National Homebrew Club Ireland

Who's talking:

• Chris White – Whitelabs Yeast
• Chris O'Flynn – Malting Company of Ireland
• Ben Adams – Charles Faram Hops
• Eddie Burke – Pro Brewer
• Rory Shields – ex Pro Brewer
• & more ...

Meet the Brewers:

A casual open-forum style talk with some of the master & head brewers of some of the more exciting creations around today.

• Brewdog
• Metalman
• Rascals
• Wicklow Wolf
• & more ...

Where: Smock Alley Theatre, 6/7 Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8


There will be a Discounted NHC Member Ticket pre-sale. This will go live via email on Monday 6th April to all full members with details on special pricing.
The numbers are limited to 150 attendees and they are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
The ticket covers attendence for the day and will include lunch & a drinks reception at the close of the event.


(As there are a limited number of tickets available to members, before they go on general release to the public, please make sure your membership subscription is up to date, if not CLICK HERE TO JOIN or RENEW (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2541.0.html))



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How much are the tickets?

You're missing a pillar :p

is that the pillar at holding up the end of the bar !! O0

Ticket prices are yet to be confirmed,  but needless to say , they'll be amazing value !!! ;)

Nice site design too.

I don't see the point in being a member of Beoir and NHC. I am missing my discount though  >:(

pillar 4 is maths

Great work lads. Well done. Love the look of the conference site!

Great stuff. Don't forget the AGM will be held the day after as well lads.

Might be a dumb question but will there be any way to buy White Labs yeast on the day?

Quote from: Pheeel on April 02, 2015, 10:17:30 AM
Might be a dumb question but will there be any way to buy White Labs yeast on the day?

One for everyone in the audience would be lovely.  ;)

Quote from: winstonia on April 02, 2015, 09:17:41 AM
1. Nice site design too.

2. I don't see the point in being a member of Beoir and NHC. I am missing my discount though  >:(

1. Thank you, it's a very much a team effort to get it organised. :)

2. Being a member of the club gives you access to discounts to our affiliates, access to group buys, e.g. Apple juice, cornie kegs, hops, ...
It gives you access to members in your local club, access to training, competitions, brew days, etc (I know not everyone is a member at these events, but without members supporting the hobby, enthusiasm falls off)

And now, it gives you a preferential offer to attend the conference, the first of its scale in Ireland aimed purely at you, the homebrewers.

Worth a tenner, I think so.

[Cheese time]
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Takes club hat off, makes a cuppa & promises no more cheese

Yeap -

Its important to point out -

The advance offer and discount will only go out to current members - so if your membership recently expired, renew it before monday to avoid disappointment !

Any troubles with membership contact me straight away !  :)

Quote10.15             Coffee break

Coffee?? Surely there's some kind of mistake here..?

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10.15             Coffee ^porter break  ;)

Hold on till I get me magnifying glass....



Ahhh.. that's more like it..  :)

Raging can't go to this brother in laws wedding

Bad luck !
You will need to sabotage that wedding  ! Get it moved - how inconsiderate of them !

It's very exciting for the club. We have been working really hard behind the scenes on this since the comp came down. In all honesty it has taken about 10 months to bring this event home. It's been a great team effort.

Now get ready to buy those tickets!

Wow looks fantastic, just signed up for full membership and to get a chance to go.  Fair play to ye i m excited already, hope its not like the Glastonbury ticket raffle, or we ll be biting the nails, sorry haven't been out in a while and just got the thumbs up from swmbo.

Quote from: tipp brewer on April 02, 2015, 09:39:38 PM
Wow looks fantastic, just signed up for full membership and to get a chance to go.  Fair play to ye i m excited already, hope its not like the Glastonbury ticket raffle, or we ll be biting the nails, sorry haven't been out in a while and just got the thumbs up from swmbo.

Woohoo! Ticket booked, that 6.50am train is gonna be a killer though lol

It'll be worth it !

I'm booked  :)

Can't wait to see Eddie on the big stage!

