Congrats to SPHBCers who medaled at the 2018 Minnesota State Fair Home Brew Competition.
Mike Spores‘ German Wheat finished first runner-up for Best of Show for Beers.
Beers:
Petr Bachan, HM, Light Lager Petr Bachan, Gold, Pilsner Mike Spores, Silver, Bock Petr Bachan, Gold, European Dark and Amber Lager Aric Daul, Silver, English Pale Ale Guillermo Marques with Chris Kulak, Dave Bance and John Lomnicki, Gold, American Pale Ale Mike Spores, Gold, German Wheat William Richartz, Silver, Brett, Mixed, Wild Fermented
Meads: Jeremy Olsen, Silver, Traditional Mead Rick Helps, Gold, Melomel Amanda Neisch with Guillermo Marques, Silver, Melomel Christopher Skottegard , Bronze, Spice & Specialty
Cider & Perry: Jessica Haverly, Silver, Standard Cider & Sherry
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September Meeting Agenda September is Brew to the Style “British Bitter.” So if you brewed this style – either with the recipe that Jeremy provided – or your own take on the style, bring it to the meeting. Northern Brewer will be providing a special mystery prize for the winner.
Ross will have honey from Worker B to sample.
Location
Northern Brewer on Grand Avenue (https://tinyurl.com/NBStPaul) is kindly keeping the door open for this meeting in their Grand Avenue store (thankyouverymuch!) and is happy to honor your SPHBC discount on supplies while there (and, again, the next day, when you are back to pick up the Starsan or bottle caps or whatever you forgot to buy during the meeting).
Thank you Northern Brewer!
Other Stuff
As always, if you bring homebrew or mead or cider (or whatever), bring along your recipe and brewing notes. Leave your ego at home.
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August Meeting Agenda
We’ll be tasting what people made with the Able malt.
Able Seeding + Brewing (MPLS; http://ablebeer.com/home) malted some rye and graciously offered to share with local home brewers to use for a mini-competition that the brewery is hosting the weekend of July 28th-29th. More than a few SPHBC members took advantage and will be bringing samples to share.
For those planning ahead, September is Brew to the Style “British Bitter.” So get busy and bring your British Bitter to the September meeting. There may even be a prize.
Location
Northern Brewer on Grand Avenue (https://tinyurl.com/NBStPaul) is kindly keeping the door open for this meetings in their Grand Avenue store (thankyouverymuch!) and is happy to honor your SPHBC discount on supplies while there (and, again, the next day, when you are back to pick up the Starsan or bottle caps or whatever you forgot to buy during the meeting).
Again, thank you Northern Brewer!
Other Stuff
As always, if you bring homebrew or mead or cider (or whatever), bring along your recipe and brewing notes.
Despite his better judgment, Fletty will be hosting a club Mead Day potluck starting at 5 p.m.
Please bring something to share and a chair. Chateau Fletty has limited outdoor seating. Also, please bring your manners.
The club will provide something to grill. Probably brats. If you’re vegan or gluten free, that’s your problem…er…burden…er…wonderful life choice…? Either way, not making tofu dogs or extruded veggie protein.
Spouses are welcome. As are well-behaved children. But, really, leave the kids at home.
Also, the club will be making some traditional mead for mead day. We’ll step through the entire life of the mead and do tastings at each step. When it’s all done, we’ll divide up the bottled mead among all active club members. If you’re interested in participating in this part, email Fletty directly.
And, we’re not kidding about being a respectful guest at Chateau Fletty.
Congratulations to Jeremy Olsen, who took home not one but two Bronze Medals from the American Homebrew Association’s Homebrew Con 2018, for his Melomel (Category 30: Fruit Mead) and his New England Cider (Category 33: Specialty Cider & Perry).
The 2018 competition had 8,405 entries judged, with 1,201 entries advancing to the Final Round in Portland, Oregon.
First Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
(EGADS! Yet another meeting date deviating from the SPHBC norm of the first Tuesday of the month)
Tuesday July 24th 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
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July Meeting Agenda
Paul Fowler will discuss his water “building” method using RO water.
There will be some different versions (made with different waters) of Aric’s golden bitter to sample.
We may even have a cameo by Rick Helps.
Back-slapping, high-fiving or kvetching and whining about AHA Nationals (likely a bit of both, regardless of outcome).
For those planning ahead, September is Brew to the Style “British Bitter.” So get busy.
Location
Northern Brewer on Grand Avenue (https://tinyurl.com/NBStPaul) is kindly keeping the door open for this meetings in their Grand Avenue store (thankyouverymuch!) and is happy to honor your SPHBC discount on supplies while there (and, again, the next day, when you are back to pick up the Starsan or bottle caps or whatever you forgot to buy during the meeting).
