Has Anyone Taught a Homebrew Class Before?

[maltoftheearth]

I was invited to teach a homebrew class, I am wondering whether anyone has done this and, if so, what your experience was. I am very excited to get started but realize this will be a lot of time and work.

 

[temptnmonkey]

do the students get samples?

 

[jtkratzer]

Not a class of students, but walked by sister's fiance through a few brew sessions.

 

[Tinga]

I'm teaching a beer class tomorrow and I realized how hard teaching is. I wanna tell them everything I know but I know for the sake of their brains I should just start with the basics. good luck could be fun.

 

[SOB_OCDAVE]

I did a class back in March of this year followed by a demonstration. I talked about the basics of brewing and the major ingredients. I didn't get too technical because i wanted to keep their attention. The demonstration went well. i did a basic pale ale recipe with LME and a small amount of crushed specialty grains. I would definitely do it again. I had a power point presentation set up but the projector was having issues so I had to wing it. If you want my Power Point Presentation send me your email address and I will email it to you.

 

[Revvy]

I've taught individuals and groups to brew, but never taught a "formal class" inside a classroom and stuff. But I have thought of putting together some adult ed classes on it and beer history.

 

[maltoftheearth]

I did a class back in March of this year followed by a demonstration. I talked about the basics of brewing and the major ingredients. I didn't get too technical because i wanted to keep their attention. The demonstration went well. i did a basic pale ale recipe with LME and a small amount of crushed specialty grains. I would definitely do it again. I had a power point presentation set up but the projector was having issues so I had to wing it. If you want my Power Point Presentation send me your email address and I will email it to you.

That would be great. I am thinking of doing a couple classes -- one to develop some history and a base of knowledge. The second would involve the actual brewing.

It would be great to offer samples but I can't -- I will be charging for the class.

 

[beergolf]

I'm teaching a beer class tomorrow and I realized how hard teaching is. I wanna tell them everything I know but I know for the sake of their brains I should just start with the basics. good luck could be fun.

As a colege prof I can attest to the fact that most people do not realize how hard it is to teach. There is a lot more to it than most people think. Pacing is important, go to fast and you lose most of the class. Go to slow and you lose the best students. You have to be able to adjust on the fly to be effective.

 

[passedpawn]

I've done several classes for my homebrew club. Lots of topics. It was fun. I disagree with the prof. If you are knowledgeable of your topic, and the audience is receptive, it's a breeze.

I've got outlines if anyone is interested. PM me.

 

[BigEd]

As a colege prof I can attest to the fact that most people do not realize how hard it is to teach. There is a lot more to it than most people think. Pacing is important, go to fast and you lose most of the class. Go to slow and you lose the best students. You have to be able to adjust on the fly to be effective.

I've done a number of brewing classes and beergolf's comments concerning pacing do make a lot of sense. You need to have an outline so as to be sure to cover all the requirements but at the same time be prepared to adjust the pace based on the participants. At least with a brewing class you can be sure that all the students want to be there.

 

[beergolf]

At least with a brewing class you can be sure that all the students want to be there

That makes a huge difference but stiil requires taking the pulse of the audience.

 

[jtkratzer]

As a colege prof I can attest to the fact that most people do not realize how hard it is to teach. There is a lot more to it than most people think. Pacing is important, go to fast and you lose most of the class. Go to slow and you lose the best students. You have to be able to adjust on the fly to be effective.

As a college graduate, I can attest to the fact you misspelled college.