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This one-day course runs from 10.30am to 5.00pm in Stanmer Park, Brighton.
Use garden surpluses, foraged fruit or discounted shop produce to make your own tasty booze
What will the course cover?
Discover the joy of making your own booze. Wine and mead can be expensive, but not if you make it yourself. You can create a wealth of different drinks from many different ingredients. You can use garden surplus, hedgerow fruits or discounted produce from the market.
Run at our Fruit Factory this is a hands-on course; you will leave with your own wine to ferment.
We will cover the theory of making wines and meads. We will look at selecting and preparing the ingredients. You will learn what equipment you need and how to look after your fermenting brew. We will not try to teach you how to be patient though.
Interested in cider? We are running a course on cider making the week after this course.
Who is the course for?
The course is open to anyone over the age of 18, and no prior knowledge is necessary. It is relevant to anyone who wants to learn how to make wine & mead. The course will include a visit to our orchard.
Where possible we aim to make our courses accessible to people with physical and learning issues. Please contact us before booking if you think something might affect your ability to take part in this course.
Course tutors
The course will be led by Stephan Gehrels
Venue
Stanmer Park (near University of Sussex)
Brighton
Sussex
South East England
Get directions to our meeting point in Stanmer Park.
If you intend to book accommodation, please check availability before booking a place, as accommodation in Brighton can be hard to find, especially over the summer months.
Get details on local accommodation and Brighton Permaculture Trust supporters who can provide accommodation in their homes.
Fees
Fees include tuition, refreshments access to notes/resources after the course.
£175 – Sponsored/organisation rate
£175 – Individual income more than 25k/yr
£140 – Individual income 18-25k/yr
£105 – Individual income less than 18k/yr
£56 – subsidised, concessionary rate (check eligibility)*
* Concessionary places are limited. If places are not available check back two weeks before the course/event as more may be available then.
We endeavour to make our courses and events affordable to all. Unfortunately, we do not receive any external funding for most of these and rely on large amounts of voluntary input.
See the cancellations and refunds policy.
Booking your place
Booking is essential, as most of our courses/events are fully booked weeks in advance. However, if places are still available, then bookings can be made until midday the day before the course/event. A place is not secured until we have received the requested payment.
If you have completed the booking process but you haven’t received a confirmation email from us please contact us to check your booking has gone through.
If you are booking within two weeks of the event, or the event is nearly full, you will not have the option to pay by BACS. Instead, you will need to pay immediately using a credit/debit card or PayPal.