Ticket booked B-)

Just out of interest how many are left?

About half, but that's what'll be left for public sale come Tuesday .... Unless they all sell to full members in the meantime

Standard tickets have now gone on sale for BrewCon2015 (http://www.nhcconference.com/)

Book Your Tickets Here (http://www.nhcconference.com/tickets)

Cost is €40 (+ €3.15 booking fee) per person for admission to all the talks & panel discussions, a great lunch & some beer.


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What happened the members standard tickets?

Do you mean the early bird ?

Unfortunately  that's now finished, however there is still a discount for nhc members

In the members area.

Quote from: Partridge9 on April 14, 2015, 11:18:51 AM
Do you mean the early bird ?

Unfortunately  that's now finished, however there is still a discount for nhc members

In the members area.

Just found it cheers!

If anyone else is looking  click here (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,9458.0.html)..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:



Dublin  – April 20, 2015

BrewCon 2015, Ireland's first conference aimed solely at all levels of brewers & brewing, is being held on Saturday, 9th May in Dublin, at the historic Smock Alley Theatre. 

As education in brewing is core to the National Homebrew Club, we will be raising the bar higher again with the launch of BrewCon 2015.

Over 150 attendees are expected to pack into the conference centre in Smock Alley Theatre; to hear about the four cornerstones of brewing (Grain, Hops, Yeast & Water) from highly respected brewing industry speakers.

This year, BrewCon 2015's keynote speaker will be Chris White, President and CEO of White Labs Inc.; Chris White is coauthor of Yeast: The Practical Guide To Beer Fermentation, co-designer of BrewMaster: The Craft Beer Game, and has published numerous articles on yeast, beer, and fermentation.

There is a notable lineup of featured speakers from the industry, including:

          Chris O'Flynn    Malting Company of Ireland
          Ben Adams       Charles Faram Hops
          Eddie Bourke    Professional Microbiologist
          Rory Sheils       Ex Professional Master Brewer

This year's BrewCon 2015 will also feature a panel of guest professional brewers, with the following discussions: Going professional and advice & ideas towards improving recipe formulation. Speakers will include:

          Recipe Formulation: Grainne Walsh (Metalman), Ciaran Kelly (Brewdog), Declan Nixon (S. Lambert & Sons) & Ben Adams (Charles Faram Hops)

          Q&As: Metalman Brewing (Irl), Brewdog (UK), S. Lambert & Sons (Irl), Charles Faram Hops (UK), Wicklow Wolf (Irl), Blacks of Kinsale (Irl), Rascals (Irl)


Some of the highlights at BrewCon 2015 will include:

• Cornerstone Ingredients – How each element affects their final result and how each can interact and fundamentally change the end product
• Recipe Formulation – Advice & guidance from the panel of professional brewers
• Trends in Global Craft Beer Market -  Feedback from April CBC Conference in Portland Oregon
• Lunch, sample beers & refreshments
• Intermission breaks to allow networking and exchange ideas
• After event drinks reception with some of the best commercially brewed beer in the country and an opportunity to have a one on one with any of our speakers
• Goodie Bag

Speaking at the launch, Mr Rossa O'Neill, President of the NHC said:
"This is a rare opportunity for beer lovers and beer makers, to meet and learn from the proven experts"

This is a prepaid ticket only event. It will be limited to 150 places at €40 per ticket.

Tickets are available from www.nhcconference.com (http://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 250 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. 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 HomeBrew Championships, with over 450 entries in 2015;  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 please visit our conference website www.nhcconference.com (http://www.nhcconference.com) or please contact brewcon@nhcconference.com

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I may have missed it, but is there a kick off time? Have a family do that day but would love to be at this- and possibly could juggle it if it starts early ish

Quote from: baconsarnie on April 20, 2015, 07:58:03 PM
I may have missed it, but is there a kick off time? Have a family do that day but would love to be at this- and possibly could juggle it if it starts early ish

