UKG Brew-In at Tim Devitt’s house, 1675 Whispering Oaks Dr in West Chicago.
Visitors are welcome to bring their own equipment and brew a beer, or just come and observe. Bring your own food; there will be a grill available for everyone to use. We will start at 9:00am, and everyone must be finished by 4:30pm.
What to bring:
Burner, propane, pots, buckets, carboy, ingredients, hops, chair, etc.
Your own meat and fixings for the grill.
Homebrew, of course!
Provided:
Space to brew in garage.
Hose and water for chilling.
Grills.
UKG Social Afternoon at Phase Three Brewing’s Elmhurst Taproom & Kitchen, 494 S Spring Rd in Elmhurst (not the Lake Zurich brewery). The Elmhurst location has about 26 beers on draft, plus a full food menu featuring burgers, sandwiches, salads, and large plates.
Hugo from yeast company Fermentis will tell us about German yeast strains. This event is free, but please add your name to the signup sheet on Slack so we’ll know how many people are coming.
Ray Nonnie is hosting Learn How to Brew Day. Ray will be brewing an all-grain batch of his own using a stainless steel mash tun with a RIMS setup to control mash temperatures, for those interested in learning how to brew all-grain. Visitors are welcome to bring their own equipment and brew a beer, or just come and observe. Beginners are welcome! Bring snacks and homebrew, if you have some.
Beginning of entry, judge, and steward registration for the Drunk Monk Challenge. There’s a 3-entry limit per person initially, but this will expand to 6 entries on 1/24 if our entry capacity hasn’t been reached yet.
Deadline for arrival of shipped or dropped-off entries for the Drunk Monk Challenge. Entry registration will also end today if the entry cap has not been reached yet.
Unpacking of entries for the Drunk Monk Challenge at Two Brothers Roundhouse.
Lots of volunteers needed! Bring 6-pack carriers if you have some. Homebrew welcome for sampling after we do our work.
At 205 N Broadway (Rt. 25) in Aurora, follow the signs.
Judging of a few tables for the Drunk Monk Challenge at Church Street Brewing. Schedule:
5:30pm: Organizers arrive.
6:00pm: Judges arrive. Dinner served.
6:30pm: Judging begins.
Please be on time! Everyone has to wait until the last judge arrives before we start.
Judging of a few tables for the Drunk Monk Challenge at Two Brothers Roundhouse, in the Porter/Ale ballroom, clockwise all the way to the end from the main entrance. Schedule:
5:30pm: Organizers arrive.
6:00pm: Judges arrive. Dinner served.
6:30pm: Judging begins.
Please be on time! Everyone has to wait until the last judge arrives before we start.
Judging of a few tables for the Drunk Monk Challenge at Church Street Brewing. Schedule:
5:30pm: Organizers arrive.
6:00pm: Judges arrive. Dinner served.
6:30pm: Judging begins.
Please be on time! Everyone has to wait until the last judge arrives before we start.
