Sustainable Communities
Farmer-Brewer Mixer in Rensselaerville
Carey Center brings together farmers and brewers at The Palmer House Café Rensselaerville—The Carey Center for Global Good is hosting a farmer-brewer mixer on Saturday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Palmer House Café, 1462 Main Street, Rensselaerville. Farmers, growers, brewers and distillers from the around the Capital Region are welcome […]
A Spring Visiting Brewer Session Featuring Schoharie Valley Potatoes
A Spring Visiting Brewer Session Featuring Schoharie Valley Potatoes | Local hop grower John Heiser returned to Helderberg Brewery in mid-March to brew a lager using potatoes from Barber’s Farm in Schoharie County. John’s small-scale hop yard is near Barber’s and his connection to the farm inspired his interest in brewing with potatoes. A homebrewer […]
Stonewood Hops Conducts Dry Hop Test at Helderberg Brewery Incubator
Helderberg Brewery released a series of dry hopped beers on December 9th in collaboration with Stonewood Hops of LaGrangeville, NY. Ron Spadafora, Stonewood’s owner-operator, is exploring different techniques for processing whole hop cones grown on his farm. He came to Helderberg Brewery Incubator to compare his method with commercially processed hops. Working with brewer Greg […]
Carey Institute Hosts Yeast Management Workshop for Small-Scale Breweries
Intensive weekend program will explore wild & cultivated fermentation with national experts All small-scale breweries and homebrewers interested in expanding are invited to attend Helderberg Brewery Incubator’s Yeast Management Workshop at the Carey Institute for Global Good March 11–13 in Rensselaerville. The workshop will explore the ins and outs of brewer’s yeast, including wild and cultivated […]
“Mead Class Set for Rensselaerville” – Times Union
The Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville will host a Farm-to-Glass workshop on local honey and mead production from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10. The following panelists are scheduled to appear: Paul Cappy, apiculturist for the state Department of Agriculture & Markets; Peter Voelker, owner and operator of Helderberg Meadworks; and Jamie […]
Raising the Barn!
It’s coming! Our Dutch Barn Farm-To-Glass Brewery Incubator is on its way to the Carey Institute campus. So far, we’ve raised a quarter of what we need and we’re hopeful we’ll raise most of the rest in 2014 and be up and running in 2015. The project would have made Bill Carey very proud—and it’s […]
