An introduction to making beer at home

I'm gearing up to teach another class on homebrew. This class is an introduction to brewing at home and will be held on Sat. March 12th at 4 daughters Irish pub in their upstairs room. 1:30 to 4pm. Cost is 15$. Register at Grains Beans N' Things or contact me directly.

In this class we'll cover the variety of ingredients used, how to brew, ferment and bottle home made beer. Other keys ares we will discuss are sanitation vs. cleaning, temperature control, equipment needs, and troubleshooting.

This class isn't just for first timers! Even if you've been brewing with extract, you'll learn quite a bit!

Next Homebrew class 3/12/11

I'm scheduling the next Introduction to Homebrewed beer class for Saturday, March 12th, 1:30pm. Contact Bob at Grains Beans N' Things for more info. This class will be a lecture based class covering everything a beginning homebrewer needs to know!

Bear Creek Beer Fest

This weekend, June 19th is the day! The annual Beer Fest at Bear Creek Bears will once again be kicking off! Looks like the weather is going to be good. I heard something like 20 different breweries represented, along with pizza and hot dogs! Its 12$ to get in the door which comes with a pint glass and 5 tastings. See you there!

Oregon Green Expo

I will be hosting a "Brew Your Own" class at the Oregon Green Expo on June 20th at 1pm. Anyone interested should stop on by and find out just how easy brewing your own beer really is! This class will cover an introduction to brewing beer at home, we will discuss the variaty of ingrediants on the market, and how best to get started. Hope to see you there!

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SImple Steps to Brewing Great Beer

The "how to brew" class went off pretty well. 11 folks showed up, we brewed 2 seperate batches of Eagle Point ESB, and now its been bottled. About half of the class has, in the two weeks since, gone out and bought thier supplies and started brewing. In June and July I will be teach another Introduction to Brewing, and an Advanced Brewing class. Keep tuned or contact me if you are interested in learning about how to brew great beer!

Southern Oregon Brewing Update

I've had the chance to get back into Southern Oregon Brewing's tap room and tasted some great beers! The two that I want to point out are Woodshed Red and the Imperial Oak aged Red.

Woodshed Red has been around for awhile, but SOB has changed the yeast used to ferment this been and I have to say, its a whole new game. The previous version was "just ok" as far as reds go. But, this new version is great. It comes off as much more of a bold, hoppy, malty beer. Its something that you will remember.

The oak aged Imperial (only available in a very limited amount and only in the tap room) is unbelievable! Aged in oak barrels for multiple months, this beer imparts a subtle oak/vanilla flavor that melds in nicely with the big malty and hoppy flavors present. I don't know how much is left at the tap room so get out there and buy a pint or two today!

One last note is that SOB is having a beer tasting dinner at the Prospect Hotel Dinner House on Saturday March 20th at 5pm.