Sorry John I thought I had replied to this. My message never sent for some reason.
Yes I did visit you guys last year. If my memory is correct you were part of the national homebrew club and were set up in the same tent as Tom Crean's. I had a chat for a while and also got to taste Tom Crean's lager for the first time.
It's hard to say what would be exciting about a 6 hr brew session to a non brewer. If they sat through the whole process from set up through to the end of the boil it would probably seem like too much hard work and scare them off. <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="
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Malt: A practical guide from field to brew house by John Mallett is my current read.
I'll definitely attend the beerfest again this year but it's hard to say exactly what day or days due to other commitments.
Is there any plans to include a homebrew competition as well as the competition for the commercial breweries?