mba April 2003

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by Crist, Jonathan

"Brewers make the wort; yeast makes the beer" I've never tried 1728 for an irish red - how much smoky character can you tolerate? It might be an interesting combination. I have used 1028 and 1084 - both work well what about 1968? or 1275? Or even 1056? good luck Jonathan > ---------- > From: Steve Fletty[SMTP:fletty@umn.edu] > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 11:34 AM > To: mba(a)thebarn.com > Subject: Wyeast 1728 > > > Do you think Wyeast 1728 would be OK for an Irish red? Or should I stick > with 1084? > >

22 years, 7 months

Judges & Stewards still needed. Free Beer & Food

by Joe Preiser

Judges and stewards are still needed in Chicago for the AHA NHC 1st round. Judging will occur this coming weekend, April 25-27, at the Rock Bottom in Chicago located at the corner of State St. and Grand Ave. We're hoping to only need the Friday and Saturday sessions. A parking garage has recently opened across the street from the pub on Grand Ave. that has modest weekend parking rates. The price is $6.00 for up to 10 hours of parking. This is significantly cheaper than other lots and easier than feeding the meters every 1.5-2 hours. Breakfast, lunch, beer and mead will be provided on Saturday. All of the details, as well as online judge registration, is at http://www.chibeer.org. You can also contact the Judging Coordinator, Joe Preiser, directly (joe(a)chibeer.org, 630-285-7688).

22 years, 7 months

MASH-OUT DEADLINE IS SUNDAY!!!

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

REMINDER #3 - UPPER MISSISSIPPI MASH-OUT DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS THIS SUNDAY!!!! If you're still trying to decide whether or not to enter the Mash-Out, here's some incentive! This is a list of some of the sponsors providing prizes for this contest.... American Homebrewers Assoc Artisanal Imports Bandana Brewery Brew & Grow Brew Your Own Magazine Briess Malting Company Cargill Malt Specialty Products Freshops Great Waters Brewing Company Hop Union Hops (Eden Prairie) Hops (Maple Grove) LD Carlson Company Mid-America Supplies Midwest Homebrewing Supplies Muntons Northern Brewer Northwestern Extract Party Pig Promash Rock Bottom Brewery Semplex of USA Summit Town Hall Brewery Viking Brewing Co. Vine Park Brewing Co. White Labs Wind River Brewing WineHaven Winery and Vineyard Wyeast Laboratories SUNDAY IS THE DEADLINE! Drop off your entries at: NORTHERN BREWER 1150 Grand Avenue, St.Paul, MN 55105 800-681-2739 MIDWEST SUPPLIES 5701 W. 36th St., Minneapolis, MN 55416 888-449-2739 -or- TOWN HALL BREWERY 1430 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419 -------------------------------------- We need your support if we're going to make this a WORLD-CLASS event! * We need your spare bedrooms! (For out-of-town judges) * We need your entries! * We need you as a JUDGE or STEWARD! (Either BJCP or Novice OK! We'll TRAIN you!) * We need you as a miscellaneous event volunteer (If you'd rather NOT Judge or Steward!) AND... We need your ATTENDANCE at the: * JUDGING! (Thurs, May 1 - Sat. May 2) FREE LUNCH at the Radisson for judges who do at least two flights! * Mash-Out Pub Crawl (Friday, May 2, 9pm - see below) * Blessing of the Bock (Town Hall) * Awards Ceremony at Summit (Saturday, 8pm - FREE BEER!, Speaker: Damian McConn of Summit, former head brewer at Sherlocks) Let's see EVERYONE from the club at the events, and let's all commit to enter AT LEAST ONE BEER in the contest! I've seen the prize list, and this will be one of the RICHEST! contests in the COUNTRY this year! (Last year, Best Of Show was a 12-gallon Stainless Steel Conical Fermenter!!) This is YOUR club! Let's make it the BEST in the country!!!! Surf to http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout today and check it out! - Al --------------------------------------------------------- THE 2003 UPPER MISSISSIPPI MASH-OUT! 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) ^^^DEADLINE THIS SUNDAY!!!^^^^ May 1-3, 2003: Judging - FREE BEER!! (4 oz at a time...) (NEW! Beds for Judges program) CONTACT: Jonathan Crist at cristj(a)bsci.com May 2, 2003: Twin Cities Pub Crawl (9pm) $30 (FREE BEER... *glass costs $30 ;-D ) starting from Radisson Metrodome - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Pubs: Rock Bottom, Vine Park, Great Waters, Town Hall Includes: Transportation, Commemorative Glass, and 3 beers at each pub! DEADLINE! NEXT FRIDAY! - 4/25 PRE-REGISTER TODAY!: Kris England: engla008(a)umn.edu May 3, 2003: Blessing of the Bock at Town Hall Brewery (6pm) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - FREE BEER (6:15-7pm!) May 3, 2003: Awards Ceremony at Summit Brewing (8pm) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - FREE BEER! 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

22 years, 7 months

Wyeast 1728

by Steve Fletty

Do you think Wyeast 1728 would be OK for an Irish red? Or should I stick with 1084?