Again, thank you Northern Brewer!
Other Stuff
As always, if you bring homebrew or mead or cider (or whatever), bring along your recipe and brewing notes.
We’ll be at Sociable Cider Werks taproom on Wednesday, June 6th, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for our June Club meeting. This is in celebration of Minnesota Cider Week. They evidently saw our 10 cider/perry entries advancing to second round of Nationals 🙂 and decided to invite us. This will be a panel of brewers, winemakers and orchardists.
Working right through the blizzard, Minneapolis Region Judging at Summit Brewing, St. Paul.
Congrats to SPHBCers who medaled and advanced in the first round of the American Homebrew Association National Homebrew Competition.
Beers: Mike Spores, Third, 1B (Pale American Beer), Minneapolis Region Mike Spores, First, 5A (Pale European Beer), Minneapolis Region Sean Sonnabend, First, 11A (Pale British Ale),Minneapolis Region Aric Daul, Second, 12A (Pale British Ale),Minneapolis Region David Merz, Second, 16c (British & Irish Stout), Kansas City Region James Henjum, Second, 15A (Scottish & Irish Ale),Minneapolis Region Joe Kinney, Third, 21A (American IPA),Minneapolis Region Jim Cotner, First, 20C (Imperial Stout),Minneapolis Region Ron Fitch, Third, 20C (Imperial Stout),Minneapolis Region Tyler Miller, Second, 22A (Stong American Ale), Minneapolis Region Joe Kinney, Second, 25B (Saison), Minneapolis Region Jessica Haverly & Crew, Third, 25B (Saison), Minneapolis Region Steve Simonson, Second, 28B (American Wild Ale), Minneapolis Region Mike Spores, First, 29A (Fruit Beer), Minneapolis Region William Richartz, Second, 31A (Specialty Beer), Minneapolis Region Ross Winberg, Second, 34D (Specialty Beer), New York Region
Meads: Joe Gerteis, First, 35C (Traditional Mead), Minneapolis Region Jeremy Olson, Third, 35C (Traditional Mead), Indianapolis Region Orsoyla England, First, 36D (Fruit Mead), Austin Region John Rankin, Third, 36C (Fruit Mead), Tampa Region Paul Fowler, Third, 36C (Fruit Mead), Minneapolis Region Jeremy Olson, Third, 36E (Fruit Mead), Indianapolis Region Steve Fletty, First, 37B (Spice & Specialty Mead), Austin Region Maggie Wachter, First, 37A (Spice & Specialty Mead), Chicago Region Rick Helps, Second, 37A (Spice & Specialty Mead), Philadelphia Region Steve Fletty, Third, 37A (Spice & Specialty Mead), Austin Region
Cider & Perry: Jeff Cotton, First, 39A (Standard Cider & Perry), Austin Region Ross Winberg, Second, 39A (Standard Cider & Perry), New York Region Thomas Coburn, Second, 39A (Standard Cider & Perry), Minneapolis Region Jessica Haverly, Third, 39A (Standard Cider & Perry), Minneapolis Region Thomas Coburn, First, 40B (Specialty Cider & Perry), Minneapolis Region Jeremy Olson, Second, 40A (Specialty Cider & Perry), Indianapolis Region Orsoyla England, Third, 40B (Specialty Cider & Perry), Austin Region Jeremy Olson, First, 40D (Specialty Cider & Perry), Indianapolis Region Amanda Neisch & Guillermo Marques, Second, 40D (Specialty Cider & Perry), Austin Region Bjorn Berg w/Jenny Ginter, Second, 40E (Specialty Cider & Perry), Minneapolis Region
Due to weather, the April meeting is moved to the SECOND Tuesday in April, the 10th, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
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April Meeting Agenda
We will be taking a closer look at an ingredient loved in some styles and loathed in others: crystal malt. What is it? How is it different from base malt? What can it contribute to a beer? How can you use it? We will be evaluating several US and UK crystal malts covering a broad range of the Lovibond scale to see (and taste) how they compare to one another.
Additionally, there will an off flavor session, something we will be rolling out with more frequency at meetings. This month: pfenolic/plasticy-y
Location
Northern Brewer on Grand Avenue (https://tinyurl.com/NBStPaul) is kindly keeping the door open for this meetings in their Grand Avenue store (thankyouverymuch!) and is happy to honor your SPHBC discount on supplies while there (and, again, the next day, when you are back to pick up the Starsan or bottle caps or whatever you forgot to buy during the meeting). Again, thank you Northern Brewer!
Other Stuff
As always, if you bring a homebrew or mead or cider (or whatever), bring along your recipe and brewing notes.
