Hosting a brew day

[MikeMetroka]

Looking forward to having a couple of nonbrewing buddies over for an 8 a.m. brewday tomorrow. Should be fun sharing the hobby.

 

[small_b_brewing]

A friend and I did this last summer- 3 of us brewing on different systems with 3 other friends watching
Lots of sharing and learning!

 

[Transamguy77]

That will be a fun time! Did you ask your guests to bring anything? I always asked to bring some craft beer to share.

 

[MikeMetroka]

I didn’t have to ask, they already offered.

 

[mongoose33]

I love having people over when I brew. Only problem is, I almost always end up being distracted and forget to do something on time or at all. I need a good brewing timer to remind me about hops, water additions, etc.

Hope it went great. Report on how it went.

 

[govner1]

Get a dry erase board and list all your step times and Hop additions. Better yet use the timing/alarm feature in BeerSmith or set timers on your phone.

 

[MikeMetroka]

It went great! No mishaps or missed steps. Both did not seem bored with any of my rantings. You know how it is if a noob asks a question, there is a lot to tell.
Today we brewed a 5 gal batch based on the Surly Sinic Saison that I have switched out a couple of grains down to Pilsner, sepecial B and golden naked oats. Later will get Ancho Chile peppers, that with the special b bring dark fruit raisin notes.

 

[Transamguy77]

Glad to hear it went well, I miss having brew days with other people, it’s been awhile.

 

[bkboiler]

that’s awesome! i love havin ppl over to help brew, talk about a win win...

 

[bobeer]

Good on your for hosting and teaching! I used to do that a lot in my first few years of brewing. I miss it! I think just about everyone I know has been around for a brew day or two, haha, so no one really wants to come by anymore. It always brings good brew ju-ju to teach others!

 

[shoengine]

I do this with my brother-in-law and friends sometimes. Waiting for my buddy who makes mead to get back into it, and we can have a beer/cider/mead brew day.

 

[MikeMetroka]

Not my first time hosting. I taught my brother in law how to brew and Now he is about to open a brewery in Orlando!