JAB December 2013

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by Michael Behrendt

Meadmakers take note! //Mike Behrendt From: mba-bounces(a)thebarn.com [mailto:mba-bounces@thebarn.com] On Behalf Of Rick Oftel Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 11:04 AM To: mba(a)thebarn.com Subject: [mba] Bucket-O-Honey Greetings brewers and mead makers. We have an opportunity to acquire a decent quantity of honey at a reasonable price and thought it might help some of you make a batch or two (or three) of mead. Dave Schroeder is former president of the MHBA (Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association) and has honey available in 5 gallon buckets (60 pounds). He will sell honey to us for $120 per five gallons or approximately $24 per gallon. Ive used his honey before and know it is high quality. Dave is selling his honey rapidly and will likely be out of stock by early February. Im not trying to rush or use force but I really enjoy making mead. You should too. To keep this a low effort project here is how to proceed. 1. Decide you want a bucket or two 2. Send me a check by January 15 to the address below. 3. Make the check for $120 out to Dave Schroeder. 4. Include phone or e-mail address for pickup confirmation. 5. If you want 1/3 bucket or ½ bucket, buy a bucket and find someone willing to share. Any other questions, call or e-mail The Fine print: I will exchange your check for the honey and will keep it inside until you arrange for pick up. I am not able to front you for your bucket-o-honey. Im terribly sorry but I dont tweet, twit, text, or accept pay-pal. I do not have the ability to split buckets. I cannot read your mind. If you want a bucket, send me a check. Sincerely, Rick Oftel MHBA Previous officer and general nice guy. Mailing address: Rick Oftel 6400 Mildred Ave S. Edina, MN 55439 ATTN: Bucket-O-Honey Phones: Work 952 887-8121 Cell 952 356-6459 Home 952 941-9378 _____ This electronic message including any attachments ("Message") may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under trade secret and other applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender immediately, permanently delete all copies of this Message, and be aware that examination, use, dissemination, duplication or disclosure of this Message is strictly prohibited.

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FW: 16th Annual Domras Cup Mead Competition - Savannah, GA - Feb 1 - a call for Judges & Entries

by Gera Exire La Tour

From: stovall.c(a)thomasandhutton.com Subject: RE: 16th Annual Domras Cup Mead Competition - Savannah, GA - Feb 1 - a call for Judges & Entries Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:26:24 +0000 FYI, the entry window is now open through January 23rd. http://www.savannahbrewers.com/domrascup.php Also, we are pleased to announce that our special guest this year will be Michael Fairbrother of Moonlight Meadery. We’re looking forward to a great time. So, plan to enter and/or plan to come help out. Cheers, Chris Stovall Domras Judge Director stovallchris(a)yahoo.com From: Stovall, Chris Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 1:15 PM Subject: 16th Annual Domras Cup Mead Competition - Savannah, GA - Feb 1 - a call for Judges & Entries Hello Southeastern Judges & Mead Judges- Announcing a call for Judges & Entries for the 16th Annual Domras Cup Mead Competition. When: • Competition Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014. 9:00 a.m. Judges/Stewards on site by 8:30 a.m. • Entry window: January 1, 2014 to January 23, 2014. Where: Tentative – Savannah Bee Company: 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd, Savannah, GA 31410 on Wilmington Island (unless plans change – a note will be forthcoming if the venue changes) Post-party and Oyster Roast begins ~ 2:30 p.m. (immediately after BOS meads are judged), ending time is up to you Why join us? We can use certified judges and mead aficionados for judging and stewarding. We have a number of local BJCP-certified mead judges, but always need help. For those wanting to learn more about mead judging, this is a great competition to attend. We’ll try to pair you up with one of our experienced mead judges. Each volunteer will get an etched Domras wine tasting glass and look for some of our new SBL “crimp-less” bottle openers to be available as well. Drawings for a door prize or two will be in order. Bagels, etc. will be available before we start and snacks in between. Immediately following judging, we hold our epic post-party and oyster roast that is an event not to be missed, so if interested in helping to judge or steward, please sign up on the registration page and/or email me and come join us. We generally try to finish in one round though a few folks may have to do two small rounds (we strive for no more than 10-12 total meads per judge). BOS will coincide with the beginning of the after-party with results announced shortly thereafter. Why enter? The cost is just $6 per entry. Any size bottle is acceptable (meads will be served “blind” by our experienced stewards to allow for non-standard bottle shipments). We know your mead is a precious thing. You can send any number of bottles you want, but we do recommend a minimum of one 750ml, two of anything smaller, and two if carbonated to ensure a fresh bottle for the BOS round. Ship early and we will get conditioned quickly so they are ready for competition day. Ribbons and lots of great mead-centric prizes from the Savannah Bee Company (can you say 100 lbs of regional honey!), commercial meadery products, and Savannah Homebrew Shop will be provided to winners. At this point we don’t have plans for remote drop-off locations where our club members would pick up. If entries are registered and paid for and at proper condition, however, we can accept the entries the morning of the competition (or better yet on Friday) if someone is planning to come judge from an outside area. We’ll leave that up to each club to arrange. Just let us know in advance about any special arrangements needed. For more information please visit the SBL website at http://www.savannahbrewers.com/domrascup.php . The direct link to Domras Cup on-line registration page is http://domras.homebrewcomp.com For lodging, there are no hotels on Wilmington Island, which is 6-9 minutes east of downtown Savannah. A cheaper option is the Baymont Inn 2 miles west of downtown. The area is industrial but the hotel is nice and clean. Here is some info from Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60814-d563256-Reviews-Baymont_Inn_… . There are nicer (and pricier) hotels downtown in the $150-200 range with easier access to downtown activities. More hotels on Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/HACSearch?geo=60814&inDay=1&inMonth=02%2F2013&ou… We are only the second longest-running, not nearly the biggest or most prestigious, but we make a claim to be the funnest mead-only competition in the world! Come join us! Cheers, Chris Stovall Domras Judge Director stovallchris(a)yahoo.com

