National Homebrew Day Plans?

[Revvy]

That's the day of Siciliano's Market's Homebrew Appreciation Party in GR.

They made note of the coincidence in their blog and encouraged folks to come out, drink homebrew, eat food, play games and BREW BEER!

So I'm contemplating doing all of the above.

Awwww I was hoping you were announcing your decision to come down our way again.

 

[sweetcell]

i'm brewing an IPA this weekend, so national homebrew day would coincide perfectly with my re-use of the IPA cake for a RIS/breakfast stout (recipe TBD). woohoo!

I brewed a Kentucky Common that should just be ready to enjoy for the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby. Maybe ill brew something too, who knows?

do you have a recipe you could share?

the missus is from KY (go wildcats!), i could score a few brownie points by brewing something from the home-state... even if it's a beer from 100+ years ago.

thanks!

 

[Revvy]

There's a kentucky common in the recipe pulldown under my name.

 

[bruin_ale]

Already commented in Zamial's post, but I'm hosting a brew-in for my homebrew club. We were contemplating what to brew and decided to just do a brew your own recipe. I'm planning to brew a Belgian Pale that I'm going to ferment with 100% Brett. I haven't decided what strain yet, leaning lambicus. Might do 10 gallons and do one with Brux and the other Lambicus though.

 

[phenry]

I was thinking about starting a thread on this subject...oh yeah I did...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/aha-big-brew-day-2012-plans-316718/

We plan on brewing the Buck Snort Brown in AG and extract at our LHBS and have hot scotchies for the noon toast.

Buck Snort seems like it's a really solid Brown recipe, I bottled my batch last weekend. From what I could tell it has a very nice balance between the caramel and chocolate, but if I were to do it again I'd probably try using some oven roasted 2-row or maybe an English yeast to try and change things up a little.

So instead of brewing Buck Snort I can be drinking it. I'll hopefully have time to brew that day, looking to do a parti-gyle if I'm able.

 

[sweetcell]

There's a kentucky common in the recipe pulldown under my name.

once again, Revvy rulz. thanks buddy!

(might have to rename it, tho, she's a tad sensitive about that stereotype... :cross

 

[djfriesen]

Saturday: breaking a buddy's homebrew cherry with a roasted IPA that nostalgia live-streamed a few months back.

Monday: Brewing something with my brother. We've talked about doing a second batch of nostalgia's ginger beer, but who knows.

 

[Homercidal]

Awwww I was hoping you were announcing your decision to come down our way again.

Yeah, I owe you guys since the last time you guys came up my way. Oh wait...

 

[AngerManagement]

Ha, May 7 is my birthday, so it's only natural I became an avid homebrewer. And my LHBS is having a brew day on the 5th, so I may swing by and hang out.

 

[wSelwyn]

Question:

Does anyone brew the "suggested" batches named by the National Homebrewer's Association? This year it's "Bucksnort Brown" and "Ardley Brown Ale". I'm not really planning on brewing one of these, nor have I found anyone who is/has in the past.

Is anyone here on HBT going to?

 

[IrregularPulse]

Brewing the Deschutes Obsedian clone and teaching a guy (maybe 2) to brew and selling them some of my old equipment that I've accumulated. My first brew day since last June. Just ordered ingredients this morning so I can get my starter going this week or weekend.

 

[Revvy]

I'm still not sure what I'm brewing.

 

[motobrewer]

I will be waiting in line for Great Taste of the Midwest tickets.

so, no brewing.

 

[Jipper]

It's National Homebrew Day and Cinco de Mayo this year, so I'm killing two birds with one stone and brewing up a Mexican Lager

Cheers!

 

[Stephonovich]

I'll be unavailable to brew due to the Navy removing me from my brewing equipment...

I'll hopefully be making my Sahti-esque Saison this weekend, instead.

 

[bob1852]

I plan to petition Congress to officially change National Homebrew Day to the first Saturday in May, so this rediculousness of "National Homebrew Day is May 7th, but not really" ends in 2013.

I'm gonna brew a raspberry porter. On May 7th. Because I'm a purest.

 

[Irrenarzt]

NM brewers are welcome to come out to Santa Fe Brewing Company as there is always a kickass brew day going on, especially on Big Brew. It's a killer scene and there are usually a fair amount of people brewing/sampling/BBQ'ing. The club will be potlucking so bring a dish if you're into sharing. Last year we killed it as I think we brewed around 140 gallons? I can't find the total but it was something like that. I seem to remember 119 but then there were a few more batches tallied after that.

This year, the tally will be bigger for sure as we have something lined up that will boost the total gallonage for sure.

Come on out if you are an NM brewer. Santa Fe Big Brews are an immensely fun event. Way better than ABQ ones typically. Our club may be smaller, but we have all the cool kids.

