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2003 AHA Conference Road Trip to Chicago - Deposits due Saturday!

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

NOTE: DEPOSITS FOR THE BUS WILL BE TAKEN BY MIKE MORANZ AT THIS SATURDAY'S CLUB MEETING. Deposits are $150 per person, made out to the "MHBA". We have a 47-passenger bus, so we still have LOTS of room! The more people, the less it will cost. All our brother beer clubs are welcome! (Timberworts, CloudyTowner's, PHC-ers, and St.Paul Brew Clubbers, did I miss anyone??) Conference Registration is online now at the AOB website (listed below.) Hotel Registration is by phone (see below). Here's a tentative agenda for the MINNESOTA HOME BREWERS ROAD TRIP 2003 and 2003 AHA NATIONAL CONFERENCE (25th Annual) http://www.chibeer.org/aha03/ http://www.aob.org/AHA/HBC/HBC_register.html -----------------------ACTIVITIES:------------------------------ WEDNESDAY: Wed, June 18: ROAD TRIP!!! - Bus leaves from Minneapolis! (6am) - **First Corny Keg is tapped (6:01am)** - ** Brewery Creek Brewpub,Mineral Point, WI (10:30am)** LUNCH/BEER BREAK!! - Leave Mineral Point (11:30am) - **Arrive New Glarus (12:30pm)** - Leave New Glarus (1:30pm) NAPTIME!!!! - Arrive in Chicago (4pm) Wed, June 18 - Preconference Pub Crawl (5:30pm) * Led by Roger Descher, Rock Bottom Chicago, Goose Island, Piece Brewpubs, The Map Room, etc. THURDSAY: Thu, June 19 - Kickoff Luncheon (12-1:30pm) Thu, June 19 - Registration, (1:30-5pm) Thu, June 19 - AHA Nationals Second-Round Judging (1:30-5pm) (Contact: Steve McKenna, 630-305-0554, mckennst(a)earthlink.net) Thu, June 19 - Seminars: Evaluating Beer (7-11pm, specific sessions TBD) Thu, June 19 - Club Night (7-11pm, Beer, Food, Booths) (Contact: aha2003(a)chibeer.org if we want a booth) FRIDAY: Fri, June 20 - Judges' Breakfast (8-9am) Fri, June 20 - Alewives on Wheels (for spouses: Culture, Eating, Shopping, Beer!) (10am-4pm) Fri, June 20 - AHA Nationals Second-Round Judging (9a-Noon) (Contact: Steve McKenna, 630-305-0554, mckennst(a)earthlink.net) Fri, June 20 - Seminars: Homebrew / Probrew (12-1:30pm) Fri, June 20 - AHA Members Lunch and Feedback Session (1:30-5pm) Fri, June 20 - Seminars: Biere Belge/Bier Belghe (1:30-5pm) * A Wild Tasting * The Art of Belgian Beer * The Rarest of the Rare: Exploring Belgium's most Exotic Styles Fri, June 20 - Seminars: British Ales and German Lagers (1:30-5pm) * Masters Class in Cellarmanship * The Purity of German Lager Fri, June 20 - Grand Banquet (Time: TBD) SATURDAY: Sat, June 21 - Hyper/Techno/Geek Sessions - Advanced Brew Talks Sat, June 21 - Boot Camp for Brewers w/ Charlie Papazian (1-6pm) TOPICS: * Barley, Malting and the Importance of Kilning * The Varieties and Uses of Hops * Basic Extract and Adjunct Brewing Procedures * Sanitation * Recipe Formulation * Yeast Types and Their Uses * Fermentation Technique * Bottling, Kegging and "Real" Homebrew * Common Faults, Their Causes, and Prevention * Beer Evaluation and Appreciation Sat, June 21 - Real Beer, Real Food (Walk- Around sampling, tasting event Time: TBD) PLUS: Hospitality Suites 50-gallons of Bourbon-barrel Imperial Stout Commemorative Mead SUNDAY: Sun, June 22 - ROAD TRIP, PART DEUX - Leave Chicago (9am) - **Arrive at Great Dane, Madison, WI (11:30am) LUNCH/BEER BREAK!** - Leave Great Dane (1:30pm) - Arrive Minneapolis (6:30pm) -----------------------COSTS------------------------------------ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: $195 ($235 for non-AHA members) - FULL REGISTRATION $135 ($160 for non-AHA members) - GUEST PACKAGE Includes Thurs. Keynote Lunch and Thu-Sat night events BUS RIDE: $150 per person (Based on 24 people minimum) DEPOSIT DUE BY FEB. 1 - CHECKS TO "MHBA" HOTEL: $396 ($99/night per room - 4 nights total - $396) NOTE: FOR 2 PEOPLE - IT'S STILL JUST $99!! FIND A ROOMMATE! Holiday Inn Chicago - O'Hare International http://www.chi-ohare.holiday-inn.com 5440 N. River Road Rosemont, IL A BLOCK OF 10 ROOMS TOGETHER HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR BUS RIDERS - call 1-800-HOLIDAY; ask for hotel code "CHIOK" and refer to the group code "MIN". ----- $741 TOTAL (Approx) - plus food and beer ($543 if you share a room) ATTENDEES: 21 so far... still plenty o' room! Boyce, Al Donnelly, Marc Crist, Jonathan Ellingson, Jim Fletty, Joni Fletty, Steve Glewwe, Mark Glewwe, ?? Gunderson, Karl Hadden, Chris Johnsen, Paul Johnsen, ?? Kremser, Betsy Laroque, Jim Longballa, John Moranz, Mike Moranz, Sue Piatz, Steve Sines, Janis Williams, Beth Wolgram, Ron --------------------------------------------------------------- Minnesota Coaches Inc 651-437-9648 Anne Scott 47 passengers $2900.00 Rental and Driver $ 396.00 Driver's overnight $ 300.00 Tip $ 150.00 damage deposit if beer is on the bus -------- $ 3696.00 Initial cost estimate: $ 3696.00 (incl driver, driver's lodging, tip) with 24 people: about $154 per person 30 people - $124 40 people - $ 93 47 people - $ 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------

