National Homebrew Club Ireland

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Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am very pleased to announce that BrewCon 2017 will be held in Dublin on Saturday 29th April.

This year's theme will be "Broaden Your Brewing". As ever we will look to enable brewers to hone their skills and produce better, more consistent beers.

Our keynote speaker is Mr John Palmer, author of How to Brew, Brewing Classical Styles and Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers. Also speaking will be Brandon Jones from Embracethefunk.com (https://embracethefunk.com) and head of sour production at Yazoo Brewing Company in Nashville, USA (http://yazoobrew.com/).

So save the date, 29th April and maybe book the time off with your wife/husband/boss/parole officer.

Tickets for NHC members will be released Wednesday 22nd February. General sales begin 1st March.

Like the National Brewing Championships we are expecting high demand and once we have hit capacity that will unfortunately be it as the venue has a strict maximum attendance. We were very nearly sold out last year so I would expect that it will be similar this year.

As always included in the cost of the ticket is a lucky bag of goodies full of homebrewing treats, entrance to the morning and afternoon conference in Smock Alley with an ever growing list of amazing speakers, an artisan two course lunch with a beer/tea/coffee and entry to NHC Club Night after the event. 

Sláinte,
Thomas Carroll
NHC President
BrewCon 2017 (http://www.nhcconference.com)

WOW  great line up :)

Looks great

Deadly line-up well done.

Looking forward to this. Line up looks great.

Great line up. Of course like an idiot I got my wife pregnant and she's due in April.  :(

Quote from: Qs on February 20, 2017, 01:56:59 PM
Great line up. Of course like an idiot I got my wife pregnant and she's due in April.  :(

Suppose it's better than someone else getting your wife pregnant

Shut up and take my money.

Quote from: Qs on February 20, 2017, 01:56:59 PM
Great line up. Of course like an idiot I got my wife pregnant and she's due in April.  :(

Start ordering the spicy food.

Quote from: Qs on February 20, 2017, 01:56:59 PM
Great line up. Of course like an idiot I got my wife pregnant and she's due in April.  :(

Hall Haa so a new rules for members. No Sex in July to augest :D

Quote from: DEMPSEY on February 20, 2017, 02:12:26 PM

Quote from: Qs on February 20, 2017, 01:56:59 PM
Great line up. Of course like an idiot I got my wife pregnant and she's due in April.  :(

Hall Haa so a new rules for members. No Sex in July to augest :D

Thats no problem my end

Quote from: Simon_ on February 20, 2017, 02:01:27 PM

Quote from: Qs on February 20, 2017, 01:56:59 PM
Great line up. Of course like an idiot I got my wife pregnant and she's due in April.  :(

Suppose it's better than someone else getting your wife pregnant

At least then I'd have a good excuse to go to brewcon.

Great stuff, looking forward to this!

Q's Smock to National Maternity Hospital is only 5 mins in a cab, just saying...

Got my permission slip signed, yay!

On a related note, my Evelyn will be almost 8 months old by 29th April. Will I have to buy her her own ticket or is there a kids go free rule?

There's a crèche this year, it's next to the hookers and blackjack tables

Looking forward to this years Brewcon, seeing as I had to stay at home watching it on the twitter feed last year! Back in action this year!  :)

Excellent line up guys - looking forward.

Believe for an extra fiver there are coke/hookers AND a Tee?

Such a good lineup! What time do the tickets become available to members?

Quote from: banjobrew on February 22, 2017, 10:08:36 AM
Such a good lineup! What time do the tickets become available to members?

Right now! :)

http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/members-only-area/brewcon-2017-members-pre-sale-now-live-17069/msg167791/#msg167791

Cheers, Thomas.

Ticket = check
T-shirt = check
permission = ongoing

-Barry

Good man Barry, ticket bought here too.  Anyway, it's easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission (or something)

yoink

Ticket bought. Permission slip signed. T-shirt size chosen honestly.

Remember, it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Ticket, t-shirt and permission sorted.  Looking forward to another great day.  Thanks to all involved for organising.

Not that many left when I went to buy if you want to guarantee all your mates in attendance as a group I'd let them know now as they may be disappointed
PS permission what's that?

Looking forward to it. Thanks to organisers.  :)

T shirts must be sold out?

Quote from: banjobrew on February 22, 2017, 11:49:19 AM
T shirts must be sold out?

Ha! I'm just an idiot. You select it as an add on at checkout.

Quote from: irish_goat on February 22, 2017, 11:03:37 AM
Remember, it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

I think we have next year's Brewcon theme

Quote from: Hingo on February 22, 2017, 12:50:32 PM

Quote from: irish_goat on February 22, 2017, 11:03:37 AM
Remember, it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

I think we have next year's Brewcon theme

I thought it was "Sure It'll be grand" ^-^

That was for year 1.

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http://www.nhcconference.com/

Delighted to announce we will have Mike "Tasty" McDole joining us at BrewCon 2017. Tasty McDole is an award-winning American homebrewer and craft beer enthusiast. He regularly features on The Brewing Network and is a regular guest brewer at Russian River, Heretic Brewing among others. His homebrewing focus is on recipe development and process repeatability. His recipes have been brewed around the world including his most famous, Janet's Brown Ale (https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/janets-brown-ale/), gold medal category winner at the 2009 American National Homebrew Competition.

