Homebrewing 101: Make Your Own Beer

This class is all about getting you started making your own flavorful craft beer at home. During the class you will help make a five gallon extract batch of Gingerbread Stout beer. We will steep some grains in water for flavor, add sweet malt extract, boil adding hops for a bitter counterpoint, cool it down, put it to bed and let the yeast do its work.

During the fun, the following will be covered:

• Beer history and ingredients
• Brewing methods and factors in making great beer
• Equipment needed
• Proper brewing and sanitation techniques
• The bottling process
• Hands on brewing session

Best part? While the you make the beer, you'll enjoy three 5 oz samples from the Brew Market's tap!

About the teacher:

Eric McGaffic was born and raised in Chattanooga, and has been brewing for over six years. He loves hops and brewing crazy beers like a Cereal Milkshake IPA. He is very much a people person, and beer brings people together! He has a son named Colin, who he also calls his "assistant brewer". In his spare time, he has played the drums for over 25 years.