Worked my first beer festival.

[RickBeer]

But no beer in honor of your weiner?

New Borg members,

This is NOT what it seems...

[ScrewyBrewer]

Phil, Can you share some details about who sponsored the event and what the ticket price was? Our homebrew club would love to host en event that's open to the public at some point here in New Jersey. Aside from having D&O insurance did the town charge for a 1 day temporary liquor license and require insurance?

[Jon]

Congrats, that looks like it was a super-awesome time!

[philm00x]

Phil, Can you share some details about who sponsored the event and what the ticket price was? Our homebrew club would love to host en event that's open to the public at some point here in New Jersey. Aside from having D&O insurance did the town charge for a 1 day temporary liquor license and require insurance?

Screwy,
The event was hosted by one of the local World of Beer franchises here in Orlando, and sponsored by a local brewery called Red Cypress. Red Cypress Brewing furnished the prizes for the people's choice award as a percentage of ticket sales, and grand prize was having the winner's beer recipe brewed at Red Cypress to be poured at the brewery's taproom and also at World of Beer UCF. Tickets were sold at $20 apiece and limited to 200ish due to space. Ticket included a sample glass and unlimited samples from all booths at the event. As for the insurances and licenses required to run the event, I haven't a clue as to what was required not how much it cost. Best bet is to contact an establishment and they would likely be able to figure that out.


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[Kealia]

That sounds like a lot of fun. Our local beer festival was Saturday and usually on Sunday they do a homebrewers event but they sid they were putting it off this yea until later.

If timing works put, I just my brew something and go do this myself this year, too..

In hindsight, bringing 5 different beers was probably overkill. But it got people talking because of the variety that was available. But 2 or 3 will do the trick. Just bring a case n a half of each beer. If you're one of those that have some spare change to afford a jockey box with 2 or 3 taps then that makes pouring a bit easier, but still a bit cumbersome to carry around.

I think I'd likely bring a generator (if allowed) and my kegerator since it's a commercial 2-tap variety and not that hard to move around. If not, I might opt for the old "5 gallon corny in a bucket of ice with a picnic tap" trick.

[FedoraDave]

Congratulations, Phil! You represented Mr. Rufus and The Borg in fine fashion.

I'll try to remember to dig up my Ottertoberfest recipe this evening and post it here. If you don't have an actual lager chamber, you may have to do something different with the yeast, but I was very pleased with how it turned out.

[philm00x]

Congratulations, Phil! You represented Mr. Rufus and The Borg in fine fashion.

I'll try to remember to dig up my Ottertoberfest recipe this evening and post it here. If you don't have an actual lager chamber, you may have to do something different with the yeast, but I was very pleased with how it turned out.

I have got a mini fridge outside for cellaring and/or ale fermenting capabilities. I've also got a chest freezer for fermenting and/or cold storage so I can definitely do a real lager fermentation if I wanted. I just get a little impatient don't want to tie up a fermenter for too long. Especially since I've got a few ales in line to brew, but I can adjust.


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[ScrewyBrewer]

Phil, Can you share some details about who sponsored the event and what the ticket price was? Our homebrew club would love to host en event that's open to the public at some point here in New Jersey. Aside from having D&O insurance did the town charge for a 1 day temporary liquor license and require insurance?

Screwy,
The event was hosted by one of the local World of Beer franchises here in Orlando, and sponsored by a local brewery called Red Cypress. Red Cypress Brewing furnished the prizes for the people's choice award as a percentage of ticket sales, and grand prize was having the winner's beer recipe brewed at Red Cypress to be poured at the brewery's taproom and also at World of Beer UCF. Tickets were sold at $20 apiece and limited to 200ish due to space. Ticket included a sample glass and unlimited samples from all booths at the event. As for the insurances and licenses required to run the event, I haven't a clue as to what was required not how much it cost. Best bet is to contact an establishment and they would likely be able to figure that out.


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Thanks Phil, sounds like I'll be making a call to the township regarding their temporary liquor license rules. I think $20 bucks is a great price to pay for such a fun day of sippin and samplin beers though.

[Ibasterd]

That's awesome Phil! Wish I had known about it so I could have stopped by. Glad that your getting some use out of the logo. Makes me happy to see it in action.

Besides bringing enough beer, what are the requirements on you, the brewer, in a situation like this. How do they know brewers aren't poisoning the masses (not that you would, of course.) Seems like a liability issue for the event sponsors.

Live the dream… and take me with you.

[RedBEERd]

I'm just catching up on this........and it looks like fun Phil. Glad to see you were able to pull it off (no weiner jokes here jeff )

I wish I had more time to do things like this and brew more often. I thought life was going to be simpler and quieter as I aged but I just can't keep up with the daily living stuff.............I should take a week off and do nothing but beer stuff. Touring, tasting, brewing, sobering....you know, important stuff.

Keep the brand going, Phil. Brew on.

[philm00x]

That's awesome Phil! Wish I had known about it so I could have stopped by. Glad that your getting some use out of the logo. Makes me happy to see it in action.

Besides bringing enough beer, what are the requirements on you, the brewer, in a situation like this. How do they know brewers aren't poisoning the masses (not that you would, of course.) Seems like a liability issue for the event sponsors.

Live the dream… and take me with you.

Well, yes it is a liability for the sponsors and I'm certain that temporary licensing covers that. But all of the beer that everyone brought to serve was donated and not sold. None of us made money on the beer. The sponsors technically sold the patrons a plastic cup and we gave away our beer. As for other requirements, there really weren't any other than to show up early to set up before the show. They asked us to bring any promotional material, if any, that we wanted to give away like stickers or business cards and the like. A tent was something we could bring but not required, and a lot of folks shared a tent with others that had them. The one thing they did to ensure we poured only to adults over 21 years of age was provide a wrist band which meant they have already been ID'ed and purchased a ticket to the event. We just had to check and make sure anyone that walked over had one on.




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[philm00x]

I'm just catching up on this........and it looks like fun Phil. Glad to see you were able to pull it off (no weiner jokes here jeff )

I wish I had more time to do things like this and brew more often. I thought life was going to be simpler and quieter as I aged but I just can't keep up with the daily living stuff.............I should take a week off and do nothing but beer stuff. Touring, tasting, brewing, sobering....you know, important stuff.

Keep the brand going, Phil. Brew on.

Thanks I don't get to brew often still, especially with the baby, but I just stores away a certain amount with enough time given to prepare. Fortunately there were 3 months of prep time before this festival came and went so I had ample time to save up enough beer to pour. It's a really fun time and engaging with the crowd and getting their feedback was priceless.


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[FedoraDave]

Okay, here's the Ottertoberfest recipe:

5 Gallons

8 lb Vienna
1.5 lb Munich
1.25 Pilsner

0.5 oz Hallertau - 45 minutes
0.5 oz Tettnanger - 45 minutes
0.5 oz Hallertau - 22 minutes
0.5 oz Tettnanger - 22 minutes
0.5 oz Hallertau - 7 minutes
0.5 oz Tettnanger 7 minutes

Whirlfloc tablet added for final 7 minutes

White Labs German Lager Yeast (WLP830)

I was pretty pleased with how this turned out. I don't make a lot of lagers, because, like you, I don't like to tie up a fermenter for an extended time, but this is one I would definitely make again.