AHA Big Brew
WHAT IS BIG BREW?
Each year on the first Saturday in May, homebrewers unite non-brewing and brewing friends and family to celebrate National Homebrew Day, joining with thousands of homebrewers from around the world in brewing the same recipes and sharing a simultaneous toast at noon Central Time.
Before the event, participants that are planning BIG BREW events register their site on this web site. These registered sites help the American Homebrewers Association track how many participants celebrated the event. Event results will be posted on this page a few weeks after the event.
HOW TO CELEBRATE:
Before the event
• Register your Big Brew Site
• Invite non-brewing and brewing friends and family to help brew beer
• Read this year's Big Brew recipe
•Hold a special beer dinner for friends and family you're going to brew with
•Find out if there is a Big Brew site in your area and join in on some homebrewed fun
DURING THE EVENT:
• Tell friends and family about other American Homebrewers Association fun events – National Homebrewers Conference, Mead Day and Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day
• Bring out homebrewing literature for your friends to read– Zymurgy, Zymurgy for Beginners and The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing and other homebrewing books
• Drink homebrew, pair your homebrew with food and HAVE FUN
AFTER THE EVENT:
• Fill out the Remittance form on this page and tell us how many participated at your site
• Check out this site for post-event numbers
• Bottle the beer you brewed together
• Buy an American Homebrewers Association membership as a gift for new homebrewers
• Have new homebrewers check out www.beertown.org for up-to-date brewing information
CB Potts Big Brew Info
I emailed KROC and got the scoop. See Cary's reply below. You can probably get questions answered by emailing president@kroc.org
KROCHeads,
I know 9 of you said at the last meeting that you would be brewing at Pott's next Saturday ( May 5th) for National Homebrew day - Big Brew.
These is plenty of water, but we need people to bring water hoses. Dennis has great water pressure and 2 taps for us to use outside, and we have 2 "Y" valves, so 4 people can be using water at the same time, but again, we need hoses for those people who need water.
Power: Dennis has a few outlet. I plan on bringing a 20 amp cord, and then people can tap into that out in the parking lot. So if you need power for your system, bring an extension cord.
Also everyone who is all grain brewing should plan on starting by 10 am at the latest, so you can be done by dark. The parking lot does not have great lights, so we need to all be done by dark.
I plan on setting up around 8 am, so anyone else is welcome to set up then.
Also if you have a canopy, please let me know. If the weather is bad we will need to try and set up 2 systems under each canopy.
If you can bring hoses or a canopy please let me know.
Thanks,
Cary