Beer Brewing for Beginners

Join us for an immersive one-day brewday workshop on the art and science of crafting homebrew beer. Designed for complete beginners who may have limited space and resources, we’ll guide you through the basics where you’ll learn about:

• Beer styles: an introduction to the wonderful world of recipes.
• Selecting your malt: the difference between base and speciality malts.
• Brewing the wort: converting starches into yeast fermentable sugars.
• Boiling and hops: boiling hops for bittering, flavour and aroma.
• Yeast fermentation: the important role yeast plays in creating beer.
• Bottling and carbonation: safely bottling and carbonating your beer.

Run by Hawkwood brewer Rod Sazio, this workshop will be based around a practical brewday where you’ll work with others to produce beer suitable for low-tech home production with a bottle to take home and enjoy!

Please note there will be an hour for lunch. Please bring your own lunch. 

Hot drinks are provided.

COURSE FEES

There is a standard fee for each of our courses.

To support our vision to inspire everyone to grow, and learn we have developed an easy way to be able to offer discounted spaces to those who need them. Please take time to read the guidelines and consider whether you can pay a solidarity rate (standard fee plus 50%).

You may also feel that once you have read these guidelines that you could be eligible to pay a discounted rate (standard fee minus 50%). Please note there are limited spaces available at this rate.

Below is a short list of guidelines to help you make this decision of how much you can afford to pay:

Consider paying the solidarity rate (+50%) if you can tick at least one or more of these boxes:

□ You own the home you live in
□ Have access to savings and/or inherited money
□ Working part-time/not working is a choice (for example, have negotiated reducing hours to take this course or taking time out to consider a career change)
□ Have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education i.e. educated to degree level

Solidarity rates will offer someone support to take a course they may not otherwise be able to pay for.

Consider choosing for a discounted rate (-50%) if you:

□ Support children or other dependents on one income
□ Work part time/are on low income i.e. working less than 16 hours a week
□ You do unpaid care work
□ You do not qualify for state funds solely due to your immigration status