HomebrewCon Seminars
Every year the American Homebrewers Assocation hosts the National Homebrewers Conference. This is a list of seminars that were given at past conferences that involve sour/funk brewing.
All seminars are located here, and require a membership to the American Homebrewers Association to access: http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/resources/conference-seminars/
Seminars
2016
- A Timeline for Sour Beer: How to get the Flavors you Want, When you Want Them by Brian Hall
- Beers That Flunked The Reinheitsgebot— Or How to Brew with Ingredients from Your Yard Without Killing Your Neighbors by Stan Hieronymus
- Brewing Grisette and Saison: Insight from Historical Records and Modern Producers by David Janssen
- Brewing Wild by John Wilson and Brian Wolfe
- Contemporary Experiments in Ancient Brewing by Steve Hulbert and Ben Freund
- Farmhouse Sabbatical: What I’ve Learned from Brewing Saison (And Only Saison) by Kyle Kohlmorgen
- Homebrew Bloggers Roundtable by Derek Springer, Marshall Schott, Ed Coffey and Matt Humbard
- Hoppy Sour Beers: Taking the Bitter out of IPA by Michael Tonsmeire
- Launching a Communal Sours Program by Andy Gamelin
- Phenolic Compounds in Beer: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Mike Lentz
- Small Barrel Strategies by James Shamas and CJ Shamas
- Trouble-Free Tart Beers: Alternative Souring Methods by Mary Izett
- What is Wild Yeast, Where is It, and How do you Brew With It? Jeff Mello
2015
- Berliner and Beyond: Sour Mashing and Its Applications by Derek Springer
- How to Brew, Blend, and Maintain an Acid Beer by Jeff Crane
- Practical Blending and Post-Fermentation Adjustments for the Homebrewer by Kyle Kohlmorgen
- Taking Funky Beers from Homebrew to Pro by Peter Perrecone
- Wild and Spontaneous Fermentation at Home by James Howat
2014
- Barrel Aging – Using Spirits Barrels and Blending Sour Ales in Wood by Brett Vanderkamp & Jason Salas
- Bootleg Brew Science by Jeff Mello
- Musing on Barrel Aging from a Homebrewer by Chris Frey
- The Influence of Mashing on Sour Beer Production by Michael Tonsmeire
- The Shenanigans of Barrel Aging by Jason Heystek & Brett Kosmicki
- Yes, Funky Sour Meads by Michael Fairbrother
2013
- Alternative Wood Aging Techniques by John Gasparine (audio only)
- Methods of Creating and Maintaining a Wild House Culture by Kyle Kohlmorgen
2012
- A Perspective on Brewing Berliner Weisse-style Beer by Jess Caudil & Jason Kahler
2011
- Brewing with Brett by Chad Yakobson