Perfect Brewing Supply

Intro to All Grain / Mash Essentials
2020-03-28 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
The Magic in the Mash Tun is a deep dive into all the science that happens in the Mash Tun. We will discuss the importance of water chemistry, the importance of temperature, and what your grains are actually doing inside your mash tun. This is a great class for people that have already been brewing all grain or have a good understanding of the brewing process.
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Intro to Making Hard Cheese
2020-03-22 12:00 - 15:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
Making hard cheeses at home is fun and easy. This class we will be making a 2 hour cheese curd, the building block to a variety of different cheeses. Along with making cheese curds we will make ricotta, a class favorite and discuss the differences in process for a variety of different cheeses. Throughout the class will introduce you to the processes, equipment, and ingredients needed to make excellent cheese at home! The cost of the class in $40.00 and will include snacks and samples of homemade cheese.
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Making Wine From a Juice Bucket
2020-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
This informal wine making class is specifically designed for folks that have never made wine from a juice bucket before or want to take their wine making skills to another level. Throughout this class we will discuss and demonstrate what it takes to make fantastic wine from a juice bucket. Together we will learn how to test the acidity of the wine, yeast selection, what oak will do to your wine, and much more. This is a free class and will last approximately an hour.

Intro to Brewing
2020-03-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
Intro to Brewing is as easy as boiling water! During the class you will explore and sample the variety of raw ingredients, equipment needed, and see just how easy it is to make a great homebrew in the comfort of your own home. Join us for this hands on immersive journey to see why Great Friends Bring Homebrew! Cost of the class is $20.00.

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Off Flavors Class
2019-12-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Buffalo Creek Brewing, 360 Historical Lane, Long Grove, IL, 60047, United States
One of the best things a home brewer or beer lover can do to expand their knowledge is to learn the common off flavors in beer. Together, we will explore 6 common off flavors that may show up in your homebrew or commercial beers and what causes them. But have no fear, we will have some good tasting beer at the end to rinse your palate of the unique experience that takes place during the off flavors class.
Class space is limited and is $35.00 per person. Price includes the class as well as a pint of delicious Brew from Buffalo Creek Brewing.
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Please Note that this class is being held at
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
Buffalo Creek Brewing
360 Historical Lane
Long Grove, IL 60047

Private Brewing Event
2019-11-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
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2nd Annual Blues and Brews Food Drive at Tighthead
2019-09-29 | Tighthead Brewery, 161 N. Archer Avenue, Mundelein, 60060, United States
Join us on Sunday September 29th for this special event. Bring your brew gear and brew with us at Tighthead and listen to awesome live music and help us stock the area food banks. If you have ever been to our Big Brew Event in May, this will seem very familiar, just with live music and a brewery in the background.
We ask that everyone who is coming out bring a non perishable food item, to help us fill a truck. The goal is to fill the truck with enough non-perishable foods that will be donated to area foodbanks. More details to follow.

UnCorked Wine Club Meeting
2019-08-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
UnCorked is a wine club like no other. We make, talk, and learn about all aspects of the wine making process. We meet the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Perfect Brewing Supply in Libertyville IL

2nd Annual Homebrew Festival at Only Child
2019-07-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Only Child Brewery, 1350 Tri State Pkwy, Gurnee, IL, 60031
Come support your local homebrewers with our second annual homebrew fest hosted at Only Child Brewing and supporting great organization. Stop by Perfect Brewing Supply to donate a non perishable food item and get $5.00 off your ticket.
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$25 for 3 hours of unlimited samples of 60+ different brews!
$15 for Designated Drivers, with unlimited non-alcoholic beverages.
You’ll get commemorative glassware, and the proceeds will benefit Northern Illinois Food Bank.
The crowd votes for their favorite beers, which are then reviewed by a professional judging panel!

Recipe Formulation
2019-07-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
If you’ve ever wondered how one goes about constructing a beer from start to finish, this class is for you. We cover everything from which malts to use, hops and yeast as well as fermentation schedules and profiles. We will also briefly go over water chemistry; it’s importance in brewing as well as how to adjust the water we use for brewing to better suit the style of beer we are brewing. Each beer style is unique, thus the ingredients and fermentation profiles must be chosen and executed accordingly in order for us to craft the best beer possible.

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Homebrew Fest Registration Party with Only Child
2019-05-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
Join us Sunday May 19th at Perfect Brewing Supply from 1-4pm to register for our second annual homebrew fest.
Winner of the homebrew fest this year (taking place on July 20th) will be brewing their beer on a Blichmann pilot system at Only Child Brewing, have some of that beer packaged for them to take home, AND have that beer tapped at Only Child, with proceeds being donated to Northern Illinois Food Bank.
The fest itself will also be benefiting the Northern Illinois Food Bank this year!
SHOW UP ON THE 19TH IF YOU’RE READY TO SIGN UP! Brewer spots will be very limited, and signing up in person on the 19th will guarantee your place to pour your homebrew at the fest. Remaining brewer spots will be available online AFTER the 19th.
Details of registration party: Free to attend
– $15 donation to reserve your spot to pour at the fest itself (includes glassware, and a plus one ticket to bring a friend)
– Discounts available on supplies purchased that day from Perfect Brewing Supply if registering
– Free samples from Only Child Brewing
– Food on site available for purchase
– General admission tickets available for a discounted $20
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NUBS and Babble Meeting
2019-05-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
NUBS Brew Club
The North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS) is a Brew Club from Lake County, IL and the surrounding areas. We welcome any and all Northern Illinois homebrewers to attend a meeting and check us out. Meetings are on 3rd Thursday of every month at 6:30PM at Perfect Brewing Supply in Libertyville, IL
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Babble Homebrew Club

The home brewing club of lake County Illinois, celebrating the art and entertainment of home brewing beer, mead and the occasional wine.