22 years, 10 months

AHA NATIONIALS - FIRST ROUND, Due 4/9-18/2003

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

The AHA just announced the specifics for entering the AHA National Homebrew Competition. All entries are due between April 9 and April 18, 2003. All homebrewers are invited to enter! Entries for Beer and mead for the Midwest region go to: Bacchus and Barleycorn 6633 Nieman Road Shawnee, KS 66203 Entries for CIDER ONLY go to: Party Creations 345 Rokeby Road Red Hook, NY 12571 DO NOT SEND BEER OR MEAD ENTRIES TO RED HOOK! I believe Jonathan Crist is organizing a packaging party to send entries so that we can send them en masse as a club. More info will be coming from Jonathan on that. JUDGING for the Midwest Region is May 2-3 - Same date as the Upper Mississippi Mash-Out :-( It will be held in Basehor, Kansas - see the website for more info. JUDGING for the Great Lakes Region is the week before - April 25-27. It will be held in Chicago. See http://www.aob.org/AHA/NHC/index.htm for more details.

22 years, 10 months

by DR. MOPOLO DAVIES

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22 years, 10 months

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by todd

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22 years, 10 months

Re: Yeast XRef Chart

by Michael Valentiner

Susan, We'll get this right yet! Try this: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phc-club/files/YeastXRef.pdf> You'll need Acrobat Reader. At 2:29 PM -0800 1/29/03, Susan Ruud wrote: >Hi Mike, Does this read right on your machine then? On my computer it is >all ran together - again, decipherable but not neat. > >Thanks, >Susan >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael Valentiner" <mpv(a)yuck.net> >To: <mba(a)thebarn.com> >Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:10 PM >Subject: Re: Yeast XRef Chart > > >: >: So, it works for some, not for others. I've posted it to the PHC Yahoo >group. Try: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phc-club/files/YeastXRef.html>. >: -- >: -- >: Michael Valentiner, Minneapolis, Minnesota >: mpv(a)yuck.net >: >: >: -- -- Michael Valentiner, Minneapolis, Minnesota mpv(a)yuck.net

