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.
Not a member?
Join us for the meeting. This one. Another one. Whenever.
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.
Congratulations to SPHBC member Steve Fletty, whose “Chateau Fletty Fantome” was awarded the silver medal in Pyments at the 2018 Mazer Cup International Home Mead Competition this weekend.
Next SPHBC Big Brew will be on Sunday 4/1 at my place. We’ll be mashing in at 9:00AM. We’ll be brewing the 1918 Kidd DA from the Barclayperkins blog. As of now, there are 3 slots available for 5 gal of wort each. Here’s your chance to learn how to work the big brew system and go home with tasty wort. Bring a carboy and your bad self.
Congratulations to Jessica Haverly, whose Rose Gold was awarded Best in Show-Cider at March Mashness 2018 in St. Cloud this weekend. This is on the heels of her Saison taking Best of Show at the 2018 Winter Beer Dabbler in late February.
March Mashness 2018 February 9th & 10th
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Jessica Haverly, First Place & Best in Show-Cider, C1B: English Cider, Ciders Ross Winberg (Co-Brewer: Jessica Nieding), Second Place, C1A: New World Cider, Ciders Jessica Haverly, Third Place, C1E: Traditional Perry, Ciders
Paul Fowler, Third Place, 21A: American IPA, American IPAs Ron Fitch, Third Place, 20C: Imperial Stout, American Stouts & Porters
Not a member?
Join us for the meeting. This one. Another one. Whenever.
May Style
Kolsch. Some members will be bringing their version of the recipe below, but if you have you own, please bring it to share and discuss.
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.
May Style Challenge Recipe If you don’t already have a recipe or are just looking for another to try, this sample comes from Jeremy Olsen:
5B. Kölsch
5 gallons
OG=1.050
FG=1.009
IBU 25
SRM 4
95% German Pils Malt
5% Vienna BU
1 oz Hallertauer (5%AA) 60 minutes
Mash at 149F
90 minute boil
Ferment at 60 degrees with WLP029 or Wyeast 2565
Lager for 4 weeks
The bottle sort for first round is set for Saturday, March 31st, at 9 a.m. at Northern Brewer headquarters in Roseville (https://tinyurl.com/NBheadquarters).
Any help is appreciated and no experience is necessary as there will be hundreds of entries which need to be carefully and lovingly sorted in preparation for judging (Friday, April 13th, and Saturday, April 14th, at Summit Brewing in St. Paul).
Jessica Haverly’s Saison took Best of Show at the 2018 Winter Beer Dabbler last weekend in St. Paul (brewed on the SPHBC Big Brew system … which will be fired up again Saturday, March 3rd; see separate post for details).
Member Steve Simonson’s American Wild Ale was also recognized by Dabbler judges.
Come check out the Big Brew system, hang out, and drink some homebrew with us!
Saturday, March 3rd. The strike water will start heating up at about 9am for a Kölsch.
Bring something to drink and something to snack on, and a seat if you so choose. Come late, leave early or stay the entire time. Come dressed in Michigan Maize and Blue!
