To account for the extreme popularity of the National Homebrewers Conference, the event is nearly doubling in size in 2013 (1,800 attendees in 2012, compared to 3,400 in 2013). To accommodate everyone and ensure the quality of the conference remains the main focus, the seminars offerings have been expanded to 36 unique topics, and all seminars presented on Thursday will be repeated on Friday or Saturday.

2013 NHC Speakers

Speakers at the National Homebrewers Conference are some of the most well-known faces in the beer industry, and range from homebrewers, writers, chefs, professional brewers and craft beer industry veterans.

Attendees can expect seminar topics to embrace the novice brewer, the certified beer geek and everyone in-between. Seminars focus on ingredients, styles, beer and food pairings, equipment and more to give all attendees a well-rounded experience.

The schedule is still being finalized, but take a look at some of the confirmed speakers and seminar topics you have to look forward to.