Homebrewing

Pre-registration is not required but encouraged for this event, please see link to RSVP: https://stillwatercountylibrary.org/series/hombrewing/

Overview:

This is a four-session introductory course to the basics of brewing beer. Initially we’ll have a brief classroom session where we’ll cover the general history of brewing followed by a review of the basic steps that people have employed for thousands of years. Then, we’ll practice by making a batch and you’ll have the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and do a lab where we’ll focus on each standard brewing step. On the third day, we’ll gather again for a classroom session at the library where each of you will use the computer terminals to research and design a recipe you’d like to make. The final session will be a lab event, and you will learn the final step in brewing: bottling. Once finished you should have the confidence to know what materials and ingredients you’ll need, know where to seek guidance on recipes, and you’ll be able to brew a batch through to testing, completion & bottling. After that you’ll need to learn patience, and you’ll have to practice that on your own.

About Rob Brown:

Robert is from a 6th generation Montana family but grew up overseas and has spent much of his working life in Montana, Oregon or Washington D.C. He has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Montana and the University of Virginia, a master’s in business from the University of Montana and a multidisciplinary PhD-abd in Complexity Science, Advanced Parametrics, Global Business Strategy & Innovation Management. His career included 10 years working in politics for U.S. Senator Conrad Burns; Overseas Business Development in Asia; 10 years as college professor at the University of Oregon & Portland State University and 10 years as an applied consultant to private sector business; and, 14 years as a Federal Consultant for the MITRE Corporation.

His passion for brewing began after he returned to the U.S. just a few years after Jimmy Carter made it legal for people to brew their own beer. Shocked to find Americans had to be 18 years old to buy beer, he learned make his own beer.

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