Peninsula Fermentation Society

05/27/2026

Peninsula Fermentation Society Logo Gear is now available! Please see the link below to the email that went out earlier this week.

The file provided contains the information for Logo shirts and Hoodies that we are working on an initial order for. There are Work shirt, T-shirt, Pullover and Zip up hoodie options as well as color and Black and White logo's. We are keeping the colors basic for the first order however there will be...

05/27/2026

The next society meeting is this coming Tuesday, June 6th. We will be discussing how to complete a BJCP Cider Scoresheet, discussing 1D: American Wheat, and judging Ciders - BJCP Categories 1-4 using the BJCP Cider scoresheets. We will be meeting at Moment Brewing at 6:30PM.

www.peninsulafermentation.org

American Homebrewers Association Beer Judge Certification Program

05/13/2026

We had a decent turnout for the May society meeting last week at Moment Brewing. We discussed Hop Water, discussed 1C: Cream Ale for our upcoming Same Recipe Challenge, and evaluated Category2: MX style International Lagers for the this month. Additionally, we were able to hand out a few awards.

We had seven phenomenal Mexican style lagers created by our society members. In 3rd place - Glenn and Sarafina with a Pale Mexican Lager, in 2nd - Phil with a Dark Mexican Lager, and in 1st - Dave with an Amber Mexican Lager.

Please join us on June 2nd at Moment Brewing for our discussion on BJCP Cider Scoresheets and our style discussion on 1D: American Wheat, and our Ferment-to-Style evaluation of Cider - BJCP Categories C1-C4.

Beer Judge Certification Program American Homebrewers Association

05/03/2026

What a beautiful day to brew outside!

Big Brew 2026 is in the books. We had a few brewers out today as well as a mead making demonstration. Big thanks to Echoes Brewing Company for hosting us today!
American Homebrewers Association

05/01/2026

Peninsula Fermentation Society will be hosting a Big Brew event this year on Saturday May 2nd, 2026 in front of Echoes Brewing Company in Poulsbo, WA.

We will have power available for pumps.

We will have access to hot water out of the brewery’s HLT.

We will have a mead making demonstration during the event.

The tap room will be open!

Set up is at 9AM, with the toast to Ninkasi at 10AM. Bring your equipment out and brew, or come grab a beer at the brewery and hang out while others brew.

Tomorrow’s the day, homebrewers. Big Brew Day, brought to you by Grainfather, is May 2, and brewers everywhere are getting ready to make something delicious and be part of the world's largest annual brewing day.

Whether you go with an official recipe or an old favorite, Big Brew is the perfect excuse to raise a glass to the joy, creativity, and community that define homebrewing. Brew solo, brew with friends, brew with your club. It all counts.

Need a quick last-minute checklist? We’ve got you:
1. Pick your recipe from the link in bio
2. Gather your club, your friends, or your solo brew-day energy
3. Fire up the kettle and get brewing
4. Take lots of photos and tag us at

You might even get featured on AHA social media or in Zymurgy.

Here’s to a very good day to brew. See you tomorrow. 🍻

04/29/2026

The next society meeting is this coming Tuesday, May 5th. We will be discussing Hop Water, discussing 1C: Cream Ale, and judging Category 2: MX Style Lagers. We will be meeting at Moment Brewing at 6:30PM.

Additionally, Peninsula Fermentation Society will be hosting a Big Brew event this year on Saturday May 2nd, 2026 in front of Echoes Brewing Company in Poulsbo, WA.

We will have power available for pumps.
We will have access to hot water out of the brewery’s HLT.
We will have a mead making demonstration during the event.
The tap room will be open!

Set up is at 9AM, with the toast to Ninkasi at 10AM. Bring your equipment out and brew, or come grab a beer at the brewery and hang out while others brew. You can find the three official 2026 Big Brew recipes here.

www.peninsulafermentation.org

American Homebrewers Association Beer Judge Certification Program

04/11/2026

In case you didnt know, distilling involves fermentation. Come join us at a monthly meeting to learn about the different methods of fermentation.

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04/04/2026

The next society meeting is this coming Tuesday, April 7th. We will be discussing Seltzer Making, discussing 4B: Festbier, and judging BOS Session Beverages (

03/04/2026

We had a great turnout for the March society meeting this week at Moment Brewing. We discussed how to judge effectively, discussed Category 2: Mexican Lagers, and evaluated 19A: American Amber Ales for the this month.

We had five phenomenal American Amber Ales created by our society members. In 3rd place - Lou, in 2nd - Rob B, and in 1st - Dave.

Please join us on April 7th at Moment Brewing for our discussion on Seltzer Making and our style discussion on 4B: Festbier, and our Ferment-to-Style evaluation of Session Beverages (

03/02/2026

Congratulations to Peninsula Fermentation Society's own Rob Rothschiller on his Tacoma Beer Week Pro-Am beer brewed with Narrows Brewing taking both the technical award as well as the People's Choice. Make sure you get out and find it on draft before it vanishes.