In this class, Marek Michalowski <http://marek.michalowski.me> of
Dirty Robot Brew Works <http://dirtyrobot.org> and Jon Speicher
<http://twitter.com/jon_speicher> will present the history,
techniques, and equipment behind a range of fermented carbonated
beverages.  As a hands-on activity, we'll be crafting an old-fashioned
root beer from all-natural ingredients.  Over the course of the
activity, we'll discuss how the same processes of cooking, fermenting,
bottling, and kegging can be applied to home-brewing your own beer,
mead, and sodas.  Participants will take home their own freshly-capped
bottles of root beer to enjoy on these warm summer afternoons.