Saturday Morning

Intensive training for the new or not-so-new brewer, hosted by the founder of the American Homebrewers Association.

Whether you're new to brewing, or feel like you want to jump to the next level, this just might be the ticket. BCFB will be a four-hour intensive training session that will take you from grain to glass with a series of short, but intensive sessions covering all aspects of brewing, including demonstrations of extract and all-grain brewing.

Here's a list of topics (with confirmed guest drillmasters):

• Barley, malting, and the importance of kilning - Randy Mosher
• The varieties and uses of hops - Dave Wills
• Basic extract + adjunct brewing procedure - Marty Nachel
• Sanitation - Lisa White
• Recipe formulation - Ray Daniels
• Yeast types and their use - Dr. Chris White
• Fermentation technique - Dave Logsdon
• Bottling, kegging and "real" homebrew - Jason Ebel
• Common faults, their causes, and prevention - Al Korzonas
• Beer evaluation and appreciation - Surprise Guest!

Sessions will be conducted by a number of well-known brewing authors and authorities. Charlie sez "Hop, two, three, four. Hop, two, three, four!"

About the host:

Charlie Papazian is the founder of the AHA as well as the Institute for Brewing Studies and The Association of Brewers. Charlie is also the author of a number of homebrewing books, including the very popular The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing. His wit and wisdom have contributed immensely to the creation and appreciation of quality beer in this country and around the world. His enthusiasm, humor, and knowledge should help make this introductory course one of the best ever offered.

For more on Charlie, make sure to read this recent biography, courtesy of CNN.