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I was going to post this in the Retailers thread under the topic which offered AG training for a fee but in all fairness I decided to start a new topic and I hope any one concerned or interested may be able to link this topic to the retailers offer.
During my visits to JM's shop in my early days of AG brewing I found his stock to be good and his staff to be helpful and his commitment to host brew days during his own time on a Saturday quite commendable, however,
I attended an AG brew many years ago at JM's shop with a few other fellow brewers and although I didn't know a lot about brewing in those days I personally thought that the whole day was poorly organised with mash temps not met to any accuracy, equipment that was in my opinion, poor quality with little chance of demonstrating the accuracy to achieve the required mash profile for the specified beer.
If he has upgraded his equipment and his methods and can follow "strike temp" and "water needed" calculations to any real degree of accuracy then he may just be able to demo the practical side of AG brewing.
My day at his demo cost me a cab fare back to the western suburbs shared with a visiting brewer from interstate, and I thought that , that was expensive, considering what we "learned"
.
Off on a tangent, I was invited by Jayse to his place to "watch" him brew a "Skunk Fart PA" when I was first entering the realm of AG and I learned many details of AG which were invaluable to me just starting out. I actually went to Jayse's, TDA's, Chillers, Goliath Dave's, to watch a few brews before I got right into it and learned heaps.
At that time, guys came from interstate to attend these brew days as well, when they could.
One may ask "so whats the point".?
First up, it cost nothing. well be it for a few beers or a few snags for the BBQ.
Well, as others have stated there is always other brewers willing to "teach" or at least host a brew day at their home or shop, on their rig, with quite often proven experience with comp results and successful brews.
If I was going to throw any money at "coaching or tutoring" I would save my money and have a look at local brewers first. There is a lot more people in AG now than there was in 2004.
Don't be afraid to ask about brew days if you are new as long as you respect the fact that you are generally in someone else's house and that you have been invited.
Since then, there are also classes available that delve into all the aspects of brewing at our level including yeast management, fermentation,
storage and bottling.
Making a decision to pay for brewing tutoring and learning AG is like buying brewing equipment, you can invest wisely and buy it once or you may buy bits only to replace them later or regret the original purchase, but in the end the decision is entirely yours.
So ask around, have a look and you will find most people want to help, try to talk to as many people as you can on this incredible subject and when all else fails then do some reading :lol:
Cheers
During my visits to JM's shop in my early days of AG brewing I found his stock to be good and his staff to be helpful and his commitment to host brew days during his own time on a Saturday quite commendable, however,
I attended an AG brew many years ago at JM's shop with a few other fellow brewers and although I didn't know a lot about brewing in those days I personally thought that the whole day was poorly organised with mash temps not met to any accuracy, equipment that was in my opinion, poor quality with little chance of demonstrating the accuracy to achieve the required mash profile for the specified beer.
If he has upgraded his equipment and his methods and can follow "strike temp" and "water needed" calculations to any real degree of accuracy then he may just be able to demo the practical side of AG brewing.
My day at his demo cost me a cab fare back to the western suburbs shared with a visiting brewer from interstate, and I thought that , that was expensive, considering what we "learned"
.
Off on a tangent, I was invited by Jayse to his place to "watch" him brew a "Skunk Fart PA" when I was first entering the realm of AG and I learned many details of AG which were invaluable to me just starting out. I actually went to Jayse's, TDA's, Chillers, Goliath Dave's, to watch a few brews before I got right into it and learned heaps.
At that time, guys came from interstate to attend these brew days as well, when they could.
One may ask "so whats the point".?
First up, it cost nothing. well be it for a few beers or a few snags for the BBQ.
Well, as others have stated there is always other brewers willing to "teach" or at least host a brew day at their home or shop, on their rig, with quite often proven experience with comp results and successful brews.
If I was going to throw any money at "coaching or tutoring" I would save my money and have a look at local brewers first. There is a lot more people in AG now than there was in 2004.
Don't be afraid to ask about brew days if you are new as long as you respect the fact that you are generally in someone else's house and that you have been invited.
Since then, there are also classes available that delve into all the aspects of brewing at our level including yeast management, fermentation,
storage and bottling.
Making a decision to pay for brewing tutoring and learning AG is like buying brewing equipment, you can invest wisely and buy it once or you may buy bits only to replace them later or regret the original purchase, but in the end the decision is entirely yours.
So ask around, have a look and you will find most people want to help, try to talk to as many people as you can on this incredible subject and when all else fails then do some reading :lol:
Cheers
