Speakers for the 2012 AHA National Homebrewers Conference range from homebrewers, writers, chefs, professional brewers and craft beer industry veterans.

Expect seminar topics to embrace the novice brewer and the certified beer geek. Beer and food pairings or a going-pro panel will cater to the beer enthusiast and business-minded too. While seminars focused on ingredients or styles will help you master you knowledge of all things beer.

Keynote Speaker

Charles Finkel, of the Pike Brewing Co., is presenting this year’s keynote address! Charles’ experience is far-reaching, from founding a wine importing company that specialized in craft producers in the ‘60s, importing some of Europe’s finest beers in the ‘70s, contributing to many books and magazines regarding beer, to —of course—founding Pike in 1989.

Seminar Presenters

Jeff Althouse | Oakshire Brewing | Going Pro Panel

Drew Beechum | Maltose Falcons | Club Panel & Brewing on the Ones

Beaux Bowman | Black Raven Brewing | Going Pro Panel

Martin Brungard | Foam Blowers of Indiana | Water Panel

Dick Cantwell | Elysian Brewing Co. | Weird Ingredients Are Everywhere & Going Pro Panel

Bryan Cardwell | Chuckanut Brewery | Homebrewing Lager Beer

Jess Caudill | Wyeast | Brewing Berliner Weisse

Ray Daniels | Cicerone Certification Program, Author | Drink What You Think & Trouble Shooting Panel

AJ deLange | Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) | Water Panel

Greg Doss | Wyeast | Exploring Fermentation Attenuation

Nicole Erny | Cicerone Certification Program | Focus on Flavor

Michael Fairbrother | Moonlight Meadery | Homebrewing Mead

Charles Finkle | The Pike Brewing Co. | Keynote Address

Kent Fletcher | Maltose Falcons | Brewgyvering Your Brew Day

Jamie Floyd | Ninkasi Brewing Co. | Brewing Beer with Fresh Hops

Chris P. Frey | AHA Governing Committee | Club Panel

Erin Glass | Brewers Association | Going Pro Panel

Ted Hausotter | Good Libations | Beer Tasting

Stan Hieronymus | Author | New Hop Varieties

Ron Irvine | Vashon Winery | Cider Loves Beer

Jason Kahler | Solera Brewery | Brewing Berliner Weisse

Colin Kaminski | Water Panel

Alistair Kocho-Williams | University of the West of England | Beer in the USSR

Randy Mosher | 5 Rabbit Cerveceria Inc, Author | Trouble Shooting Panel

Nate Muller | Cascade Brewers Guild | Club Panel

John Palmer | Author | Trouble Shooting Panel & Water Panel

Neva Parker | White Labs Inc | Fermentation Mythbusters

Warren Peterson | Schooner Exact Brewing | Plan your Beer and Food Event

Joe Rovito | Mt. Si Brewing Society | Using Electric Immersion Heating to Save Time and Add Fun

Robert Seggewiss | Great Western Malting Co. | Specialty Malts

Brad Smith | Beersmith LLC | Brew in a Bag

Mitch Steele | Stone Brewing Co. | Brewing Techniques for Historical IPA

Gordon Strong | Author | Brewing Better Beer: Practical Applications & Trouble Shooting Panel

Jennifer Talley | Redhook Brewery | Session Beer: It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore

Mark Tanner | Beer Renegades of Everett Washington | Extract Beers

Berniece Van Der Berg | Moonlight Meadary | Mead & Cheese: Perfect Partners

Jamil Zainasheff | Heretic Brewing Company & Author | Trouble Shooting Panel & Going Pro Panel

Drew Zimmerman | Northwest Cider Society | Cider Loves Beer