22 years, 7 months

Yahoo Groups and other stuff

by Rick Oftel

Hello,this is a nuisance message advising mba(a)thebarn.com that I am changing my beer address to a home location. Please send lower priority messages to mnbrewing(a)earthlink.net. I will try to respond daily. High priority messages can be sent to my work address at Rick.oftel(a)toro.com I recently un-subscribed from Yahoo groups due to the volume of junk mail being directed to my work address and due to the general frustration experienced trying to find various flashcards, recipes, locations to upload, download, sideload, and overload. Poking around a site without a index or series of hot links is just not my cup of beer. I know I missed finding a tremendous bunch of stuff that was put there for the benefit of our BJCP class. I apologize to the writers and uploaders of this information. Enough said - now go have a beer Rick O

22 years, 7 months

[Great_Taste] Reminder - Tickets go on sale for the Great Taste o...

by Great_Taste＠yahoogroups.com

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22 years, 7 months

Speakers and Topics at 2003 AHA Conference

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

FYI ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 04/17/2003 09:48 AM ----- "Steve Hamburg" <shamburg@shambu To: rg.com> cc: Subject: Speakers and Topics at 2003 AHA Conference 04/17/2003 09:29 AM Other than sharing your homebrew with several hundred new friends, you attend the AHA Conference to hear professionals and other homebrewers teach you something new and different; dare we say, exciting? We're confident our speaker lineup will be the best you've ever seen, all conveniently blocked by topic. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Judging and evaluating beers is the next step for many homebrewers. BJCP judges such as grand master Gordon Strong and Midwest BJCP representative Rex Halfpenny will teach you how to pass the BJCP exam and how to begin objectively evaluating your beers. Learn the particulars of fermented beverages beyond beer. Sake expert Fred Eckhardt, and Ken Schram, author of the forthcoming "The Complete Meadmaker", will enlighten you on these alternative fermentations. We are also pleased to welcome Charles McGonegal, owner of the local AEppelTreow winery, to share his practical knowledge of producing cider. The professional brewers we have invited won't simply tell you how to brew commercially; they'll share their favorite "tricks of the trade" that will help you to produce better beers at home. For instance, Flossmoor Station's Todd Ashman will teach you about using unconventional adjuncts in your beer. Pete Crowley and Barnaby Struve from our local Rock Bottom breweries will share tips on recipe formulation. We've also invited Jeff Levine from Dragonmead Microbrewery (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Warren, MI), Jason Ebel from Two Brothers Brewing Co. (Warrenville, Illinois) and local boy made good Larry Bell (Kalamazoo Brewing Co., Kalamazoo, MI) because they've never forgotten homebrewing is what got them started in the first place. Our experts are guaranteed to teach you something you do not know about English, German and Belgian beers. The Two Bitter Men (Tony Babinec and Steve Hamburg) will update you on the state of their favorite style and also provide some hands-on tips for cellaring traditional British ales. Ray Daniels, of Zymurgy, The New Brewer, and Real Ale Festival fame, gives you the skinny on brewing historically accurate English-style ales. Fred Scheer from Boscos Brewery (Nashville, TN), who trained as a Bräu and Malt meister at Germany's Doemens Academy, shares his vast experience and knowledge on German lagers. Roger Deschner, freshly returned from Cologne, will teach you how to make a refreshing Kolsch for the hot, summer months. Wyeast's Dave Logsdon and local sour beer guy Jeff Sparrow will chat about "Wild Things," the bacteria that many brewers fear but give some Belgian ales their unmistakable character. For all of you advanced homebrewers who have longed for some really techy talks over the past years, look no further. You'll want to be up on Saturday morning for the "Super, Hyper, Techno-geek" block. Highlights include Dr. Chris White of White Labs getting up-close and in-detail about his favorite topics: yeast and fermentation. The ultra-geeky Al Korzonas will talk about the biggest yet sorely neglected part of beer - water. We are really excited to welcome Lyn Kruger and Mariellen Griesch from the Siebel Institute of Technology to speak about the sensory evaluation of beer. This is something homebrewers rarely have access to so it is not to be missed. One can not live by beer, alone. Ya gotta eat! Our experts will teach you how to make cheese, sausage and bread the same place you make beer - at home. We'll also have beer and food writers teach you how to combine the two. Author of "Cooking With Beer," Lucy Saunders, will teach you how to do just that. And Garrett Oliver from Brooklyn Brewing will teach you about pairing beer food in addition to signing copies of his new book, "The Brewmaster's Table." We're still confirming more great speakers. As always, speaker participation is subject to professional commitment, so make sure to check up on the latest speaker information at www.chibeer.org/aha03. Register now for the conference at www.beertown.org and save money. The early bird registration deadline ends on May 14th!