22 years, 10 months

Wyeast or white labs

by Crist, Jonathan

has anyone tried side by side recipes, or at least repeated the same recipe, and compared Wyeast to White Labs? Recently I started brewing recipes with White Labs yeast that I've repeated several times before with Wyeast and I've noticed differences in how quickly (or slowly) they ferment but I don't know if it is just my luck, system or recipes. 1) starter solutions seem to take longer to step up. I like to step the starter up a few times, pouring off the "beer", to gather lots of yeast. With the same basic sterile wort solution and fresh yeast the White Labs seems to take long to complete the cycle and drop out. Some varieties (pilsner) don't drop well at all. 2) the initial fermentation (both starters and real recipes) seem to start faster with White Labs which is a good thing. I often see good activity in less than 6 hours. 3) fermentations seem to take much longer to complete As I repeat recipes that I have made several times before with Wyeast I can see a significant difference (days) in time to complete fermentation with the White Labs. Aeration, yeast nutrient, recipe, starting gravity, temperature - all as close to the same as I can control. As I think back to the first few recipes I tried with White Labs I do remember having to be very patient while waiting for the fermentation to complete, but I didn't have anything with which to compare. Somewhat like watching a kettle boil. If anyone else has experience with switch between yeast brands on a recipe, or other suggestions I'd appreciate the response. The faster start and the slower finish is what really has be confused. Since this is working out to be such a great basis for an experiment I think I will try the next step. One of my next brews I will try a side by side comparison. I will make starter solutions from each brand and split a batch to really compare differences (including taste) from what should be the same. Thanks Jonathan

