St. Paul Homebrew Club

Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you.

This meeting: Tuesday, June 9th, 7 – 9 p.m. (this is the SECOND Tuesday of the month, which alert club members will note is not the normal club meeting schedule).

The Saint Paul Homebrewers Club continues a run in Saint Paul this month at historic Waldmann Brewery (link opens in new window). We will be entertained with the history of the oldest surviving building in St. Paul, a building that was constructed before Minnesota was even a state, by Waldmann’s resident history buff, Tom. And for those interested in a brewery tour, Matt Wilder, Waldmann’s head brewer, can take a group through the brewery.

Waldman Brewery
445 Smith Street, St Paul, Minnesota 55106
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SPHBC Discord Server
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SPHBC Discounts
Remember that the CO2 discount the club gets at Oxygen Service Company? On a 5-pound cylinder, it saves you $6 off the regular retail price. With a larger cylinder, the savings is even bigger! So far this year, we’ve collectively saved $180 on cylinder swaps. Tell them you’re with Saint Paul Homebrewers Club for the discount!

SPHBC Dues
Time is running out to pay your 2025 club dues (kidding – we’ll take them well into 2026). The club gets to keep the lights on with mundane things like web hosting and replacement parts for the club gear. And – in addition to club discounts and witty banter – Dave still has a handful of SPHBC bottle openers for new and renewing members.

Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.

This meeting: Tuesday, May 7th, 7 – 9 p.m.

The Saint Paul Homebrewers Club returns home to Saint Paul at Yoerg Brewing (thank you, Yoerg Brewing!). Bill Dumler from Two Track will be demonstrating the “Hot steep” method for evaluating malts. We’ll also be sampling beers made with the Two Track malts, Okefenokee and Medora. With any luck, we’ll transition to Yoerg a more permanent meeting location. They’ve got a great space (reminiscent of the Muddy Pig days, for those that remember) with actual chairs. Let Dave know what you think of the space either during or after the meeting.

July is the epic Blonde Ale (18A) battle in our next round of Brew the Style. Someone needs to knock Aric off his high horse and reclaim the title, the Beverage Belt, and the opportunity to pick the next style to brew. Remember also that the winner gets an entry fee comp’d and the State Fair is just around the corner.

Yoerg Brewing
378 Maria Ave, St Paul, Minnesota 55106

Time is running out to pay your 2025 club dues (kidding – we’ll take them well into 2026). The club gets to keep the lights on with mundane things like web hosting and replacement parts for the club gear.

Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.

This meeting: Tuesday, April 7th, 7 – 9 p.m.

We are at Falling Knife Brewing (thanks, guys … and thank you always, Tom). Bring your credit card and remember to tip well.

We’ll be testing some Blonde Ales to dive into the style and get some inspiration for the July Brew the Style club challenge, 18A Blonde Ale. Remember that the winner claims the new and improved Beverage Belt title, a comp’d entry fee, and picks the next style. So many things.

We’re going to push the Two Track tasting to May. For the Okefenokee malt, Art, and Jim signed up. For the Medora, Garrick has 1 bag and we have room for another. If you’re interested, come to the meeting and talk to Dave (if multiple people are interested … cage match in the Falling Knife parking lot, only one brewer walks out). The objective is for each person to brew a batch featuring the malt and bring it in for a club meeting where we’ll compare the 4 different beers.

Falling Knife Brewing:
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Time is running out to pay your 2025 club dues (kidding – we’ll take them well into 2026). The club gets to keep the lights on with mundane things like web hosting and replacement parts for the club gear.

Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.

This meeting: Tuesday, March 3rd, 7 – 9 p.m.

We are at Falling Knife Brewing (thanks, guys … and thank you always, Tom). Bring your credit card and remember to tip well.

In March, we return to the malt topic with an off-flavor kit to test your beer sensing skills.

We had a great Deja Bru competition in February. Aric, Garrick, Steve and others did a great job organizing some fun, interesting, and unusual beers. And they secured the upstairs space at Waldmann Brewery in St. Paul that has a great history and a sweet-looking taxidermied buffalo head on the wall. We had a great conversation with Matt Wilder, Waldmann’s head brewer and am working on a follow up Club road trip there in the future.

Falling Knife Brewing:
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Time is running out to pay your 2025 club dues (kidding – we’ll take them well into 2026). The club gets to keep the lights on with mundane things like web hosting and replacement parts for the club gear.

Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.

This meeting: Tuesday, February 3rd, 7 – 9 p.m.

We are at Falling Knife Brewing (thanks, guys … and thank you always, Tom). Bring your credit card and remember to tip well.

Bring your IP-A-game to this month’s meeting as February is the next Brew the Style, focusing on American IPA (21A). And, let Dave know if you’re bringing one. The winner gets an entry fee waived for an upcoming competition, and there are plenty coming up. And Dave will bring more of the 2026 SPHBC club member bottle openers for those of you who paid your dues this year. We’re not quite a month into the year and already half of these have been given away, so hurry up!

In March, we return to the malt topic and we’d like to pair the Two Track base grain beers with a hot steeped test of the same grain to identify some of the similarities/differences in these grains and their contributions in a beer.

Falling Knife Brewing:
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Time is running out to pay your 2025 club dues (kidding – we’ll take them well into 2026). The club gets to keep the lights on with mundane things like web hosting and replacement parts for the club gear.

Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.

This meeting: Tuesday, January 6th, 7 – 9 p.m.

We are at Falling Knife Brewing (thanks, guys … and thank you always, Tom). Bring your credit card and remember to tip well.

This month, we are welcoming Bill Dumler of Two-Track Malting. He’ll be talking all things malt, so bring your questions for an engaging Q&A! He’ll also be bringing us some malt if people want to make some test batches out of it. Additionally, Dave will have a stack of the 2026 SPHBC club member bottle opener swag in a sharp blue and white motif for those of you who paid your dues this year.
 
February is the next Brew the Style, focusing on American IPA (21A). Remember that the winner gets an entry fee comped and your name engraved in the Brew the Style winners spreadsheet. In March, we return to the malt topic with a taste test of some base and specialty grains to identify some of the differences in these grains and their contributions in your beer.

Falling Knife Brewing:
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Time is running out to pay your 2025 club dues (kidding – we’ll take them well into 2026). The club gets to keep the lights on with mundane things like web hosting and replacement parts for the club gear. Plus -The 2026 dues are here! New for 2026, the first 50 who renew or join SPHBC membership will get a custom SPHBC bottle opener! Only 50 of these printed, so get one while they last.