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AHA competition 2014

by Keith Brady

Anyone else read in the latest issue of Zymurgy on how this years AHA competition will be lottery style? Interesting idea, should solve a lot of the registration issues, but then again some big home brewers may not even get a chance to enter? Thoughts? iPhone'd

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agave nectar anyone?

by Michael Behrendt

I will be ordering some agave nectar shortly and have 1 gallon with no taker so far. Anyone want it? It will be about $36 and makes between 4 and 5 gallons of a really delicious drink. Thanks!

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2014 ideas

by Michael Behrendt

We're starting to look at plans for next year. If anyone has suggestions, please pass them along. Especially, if you're willing to actually arrange the activity. Here's a list from last year of possible technical topics/activities. Other suggestions are welcome. Technical Topics Tours Cleaning / Sanitizing Rahr Yeast / Yeast Starters Lucid Brew in a Bag Steel Toe All Grain starting Surly All Grain intermediate Northern Brewer warehouse Bottling Cold Spring Kegging Bottling from a keg Judging / Competitions BJCP Ranking / exam Flaws / Troubleshooting Thanks! //Mike Behrendt - VP

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FW: [mnbrewers] FW: New hours coming soon for the Summit Beer Hall

by Michael Behrendt

FYI //Mike Behrendt <https://d19cgyi5s8w5eh.cloudfront.net/img/8906d789730890f0279e4095c164ac3cd…> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New hours coming soon for the Summit Beer Hall Summit Beer Hall will be open on Saturdays in 2014 ST. PAUL, Minn. – (December 19, 2013) – <http://gdbagency.dmanalytics2.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.summitbrewing.co…> Summit Brewing Company today announces that the Summit Beer Hall & Taproom will be open both Friday and Saturday from 4-9 p.m. starting January 3, 2014. The Beer Hall has been open for more than a year. In the summer months, the patio is packed; in the winter months, it’s a full house of beer lovers enjoying their favorite Summit year-round and seasonal brews on draught. Craft beer connoisseurs also visit for the specialty one-off beers and firkins that are available exclusively at the Beer Hall. Because of this positive response, Summit has decided to change the existing hours and add a new day to the Beer Hall schedule. Starting January 3, 2014, the Beer Hall will be open both Friday and Saturday from 4-9 p.m. These Beer Hall hours will be filled with draught and cask ale, food trucks and special events—just as they have been for the past year. Pints will still be $4 and there will also be a new 7 oz. sampler size available for $2 per glass. You can see what specialty beers, food trucks and events are scheduled at the <http://gdbagency.dmanalytics2.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.summitbrewing.co…> Beer Hall & Taproom Page of the Summit website. Summit Brewing Company Founded in St. Paul, Minn. in 1986, Summit Brewing Company has stayed close to its roots, serving the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Summit’s beers are currently available in 17 states including Minnesota, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Summit now produces 13 varieties of premium craft beer, including seven year-round, four seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained Series and Union Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been a consistent pioneer in the craft beer movement. CONTACT: Carey Matthews Summit Brewing Company (651) 265-7821 cmatthews(a)summitbrewing.com Ryan Benson Gabriel deGrood Bendt (GdB) (612) 547-5030 <mailto:erinde@gdbagency.com> rbenson(a)always-thinking.com __._,_.