Learn to Homebrew Day – November 2nd

Back in 1999, America was a desolate and barren wasteland due to the lack of amateur brewers. So to rectify the situation, or quite possibly to justify their existence in the universe, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) launched the annual Learn to Homebrew Day. Now celebrating its 15th year, its safe to say their efforts to revive the country’s homebrew scene have been mildly successful. If you haven’t caught on to the hobby yet, would like to hang out with other brewers and learn a little more, or generally need an excuse to drink on a Saturday afternoon, there will be a number of events and local resources available to help you out. Seeing the actual process in action is a lot better than believing this from the AHA’s getting started page:

Brewing: 2 Hours

If “2 hours” is some type of code for all day; then yes, brewing takes about “2 hours”.

Fermentation: 2 Weeks

Reasonably accurate for most beers.

Bottle Your Beer: 1 Hour

No. Just No.

Here are some state events this Saturday where you can meet nice people who will help get you started:

Avon

Great Fermentations

7900 US 36

Beginning Brewing Class (signup required) and informal brewing demonstrations throughout the day

Elkhart

Quality Wine & Ale Supply (with homebrew club M.E.G.A.)

108 S Elkhart Ave.

Contact Name: Krissy (RSVP to krissy@homebrewit.com)

10am-4:30pm

Evansville

Liquor Locker (with Ohio Valley Homebrewers Association)

4001 E. Morgan Ave

Free brewing demonstrations start at 9:30am

Indianapolis

Great Fermentations

5127 E 65th St

Beginning Brewing Class (signup required) and informal brewing demonstrations throughout the day

Indianapolis

Tuxedo Park Brewers Supply

1139 Shelby Street

Free brewing demonstration starting at 11am

Valparaiso

Valpo Brew’s Brew Out

307 E Lincolnway Blvd.

Contact Name: John Filewich (RSVP to info@valpobrew.com)

Zionsville

Ron Smith’s (with FBI homebrew club)

3793 Castle Rock Dr.

10am-5pm