Drew is going to go through the basics of homebrewing using an extract kit to demonstrate all the steps along the way to making your own beer. He'll cover cleaning and sanitization, gravity readings, the fermentation process, and the basics of racking and bottling your beer.
If you're interested in getting started in homebrewing, this will set you on the right path. A class like this is helpful even if you're just into drinking beer. You'd be surprised how much the experience of beer is enhanced when you know how the fluid in your glass came into being.
All of which reminds me... In the 1950s, the Oshkosh Brewing Company ran a series of ads titled "Let's Ask the Brewmaster" featuring OBC brewer Wilbur Strottman. Each week, Strottman would answer basic questions about beer and brewing. I always liked that idea. A brewer ought to care enough about their customers to take a little time to help educate them. That’s something sorely lacking in the current scene. I’ll spare you my rant on that. Here’s a couple of those Ask the Brewmaster ads from 1957.
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| July 12, 1957; Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. |
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