DRAFT

Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

November Meeting – Bring Your ESB

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Join us for our November club meeting on Monday, the 21st, from 7 PM - 9 PM at Warped Wing downtown! If you were at our August meeting you got to enjoy a talk on British Bitter Ales, and enjoy a few commercial examples as well. We then invited members to create and brew their own British Bitter recipe and bring them to share at this November meeting. We will follow up our British Bitter showcase … [Read more...]

October Meeting at Full Circle Brewgarden

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About 15 members met at the future Full Circle Brewgarden location. This is a family owned nano-brewery and kombuchery in Englewood planning to open in spring 2023. Co-owners Dawn and Franz talked about the events that led them to creating this unique venture and some of the challenges they faced along the way. Members got to tour the building, see the brew equipment and appreciate the work and … [Read more...]

October Meeting – Different Location!

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Remember that our meeting this month will be at a different location. The meeting is Monday, October 17 at 7 PM at Full Circle, 324 Union Blvd, Englewood, OH 45322. We'll meet outside the yet-to-open brewery where owners Dawn & Franz will give a tour of the brewery, discuss the challenges of opening a brewery and answer your questions. Hope to see you Monday in Englewood! … [Read more...]

September 2022

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This is a reminder that we do not have our regularly scheduled monthly meeting this month as we hosted our annual BrewFest homebrew competition earlier this month. We will get details out soon for our October 2022 meeting and look forward to seeing you then. Cheers! 🍻 … [Read more...]

May D.R.A.F.T. Meeting

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We are meeting tonight (5/16), 7 PM at Warped Wing Brewing downtown Dayton (26 Wyandot St.)We will be doing our Kölsch homebrew tastings with feedback forms, reviewing BJCP judging guidelines for Kölsch and discussing recipes, techniques, and feedback with brewers And remember, if you have not had a chance to pay your annual dues online, you can do so at the meeting tonight. See you there! … [Read more...]

March Meeting: Brewing Software

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Our next meeting is Monday, 3/21, 7 PM, at Warped Wing downtown. There will be a demonstration of brewing software and discussion on recipe development. We'll also talk about our spring project for those who want to brew a Kölsch beer to share at the May meeting. REMINDER: if you have not paid your annual dues, $36, you can pay online with PayPal or pay at the meeting. See you there! … [Read more...]

BrewFest Competition 2021!

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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...]

Homebrew Equipment for Sale!

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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...]

June 2021 Brewout!

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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...]