Doug Hoverson signing copies (after 1:00) of his new book, Land of Amber Water: The History of Brewing in MN, and of course, Barley John’s delicious hand-crafted beers and food! Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 3rd, then grab a friend and come to Barley John’s Brewpub and see why homebrewing is your new favorite hobby! This event is sponsored by the Minnesota Homebrewers Association. Please check mnbrewers.com for details.