Giving a presentation on homebrewing for a senior activity center,anyone done similar
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I just did a presentation for the Emerging Agriculture conference at Wright State University (local to me). I can shoot you a copy of my outline if you want. PM me your email.
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Sorry, considering the audience, I would go the other way.
If someone shows enough interest, maybe a follow-up AG demo would be in order.
This is just folks 55+, not like assisted living or a nursing home, but point taken. I could mention things like pumps and tippy mash tuns, buckets and handtrucks for the fermenters, splitting into 3 gallon buckets, etc.
Anyone have any tips in that realm? I think we have some brewers on wheels here (or just anyone with a bad back or whatever), right?
Anyone have any tips in that realm? I think we have some brewers on wheels here (or just anyone with a bad back or whatever), right?
I'd cover the fundamentals comparing images of commercial equipment with lil' homebrewing stuff. I would not try to dumb things down. Details can be omitted.
I would cover the basic chemistry, biology and fermentation process of homebrewing.
Your audience presumably already have an interest so keep it fresh.
As always with A/V presentations, avoid
clip art
stale internet jokes
and don't read your slides
Lots of pictures, an odd video or two to demonstrate pertinent things is always a good idea
Also, bring samples of your tasty creations. Even if the talk is not well received the audience will give you a raucous ovation.
Best of luck with it.
I would cover the basic chemistry, biology and fermentation process of homebrewing.
Your audience presumably already have an interest so keep it fresh.
As always with A/V presentations, avoid
clip art
stale internet jokes
and don't read your slides
Lots of pictures, an odd video or two to demonstrate pertinent things is always a good idea
Also, bring samples of your tasty creations. Even if the talk is not well received the audience will give you a raucous ovation.
Best of luck with it.
Yeah? Well I'm too tired of the assumption that extract brewers just use crappy kits with the yeast taped to the lid...
I would present an all grain, full volume BIAB scenario... keep it as simple as you possibly can.
Grain plus water = sweet wort.
Sweet wort plus hops in the boil makes it balanced.
Add yeast = beer.
I would not try to do an actual brew, but maybe come prepared with a mash tun / BIAB kettle with grain and heated water so they can taste and see the sweet wort, then have a carboy fermenting away, and say that it only takes a few days for it to ferment completely, but that the yeast lends a flavor too, so sitting on the yeast for a few weeks is good.
Grain plus water = sweet wort.
Sweet wort plus hops in the boil makes it balanced.
Add yeast = beer.
I would not try to do an actual brew, but maybe come prepared with a mash tun / BIAB kettle with grain and heated water so they can taste and see the sweet wort, then have a carboy fermenting away, and say that it only takes a few days for it to ferment completely, but that the yeast lends a flavor too, so sitting on the yeast for a few weeks is good.
I would do an extract kit, then offer a follow up all grain class to those whose interests were piqued.
It really depends on your audience. For most people in the general population, I'd guess that a basic extract class, with some fermentation science thrown it, would be more than enough.
I did laugh at the "senior activity" because 55 is a lot different than 80. I have a friend who brews (he's 68) and won't go to the "silver sneakers" workout group because it's old ladies in chairs, but others his age are "old" in so many ways. I taught him AG brewing a few years ago, and his wife also and she does most of the brewing while he does the heavy lifting.
I'd guess that most people at best have a passing interest. If they are truly wildly interested, then they would already know the basics.
I know that I"m a member of AARP and my husband is going to be 60 in a few weeks, so we'd be in that target age group, more or less, but we'd not even consider going to a class marked "55+" in ANYTHING. I do "regular" yoga and pilates and things, and I'd run from any class considered "55+", so the few classes I've taught (exercise and balance) that were over advertised that age group were more like 75+ in reality.
I guess that is what I'd check- what "55+" really means. Like folks in their mid- late- 50s who are incredibly active, or if this is a class that meets often and they need someone to fill a spot. Next week could be "art", for example.
And I don't think I brew like an old person.
I did laugh at the "senior activity" because 55 is a lot different than 80. I have a friend who brews (he's 68) and won't go to the "silver sneakers" workout group because it's old ladies in chairs, but others his age are "old" in so many ways. I taught him AG brewing a few years ago, and his wife also and she does most of the brewing while he does the heavy lifting.
I'd guess that most people at best have a passing interest. If they are truly wildly interested, then they would already know the basics.
I know that I"m a member of AARP and my husband is going to be 60 in a few weeks, so we'd be in that target age group, more or less, but we'd not even consider going to a class marked "55+" in ANYTHING. I do "regular" yoga and pilates and things, and I'd run from any class considered "55+", so the few classes I've taught (exercise and balance) that were over advertised that age group were more like 75+ in reality.
I guess that is what I'd check- what "55+" really means. Like folks in their mid- late- 50s who are incredibly active, or if this is a class that meets often and they need someone to fill a spot. Next week could be "art", for example.
And I don't think I brew like an old person.
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