Entries Categorized as 'homebrew'
February 1, 2012
[ February 11, 2012; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. February 25, 2012; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Alongside classes on homebrewing and winemaking, Northern Brewer Minneapolis is hosting several events in February that may interest all craft beer lovers.
Town Hall Brewing Company
Feb. 11th / 1-3 p.m.
Round Table Discussion with Town Hall Brewer Mike Hoops and crew, topics include going professional, Pro Series collaboration, barrel aging.
Briess Malting Company
Feb. 25th / 11 a.m. – [...]
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January 27, 2012
Here’s one for the homebrewers trapped somewhere between extract and all-grain homebrewing. Brewing TV goes deep undercover on some BIAB action! After reading so much about how easy and fun it can be, Jake Keeler decides to give the “Brew In A Bag” method a try. To put it bluntly – he’s hooked! Join us [...]
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January 13, 2012
Brewing TV is in serious homebrew mode for the next three episodes of the show starting with this one on “Lager Workarounds.”
‘Tis the season for brewing and fermenting lagers. But what if you don’t have the set-up for true lagering process (fermenting fridge, near-freezing basement, etc.)? Brewing TV says “Fake the funk!” In this episode, [...]
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January 9, 2012
[ January 14, 2012; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. January 26, 2012; 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. January 28, 2012; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Northern Brewer is hosting several events this month that may be of interest to craft beer fans and homebrewers in the Metro area. All events take place at the Northern Brewer Learning Center inside Northern Brewer Minneapolis (6021 S. Lyndale Ave.). These events are free and open to the public.
Fulton Brewing Company
Saturday, January 14th, [...]
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January 6, 2012
Brewing TV wraps up 2011 with the BTV Pro-Am Beer Fest. Three dudes. Three pro beers. Three homebrews. Come along for a quick taste tour of the beers… then saddle up for a wild ride as we deliver your BTV Holiday Gift in the form of bloopers and outtakes from the past year of production. [...]
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December 16, 2011
New Brewing TV episode online now. Northern Brewer Minneapolis is more than NB’s third and flagship retail store. It was built it to be a forum for demonstration, discussion and documentation of homebrew and pro brewing. Join BTV for the first few weekends of events at NB Minneapolis including a test-brew for an upcoming beer [...]
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December 14, 2011
[ December 14, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Come join Beer School for their last class of the fall semester! Jake Keeler from Northern Brewer will be handing out prizes for Beer School Graduates, Rob Shellman from Tallgrass will be in to announce a few events for his new project, Better Beer Society, and Omar Ansari from Surly will [...]
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December 7, 2011
Northern Brewer hosts a discussion with award-winning homebrewer and soon-to-be professional brewer Kristen England. Brewing TV’s Jake Keeler moderates the Q&A in which England talks about his time spent building recipes for Northern Brewer, the origin of Patersbier, considerations to make between extract and all-grain, fine-tuning your palate and your homebrew, going pro, and we [...]
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December 6, 2011
[ December 10, 2011; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] In celebration for the joy of homebrewing and the passion of local homebrewers, Mayor R.T. Rybak and the City of Minneapolis have proclaimed Saturday, Dec. 10th “Minneapolis Home Brewing Day.” City Council Member John H. Quincy will be on hand to say a few words during the symbolic event at Northern Brewer’s store in Minneapolis [...]
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November 30, 2011
[ December 3, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. December 4, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. December 10, 2011; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] The new Northern Brewer Minneapolis store (6021 Lyndale Ave. S.) has a classroom area that will be used for brew sessions, classes, workshops and guest speakers. Over the next two weekends, the place will be packed with visitors from the realm of sports, homebrew and craft beer.
MN Stars Team — 12/3/2011 (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Northern Brewer proudly sponsors [...]
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November 18, 2011
Pucker up, buttercup. This episode of Brewing TV is nice and sour! Things begin at the Ale Jail, where BTV joins a certified cicerone for a quick taste-tour through some of Belgium’s best sour beers. We then take what we learn and put it to good use homebrewing and blending more than a half-dozen sour [...]
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November 14, 2011
This week, Trivia Mafia is giving away Northern Brewer gift cards, glasses, hoodies and other beery goodies all week at select locations, in honor of Northern Brewer’s new Mpls location. Win a some trivia at the following for sweet NB hookups!
King’s Wine Bar (Monday) Republic (Tuesday) Uptown Cafeteria (Wednesday) Tavern on Grand (Thursday). [...]
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October 24, 2011
[ November 5, 2011; ] The gang at Midwest Homebrew Supplies will have their resident “Experts” (their quotes around experts, not ours!) available all day throughout the store. They’ll have some All-Grain brewing, Extract brewing, bottling, filtering and kegging taking place throughout the entire day. Stop in to learn more about making beer!
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October 21, 2011
New episode of Brewing TV online now. Once again, Dawson is stuck in St. Paul while Jake & Chip were out covering the Great American Beer Festival. But he doesn’t seem to mind. Mike grabs the JV Squad camera for a solo brew mission. He salvages what’s left in his grain bin and freezer, hangs [...]
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October 7, 2011
This is the GABF — Brewing TV style! Jake and Chip head to Denver with a hopparazzi posse for the Great American Beer Festival. Come along as we talk with Charlie Papazian about 30 years of the festival, hit up a few media-only events, visit with some pro brewer buddies, and go wild during the [...]
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