I collected the prizes for the MHBA winners at March Mashness last weekend.
Full details at http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org
I have the following awards and will have them at the judging class
Thursday and at the next club meeting.
Al Boyce - 2nd IPA
Al Boyce - 2nd American Brown Ale
Al Boyce - 3rd Wee Heavy
Al Boyce - 1st Varietal Mead
Shawn Johnson - 2nd Specialty Cider and Perry
Al Krug - 2nd Sweet Stout
Somehow I missed Ron Lockhart's 1st place prize for an Ordinary Bitter.
The BOS went to Arlin Karger, he entered 6 beers and took 5 medals plus
the BOS prize which was a kettle from Beer, Beer, and More Beer.
--
Steve Piatz piatz(a)cray.com
Cray Inc. 651-605-9049
1340 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
THE 2003 UPPER MISSISSIPPI MASH0OUT!
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT!
The Minnesota Home Brewers Association and the St.Paul Homebrewers Club
announce the second annual 2003 Upper Mississippi Mash-Out
Homebrew Competition for all BJCP Categories (including Cider and Mead)
in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
(A qualifier for the High Plains Homebrewer of the Year award!)
April 11-20, 2003: Entries Accepted (All BJCP categories, including Cider
and Mead)
May 1-3, 2003: Judging (NEW! Beds for Judges program)
May 2, 2003: Twin Cities Pub Crawl (9pm) starting from Radisson
Metrodome
May 3, 2003: Blessing of the Bock at Town Hall Brewery (6pm)
May 3, 2003: Awards Ceremony at Summit Brewing (8pm)
Information and Online registration for beers and judges available at:
http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout
Judging will be held at the Radisson Metrodome:
http://www.radisson.com/minneapolismn_metrodome
Here is my email to the members of Minnesota State Senate Liquor
Subcommittee voting on a GROWLER! law this Friday! Get in gear and send
them a note if you want to enjoy craft beer at home in Minnesota!
The Bill:
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/getbill.pl?number=SF0143&sessi
on=ls83&version=latest&session_number=0&session_year=2003
A tool for finding YOUR elected representatives:
http://maps.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/website/districts/
While you're at it, drop your Federal Legislators a line regarding your
feelings about the war in Iraq:
Senators:
opinion(a)coleman.senate.gov
http://dayton.senate.gov/webform.html
Rep: ?
http://maps.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/website/districts/
- Al
----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 03/24/2003 10:08 AM -----
Allan V Boyce
To: sen.steve.kelley(a)senate.mn, rep.jim.rhodes(a)house.mn
03/24/2003 10:08 cc: sen.david.gaither(a)senate.mn, sen.sheila.kiscaden(a)senate.mn,
AM sen.jim.metzen(a)senate.mn, n.linda.scheid(a)senate.mn, sen.mady.reiter(a)senate.mn
Subject: In support of Minnesota Bill SF 143
Dear Steve and Jim,
My wife and I have been St. Louis Park residents for the past four years.
I am writing to offer my support for Minnesota Senate Bill SF 143, which
would allow off-sale "growlers" of beer from our fine Minnesota brewpubs.
We like to travel extensively, and in most other states where we travel, we
are able to purchase sealed, off-sale containers of beer brewed by the
brewpubs which we frequent. I think it would be a boon to tourism and a
benefit to residents for Minnesotans who enjoy craft beer.
Please vote YES on SF 143!
Thanks!
Al Boyce/Beth Williams
3208 Edgewood Ave So
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
952-927-8968
Why don't you just sanitize with boiling wort prior to connecting
cooling water?
Rick Oftel
>>> Will Holway <brew987(a)yahoo.com> 03/24/03 09:32AM >>>
Hi,
My technical question of the day:
Are there any problems with using Star San with brass
fittings? My Mash and boiling vessels have brass
faucets, just curious if I should be concerned about
filling these with star san to sanitize my pump and
Counterflow chiller (Stainless Steel).