22 years, 10 months

National Homebrew Conference 2003 Update

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Here's the latest update on the National Homebrew Conference in Chicago (AKA "The MhBA Road Trip!")... TRANSPORTATION: I have confirmed our transportation - Minnesota Coaches Inc came in with the lowest bid. It is a 47-passenger coach, so we still have plenty of room! Deposits are due this Saturday in the amount of $150, made out to the "MHBA". If we get at least $24 people, this should pretty close to cover it. If we get more, we will refund the difference at the end of the trip. If any of our friends from other homebrew clubs are reading this (Leo, Susan, Cotton??) , could you please forward this invitation on to your members? You can send your deposits , made out as above, to me: Al Boyce 3208 Edgewood Ave So St.Louis Park, MN 55426 HOTEL - OUR BLOCK OF ROOMS: We have reserved 10 rooms in a block (close to each other) at the Holiday Inn-Chicago O'Hare in the name of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association. To reserve one of these rooms, call 1-800-HOLIDAY; ask for hotel code "CHIOK" and refer to the group code "MIN". It is $99 double occupancy - so that means if you split the room with another person, it will only be $49.50 per person. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Still no news on the cost of registration for the conference. Keep your eye on the website listed below for details on that. Recollection was that the previous year was $185. AGENDA: MINNESOTA HOME BREWERS ROAD TRIP 2003 and 2003 AHA NATIONAL CONFERENCE (25th Annual) http://www.chibeer.org/aha03/ ACTIVITIES: WEDNESDAY: Wed, June 18: ROAD TRIP!!! - Bus leaves from Minneapolis! (6am) - **First Corny Keg is tapped (6:01am)** - ** Brewery Creek Brewpub,Mineral Point, WI (10:30am)** LUNCH/BEER BREAK!! - Leave Mineral Point (11:30am) - **Arrive New Glarus (12:30pm)** - Leave New Glarus (1:30pm) NAPTIME!!!! - Arrive in Chicago (4pm) Wed, June 18 - Preconference Pub Crawl (5:30pm) * Led by Roger Descher, Rock Bottom Chicago, Goose Island, Piece Brewpubs, The Map Room, etc. THURDSAY: Thu, June 19 - Kickoff Luncheon (12-1:30pm) Thu, June 19 - Registration, (1:30-5pm) Thu, June 19 - AHA Nationals Second-Round Judging (1:30-5pm) (Contact: Steve McKenna, 630-305-0554, mckennst(a)earthlink.net) Thu, June 19 - Seminars: Evaluating Beer (7-11pm, specific sessions TBD) Thu, June 19 - Club Night (7-11pm, Beer, Food, Booths) (Contact: aha2003(a)chibeer.org if we want a booth) FRIDAY: Fri, June 20 - Judges' Breakfast (8-9am) Fri, June 20 - Alewives on Wheels (for spouses: Culture, Eating, Shopping, Beer!) (10am-4pm) Fri, June 20 - AHA Nationals Second-Round Judging (9a-Noon) (Contact: Steve McKenna, 630-305-0554, mckennst(a)earthlink.net) Fri, June 20 - Seminars: Homebrew / Probrew (12-1:30pm) Fri, June 20 - AHA Members Lunch and Feedback Session (1:30-5pm) Fri, June 20 - Seminars: Biere Belge/Bier Belghe (1:30-5pm) * A Wild Tasting * The Art of Belgian Beer * The Rarest of the Rare: Exploring Belgium's most Exotic Styles Fri, June 20 - Seminars: British Ales and German Lagers (1:30-5pm) * Masters Class in Cellarmanship * The Purity of German Lager Fri, June 20 - Grand Banquet (Time: TBD) SATURDAY: Sat, June 21 - Hyper/Techno/Geek Sessions - Advanced Brew Talks Sat, June 21 - Boot Camp for Brewers w/ Charlie Papazian (1-6pm) TOPICS: * Barley, Malting and the Importance of Kilning * The Varieties and Uses of Hops * Basic Extract and Adjunct Brewing Procedures * Sanitation * Recipe Formulation * Yeast Types and Their Uses * Fermentation Technique * Bottling, Kegging and "Real" Homebrew * Common Faults, Their Causes, and Prevention * Beer Evaluation and Appreciation Sat, June 21 - Real Beer, Real Food (Walk- Around sampling, tasting event) (Time: TBD) PLUS: Hospitality Suites 50-gallons of Bourbon-barrel Imperial Stout Commemorative Mead SUNDAY: Sun, June 22 - ROAD TRIP, PART DEUX - Leave Chicago (9am) - **Arrive at Great Dane, Madison, WI (11:30am) LUNCH/BEER BREAK!** - Leave Great Dane (1:30pm) - Arrive Minneapolis (6:30pm) ROSTER THUS FAR - let me know if this has changed.... Al Boyce Beth Williams Steve Piatz Janis Sines Chris Hadden Jonathan Crist (and?) Steve Fletty Joni Fletty Betsy Kremser Jim Ellingson Ron Wolgram Jim Laroque Marc Donnelly John Longballa Dawn Longballa Leo Vitt Karl Gunderson Mike Moranz Sue Moranz Paul Johnsen ?? Johnsen Mark Glewwe ?? Glewwe ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 01/29/2003 10:03 AM ----- "Steve Hamburg" <shamburg@shambu To: rg.com> cc: Subject: National Homebrew Conference 2003 Update 01/29/2003 09:13 AM American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Conference Holiday Inn Chicago-O'Hare International, Thanks for your patience, everybody. We've now kicked this thing into high gear. Here's the