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11th Annual Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day

The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) invites you to teach a friend the art of homebrewing on Saturday, November 7th. Teach a friend Homebrewing day is an international event and homebrewers around the world will be introducing their friends to the homebrewing hobby.

Each year on the first Saturday in November, homebrewers around the world are encouraged to invite non-brewing and brewing friends and family to celebrate Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day and brew a batch of beer together.

To organize a homebrew teaching event or to locate a local event, please visit: www.beertown.org

Statistics from past Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day (s)

• 2008: More than 2,100 happy homebrewers taught another 610 people how to brew at 145 sites, producing over 2800 gallons of beer in the process. Sites were registered in 40 States, 2 Canadian Provinces, Kenya, and Denmark.
• 2007: 1377 homebrewers introduced 557 people to the wonderful world of homebrewing at 152 sites producing approximately 1970 gallons of beer in the process. Sites were registered in 33 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.
• 2006: More than 1100 brewers taught 540 people how to brew at 51 sites, producing over 2,200 gallons of homebrew in the process. Sites were registered in 31 states, and in Canada, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Indonesia, and South Africa.
• 2005: 1256 homebrewers taught 583 new homebrewers how to brew at 184 sites in 36 states, 3 Canadian provinces, 3 Australian provinces, South Africa, and Guam.
• 2004: 964 homebrewers introduced 527 new homebrewers to the hobby at 137 different sites in 37 states, two Canadian Provinces, and Australia.