mba June 2006

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Water make-up in Twin Cities area (Document)

by jeff＠truthbrew.com

I called Inver Grove Heights and was able to obtain the needed values. I have updated the word document and attached it to this e-mail. I also used Promash to calc the values for Ca & Mg from the hardness, let me know if they seem out of line or I did something wrong. Strangely, I calced the Alkalinity using promash (input values were Hardness and pH) and the values were way off from what was given to me by the city. Please update your city if you have reliable sources. Then mail back to the clubs. I will post this on sphbc.org soon. Thanks for the info guys! Jeff Halvorson SPHBC

19 years, 3 months

Congratulations to Gera!!!

by Mike Behrendt

From yesterday's AHA Tech Talk: Lallemand Scholarship Winner Announced! Lallemand, maker of the Danstar line of brewers' yeasts, and ServoMyces, the ultimate yeast nutrient is proud to announce that Gera L. Exire LaTour, of Minneapolis, MN, is the 2006 winner of the Lallemand Scholarship. The Lallemand Scholarship awards a member of the American Homebrewers' Association with the famous two-week World Brewing Academy Concise Course in Brewing Technology. This two-week course (valued at $ 2,900) is provided at the Siebel Institute of Technology campus in Chicago, America's oldest and most recognized brewing school. The winner also receives $1,000 towards any expenses while in Chicago, one of America's most exciting and vibrant cities. Gera (G.L.) Exire LaTour has been brewing since March 2004. Her first win was a blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair Home Brew Contest with her Cucumber Dill Cream Ale. Gera is an active member of the Minnesota Homebrewers Association, where she is known for her eclectic beers. She is a Certified Beer Judge with the BJCP and helps organize local BJCP exam prep classes. But a real hero has emerged in this years' award, Gera's boss, Ed Kodet, principle of the Kodet Architectural Group of Minneapolis, where Gera is the Marketing director, initially reminded her that she had already enjoyed her annual vacation time, when she toured Belgium and France, and that time off was not available. However, by the next morning, he had reconsidered and offered her a chance to use next years time! So, raise a pint in salute to Gera, Beer Heaven bound, and to the Best Boss this side of Nagasaki, Ed Kodet! Cheers! Rob Moline Lallemand -- //Mike Behrendt MGBehrendt(a)mn.rr.com Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Groucho Marx

19 years, 5 months

Re: Friday Before the Fhirst - Steve Piatz' house June 30, 5pm

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Here's one more reminder about the Friday Before the Fhirst event at Steve Piatz' house on Friday. The last two, at Wayne Theuer's and Paul Dienhart's have been VERY fun! This is NOT a club-affiliated event, you don't even have to be a brewer to come! (But if you are, consider bringing a few samples of your product to share too.) Sadly, I won't be able to make it - Eric Olson and I will be on our way to Amsterdam to check out the Fietscafe (translation: "Bike Bar" - check it out... http://www.fietscafe.nl , then click on the little British flag in the upper right corner....) See you when we get back! - Al Allan V Boyce/MN/USB 06/27/2006 10:23 AM To mba(a)thebarn.com, sphbc(a)sphbc.org, mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com cc wayneat(a)citlink.net Subject Friday Before the Fhirst - Steve Piatz' house June 30, 5pm The "Friday before the Fhirst" monthly happy hour party returns this week, June 30, with Steve Piatz and Janis Sines hosting at their home in Eagan. The informal, happy-hour-style gathering starts around 5 p.m. Come and sample some beers and mead, inspect Steve's brewery and talk to fellow homebrewers. It's possible that Steve will have some sour beers -- but he meant them to be that way. Use Map Quest to find the best way to: 3631 Woodland Trail Eagan, MN 55123 651-452-2444 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==============================================================================

19 years, 5 months

MN State Fair Homebrew competition starts accepting online entries July 19!!