___ <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwNTM2YmRmBF9TAzk3M…> Reply via web post <mailto:alboyce@comcast.net?subject=Re%3A%20FW%3A%20New%20hours%20coming%20soon%20for%20the%20Summit%20Beer%20Hall> Reply to sender <mailto:mnbrewers@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20FW%3A%20New%20hours%20coming%20soon%20for%20the%20Summit%20Beer%20Hall> Reply to group <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMWVmNGU2BF9TAzk3M…> Start a New Topic <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers/message/5881;_ylc=X3oDMTM0MTI1YjNtB…> Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcG5ybDNxBF9TAzk3MzU5Nz…> Visit Your Group <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkZTZrZDg1BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzI3N…> Yahoo! Groups Switch to: <mailto:mnbrewers-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional> Text-Only, <mailto:mnbrewers-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest> Daily Digest • <mailto:mnbrewers-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Unsubscribe • <http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> Terms of Use • <mailto:ygroupsnotifications@yahoogroups.com?subject=Feedback%20on%20the%20redesigned%20individual%20mail%20v1> Send us Feedback . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=2778127/grpspId=1705041802/msgId…> __,_._,___

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Midwinter Home Brew Competition

by gdavis＠comcast.net

For those interested.......See below Hello fellow Home Brewers! The Beer Barons of Milwaukee are very pleased to announce the fifth annual Midwinter Home Brew Competition will be taking place on February 21st and 22nd, 2014. This competition is held in conjunction with the 17th annual Midwinter Brew Fest at the Milwaukee Ale House, and is a circuit qualifying event for both the Master Championship of Amateur Brewers (MCAB) and the Midwest Home Brewer of the Year. The competition will be limited to 800 entries. All entries to be judged by at least 2 BJCP Judges, Professional Brewers, or Mead Judges. Participant, judging, and steward registration for the competition will be coordinated through the web site at http://www.midwinterhbc.com . Entries will be accepted January 4th through February 8th at 11 different locations in WI, IL, & MN. Shipped entries should be sent to Northern Brewer in West Allis, WI. Please refer to the web site for drop off location cut off dates and addresses. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place awards will be issued for each category. Each award will consist of a medal and a gift certificate to Brew & Grow (Gold - $25, Silver - $15, Bronze - $10). Beer Best of Show, Beer Best of Show Runner-Up, and Mead / Cider Best of Show will receive engraved barrel head awards. This year we are very happy to have two professional ramp ups affiliated with the competition. One of the Baltic Porter entries (BJCP category 12C) will be chosen to be ramped up by the Milwaukee Brewing Company for serving at the Milwaukee Ale House. Also one Mead entry (BJCP categories 25 A-C, 26A, & 26C) will be ramped up by Moonlight Meadery as a pilot batch. The awards ceremony will again take place at Revere’s Wells Street Tavern on February 22nd at 6:30 PM central time. Gordon Strong is scheduled to present Brewing Better Beer: Practical Applications prior to the awards announcement. Both the presentation and the awards ceremony are open to the public. Results will be posted to the competition website shortly after the conclusion of the awards ceremony. Additional details can be found on the competition web site, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ pages. Information regarding judging and stewarding opportunities can be found on the Volunteers page at http://midwinterhbc.com/volunteers . Please pass this information on to your fellow home brewing friends and direct any inquiries to the Contact page on the registration page at http://midwinterhbc.com/contact

