Announcement: BrewCon 2015 - Saturday, May 9th 2015

[Partridge9]

If anyone else is looking  click here..

[pob]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

BrewCon 2015

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

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 or please contact brewcon@nhcconference.com

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[baconsarnie]

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

[Rossa]

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

[pob]

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

[baconsarnie]

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

[Partridge9]

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

[Hingo]

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!



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

[Pheeel]

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

[St. Fursey]

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

[bigvalen]

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.)

[St. Fursey]

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!

[Leann ull]

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

[St. Fursey]

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.

[winstonia]

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