Fellow CBSers
If you attended Real Ale Fest over the weekend, you saw and
tasted an amazing selection of great beers in a very fun setting.
It probably has you thinking, what next....?
We (as a club) need to get brewing!
Beer is needed for some of these upcoming events:
Apr 25-27: NATIONAL HOMEBREW COMPETITION FIRST ROUND JUDGING, Rock
Bottom Chicago. Entries due April 9-18. Forms, etc at
http://www.aob.org/AHA/NHC/index.htm
May 3: Big Brew - Social brew day
A fun day to brew and socialized with other club members.
Some of this beer could be beer for the NHC hospitality room (read on)
And...
Jun 18-23: "Sweet Homebrew Chicago" AHA NATIONAL HOMEBREWERS CONFERENCE,
http://www.chibeer.org/aha03/
A chance to showcase a keg of your beer at a national conference is
not an everyday occurance. Each major club hosts the hospitality room
for a period of time. We need lots of great beer for this. It is a
matter of significant CBS club pride to have a great showing of beers.
We can't be pushed around in our own town!!!
So plan a batch or two
Start your kettles
and LET'S MAKE SOME BEER!!!
-Dave Newman
Chicago Beer Society President (for now)
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Susan writes:
> Hi, I found this on the IBS list page. Thought some of you guys who brew
> big might be interested.
> Susan
> The following is a list of items that we have available for sale
> from the James Page Brewing Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota:
> 30+ Tri-Clamp 1.5" SS sanitary valves manufactured by
> Sudmo and Candigra
[snip]
I had the 1.5" SS fitting cut off my brew kettle. What was I
thinking?!? :-).
rick
Hi, I found this on the IBS list page. Thought some of you guys who brew
big might be interested.
Susan
From: Jim Hoeft [mailto:jmshft@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 11:06 AM
Subject: Brewing Equipment for sale
The following is a list of items that we have available for sale
from the James Page Brewing Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota:
30+ Tri-Clamp 1.5" SS sanitary valves manufactured by
Sudmo and Candigra
50+ SS Tri-Clamps most are 1.5", some are 2" and 3"
8 Vacuum/Pressure Relief Valves sanitary 2" SS by Definox
rated for -.5 to 10 psi.
Various sanitary SS Tri-Clamp Fittings (Elbows, Tees, Crosses,
Reducers) most are 1.5", we have a few 2" pieces. The reducers
are 2" to 1.5"
Zahm and Nagle CO2 tester.
Please contact Chris Dunn at mailto:chrismdunn@earthlink.net
here is a slick setup for carrying beer to the campouts.
http://www.infernalmachineshop.com/Keg_Rack_1.htm
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Ron Wolfgram
St Paul MN
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Hey All,
If you are at all like me, you will agree that Sunday evenings are for relaxing. So, if you don't feel like cooking we have a special new deal for you. Come to the Town Hall Brewery (1430 Washington ave s) and get a BURGER/FRIES and PINT of our finest house made BEER for just $4.75 (from 5-9pm).
In addition to this great deal, you should check out the back lounge while you are in for a bite. If you are early you may be able to score one of the couches and sit by the fire while watching your favorite game on our big TV. Or better yet play a game of steel tip darts or pool...FREE.
Yep!....We are now offering FREE POOL and DARTS from 4-MIDNIGHT EVERY SUNDAY. (Winner keeps the table or board).
So, remember Sundays are all about CUSTOMER APPRECIATION at the Town Hall.
Come down and have some fun,
Mike
Hey All,
If you are at all like me, you will agree that Sunday evenings are for relaxing. So, if you don't feel like cooking we have a special new deal for you. Come to the Town Hall Brewery (1430 Washington ave s) and get a BURGER/FRIES and PINT of our finest house made BEER for just $4.75 (from 5-9pm).
In addition to this great deal, you should check out the back lounge while you are in for a bite. If you are early you may be able to score one of the couches and sit by the fire while watching your favorite game on our big TV. Or better yet play a game of steel tip darts or pool...FREE.
Yep!....We are now offering FREE POOL and DARTS from 4-MIDNIGHT EVERY SUNDAY. (Winner keeps the table or board).
So, remember Sundays are all about CUSTOMER APPRECIATION at the Town Hall.
Come down and have some fun,
Mike
David writes:
> I never skimmed at home either, just kept a spray bottle handy to jet
> down the foam. Now I keep the hose handy for the same. Following the
> boil, the hot break collects at the bottom of the kettle via the
> whirlpool.
We use a fan to help keep boilovers at bay. Fan across the
surface of the kettle. It also helps with evaporation rates.
We picked this up from our dear PHC friends.
rick
On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 10:30:22 -0600 (CST) Steve Piatz <piatz(a)cray.com>
writes:
>
> As homebrewers we sometimes do things that wouldn't happen in a
> production environment. I am not aware of any commercial
> system that skims the boil.
Seems like a pretty large safety issue in a commercial environment. I
don't like sticking my arm in a boiling/near boiling kettle.
I never skimmed at home either, just kept a spray bottle handy to jet
down the foam. Now I keep the hose handy for the same. Following the
boil, the hot break collects at the bottom of the kettle via the
whirlpool.
David Berg
Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
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I generally boil for 30 minutes before adding the
first bittering hops. I think I read about this in
Terry Foster's Pale Ale book, he said that if you
allow the proteins to co-agulate during the first 30
minbutes of the boil, then add the bittering hops you
will get better hop utilization.
I did some skimming when I brewed on Sunday, but also
added Irish Moss, so who know if it did any good.
Cheers
WH
--- "Crist, Jonathan" <cristj(a)bsci.com> wrote:
> Will:
> I was in the middle of typing my reply when Rick
> sent his.
> I also skim as much of the foam (I was told it was
> called trub) to prevent
> boil over. I thought the foam was hot break so
> removal should help reduce
> the haze forming proteins.
> I go so far as dropping the heat briefly to allow
> the foam to settle some
> and do a scoop, then bring back to boil and add my
> hops.
> No boil overs at hop addition since I started that
> intensive skimming. I
> also get a better rolling boil since the surface
> doesn't have a skin of hops
> or foam over it.
> Jonathan
>
> > ----------
> > From: Rick Larson[SMTP:rick@mnbrewers.com]
> > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:14 AM
> > To: My Beer Alias List
> > Subject: Re: Skimming the boil???
> >
> >
> > Will asks:
> >
> > > When I was at Rick Oftel's house, I noticed he
> was
> > > skimming the boil of foam. He said something
> about
> > > this stuff being responsible for causing haze.
> This is
> > > something I have not really done in the past.
> > >
> > > Any comments on the pros and cons of this
> method?
> >
> > We always skim the crud off the top of the boil.
> I don't know
> > if it causes haze but we do it to remove the skin
> effect that
> > can cause boil overs and appears to trap a lot of
> hops (probably
> > not a problem).
> >
> > If you have a big enough brew kettle with enough
> head space,
> > maybe it isn't needed. We try to maximize the
> brewery so
> > there isn't a lot of extra space.
> >
> > When you fill a 23 gallon brew kettle to 22+
> gallons, you don't
> > want it boiling all over the place.
> >
> > rick
> >
> >
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