And if you do come out, seek out Leif and give him a wet willy. For every wet willy successfully deployed on Leif, the club will be donating 5 dollars to the local Big Brothers/Big Sisters chapter. Just tell Tony each time you are able to get Leif. Purple nurples count towards this donation as well.

 

[2brewishuman]

So, as most of you know, May 5th is the observed National Homebrew Day for 2012 (as May 7th is the actual day).

What do you all have planned for that day/weekend?

I got the day off of work, so I'll be brewing 2 batches with my friend (who will also be brewing 1-2 batches). Leaning towards 5gal of Cream Ale, and 5gal of a DIPA.

The beer will be flowing, and we're planning on having quite the get-together of people interested in learning, drinking, & celebrating.

Hey neighbor! I'm just down the road from you in Lansing, MI, going to have a similar get-together on May 7. I just can't see celebrating an event on a day when it's technically not it's day, but whatever works! The important thing here is, beer and homebrewing! I have a 5 gallon batch of strawberry kiwi ale and a espresso stout.

I have a bunch of people coming over to join in the festivities... home brewed beer and mead, meat and cheese food pairings, handouts, trivia and more!

 

[unionrdr]

I gotta go out & get some new burners & drip pans for the elec stove first. Then head over to JW Dover for supplies to brew another batch of my Sunset Gold APA. The new burners will def make a better batch. Thank God the state paid off quick this year.
And since I'm retired,I'll brew on the actual day.

 

[helibrewer]

Well that's my 55th birthday party and between myself and my brother we are providing about 8 kegs of homebrew and pulling from his 600+ bottle wine collection....oh, and catering in Cinco de Mayo food! It should be a day that will live in infamy

 

[Jayhem]

I'll be at a good friend's wedding...but I will be drinking home brew!

 

[Revvy]

I plan to petition Congress to officially change National Homebrew Day to the first Saturday in May, so this rediculousness of "National Homebrew Day is May 7th, but not really" ends in 2013.

But since Congress only meets during the week, then THAT day would be the start of the holiday "AZ had the holiday changed day." And then we'd run into whether we celebrate THAT day on the actually day or the Saturday before.

 

[Revvy]

I just can't see celebrating an event on a day when it's technically not it's day, ...

Do you celebrate Easter? Then you're doing that very thing every year.

Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the northern hemisphere's vernal equinox. Ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on 21 March (even though the equinox occurs, astronomically speaking, on 20 March in most years), and the "Full Moon" is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefore varies between 22 March and 25 April. Eastern Christianity bases its calculations on the Julian calendar whose 21 March corresponds, during the 21st century, to 3 April in the Gregorian calendar, in which the celebration of Easter therefore varies between 4 April and 8 May.

 

[unionrdr]

Interesting how that works. I was born on easter,which at the time was 3/31. The 1st 3 years anyway. Double header for me!

 

[bob1852]

Do you celebrate Easter? Then you're doing that very thing every year.

Completely different. Trying to compare Homebrewers Day to Easter would be like this: Easter is March 28th; but it is really celebrated on the first Sunday following the first full moon following the Spring Equinox.

 

[kpr121]

Sounds like an awesome date to brew my innaugural batch on my new All Electric System!

Now I have a construction deadline, crap.

Well I beat my construction deadline, and brewed 20 gallons this weekend :rockin:.

Soo, I think I am going to celebrate National Homebrew Day by inviting a bunch of friends over to check out the new system, learn a little about homebrewing, and possibly find someone who wants to buy my old propane burners and odds and ends equipment so they can get started!

Now I have a garage/brewery cleanup deadline, crap crap.

 

[kpr121]

Completely different. Trying to compare Homebrewers Day to Easter would be like this: Easter is March 28th; but it is really celebrated on the first Sunday following the first full moon following the Spring Equinox.

Yeah its more like this 'holiday', the second worst thing to ever come out of my alma mater, Penn State:

State Pattys Day

 

[Revvy]

Completely different. Trying to compare Homebrewers Day to Easter would be like this: Easter is March 28th; but it is really celebrated on the first Sunday following the first full moon following the Spring Equinox.

How is it really different? Easter is supposedly celebrating the date that Jesus supposedly rose from the dead, so although we don't really know that date. It is the day we chose to commemorate or celebrate that specific day. Seems the same thing to me..... We have an activity on a fixed day of the week that commemorates a different date. First Sat. of the month, or first sunday following the first full moon....it's still kinda the same.

That's why you need to go to congress and fix this. But make it on a Saturday, or make it like ML King day that we can have off.

 

[IncredibleMulk]

I'll be introducing 4 interested parties to brewing (including my wife!). We will be doing 7 batches that day...should be interesting!

 

[Revvy]

I think I finally decided. I haven't brewed a saison in a few years.