The Dead Yeast Society is Acadiana’s homebrew club. Our first meeting was held on June 8, 1990 at the home of Brent Miller.
We are a 501(c) non-profit educational group dedicated to teaching others about home brewing processes, ingredients, equipment, taste sampling, critiquing and judging. We strive to show you how to make better beer, and more interesting beer, than you can find on store shelves. (We’ve now branched out into Mead, Cider, and Sakè & Seltzer as well as Sodas and other non-alcohol beverages!)
As a guest, you can read over our By-Laws, our Meeting Minutes, use our brewing Q&A feature, and in the future, check out some of our educational videos and tutorials on brewing.
As a paid member you get access to our club lending library which includes brewing magazines, books, and equipment including a brewing system, grain mill, fermenters, and a draft line cleaning kit; a special Dead Yeast Society-only social network with updates on who’s brewing, personal brew day calendars, and members-only brewing forums; and you get to participate in club brewing events including festivals and competitions.
Official club meetings are on the first Wednesday of every month at Adopted Dog Brewing. We also participate in many festivals and home brew competitions throughout the year, and even have a few brew related social outings. Check out our Events Calendar for the latest.
Bataille Homebrew Competitions
Our annual homebrew competitions, the Bataille des Bières, (Bah-tie day B’yayr — Battle of the Beers) and the newly spun-off Mead competition Bataille des Abeilles (Bah-tie day z’Abyay — Battle of the Bees) take place every January. These are BJCP sanctioned contests, and the Bataille des Bières is part of the Bayou State Circuit.
If you need more information, feel free to Contact Us.