22 years, 7 months

Belgian Brewer to Speak at AHA Conference

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

FYI ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 04/17/2003 09:47 AM ----- "Steve Hamburg" <shamburg@shambu To: rg.com> cc: Subject: Belgian Brewer to Speak at AHA Conference 04/17/2003 09:37 AM We are pleased to announce the addition of Peter Bouckaert to the already impressive lineup of speakers for the AHA National Homebrewers Conference. Peter was the head brewer for 10 years at the legendary Rodenbach brewery in Roeselare, Belgium where he produced the famous Rodenbach sour red ale. He is currently the head brewer at the innovative New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, CO; the first brewery dedicated to producing Belgian-style ales in the U.S. New Belgium Brewing produces a myriad of beer styles from a Belgian-style pilsner to a dark abbey ale. Peter has directly applied his skills developed at the Rodenbach brewery by creating La Folie, the first sour, wood-aged beer of its kind in the U.S. As always, we want our speakers not only to amaze you with their brewing knowledge but also give you something you can use at home. This is your chance to ask Peter that burning question on brewing Belgian-style ales. Peter is in great demand to speak all over the world and we couldn't be happier that he has decided to speak at the AHA Conference. Many thanks to our friends at White Labs for arranging for Peter to attend. If you brew Belgian-style ales at home then you won't want to miss this one.

22 years, 7 months

Limited Pub Crawl spots for Mash-Out - SIGN-UP NOW!

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Here's a notice from Kris England who is organizing the Pub Crawl for the Upper Mississippi Mash-Out on Friday, May 2 after Friday night judging. It should be a great time, and it's only $30! See details below and SIGN UP TODAY!!! - Al ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 04/16/2003 04:44 PM ----- kingoftheharpies <engla008(a)umn.ed To: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com u> cc: Subject: [mnbrewers] Limited Pub Crawl spots 04/16/2003 04:08 PM Please respond to mnbrewers Ok yall. We have only a limited amount of pub crawl spots still open. When: Friday May 2nd at 9pm from the Radisson-Metrodome Where: Vine Park, Great Waters, Rock Bottom and ending up at Town Hall. We will spend about 45min at each bar. What: You will get a commemorative tasting glass, 3 different beers at each pub + bus transportation Cost: Only $30 for everything We have only a limited amount of spots left on the bus. Its first come, first served. So email me at the address below and Ill put you on the list. Ready....GO!! Kris Reserve your ticket by emailing: engla008(a)umn.edu

22 years, 7 months

Events Galore

by Rick Oftel

Greetings homebrew fans, friends, family, and significant others. I realize the greetings have become a little sparse and the traffic is down a bit. Just wanted to peak your interest for this week end activity at Great Waters. Saturday, we are having Gadget Day. What's gadget day and what's in it for me? I'm glad you asked. Gadget day is a day where you get to show and tell about your favorite gadget. The process is simple. We call the meeting to order, have a little business, possibly have a beer, and then the gadget contest begins. It works like this: You bring your gadget, you show and tell about your gadget, and you get a beer. OK, maybe not a free beer but beer is defiantly available. The more gadgets the better. The real purpose of the event is to have some fun and showcase how much different stuff is used by various brewers. So join the fun and dust off (or build) that unique gadget and bring it along to gadget day. Mike Swalinkavice is the originator of this idea and will be helping with crowd control. Possibly he can do that drum roll used for comedy shows that goes sort of like this "Pa dum cszzz" Hope to see you this Saturday, 1:00 dull, at Greatwaters. Here is a link for parking in St. Paul. (When you click on the parking lot, it tells you how much it is, etc): http://www.ilovesaintpaul.com/attractions/parking.html <http://www.ilovesaintpaul.com/attractions/parking.html> There's parking at the Excel center ramp off Kellogg Blvd. Then you'd have to walk a few blocks past the Science Museum, Rice Park, Landmark Center, etc... to Great Waters. There's also a parking ramp in the Lawson Bldg. Just the next block down from Great Waters. Rick O MHBA

22 years, 7 months

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