Craft Brewing Demonstration

[Kyle]

In conjunction with Fredericton Foodies, I'm going to host a brew session and presentation. I will go the partial boil, LME with steeping grains route so that there is essentially no setup cost for people to get into the hobby.

They will host the event and pay for the supplies
So... anyone want to help?

I'll post updates here once I know specifics.

[Dave Savoie]

When is it Id like to help Im sure with enough notice Ill be able to get up to freddy to help out

[Kyle]

I'll do up a handout that gives some basic brewing info and advertises the FCBA.

[Kyle]

it will be in about a month, I'll talk about it at the meeting and then suggest dates to NBCHG. Any and all ads for it need to be vetted by me first, to comply with a series of laws here concerning liquor advertising and homebrewing.

technically I'll be making wort. The yeast will get added at home

[Brian_S]

Sure, I'd be happy to help.

B

[Richard]

Count me in.

[Kyle]

It will be the evening of March 8th, at the Community Kitchen at the Regent st Sobeys.  For simplicity sake, I will do extract with steeping grains. I'll also bring some spent grain and a bread recipe for people to make on their own.

[Thomas]

When it comes to transporting homebrew couldn't we technically get away with a public brew demonstration with pitching the yeast? Its still nothing more then sugar water for the first few hours after the yeast is pitched, and even once they start to wake up they undergo aerobic metabolism first before switching to anaerobic fermentation and producing any alcohol. There would be no alcohol at that point, and therefor its not illegal to move it around. Just sayin.

[Dave Savoie]

Should give a demonstration on bottling also !!!

[Kyle]

Oh yes, bottling, basic sanitation, all the stuff that is required to get up and running.
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So I'm going to do a basic brew that should be cheap and easy for people to make, require little maturation time, and be BMC friendly.

Here is the recipe I am thinking of going with, any suggestions / critiques before I order ingredients?

Brown Ale:
5# LME
1/2# Crystal 60 steeping grain
1oz Chocolate malt steeping grain

Boil = 60 minutes
1.25oz Saaz @45min
.75oz Saaz @1min

So4 yeast

10days in  primary, then 2 weeks in bottle.
1tsp priming sugar (dextrose) per 12 oz bottle.

[Richard]

I rather doubt that Brown Ale is BMC-friendly...

... I think you should do your hefe, mit extrakt

Seriously though it'd simple as hell and all you'd need a very similar amount of extract. The foodies would also go batshit for something they can add their homegrown fruits to.


Just my $0.02 -- I think hefe is a less acquired taste than brown ale.

[Richard]

Also for the priming sugar; don't tell newbies about the teaspoon method. I tried it once and it drove me nuts how bad the quality control was. As much as I hate them, this would be a good place for priming-drops.

[Kyle]

good point on the priming drops.

I think the yeasty taste of the hefe is farther from BMC than a brown ale, but your idea that adding fruit for **cough** the sake of Art, is a good one. Maybe a raspberry pale ale?

good hops for that would probably be cascade and saaz... and about 4.5 - 5%abv?

[Richard]

Nah not for the sake of art; for the sake of making the grow/buy-local foodies happy. I rather doubt any of them are growing hops or grain (yet) so something which would benefit from the addition of other homegrown garden foodstuffs would suit their ethos.

A raspberry pale ale does sound like a good idea, though... It's just that I've never known _anyone_ not like a nice crisp wheat-beer. I equate "BMC drinker" with someone who is primarily biased towards low-flavour or predominantly fruity beers, and an american wheat beer would generally fit that category. Once you get into pale ale territory you're perhaps straying once again towards the realm of "too much flavour"

Ultimately man it's your call; regardless of what is brewed some will like it and some won't. C'est la vie.

[Kyle]

ya, the first wheat beer I tried during my BMC days went straight down the drain... hated it.  Of course, I am more "educated" now in my beer palate.

I've ordered the ingredients for a pale ale, along with the carbonation drops.