Soft Pretzel Making

Oktoberfest at Faction means a knotty, wickedly fun Grainbakers pretzel night. Shape your own spent grain dough, take home hot, golden pretzels baked on-site, and learn the secrets to dreamy beer cheese and dipping mustard. Easy parking & San Francisco's most perfect sunset.


This class is hands-on learning, making and baking fun!

Learn rolling and shaping pretzels
Make your own creations - traditional or make fun shapes!
Participate in our pretzel shape to bake steps and method
How to make hot cheddar cheese pub dip for your pretzels
Eat some pretzels, mustard and hot beer cheese right in class!

Each ticket holder will leave class with:

Ready-to-eat hot soft pretzels and a few pretzels ready to freeze when you get them home.
Recipe cards for the Grainbakers Soft Pretzels, Grainbakers Hot Cheddar Cheese Dip and our Pretzel Dipping mustard
A new dough cutter/bench scraper


VIP / FAQ:

This 90-minute activity prepares you to do large batches of pretzels at home. You can take your class pretzels home or eat them right away with a nice cold beer! (Recommended!)

These are whole-grain pretzels. We will be incorporating some very special caramel malted brewer’s grain.

Grainbakers teaches an advanced version of the baking soda method - Sodium Carbonate. We do not teach the Lye Method.

No beer is included with this class.

You may purchase additional frozen dough for 8 - 12 pretzels to take home for $10.

This class is strictly for adults 18+. No children will be allowed in or near our class area.


This class is:

This class is good for groups, including co-workers!
This class is a perfect date night!
This class is available for an afternoon Work Teambuilder.
This class is good for a solo outing.
This class is a great Birthday gift activity.

Hands-on twisting! We'll have a lot of fun, and you'll make fabulous pretzels! Then try some right out of the oven with some beer cheese!