Program
We will start with a short presentation about the basics of beer brewing and the varieties of malts, hops and yeasts. Then the group will be divided in three, each discussing and making up different brewing recipe's. Together with Mark you will decide if you're going to make a stout, IPA, blond or even something more experimental. Then it's time to get the real work started! Step by step we will go through the process. First measuring and milling the malt and cook it. After deciding what hops you're going to use you will go into the mashing and filtering. Finally we store the beer in the fermentation buckets.
The bottling itself will happen two weeks later and will only take one hour. You will leave with your own batch of 'home-brewed' beers. A little patience is needed however, before opening your beers have to ferment in their bottle for another 2 weeks.
(Note: be aware that bottling is taking place at Mediamatic's CleanLab but needs to be arranged by participants via e-mail which you will receive after the workshop.)
Tasting
During the day there will also be a tasting of several special beers. We will compare and Blake Allen will explain us about different beers and brewing facts. There is enough time to ask questions. After the workshop you have gained knowledge to start brewing at home and more important: start experimenting with different flavors and ingredients.
About Blake Allen
Myco Brewery
The workshop takes places in Mediamatic's Myco Brewery. A laboratory / test-kitchen / wet-lab which is suitable for working with fermentation and micro-organisms. At the moment Mediamatic uses the space for the development of new bio-degradable materials based on beer-waste and fungi. And of course for the production of their own Myco Beers, which are sold at the restaurant of Mediamatic ETEN.
The Beer Workshops are part of a larger program-line at Mediamatic where we investigate the use of micro-organisms in food. Take a look for instance at our Fermentation Blog.
Information
Workshop: Brew your own Beer
Saturday 25 November 10:00 - 18:00
Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark 6, Amsterdam
Tickets: Presale €75 | Students €60