2014 TBW Homebrew Tap Takeover @Indie Alehouse!!

[broedie4]

Calling All Home Brewers!

2014 Indie Ale House Home Brew tap take over

Join us for the second annual Homebrew Tap Takeover. Vie for a chance to taste your beer off the Indie Ale House taps along during Toronto Beer Week.

Due to the overwhelming response last year, we are expanding the event to include 16 home brewers, who will submit recipes to be brewed on the Indie Alehouse homebrew pilot system.

We are looking for all levels of experience. Having brewed before is an advantage, but if you have an understanding and a passion for beer we can help anyone see their vision into malty, bubbly reality.

The goal is to have a variety of different styles of beers ­– not 16 IPAs. Don’t be shy to get creative with a particular style. At Indie Alehouse, we don’t let styles tell us what to brew; we brew what we like to drink.

Keep in mind, if you had the opportunity to taste Jenn and Taylor’s Carrot Cake Ale from last year’s event,we are going to scale it up to our big system for this year’s event. Maybe it will be your beer next year!

Submissions

1 Give us your name(s), email, and phone number.
2 Submit two recipes you want to brew for the event. Explain briefly why you want to brew those beers. If you have brewed them before, tell us how they turned out and/or if changes were made.
3 Send submissions to Jeff@indiealehouse.com or drop them off at Indie Alehouse by Friday June 27th
4 We will contact the selected home brewers and set a brew date for you.

How it works

Once selected and scheduled to brew, home brewers will brew their selected recipe at Indie Alehouse with the brewing staff.

Indie Alehouse will provide all essentials – the pilot system, propane, hot water, and ingredients (subject to availability)

Each home brewer is responsible for their own recipe, brewing the beer (with supervision), and its maintenance (gravity checks, dry hopping, racking, etc.)

Brew dates will be subject to timing and availability of fermenter space, as well as aging times for specific styles.

Brewing Guidelines

We encourage all home brewers to take charge of the entire brewing process, including recipe development and brewing techniques. Indie brew staff will be on hand to help along the way, so lack of experience is not a deal breaker.

Up to six hours is required on the brew day to produce 30+ litres

Home brewers must arrange times with Indie brew staff to maintain their brew. This includes gravity checks, dry hopping, racking, etc.

The Indie Pilot set up – Mash tun maximum capacity is 11kg of grain at a 2.5:1 water:grist ratio. Kettle capacity is 55 litres. Brewhouse efficiency is 90%+.

Considerations – primary fermentation temperature approximately 23 degrees Celsius. Secondary: 4-5 degrees Celsius.

Beer will be transferred into a sanke keg post-fermentation and force carbonated.

Other information and the not so small, small print

No lagers, please, due to time restrictions and fermentation temperatures.

Indie Alehouse reserves the right to make any changes deemed necessary and has final decision on all entries.

All beer brewed at Indie Alehouse is the sole property of Indie Alehouse Brewing Co.

All entries must comply with all legal requirements and internal policies of the Indie Alehouse

Indie Alehouse will taste the finished product to ensure a clean, well-made ale. Beer with major flaws or off flavours will not be served.

If there are objections to these rules, please do not submit for this event. We are doing this for fun and to showcase the fine beer home brewers can make.



For more information contact Jeff at Jeff@indiealehouse.com

Update - (June 16) - Probably going to be taking more then 16 brewers. Send in your recipes. We have a ton of good ones already so... just make them better.

[JerCraigs]

This was a ton of fun last year, highly recommended to people thinking of participating!

[lister]

Should be interesting. Fingers crossed.