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FW: [mnbrewers] Craft Beer for the Homebrewer

by Michael Behrendt

Should be an interesting book. Mike Agnew was the first certified Cicerone in Minnesota. //Mike Behrendt From: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:mnbrewers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of magnew63(a)yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 10:10 AM To: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [mnbrewers] Craft Beer for the Homebrewer A very long while ago I polled the group about recipes members most wanted from commercial breweries. It was for a book I was working on called Craft Beer for the Homebrewer. The book is finally coming out. It shipped from the publisher's warehouse yesterday and should be out there soon. The book includes nearly 40 homebrew-scaled recipes for commercial beers provided by the brewers who make them. There are recipes from local favorites like Schell's, Surly, and Dave's Brewfarm. Other contributors include The Bruery, Cigar City, Shmaltz, Epic, Lagunitas, and others. There are lots of pro-brewers tips and profiles of every brewery. Recipes are written as both extract and all-grain. The book is full of color images and looks pretty awesome. http://www.qbookshop.com/products/211160/9780760344743/Craft-Beer-for-the-H… Michael Agnew __._,_.___ <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwbDM1bjQyBF9TAzk3M…> Reply via web post <mailto:magnew63@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20Craft%20Beer%20for%20the%20Homebrewer> Reply to sender <mailto:mnbrewers@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20Craft%20Beer%20for%20the%20Homebrewer> Reply to group <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcmdlZXBrBF9TAzk3M…> Start a New Topic <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers/message/5870;_ylc=X3oDMTM0aWtia2U1B…> Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbmlhZGhtBF9TAzk3MzU5Nz…> Visit Your Group <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkMjgyNjZzBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzI3N…> Yahoo! Groups Switch to: <mailto:mnbrewers-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional> Text-Only, <mailto:mnbrewers-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest> Daily Digest • <mailto:mnbrewers-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Unsubscribe • <http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> Terms of Use • <mailto:ygroupsnotifications@yahoogroups.com?subject=Feedback%20on%20the%20redesigned%20individual%20mail%20v1> Send us Feedback . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=2778127/grpspId=1705041802/msgId…> __,_._,___

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5 gallon ball lock corny kegs wanted

by Garret Davis

All, I have decided to get into kegging and I'm looking for 2 kegs local if anyone knows where I might be able to acquire any or would lime to part with 2 that you have sitting in your basement. I'm watching craigslist, but as you know they don't show up there very often. I would prefer to stay in the $35-40 per keg range. I really don't want to spend $100 or more for new ones :( Thanks, Garret

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Fw: It's 2014 Mashout Time

by Eric Wentling

Hey all, Here are details on the Mash Out! --Eric On Thursday, December 12, 2013 4:33 PM, 2014 Mashout <webmaster(a)mashout.org> wrote: It's almost about Mashout time again! Yup, it's our lucky thirteenth competition and we're getting ready for another awesome Mashout! The most different part of the UMMO this year is our focus on Giving Back. Our very dear friend Kathy Stock was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this fall. Every penny of the proceeds of the UMMO will go to her, for anything she needs or bills ... personally we hope she buggers off to Vegas and makes a mint! For you volunteers, and if you aren't one you really gotta get on board, the judging will be at Grumpys-Roseville again as it�s a great place with killer beer and food. We'll be doing a lot of the really cool stuff we always do...plus a few new angles. You'll be wined and dined like no other competition in the nation plus your standard commemorative beer and glass. We'll have lunchtime speakers, again, for your enjoyment. For Friday and Saturday lunch, Michael Dawson, brand manager at Wyeast will be giving two different talks on the Friday and Saturday. The massively popular Friday night Piss-up will be back and better than ever. Bring your wackest, dopest, dirty or funky commercial beers possible. Sour, risqu� and so on. There will be some stuff a lot of you guys have never tried before! As always, the ever awesome Cellar beer event will be the hallmark of the evening. Finally, the banquet is always a great time. Last year we were full and seats, again, are sure to sell out quickly so get your tickets ASAP. You again get a commemorative glass, meal, beers and the debauchery that follows. So, what are the important dates? - Registration opens on 13 December. - Dropoff begins on 27 December. - Registration and dropoff end on 17 January. - The Mashout happens on 24 and 25 January. - The banquet happens the evening of the 25 January. So, just like the election, enter early and enter often! We cap out entries at 1,000 and we've hit that in previous years. See you there! The Mashout 2014 Organizers http://www.mashout.org/

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