Well, folks, Learn to Home Brew Day 2023 is in the books! Thank you to everyone who came out to Supernatural Brewing and Spirits in Livonia on Saturday, November 4th to brew, help brew, or just have a pint and keep our brewers company!
Styles brewed were a Honey Brown, Toffee Nut Porter, Russian Imperial Stout, and English Porter. Bring on the fall and winter brews and can’t wait to try them all!!!
Learn to Homebrew Day is fast approaching! We will host this year’s event at Supernatural Brewing and Spirits on Saturday, November 4th.
This recipe has been created and used for our club’s second bourbon barrel fill.
At the bottom of this recipe is a downloadable version that is compatible with BeerSmith, QBrew and several other home brewing applications that recognize the XML file format.
| Batch Size | Boil Time | IBU | SRM | Est. OG | Est. FG | ABV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 gal | 60 min | 23.2 IBUs | 22.6 SRM | 1.085 | 1.019 | 8.8 % |
| Actuals | 1.046 | 1.01 | 4.7 % | |||
| Name | Cat. | OG Range | FG Range | IBU | SRM | Carb | ABV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Heavy 70/- | 9 B | 1.035 - 1.04 | 1.01 - 1.015 | 10 - 25 | 9 - 17 | 1.5 - 2.3 | 3.2 - 3.9 % |
| Name | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pale Malt, Maris Otter | 14.5 lbs | 82.86 |
| Caramunich Malt | 1 lbs | 5.71 |
| Caravienne Malt | 1 lbs | 5.71 |
| Special B Malt | 1 lbs | 5.71 |
| Name | Amount | Time | Use | Form | Alpha % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuggles | 1 oz | 60 min | Boil | Pellet | 4.5 |
| Fuggles | 1 oz | 30 min | Boil | Pellet | 4.5 |
| Fuggles | 1 oz | 5 min | Boil | Pellet | 4.5 |
| Fuggles | 1 oz | 0 min | Aroma | Pellet | 4.5 |
| Name | Lab | Attenuation | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| SafAle English Ale (S-04) | DCL/Fermentis | 73% | 59°F - 75.2°F |
| Step | Temperature | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mash In | 150°F | 75 min |
| Step | Time | Temperature |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | 4 days | 67°F |
| Secondary | 10 days | 67°F |
| Aging | 30 days | 65°F |
| Download this recipe's BeerXML file |
Every year for the last 18 years on the first Saturday of November the American Homebrewers Association holds a National event, Learn to Homebrew Day that focused on showing people just how easy and fun it is to brew beer. For the last 7 years the Son’s of Liberty Homebrew Club has locally hosted this event at the Liberty Street Brewing Company in Plymouth. Over the years we have brewed hundreds of gallons of beer and shown dozens of people the joy of homebrewing and drinking the beer you brew.
This year we are changing things up just a little by moving our event to the the production brewery of Liberty Street Brewing Company and we are excited with this move to have more space to brew in a facility that offers more shelter than we normally would have and we want to once again invite the general public to get up close and personal malt, hops, yeast and water so please join us on November 4th at Liberty Street Brewing Company in Livonia. for all the details including the address and location click the 
Link or visit our Facebook page.
Well another Arbor Brewing Co. Rat Fest is in the books and unfortunately the Sons of Liberty didn’t bring home any major awards or hardware. We did however make a very good showing as the runner up for best group of beers for our Sour Raspberry Wheat Ale brewed by Dan Fick & John O’Connell, Cocoa & Toasted Coconut Stout by Laura & Mikal Morris,
Mango Habanero Saison brewed by Mikal Morris & Bill Watson, and Citra-Nilla IPA brewed by Leigh McBain & Jeff Burchart. Our club also was the runner up for best over all beer for the Citra-Nilla IPA. (Full results below.)
We would like to thank everyone that participated and for everyone that came out and supported the Sons of Liberty in the competition. Also Congratulations too all the homebrew clubs that participated in this year’s competition, everyone certainly brought their A game.
Best Over All Beer: Burns Park – Chamripple
Runner up – Sons of Liberty – CItra-Nilla
Best Group of Beers: Burns Park
Runner up: Sons of Liberty
Best Sour Beer: Burns Park – Chamripple
Runner up: Pontiac Brew Tribe – Moonshot Beer
Best Club Theme: Burns Park
Runner Up: Pontiac Brew Tribe
Most Unique Beer: Brighton Brew Club – Funky Beets
Runner Up: AABG Maltsters – Saison Guac