Kick off will be about 10.30 just finalising the timetable

Quote from: baconsarnie on April 20, 2015, 07:58:03 PM
I may have missed it, but is there a kick off time? Have a family do that day but would love to be at this- and possibly could juggle it if it starts early ish

(Provisional) agenda is at bottom of first page on conference website www.nhcconference.com (http://www.nhcconference.com)

Quote from: Rossa on April 20, 2015, 08:01:50 PM

Quote from: baconsarnie on April 20, 2015, 07:58:03 PM
I may have missed it, but is there a kick off time? Have a family do that day but would love to be at this- and possibly could juggle it if it starts early ish

Kick off will be about 10.30 just finalising the timetable

Right, will see if when my fambly thingy starts- even if I could get in for the 1st half it would be worth it

Oh & congrats to all on the graft & vision for this. Hope it's a fantastic success & an annual one

Hopefully it will be an annual event - you know yourself - the first one is always the hardest !

This is coming together nicely!

- speakers are all lined up, ready to go
- lunch menu sorted
- beers are in the lines
- goody bags being filled!

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It's 3 sleeps away - I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting for this!! :D

Great work lads. This week is dragging on too long!!!

Plans have changed for the weekend so unfortunately I won't be able to make this or the AGM.
The first person to PM me can have my ticket for free

Is there an agenda yet ? I have a limited amount of time on Saturday, so would love to see what I could get out of two hours or so.

(mostly looking for advice on building a decent 50l brewery at home, equipment suppliers etc.)

Quote from: St. Fursey on May 08, 2015, 10:04:00 AM
Plans have changed for the weekend so unfortunately I won't be able to make this or the AGM.
The first person to PM me can have my ticket for free

Gone to Winstonia.  Enjoy!

St Fursey Tickets are not transferable.
Please contact us thanks.

Quote from: Ciderhead on May 08, 2015, 12:04:54 PM
St Fursey you need to contact us Tickets are not transferable.
Please contact us thanks.

Thanks for the call John.
Sorry Winstonia - there are good reasons for not allowing transfer of tickets.

Hmmmm bit odd. The same applies to others giving away their tickets?

Quote from: winstonia on May 08, 2015, 12:26:39 PM
Hmmmm bit odd. The same applies to others giving away their tickets?

Who's giving away their tickets? They are non-transferrable.

The Mottly Brew is one of the sponsors for the event.

People who can't make it on Beoir and boards.ie.

Why would you rather an empty seat, seems excessive. If there is another reason just tell me, I don't mind considering I can't afford to go anyway.

Quote from: bigvalen on May 08, 2015, 10:46:25 AM

Is there an agenda yet ? I have a limited amount of time on Saturday, so would love to see what I could get out of two hours or so.

(mostly looking for advice on building a decent 50l brewery at home, equipment suppliers etc.)

http://www.nhcconference.com/the-agenda/ (http://www.nhcconference.com/brewcon-2015-what-they-did/) it's a bit out of date but should give you an idea. the final version I believe will be in the goodybag / on the personalized nametag lanyards we've had printed.  Rory might be your best man for the 50L Brewery. The reception would be a good chance for chatting to the speakers directly but that's in the evening, not sure how that fits into your plan?


Edit: agenda linked is now up to date. See you all tomorrow!

Edit: updated link

Our bus just arrives in D'Olier Street at 10:30am - apologies in advance to whoever is looking after the registration!

Quote from: Keg on May 08, 2015, 05:07:15 PM
Our bus just arrives in D'Olier Street at 10:30am - apologies in advance to whoever is looking after the registration!

Can you PM me to let me know your names, so we put the nametags aside. Quick run required to get seated for talks to begin.

PM sent!

Its going to be hard to sleep tonight. Should we bring anything, pen and notebook? Hope i can follow it all otherwise i ll be the guy looking over your shoulder cogging your notes.

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Gah. So jealous. Wife changed her mind and put me on children duty today, so plans of coming in for even a few hours got scuppered. Enjoy!

Excellent so far. Great job lads.

