FYI ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 04/17/2003 09:48 AM ----- "Steve Hamburg" <shamburg@shambu To: rg.com> cc: Subject: Speakers and Topics at 2003 AHA Conference 04/17/2003 09:29 AM Other than sharing your homebrew with several hundred new friends, you attend the AHA Conference to hear professionals and other homebrewers teach you something new and different; dare we say, exciting? We're confident our speaker lineup will be the best you've ever seen, all conveniently blocked by topic. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Judging and evaluating beers is the next step for many homebrewers. BJCP judges such as grand master Gordon Strong and Midwest BJCP representative Rex Halfpenny will teach you how to pass the BJCP exam and how to begin objectively evaluating your beers. Learn the particulars of fermented beverages beyond beer. Sake expert Fred Eckhardt, and Ken Schram, author of the forthcoming "The Complete Meadmaker", will enlighten you on these alternative fermentations. We are also pleased to welcome Charles McGonegal, owner of the local AEppelTreow winery, to share his practical knowledge of producing cider. The professional brewers we have invited won't simply tell you how to brew commercially; they'll share their favorite "tricks of the trade" that will help you to produce better beers at home. For instance, Flossmoor Station's Todd Ashman will teach you about using unconventional adjuncts in your beer. Pete Crowley and Barnaby Struve from our local Rock Bottom breweries will share tips on recipe formulation. We've also invited Jeff Levine from Dragonmead Microbrewery (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Warren, MI), Jason Ebel from Two Brothers Brewing Co. (Warrenville, Illinois) and local boy made good Larry Bell (Kalamazoo Brewing Co., Kalamazoo, MI) because they've never forgotten homebrewing is what got them started in the first place. Our experts are guaranteed to teach you something you do not know about English, German and Belgian beers. The Two Bitter Men (Tony Babinec and Steve Hamburg) will update you on the state of their favorite style and also provide some hands-on tips for cellaring traditional British ales. Ray Daniels, of Zymurgy, The New Brewer, and Real Ale Festival fame, gives you the skinny on brewing historically accurate English-style ales. Fred Scheer from Boscos Brewery (Nashville, TN), who trained as a Bräu and Malt meister at Germany's Doemens Academy, shares his vast experience and knowledge on German lagers. Roger Deschner, freshly returned from Cologne, will teach you how to make a refreshing Kolsch for the hot, summer months. Wyeast's Dave Logsdon and local sour beer guy Jeff Sparrow will chat about "Wild Things," the bacteria that many brewers fear but give some Belgian ales their unmistakable character. For all of you advanced homebrewers who have longed for some really techy talks over the past years, look no further. You'll want to be up on Saturday morning for the "Super, Hyper, Techno-geek" block. Highlights include Dr. Chris White of White Labs getting up-close and in-detail about his favorite topics: yeast and fermentation. The ultra-geeky Al Korzonas will talk about the biggest yet sorely neglected part of beer - water. We are really excited to welcome Lyn Kruger and Mariellen Griesch from the Siebel Institute of Technology to speak about the sensory evaluation of beer. This is something homebrewers rarely have access to so it is not to be missed. One can not live by beer, alone. Ya gotta eat! Our experts will teach you how to make cheese, sausage and bread the same place you make beer - at home. We'll also have beer and food writers teach you how to combine the two. Author of "Cooking With Beer," Lucy Saunders, will teach you how to do just that. And Garrett Oliver from Brooklyn Brewing will teach you about pairing beer food in addition to signing copies of his new book, "The Brewmaster's Table." We're still confirming more great speakers. As always, speaker participation is subject to professional commitment, so make sure to check up on the latest speaker information at www.chibeer.org/aha03. Register now for the conference at www.beertown.org and save money. The early bird registration deadline ends on May 14th!