About

Fermenters of Central Connecticut is a club based around sharing knowledge, techiniques, and final products of all types of fermentations: beer, wine, cider, mead, fermented food, and more.

We meet at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Brew and Wine Hobby in East Hartford. Each meeting is focused around a particular topic followed by an open sharing and discussion of anything, whether or not it fits the month's topic. See below for our upcoming meetings and information on our past meetings.

Our meetings are open to anyone and we welcome all levels of skill, from the prospective brewer considering the hobby to a life long vinter.

Meetings

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Meeting DateTopicFoodLeader(s)
2018
December13Holiday Party
FOCCT Holiday Party potluck Yankee swap, bring a gift worth around $20 to participate!
2019
January10January Meeting
Meeting to plan the topics and hosts for the club meetings, club brews, club competitions, and events.
February14High GravityItalian / Pizza
Challenges and tips on how to brew high gravity beers, how to break 25% ABV
March14Lemon Wine (Skeeter Pee)Cakes / Deserts
Brew lemon wine(skeeter pee) as a club.
April11Brewing with Adjuncts
How to brew with adjuncts: fruit, sugar, international foods / exotic additions
May9Brut IPA
Style discussion and how to brew Brut IPAs
June13Club Competition: Amber Ale
Each club member who wishes to participate in the competition should bring an amber ale they have brewed. Club members will then discuss each entry, with the goal of offering thoughts and advice on the beer to improve the recipe and techniques of the brewer. First place has their name added to the FOCCT mash paddle trophy and takes it home until the next winner of a club comp is chosen.
July11American Lite Lager TastingHotdogs
Discussion and tasting of American Lite Lagers.
August8Sour BeersCheese
Discussion and tastings of sour beers. Bring a sour to contribute!
September12Water

Discussion on water used in brewing. Discussion of salt additions to affect mash pH and yeast nutrition and hopefully an experiment to compare different water profiles on the same beer to see the effects on the final product.

Infographic on water: png or pdf

October10Cider
Discussion of cider styles and how to brew them. Jason will be collecting money and buckets for anyone interested in getting cider from Rob's farm in Glastonbury.
November14Sugar
Discussion about a variety of sugars that can be used in brewing. Ken is fermenting as many sugar varieties as he can get his hands on and will have examples to taste.
November29Black Friday Brew Day
Annual black Friday group brew
December12Holiday Party
FOCCT Holiday Party potluck Yankee swap, bring a gift worth around $20 to participate!

Contact

Email focct@focct.club if you have any questions!


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