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Had to leave after lunch.  Would love to have been there for the rest of the day.  Really great talks from all.  Really well organised. To the organisers and speakers take a bow!

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Well done to organisers, really enjoyed the day. Looks like an annual event in the making with a big standard to maintain

All I can say is:

"What a fantastic day - major well done to the core team who did ALL the hard work to bring this today"

At least two of the "internationally experienced" speakers said that this was the best run/organised event they had attended.

So once again: Fekin well done yoy Fekers!

Looks like it was an outstanding day. Well done to all the organisers;  a serious amount of effort went into this!

That was a really great day, well done and thanks to everyone involved in putting it together!   I'd say we're all a little bit tipsy on the way home now :)

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Jesus, what a day!

Massive respect to the organisers for doing this. You've really set the bar VERY high. I can't think how it could have been improved. Really useful for me in all sorts of ways. I learned so much.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Today was brutal. Brutally great!!(is that a thing)

Seriously lads. Brilliant. Like I said to James, how you gonna follow that up?

Personally all I have to do is pay the bills on behalf of the club but I know the amount of work the lads have done to make this happen. It is a credit to them that we have had such a professional and truly wonderful day. :)

P.s. did anyone get the shits at what the speaker on water said :(

Quote from: DEMPSEY on May 09, 2015, 11:51:15 PM
P.s. did anyone get the shits at what the speaker on water said :(

I live in Raheny. After listening to him, I'm on bottled water now!

That was an absolutely fantastic day. Enjoyed every talk and the q&a panels at the end were a great way to round off the day.

Thank you so much to everyone involved!

Great day, great job lads.
Take a bow, thanks!

Quote from: molc on May 10, 2015, 12:21:55 AM

Quote from: DEMPSEY on May 09, 2015, 11:51:15 PM
P.s. did anyone get the shits at what the speaker on water said :(

I live in Raheny. After listening to him, I'm on bottled water now!

What did he say? Do I want to know?

What an absolute triumph of a day, it was just brilliant. All the segments were top notch, though I'd have loved to listen to Ben from Faram's for longer. The "world hop tour" he did was absolutely fascinating to me and it was a pity he had to motor through it near the end. Perfectly understandable though, with so many quality contributors, strict scheduling was very important and contributed great to the day's success.

The beers were great too, thanks to the pro brewers for such generosity.

Like everyone else, I'm so impressed by the organisational capabilities of some of the members of this club. Take a long bow lads, you should feel very proud of yourselves today.

I'm disappointed to be missing the AGM today, but I'm on childminding duty, paying the price for my gallavanting yesterday. ️ Have a great day, and go easy on the sauce...

Quote from: helmet on May 10, 2015, 08:25:52 AM

Quote from: molc on May 10, 2015, 12:21:55 AM

Quote from: DEMPSEY on May 09, 2015, 11:51:15 PM
P.s. did anyone get the shits at what the speaker on water said :(

I live in Raheny. After listening to him, I'm on bottled water now!

What did he say? Do I want to know?

If you live in Raheny the expression "get the lead out" has added meaning :o

Also when health and safety was the opening topic I noticed many slinging down in their seats as the don't do this points were being made. Personally I sat straight up ;)

Personal favorites were chris yeast talk and the combination of both water talks stood out. Safety was worthy of its place in there alright and a good opener. Great venue and generous sponsors too. Cant wait for next years edition. Organisers did a brilliant job.

Quote from: DEMPSEY on May 10, 2015, 09:50:36 AM
Also when health and safety was the opening topic I noticed many slinging down in their seats as the don't do this points were being made. Personally I sat straight up ;)

Not the image I was looking for while having my breakfast.  :-X

Chatting  again today after the AGM their was quite a bit of chat about the H&S presentation by Rory. It has really made me more aware and I even woke up this morning thinking about how can I be safer at home, lift less and ensure my hobby doesn't cost me more than just a few bob and my time

My beside locker has been emptied of 'earth fittings'... Ahem - might start work on keggle.

