Celebrate hops by bringing in your hoppy creations.
Presentation
Aroma and Dry Hopping Techniques.
February
Hefeweizen**
Hefeweizen is the first of our four HBOY competition months!
Presentation
Kentucky Common. This style is the HBOY style for May.
March
Wild Ales and Sour Beer
All wild ales and sour beers are on display this month.
Presentation
No presentation this month to leave time for club elections!
April
Czech Lager
This was a highly requested style that should be nice to drink as summer approaches.
Presentation
How to make Sake, the Japanese rice wine.
May
Kentucky Common**
This is the second of our four HBOY competition months!
Presentation
Saison. This style is the HBOY style for August.
June
Hop Experiment
Club brewers will all brew the same beer with the only differential being the hops selected.
Presentation
Hop deep dive: Thiols, chemical compounts, isomerization, etc...
July
Anything fermentable besides beer
The theme for June is other fermentables. Have a wine you want to share? A mead? Sauerkraut? Cider? If you fermented it and it's not beer, please share it!
Presentation
Cider and Mead.
August
Saison
Our third HBOY style is saison.
Presentation
Double IPA. This style is the HBOY style for November.
September
Yeast Experiment
Club brewers will all brew the same beer with the only differential being the yeast selected.
Presentation
Yeast: Health, harvesting, storage, etc...
October
Marzen or Festbier
Let's take our taste buds to Germany for some Oktoberfest specialties!
Presentation
Deep dive on head retention
November
Double IPA**
Our final HBOY competition month! At the end of this month, we'll be able to crown the 2024 HBOY. Good luck!
Presentation
Balancing draft line pressure, hose diameter, length, etc...
December
Barleywine (American or English)
Let's close out the cold SoCal December with some tasty winter warmers.
