The annual conference of the American Homebrewers Association will be in Portland, OR at the end of June. It’s one of the finest conferences you’ll ever go to, for education on brewing beer and fermenting other beverages with a wide variety of components and techniques. There’s history, brewing 101, total geek sessions, equipment displays, food and (wait for it …) BEER! So many different, fascinating and creative beers that you will not be able to try them all.
The website for the conference is https://www.homebrewcon.org/ and it’s the largest homebrew gathering in the country. The Boreal Brewers are hanging on to one extra hotel reservation, but will release it if we don’t hear from you soon.
The sessions include beer styles, ingredients, sensory analysis, the brewing process, recipe formulation, yeast & fermentation, aging in barrels, smoked hops, flavor creation, gluten free, ancient beers and a lot more. Full registration is $255 right now, on early bird status. Figure $255, maybe $400 for a flight, $300 for hotel, local transport and some food. It’s under a thousand dollars. Better if you can share hotel rooms.
Research shows that moderate beer consumption can help prevent heart disease and strokes, provide important vitamins and minerals, is low in fat and helps increase good cholesterol (HDL).