Tickets still available to members only until next Wednesday.
NHC Member's Tickets (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/members-only-area/brewcon-2017-members-pre-sale-now-live-17069/msg167791/#msg167791)

WOW nice one  thomas  :)

Great news.  Is he doing a talk?

Edit: never mind, noticed on the web page he's down as a speaker.  Cool.

He is! He's done a few similar conferences around the world, New Zealand Homebrew Conference last year.

He'll be talking about advanced homebrewing, easy lagering and recipe formulation with focus on using big, bold, American hops(not just IPAs).

Nice lineup this year, no other hb  club this side of the pond pulling that sort of field

Ah no I love Tasty, this is driving me mad.  :(

You away? Was looking forward to a pint with you
Sorry just remembered your missus is due

If she doesn't go late I'll try to make it if I can get a ticket at that stage.

Buy and sell or adverts like last year  :P

Yeah some bollix put one on Done Deal

Would you definitely sell it if you were stuck?

Sorry just stirring a bit. Tickets are non transferable.

Got my ticket anyway. Just have to hope this kid comes on time now.

How are ticket sales going? That must be nearly all of them?

Well over half went already in a few days  ;)

Do we need our membership cards to get in on the day?

Also whats the secret handshake this yet?

Quote from: KDeath on February 28, 2017, 02:31:45 PM
Do we need our membership cards to get in on the day?

Bring confirmation of the ticket on your phone, e.g. EventBrite receipt/email.

(No need for print outs)

Ticket got! Excited now.

BrewCon 2017 is back and will be held on Saturday, 29th April in Dublin, at the historic Smock Alley Theatre. We have once again gathered a wide mix of industry experts and a sell out crowd is expected to hear from all aspects of the brewing community, including professional brewers, brewing consultants and authors. And a first for BrewCon, we will also delve into the world of homebrewed cider!

One of the premier aims of the National Homebrew Club is education of our brewers, with this is in mind the conference is aimed at furthering their education by putting together a day of talks and discussions in a friendly and informative atmosphere.

This year, BrewCon 2017's keynote speaker will be John Palmer.

John Palmer is a instantly recognisable name in the homebrew world. How to Brew, the definitive book on making quality beers at home, covering the full range of brewing possibilities. He has also written one of the homebrewer's go to book, Brewing Classic Styles, co-authored with Jamil Zainasheff and more recently Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers.

Among the notable line-up of qualified and well respected speakers from the industry, will be:

   Brandon Jones                 Yazoo Brewing/Embrace The Funk - specialist in wild/sour beers
   Mike 'Tasty' McDole       Award Winning US homebrewer
   Jasmin Winterer              Open Gate Brewery
   Mark Jenkinson               Cockagee Cider
   Rossa O'Neill                    Award Winning Homebrewer/Brewing Consultant

A great Q&A session: Proceedings will finish with a panel discussion allowing attendees to pose questions directly to a selection of our speakers. 

Some of the highlights at BrewCon 2017 will include:

•   Sour Brewing At Home – How to create your own sour beers and wrangle with the 'funk'.
•   Brewing Consistency – How to consistently recreate the same brew time and time again.
•   Lunch, sample beers & refreshments
•   Club Night – After the conference all attendees are invited to join us in the Banquet Hall of Smock Alley Theatre for what will arguably be Ireland's largest sampling of homebrewed beer, ever! Clubs from all over the country will be pouring their own beers, including several award winning recipes and we will have a selection of commercial beers pouring alongside as well.

The infamous BrewCon Swag Bag returns – including vouchers for your favourite homebrew retailers, commemorative BrewCon 2017 materials (pen, pad, etc) to keep all your notes in one place, a homebrew magazine (with some great recipes, news, etc), malt, hops yeast and even more extras on the day....

Speaking at the launch, Thomas Carroll, President of the NHC said:
"BrewCon has quickly become one of the highlights of the homebrew calendar in Ireland and we want to build on that expectation and give homebrewers a truly educational, entertaining and enjoyable experience this year again."

There are still a limited number of tickets available at www.nhcconference.com/tickets.

About
The National Homebrew Club (NHC) is Ireland's single biggest collective of homebrewers, with representation in all four provinces.

Established in 2011, it was founded to fulfil the needs of homebrewers in Ireland.

The NHC has gone from strength to strength, currently with over 350 full members and 1,000 associates of the Club. It is a non-profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers from all four corners of the island and it has put home brewing back on the map in Ireland.

The club caters specifically for needs of home brewers, providing advice through a local club network and an active online forum.

The NHC's biggest event every year is the National Brewing Championships, with over 400 entries in 2017 judging beer to international standards, by 60 qualified BJCP judges and commercial brewers.

The primary role of the NHC is to improve the standard of home brewed beer and support those parties that want to make their hobby commercial. Over 12 homebrewers, who have come from within our ranks, have taken the plunge to go commercial in the last number of years.

It is active in promoting a range of activities include brewing demonstrations, organising training (BJCP), Little Talks sessions, managing & supporting local and national competitions.

For further information about this event contact us at brewcon@nhcconference.com