Ok so this is the feeling im getting so far:
1) September is a better start
2) Wednesday, hump day, gives us a good start to the weekend
I have gotten about 15 people for sure that are up for it. The exam
would be in december before xmas. This way we will have 2 BJCP classes
a year rather than one.
Any other thoughts? Locations ideas? etc...
Kris
Best Regards,
Kristen England
PhD Candidate
Univ of Minnesota
Department of Pharmacology
Medical School
6-120 Jackson Hall
321 Church St. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
For all of you that dont know what the hell Im talking about Ill repeat:
The head apiarist on campus here has a buncha honey. Its a mix of
clover, wildflower and something else...I forgot. She ONLY has it in 5
gallon buckets. She will sell me a 5 gallon bucket for $95 if I buy 5
of them. I can get them as soon as I get the money from you all that
want some but ONLY if we get 5 buckets worth.
A little math:
5 gallons honey = 60 pounds
$95/60 pounds = $1.58/pound
As I said, ONLY in 5 gallon buckets but you can split them up when you
get them. She has them on campus and ready to sell. She has a total of
10 buckets so more if we need it!!
Everyone that has emailed me they want in, do it again and let me know
how many POUNDS you want and we can get a buncha people in on a few
buckets rather than buying one on your own.
Here is who is in so far:
Jonathan Crist - 2 buckets
Me and cotten - 1 bucket
Let me know ASAP!!!
Kris
The results for the Upper Mississippi Mash-Out are online! Go to:
http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/2003mashout.htm
The page will be updated with winning recipes as soon as a few more people
send theirs to me... (you know who you are!)
- Al
It's still cheaper at the farmers market. I'll buy 2 gallons though just to
try it out.
Chris
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Cc: "'Kris England'" <engla008(a)umn.edu>; <mnbrewers(a)yahoo.com>;
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Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SPHBC Mail List] Cheap honey!!
>
> That's 60 lbs per bucket - 300 lbs of honey in all. That's almost 17
> 5-gallon batches of mead, at 18lbs of honey per 5-gallons. At $1.58 per
> lb, the price is good - do we have 17 people who'd want to go in on it?
I
> would imagine the homebrew shops would not be able to go in on it due to
> health dept regulations - but it might be worth a call over to Northern
> Brewer or Midwest (or others?) to see if they can take advantage of it. I
> just don't use it fast enough to keep a 5-gallon bucket of it around all
> summer.
>
> - Al
>
> "Kris England"
> <englandkris@hotmail To:
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> .com> cc: "'Kris
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> 05/07/2003 12:00 PM
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> Sphbc
>
> Ok so this is the gig. The lady will give us a 5 gallon bucket for $95 if
> we buy five. The honey is a mix of clover, wildflower and something else.
> Ill get back to ya'll on that.
>
> Kris
I have a few commemorative Mash-Out glasses left for anyone who missed the
Mash-Out awards ceremony or pub crawl. They are $3 each, 4 for $10. I'll
have them available at the Rahr tour if you're interested.
- Al
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Oftel" <mnbrewing(a)earthlink.net>
To: <mba(a)thebarn.com>
Cc: <mnbrewing(a)earthlink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: Tour Rahr Malting and with the Minnesota Homebrewers
>
> Ladies and Gentlemen, Beer fans and brewers,
>
> The Minnesota Homebrewers association is scheduled to tour Rahr malting
this Saturday, May 10 @ 13:00 or 1:00 pm. The location is the largest
single malting site in the world located in our back yard. The facility is
located just west of "old Shakopee" on Hwy 13.
>
> What do I need to do to go? Thanks for asking. Bring beer (good beer)
for our hosts. Remember, these guys malt barley - lots of barley. Do you
think they enjoy beer?
>
> Become a new member or meet some current members. Membership applications
are always available and as an added benefit, we have some preliminary
membership cards good for 1 year. These cards entitle you to elete
privelages and a few discounts at local homebrewing stores.
>
> What else? Well, consider bringing a camera. Rahr malting is an
extremely tall building and if the weather is decent, the tour may include a
view from the roof. The tour will take you through the complete process of
seeping, sprouting, kilning and they may be transferring some malt if we are
lucky to catch the action. The aroma in this building is incredible and
reinforces the aroma and flavor profile you taste in beer.
>
> The primary delievery and shipping method for Rahr is via rail although
many grain trucks arrive from Canada and the Dakotas every day.
>
> So there you have it. Let's review.
>
> 1. Saturday, May 10, 1:00 sharp
> 2. Meet by house #5 on the west side of the facility (across from the
dairy queen.
> 3. Bring your best beer for the hosts of the day. Be generous - no
ringers
> 4. Bring your camera and a few dollars.
> 5. After the tour, drive to New Shakopee (ok, I made that name up) and
meet at Harkwells steak house.
> 6. Meet Dave Luskey who is a Rahr employee and fellow homebrewer.
>
> Need more? Sure? How about doing something on Friday the 13th?
>
> June 13 (yes folks, it's Friday the 13th) and June 14. Camp out in
Mankato. The camp ground is located in Mankato and sounds quite nice.