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Lake Zurich Craft Beer Festival
2019-05-10 - 2019-05-11 | Paulus Park, 200 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL
Barrel out to picturesque Henry J. Paulus Park on May 10th and 11th (5-10PM on either night) to enjoy the spring season with Lake Zurich’s Craft Beer Festival to celebrate unique beer and those who brew it! New in 2019 we will have heated event tents for increased attendee comfort.
Just like last year, we will be sponsoring the Home Brew Cove section of the fest and will be awarding prizes for best of show homebrews. Prizes will consist of a variety of items from BSG Handcraft as well as the Grand Prize winner will Brew their beer with Lake Zurich’s own Roaring Table on our Blichmann Engineering Pilot System.
We will also be pouring a nice selection of beers, as well as some cider and wine. Come say hi and taste some awesome, home brewed beer from us as well as several other local home brewers.

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BIG BREW
2019-05-04 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
May The 4th be with you on this Big Brew Day!

Illinois Craft Beer Celebration at Mickey Finn's
2019-04-27 11:30 - 15:30 | IL
Mickey Finn’s, Illinois’ oldest brewpub, is celebrating with a beerfest featuring a bunch of great local breweries. This boutique event will feature more than10 local brewers with a meet and greet with many owners and brewers. Limited to first 200 people to sign up. VIP’s ($75) receive an 8oz tasting glass, early entry (11:30am) plus a $20 Mickey Finn’s gift card (good for food, beer or swag). GA ($50) tickets receive the tasting glass, entry and a $10 Mickey Finn’s gift card.
Sponsors Perfect Brewing and Mickey Finn’s – present the following guest breweries – Tighthead, Only Child, Crystal Lake Brewing, Roaring Table, Light the Lamp, Half Day Brewing, Church Street, Lucky Monk, Harbor Brewing and of course Mickey Finn’s – just to name a few.
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Chilean Juice Bucket Pickup and Party
2019-04-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
Pick up your Pre-Ordered Chilean Juice Buckets all day starting at 8 am

Intro to Kombucha
2019-04-07 00:00 - 15:00 | IL

Fermentable Foods and Kombucha Intro
2019-04-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
Join us for our new fermentable foods and kombucha class. We will be tasting a variety of different foods and Kombucha during the class as well as discussing the health benefits of fermented foods. Each participant will take home starter equipment to get you going on your own.
This class is Co-Sponsored by Community Education District 128.

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Advanced Brewing Electric
2019-03-31 09:00 - 14:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
Looking for complete creative control over your beer, then All Grain Brewing is the answer. Join us and learn all about the All Grain process and how it is different than brewing with Extracts or Brewing In A Bag. The catch to this class is that we will be brewing 10 gallons our our all Electric Horizontal Brew System from Blichmann Engineering. In this class we will discuss the difference between HERMS vs RIMS brewing as well as demonstrating all the bells and whistles of a complete brewing system.

Kegging Workshop
2019-03-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
This is a fun filled, action packed workshop demonstrating how to keg your beer and discuss many of the topics that go along with, such as how much pressure and how long you have to wait until you can pour your very first draft of homebrew, how to properly take your keg apart and clean it, as well as how to properly transfer the beer into the keg. Please call (847-816-7055) or email to RSVP

Beer Appreciation 101
2019-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Mickey Finn’s, 345 N. Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, 60048, United States
Have you ever wondered what makes a Hazy IPA, Hazy or what makes Santas Magic so magical? Join us at Mickey Finn’s, Thursday March 7th from 7 PM to 9 PM as we guide you through the different ingredients that go into your beer. Together we will be exploring and tasting the different ingredients such as hops, grains and yeast and how they influence the beer you drink. We will be sampling throughout this class so this is a 21 and older event. Cost is $30.00 per person and space is limited. This class will take place at Mickey Finn’s in Libertyville.
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Lake County Craft Beer Festival
2019-02-23 17:00 - 22:00 | Lake County Fair Grounds, 1060 East Peterson Road, Grayslake, IL, 60030, United States
We are excited to pour at the 5th annual “Lake County Craft Beer Festival”, and we hope you’ll join us. It is being held on Saturday, February 2th from 5pm-10pm. This festival has grown each year and will expand again this year with over 70 craft brewers, more music, fun games & attractions, vendors and food. Good friends, games, dancing and many tasty treats, all of this inside a warm, cozy 65,000 sq ft. indoor venue in chilly February!

Intro to Brewing
2019-02-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Perfect Brew Supply, 619 East Park Avenue, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
Intro to Brewing is as easy as boiling water! During the class you will explore and sample the variety of raw ingredients, equipment needed, and see just how easy it is to make a great homebrew in the comfort of your own home. Join us for this hands on immersive journey to see why Great Friends Bring Homebrew! Cost of the class is $20.00 and will include snacks and samples.
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Intro to Brewing
2019-02-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States

All Grain Brewing
2019-01-12 09:00 - 14:00 | Perfect Brewing Supply, 619 East Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048, United States
Looking for complete creative control over your beer, then All Grain Brewing is the answer. Join us and learn all about the All Grain process and how it is different than brewing with Extracts or Brewing In A Bag. This technique of brewing allows you to learn about mash temperature, sparging, and to dive deeper into ingredients and writing your own recipe. If you are ready to take your brewing to the another level then this is the class for you. The class costs $30 and goes from 9 AM to 2 PM.
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