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Your Complete Guide to DIY Candy

Candy’s been an obsession around the Brainery for a long, long time. While you’re marveling at the fact we still have teeth, check out the posts below so you can whip up some slightly dangerous/delicious candy at home.

Menthol Candy Cigarettes [recipe, how-to, burn potential: low]

Faux Altoids [recipe, how-to, cavity potential: high]

What’s the Deal with Xylitol? [failed experiments, learn from our mistakes, science]

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Brooklyn Brainery is accessible, community-driven, crowdsourced education. read a bit more here!

Every month, we host a bunch of free events along with our classes. If your pennies need pinching you might want to check them out.

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Needle Felted Mushrooms

Sun. December 7, 1:30pm

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Private Classes for the Holidays

Mon. December 8, 12am

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Watercolor Exploration

Wed. December 10, 6pm

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Shennong and the Five Seeds: The History of Chinese Food (Online)

Thu. December 11, 6:30pm

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Comedy & Cats

Fri. December 12, 7:15pm

The new essex market food tour listing

Nonfiction Book Proposals and the Publishing Process

Sat. December 13, 11am

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Our History

Since 2010, Brooklyn Brainery has hosted affordable classes for adults on anything and everything. Nowadays, we host almost 100 classes per month at our two locations in Brooklyn!

Our Philosophy

Teaching at the Brainery isn't about being a world-renowned expert on a topic, it's just about being excited to help people learn the things you're already excited about.

When you share your knowledge everyone benefits.

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Brooklyn, NY 11238

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Brooklyn, NY 11215