Nothing formal or exceptional and hopefully, the weather will be better
behaved than it was at last summer's weather extravaganza at the club
campout. Saturday we will take a backroads tour up to Schells and tour the
brewery. If you are driving down on Saturday, try to meet us at Schells in
the early afternoon. After the tour, we go back down to Mankato via a
special winery.
>
> Enough? Never! OK then, when we return to Mankato, we tour Bandana or at
least go there. I truly miss Dave's beverages and will be bringing along
some of the Ol Longshot produced with his culture!
>
> So there you have it. Live and direct from the basement brewery - not
from the office.
>
> Before I send this, Let me send you all a tremendous thanks for all of
your efforts supporting the BJCP classes, the homebrew stores that supported
the judging sessions, the big event at Summit, all of the background work
required to get those wonderful door prizes, and thanks to all the
supporters, spouses, significant others, vendors, (does this sound like the
Oscars?) and lastly, to Jimmie Carter for allowing this hobby to occur
legally in the comforts of our homes. Last but not least, a tremendous
thanks to Al Boyce for his tremendous and extreme efforts with contest
orginization and to Johathan Christ for the amazing orginization of judging
results - we should all be amazed that the contest results were available
the last day of judging.
>
> Lastly (I'm snipping ok?) Judging for Scotch and Old Ale AHA Club-Only
competition will be at Al's house on Wednesday, May 14. If you have any
beers in that category or you would like to help pick the club entry to the
National Club-Only event contact Al via email or call him at 952-927-8968.
>
> Redundancy got us back from the moon!
>
>
> Rick Oftel
> MHBA
>
>
Do you ever do public programs?Stephanie,
I'm the webmaster for MNBREWERS.COM. I'm writing to let you know your message has been received. To make sure it gets to the right people, I'm forwarding to our internal mailing list. Someone should be in touch shortly! Thanks for your message!
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: steinwedel, stephanie
To: 'pres(a)mnbrewers.com'
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:06 PM
Subject: Do you ever do public programs?
Hello. My name is Stephanie Steinwedel and I'm a librarian at the Ridgedale Library. Along with two of my colleagues, I plan public programs for the library. We thought it would be fun to host a home brewing program, sort of a "How to Get Started" type deal. We're certainly open to other ideas, too, though we are a public library and wouldn't be able to do any tasting involving alcohol (Darn! The best part.) I'm running the idea past the powers-that-be to make sure they're O.K. with the idea of a home brewing program, so we're still definitely in the idea stage. But if they're amenable, we'd probably be looking at next winter (Jan/Feb/Mar)
Is that something you've done before or would be interested in doing?
Stephanie Steinwedel
Librarian
Ridgedale Area Hennepin County Library
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305-1909
Ph: 952-847-8833
Email: ssteinwedel(a)hclib.org
Greetings,
Here's your fair warning. Tix for the best brew fest going
are selling at a rapid clip. Spare/extra tix were hard to
come by at last years event.
Cheers,
JIm
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Fair Notice to Fellow Homebrewers:
If you haven't ordered your Great Taste tickets yet ... do so today. We're
seeing incredibly fast ticket sales this year. It appears we've sold almost
half of our 5000 tickets since May 1.
Bill Rogers
Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild
***************************
*** How to get tickets: ***
***************************
Tickets for The Great Taste of the Midwest beer festival are available at all
our official ticket outlets: Wonder's Pub, Star Liquor, and The Cork and Bottle
on the east side of Madison. On the west side, they are at The Wine and Hop
Shop, Steve's Liquor (both locations), J.T. Whitney's Pub and Brewery, and
Capital Brewery.
Additionally, the Tyranena Brewing Co. will be purchasing some tickets for
resale at their taproom in Lake Mills.
The festival is Saturday August 9th, 2003 in Olin-Turville Park and tickets
cost $25.
ADVANCE TICKET SALES ONLY. THERE ARE NO ONSITE TICKET SALES.
If you aren't in Madison, mail orders can be sent to:
Great Taste!
Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild (MHTG)
Post Office Box 1365
Madison, Wisconsin 53701-1365
Make checks payable to MHTG and you must include a self-addressed stamped
envelope (SASE). No phone orders, no credit cards. Please allow 2-4 weeks for
ticket processing.
Other questions? Email: greattaste(a)hbd.org
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First round results from Holy Field winery:
At least these are the one I can remember.
Susan Ruud had 2 or 3 place. The only person registered as PHC to
place.
Arlin Karger - Cloudy Town Brewers I think 2 entries.
MHBA
Steve Piatz 3 entries including a Lambic and mead
Al Boyce I forget how many entries at least 3, including 1st place in
one of the mead categories.
Gary Westman 2 entries placed.
That the list I can remember.
Congratulations!
Quality seemed even higher than previous years.
I found the Belgian strongs to very good - 2 thirds scoreing 35+.
Wheats were similiar. American lagers -- better than I expected,
which were about 1/2 standard am lager and 1/2 CAP.
Lambic's however were a mixed bag.
The number of judges were short, so some of us got pulled into
a thrid flight that day as soon as the second got down to the
chicago style taste off.
I didn't know - one of the Boulevard brewers is from Belgium.
We were together on the stong Belgians and the lambics.
=====
Leo Vitt
Sidney, NE
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