Northland Brewing. Tim Cichon Northland Brewing is a shot of my system functioning following with a couple different side angles. The mash-tun sits on a shelve that will slide in and out. Once I’m done mashing I can tear down the system and be left with just my boil kettle. I use an immersion chiller and do not use a pump. Results have been pretty good over the years. I have only dumped 2 batches – one my temperature gauge broke and the other mistake was adding fresh Mango to a couple gallons of Helles. I only lager two batches per year. One O-fest for my annual poker party and one Helles for spring.Next pictures are (4) of my gravity fed system working. Yes, I do climb the ladder to dump water for my HLT.Pictures 5 and 6 are of my fly sparging lid. This is also homemade as my system was made on a very tight budget7 is a picture of my homemade hopstopper. Works very well. I purchased 2 stainless steel strainers from IKEA, deconstructed them, sewed them together with copper wire.The last picture is the outcome of the Northland Brewing Ghetto Gravity Stystem ~hmmmmmm BEER or wort at this time.
August club meeting Tuesday August 3rd 2010
The next club meeting will be at 7:00pm at the Happy Gnome on August 3rd.
Homebrewing article in the Pioneer Press
Nic Henke and other SPHBC members were interviewed for an article in Saturday June 19th edition of the Pioneer Press.
July meeting Tuesday the 6th
Next club meeting is Tuesday July 6th at The Happy Gnome. Bring your beers and your earmuffs.
SPHBC June meeting.
The June meeting will be at the National Homebrewers Convention.There will not be a meeting at the Happy Gnome on Tuesday June 1st.Normal service will be resumed in July.
Next club meeting.
This Saturday, May 1st, the SPHBC May meeting will be at the Big Brew behind Northern Brewer. Come and see the club’s 40gal system. We are starting at about 10:00.
Entries for First Round Nationals: Drop Off Details
SPHBC Memebers message:Drop off your entries by Friday night at the Northern Brewer retail store (the retail store closes at 7pm).Members can check the SPHBC discussion group for more details.
A star is born!
Check out our own Curt Stock as he is featured, dare I say starring in this feature from KPHO, Arizona? This is a red letter day for SPHBC; Curt stars on TV and Kristen and Ron Pattinson have their book 1909! Beer style guide published.
Club Meeting news….
There won’t be a February meeting at the Happy Gnome. Come an help at Mash Out the weekend before!The March and April meetings are OK. There won’t be a May meeting at the Happy Gnome but we may have a big brew instead so watch here for details….
Firkinfest! Cask beer festival at the Happy Gnome.
The Happy Gnome is hosting a Cask Beer Festival on March 20th 2010. Watch the Happy Gnome website for details.