Cheers
WH
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according to the web site (www.fivestarchemicals.com)
It is not recommended to use STAR SAN on soft metals because of the acid
nature of this product.
But they also state in their literature It cleans copper.
With careful use (2 minute contact time) it should be safe, but be sure the
system drains complete.
> ----------
> From: Rick Oftel[SMTP:Rick.Oftel@toro.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:37 AM
> To: mba(a)thebarn.com; brew987(a)yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: Star San and Brass
>
> Why don't you just sanitize with boiling wort prior to connecting
> cooling water?
>
> Rick Oftel
>
> >>> Will Holway <brew987(a)yahoo.com> 03/24/03 09:32AM >>>
>
> Hi,
>
> My technical question of the day:
>
> Are there any problems with using Star San with brass
> fittings? My Mash and boiling vessels have brass
> faucets, just curious if I should be concerned about
> filling these with star san to sanitize my pump and
> Counterflow chiller (Stainless Steel).
>
> Cheers
> WH
>
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>
>
>
>
>
Hi,
My technical question of the day:
Are there any problems with using Star San with brass
fittings? My Mash and boiling vessels have brass
faucets, just curious if I should be concerned about
filling these with star san to sanitize my pump and
Counterflow chiller (Stainless Steel).
Cheers
WH
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I found this help for tracking down which district you are in (if
you are like me and didn't know). It also provides email address for
your representatives and senators:
http://maps.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/website/districts/
More on the bill:
http://ww3.house.leg.state.mn.us/bills/billnum.asp?Billnumber=sf143&ls_ye
ar=83&session_year=2003&session_number=0&year=2003&submit=Search
and here is what I blathered on about in the emails I sent (see below).
good luck to this bill,
Don
Alice,
I don't know much about where this bill is, when it would become
an act, or when you would see it. But I wanted to take a minute to say
that I have been waiting for legislation like this to pass for a number
of years now.
I'm a beer advocate. I love finely crafted, locally made beer.
When I travel around the country I always check out the locally made beer
that I can not get back in MN. There are many people who do the same
thing when coming to MN and we are thought to have a fairly respectable
brewing community. However, the inability of our brewpubs to be able to
sell beer to be carried offsite I feel has always been a black mark
against us.
Many of the states I travel to allow their brewpubs to sell
growlers and even bottle their beer. That beer can then travel and be
brought to a friend who would otherwise not be able to try that beer.
That friend then has a higher opinion of the St. Paul/Mpls community just
based on the kind of beer they produce, and might eventually stop by and
put some $ into our economy. It's a romantic tale I suppose, but I have
warm fuzzy feelings about Salt Lake City, Utah as well as Portland and
Bend, Oregon for some of these same reasons. And as far as local $ being
spent, if I am at a local brewpub and they have a great seasonal ale on
tap, I would be inclined to buy a growler of it to take home and enjoy
over the next couple days. This is not legally allowed as of yet.
At any rate, if this bill or act ever crosses your desk or
requires your vote, please support it.
thank you,
Don Osborn
district 66b, Midway
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Greetings All:
We currently have a bill down at the capital that would allow brewpubs to
sell growlers. The text of the bill can be viewed at
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/getbill.pl?number=SF0143&sessi
on=ls83&version=latest&session_number=0&session_year=2003
The bill number in the Senate is SF 143.
The bill will be heard next week in the Liquor Subcommittee. It is
imperative that everyone contact their Senators this week telling them
you support the bill. Write them an email or simply call on the phone.
We especially need help contacting the following Senators--please, if you
are in their district, spend 2 minutes to tell them you support Minnesota
breweries.
David Gaither, Plymouth, District 43
Steve Kelley, Hopkins, District 44
Sheila Kiscaden, Rochester, District 30
James Metzen, South St Paul, District 39
Linda Scheid, Brooklyn Park, District 46
Mady Reiter, Shoreview, District 53
The last member of the Liquor subcommittee is Sandy Pappas, and she is
carrying the bill for us. We need 4 votes on Friday. You can help us
get them. Call or email today.
Cheers!
David Berg
Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
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