Our BrewFest 2021 competition website is up! BrewFest will occur on 09/11/2021 at Bock Family Brewing. Please follow the link from the BrewFest page on this website to register and submit entries. The entry window opens at 9am on 7/10/2021. We hope to see you there! 🍻 … [Read more...]

I was recently contacted through our Draft website contact email by a former club member, Bob Luken. Bob has amassed a large amount of equipment through the years and he is now looking to part with some of it to clear space in his garage. He does not get on social media websites, so I offered to spread the word for him through our website and social media accounts. Below is a list of some of the … [Read more...]

Join us for our monthly brewout at Brewtensils this Saturday, June 26th. Brewtensils (2617 S Smithville Rd) will be hosting us for our monthly brewout where you can come enjoy some company of fellow home brewers, learn about the craft of homebrewing, and if you bring your equipment and brew with us you can get some fantastic discounts (free grain or LME) provided by Brewtensils. We set up in the … [Read more...]

Join the Draft homebrew club for these events coming up in May and June of 2021: May 17th: Draft club get together at Warped Wing Springboro. Join us for some fellowship and homebrew discussion at Warped Wings Springboro location. May 22nd: Brewout at Brewtensils. Join Draft club members at Brewtensils from 10a-5p on Saturday May 22nd for our first brewout of the year. We will be setup in … [Read more...]

We are gearing up for some Draft events this year. Club meetings, brewouts, picnics, competitions. The Draft board members have been discussing these events, and while nothing is concrete yet, we will provide updates on this web page and on our Facebook page for upcoming events once set. Check back often and keep em brewing! 🍻 … [Read more...]

The Cincinnati Malt Infusers have invited Draft homebrew club members to join in on their online zoom meeting with author Stan Hieronymus. Stan is known for many titles such as “Brew Like a Monk”, “For the Love of Hops”, among many others. The meeting is scheduled for 7/9/2020 at 7:30pm. If you are interested in joining the meeting, please email me at nathan_pahl@yahoo.com, and I can forward you … [Read more...]

Our friend Mike Schwartz, one of the first pioneers of craft beer and homebrewing in the the Dayton area, is hosting a brewout on Saturday July 11th at Brewtensils. If you want to come and brew there is plenty of space in the lot behind the store to set up. I’d recommend bringing a small table, lawn chair and cooler of cold beverages in addition to your brewing equipment. There are available … [Read more...]

Just to keep everyone up to date on club happenings, the Draft club officers will be having an online meeting this Tuesday to discuss the potential for future meetings and competitions. Our goal will be to discuss options that are achievable while including safety guidelines that must be met. While I am hopeful that we will be able to hold in person meetings again soon, we must not do so at the … [Read more...]