latest news: Block Programming Focuses Interest This year, we're arranging the speakers' presentations into blocks dealing with specific topics of interest. There are half-day units on Belgian brewing, beer evaluation, German & English beers, and several others including the Boot Camp (see below) and a Hyper-Techno-Ultra-Geek session. Most times there are two different blocks going so you'll have a choice, and you can go back and forth as you please. Go to http://www.chibeer.org/aha03/schedule.html and check out the whole schedule. Charlie Papazian to Host Boot Camp for Brewers This intensive training for the new or not-so-new brewer will take place on the morning of Saturday, June 21. Sessions will be conducted by a number of well-known brewing authors and authorities, hosted by America's favorite homebrewer, Charlie Papazian. Stir that pot, maggots! BC4B will be a four-hour intensive training session that will take you from grain to glass with a series of short, but intensive sessions covering all aspects of brewing, including demonstrations of extract and all-grain brewing. Here's a preliminary list of topics: * Barley, malting, and the importance of kilning * The varieties and uses of hops * Basic extract + adjunct brewing procedure * Sanitation * Recipe formulation * Yeast types and their use * Fermentation technique * Bottling, kegging and "real" homebrew * Common faults, their causes, and prevention * Beer evaluation and appreciation Sessions will be conducted by a number of well-known brewing authors and authorities. Charlie sez "Hop, two, three, four. Hop, two, three, four! About the host: Charlie Papazian is the founder of the AHA as well as the Institute for Brewing Studies and The Association of Brewers. Charlie is also the author of a number of homebrewing books, including the very popular The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing. His wit and wisdom have contributed immensely to the creation and appreciation of quality beer in this country and around the world. His enthusiasm, humor, and knowledge should help make this introductory course one of the best ever offered. Prizes Offered for Club Night Get all your pals together and show some team spirit at Thursday night's Club Fest, a celebratory potluck of beer and food. Prizes will be offered for the best booth, for the club with the best beer & food pairing, and for the club that brings the most beer with them to the conference (competition beers count triple), sponsored by the Chicago Beer Society. There is no cost for a table for your club, except for an item or two to be donated for the raffle. Contact Joe Formanek at jformanek(a)griffithlabs.com. Hospitality Room already filled up! Nearly 6 months prior to the conference, all slots for clubs to host the Hospitality Room have already been taken. The best we can do is put your club on a waiting list. Again, contact jformanek(a)griffithlabs.com. AleWives on Wheels Offers Fun for the Non-Brewing Significant Other Nothing to do but mope around by the pool? Not at our conference. This escapade will whisk non-brewers away for a little lunch, a little shopping, maybe a little culture during the middle of the day on Friday. Itinerary will be based on interest and number of attendees. Send inquiries to aha2003(a)chibeer.org. Online Registration is Coming The Association of Brewers' web site has been undergoing a recent revamping, plus the organization has switched their Internet services company. The latter has resulted in some temporary instability that has slightly delayed our implementation of online registration for the conference. When all technical problems have been corrected and a more stable environment is restored, online registration will be available. We will notify you via this mailing list as soon as online registration is available. Thanks for your patience. Stay tuned to future developments at our usual web location: http://www.chibeer.org/aha03 Cheers!

22 years, 10 months

Heineken to Coors (Alchemy?)

by Bob Hain

This made me chuckle ... http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/28/offbeat.film.beer.reut/index.h… -- bob hain bob(a)me.umn.edu (612) 626-9800

22 years, 10 months

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22 years, 10 months

Special Beer Tasting 1/30!

by townhallbrewer＠hotmail.com

Hey All, Welcome new email clubbers.. Nice work on the White Winter last Thursday! We went through a barrel of beer in just 1 hour (that is 2 kegs). You realize that you are responsible for the snow we are getting........ This Thursday 1/30 5-6pm, we will release the last keg of the 2002 Bourbon Barrel Aged Jester's Reserve Imperial Porter. Just $3 from 5-6 (normal price is $4.25). Hope to see you Cheers, Mike (Town Hall Brewery 1430 Washington Ave. S.)

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