Just to add another thanks to all the conference organisers, and everyone who worked so hard to make it all happen!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed the day, and everything from the conference website to the line up of speakers was an absolute triumph - well done  ;)

Great day, thanks to the all involved.

Are the presentation slides going to be posted anywhere?

Here's a slide which went down with a bang  ;D
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OTcY_hIrhYk

I broke a glass carboy once. It was full of cleaning solution (thankfully) and a small knock against the marble top was all it took. The wife was not too happy!!

Quote from: Sorcerers Apprentice on May 11, 2015, 09:26:30 AM
Here's a slide which went down with a bang  ;D
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OTcY_hIrhYk

Cringe-worthy stuff! I like the idea of fermenting in glass, but in practice, I know it just wouldn't work for me. I ferment in the house, and with the kids around, it's not worth the risk.

Disgusted I missed this. Only saw it was on last week and the wife already had plans made. Will definitely be there next year.

Btw- did the brew dog guy give any details about 5am saint hop schedule? (have a clone of this waiting to be dry hopped)

The slides would be great.

Well he did say that the hop edition on one of the beers was 800 fooking kilos :o. No wonder there is a hop shortage. Almost 1 ton of hops and they send it in to the vessel by way of a compressed air shoot. :)

Quotedid the brew dog guy give any details about 5am saint hop schedule?

Can't remember any details of the 5am saint, just the hopping of Punk IPA - a lorry load of whirlpool additions  :)

Brew Dog's hop cannon looks like this -

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If we do run out of hops for home brewers I'm taking my pitchfork to Brewdog to reclaim some. Who's with me?  :P

It really was a fantastic day and was brilliantly orgainised. Well done lads

Ciaran did give the malt bill for Dead Pony so i bet we'll all be trying to brew that next

Wasn't Dead Pony with 101% Malt bill?

Punk IPA is 1000% Hop bill...

you're right. I didn't notice that before

76% pale
20% cara
5% crystal 150
=101%

I did spot that but he was a little nervous speaking to such an audience that it would have being rude to correct him :)

Had a great day and hats off to the organisers. Great venue, great food and drink and an excellent line up of speakers. It was particularly good to see NHC members speaking professionally on a few topics as well.

Quote from: danger_zone on May 11, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
you're right. I didn't notice that before

76% pale
20% cara
5% crystal 150
=101%

Aside from the numbers adding up, what exactly do you think "20% Cara" means? Carapils? Caramalt? Just light crystal?

I also think that's a lot of very dark crystal for DPC.. Not that I'm suggesting they're intentionally misleading people, but I just don't see that recipe working on my system anyway.

Quote from: Bubbles on May 11, 2015, 12:34:06 PM

Quote from: danger_zone on May 11, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
you're right. I didn't notice that before

76% pale
20% cara
5% crystal 150
=101%

Aside from the numbers adding up, what exactly do you think "20% Cara" means? Carapils? Caramalt? Just light crystal?

I also think that's a lot of very dark crystal for DPC.. Not that I'm suggesting they're intentionally misleading people, but I just don't see that recipe working on my system anyway.

pretty sure it is caramalt but i'll have to check my notes for sure

But percentages of what basic weights. A lot of people say that they use x% of this to y% of that with a few 5 b's and c' added.

But they don't state a total weight is 7 kg for a 5 gallon brew!

Or am I missing something?

QuoteBut they don't state a total weight is 7 kg for a 5 gallon brew!

That's a good point actually, but I think you could get pretty close by taking the ABV into consideration. The ABV of PIPA is 5.6% I think, so tweak the grain bill to give that %, and you've got your basic weight, for a given volume.

Of course there's the added complication of brew house efficiency, but having a target ABV can be a help at least.

What he said.
Once you know the Target ABV, pick your yeast, apply your attenuation and figure OG and FG.
Did he mention caramunich on the day?

Any chance that PDF's of the various presentations will be made available here??

Yeah, it would be excellent if the speakers would be willing to make their presentations available. A few of them had to speed up towards the end. It would be good to see what we missed!

especially the hops presentation