by Sean and Michelle Hewitt

To all Minnesota Home Brewers, STATE FAIR ONLINE REGISTRATION STARTS JULY 19! Entries accepted at drop-off sites, Aug. 3 - 11, 2006 The registration deadline for the MINNESOTA STATE FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION is coming up on Friday, August 19, 2005. This is a fun, local competition for MINNESOTA home brewers only, and tends to be smaller than the Mash-Out, so your chances of winning are that much better. There are 20 medal categories this year, so 60 medals will be awarded, plus an awesome "Best of Show" large rosette. You may enter in any BJCP Beer, Mead or Cider category and you may enter one beer per BJCP sub-category. To enter your beers: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ VOLUNTEER AT THE CONTEST! The competition is also looking for volunteers to help judge or steward at the judging on Saturday, August 19, 2006. EVERYONE is welcome - they will pair novice judges with more experienced judges. If you're thinking that you'd like to find out what beer judging is all about or if you're thinking of taking the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) exam prep class this fall, come out and judge! You will get retro-credit for your judging once you take the BJCP test. If you're too shy to judge, you can "Steward", which involves helping the judges. To sign up to help judge or steward: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ BEST-OF-SHOW and AWARDS CEREMONY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The Awards Ceremony and Best-of-Show judging will occur on Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 11am at the Creative Activities Building Annex, outside the Creative Activities Building while the State Fair is going on. Come on by to see who won, or better yet, volunteer to help the contest and the beer clubs promote homebrewing! To sign up to help at the Awards Ceremony: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ Please pass this along to your homebrew friends!! Regards, Sean P. Hewitt Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Organizer Sponsored by Minnesota Homebrewers Association (MHBA)

19 years, 5 months

Friday Before the Fhirst - Steve Piatz' house June 30, 5pm

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

The "Friday before the Fhirst" monthly happy hour party returns this week, June 30, with Steve Piatz and Janis Sines hosting at their home in Eagan. The informal, happy-hour-style gathering starts around 5 p.m. Come and sample some beers and mead, inspect Steve's brewery and talk to fellow homebrewers. It's possible that Steve will have some sour beers -- but he meant them to be that way. Use Map Quest to find the best way to: 3631 Woodland Trail Eagan, MN 55123 651-452-2444 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==============================================================================

19 years, 5 months

Bud Kicks Up World Cup Brew-Haha

by Zemo

What's the big deal? I always drink in my underwear... 8^)> Z June 27, 2006 (CBS) This story was written by CBS News producer Alfonso Serrano F. Budweiser beer may be royalty in American bars, but it's getting no respect in the land of Oktoberfest. As one of seven U.S. sponsors at this summer's World Cup in Germany, Anheuser-Busch paid $40 million for "pouring rights" at 12 stadiums across Germany, something Germans and tourists have had trouble swallowing. Simply put, Germans hate Budweiser. Weeks before the inaugural games kicked off the Cup, Germans were furious at the prospect of having to drink what they refer to as "dishwater" at stadiums. Germans even set up a Web site with an image of an American Eagle vomiting beer to lampoon the American brewer and express their disgust. "Human dignity is inviolable," reads the Web site, quoting the German constitution. The Web site goes on to call Budweiser "an insult to all true beer lovers" and an "insult to your tongue." Soccer's governing body - the Federation Internationale de Football, or FIFA - did little to improve Budweiser's standing when it forced thousands of Dutch fans to watch the first round Holland-Ivory Coast game in their underwear. Close to a quarter million Dutch fans have purchased orange-colored shorts to support their team, shorts that carry the logo of the Dutch beer, Bavaria. In a contentious move to protect Budweiser's rights, FIFA officials forced Dutch supporters to remove their shorts. "It's ridiculous," said Sjoerd Schreurs, a Dutch fan quoted by The Guardian in London. "I took my trousers off. I managed to chuck them over the fence to some friends. But another official spotted them and took them away." The World Cup is a marketer's dream. More than a billion people watched the 2002 World Cup final between Brazil and Germany. FIFA says 32 billion cumulative viewers will watch this year's month-long tournament, with an estimated audience of 350 million for each match - numbers that dwarf the 95 million viewers worldwide who watched the 2006 Super Bowl. These titanic international audiences are the reason companies will spend $1 billion in advertising before the tournament's end. Budweiser is expected to spend $70 million in advertising and marketing, more than it spends on the Super Bowl and the Olympics. "For us it's the No. 1 beer consumer event in the world," said Tony Ponturo, vice president for global media and sports marketing at Anheuser-Busch. Ponturo pointed out that Anheuser-Busch has been a World Cup sponsor since 1986 and that it markets heavily at the event, whether it's held in France, Korea or Germany. But denting the German market has been a royal pain for Budweiser. A Beer Purity Law established in 1516 - it limits beer ingredients to yeast, water, barley and hops - was watered down in the late 1980s, allowing the sale of Budweiser through a loophole for import beers (rice is a key ingredient in Budweiser). Various legal challenges kept Budweiser out of Germany until 1996. Even then, Budweiser could only be sold as "Anheuser-Busch Bud," so it would not be confused with the popular Czech beer Budweiser Budvar. In an effort to appease German drinkers, Budweiser made a deal to allow the German-made Bitburger beer to be sold in stadiums, albeit in unmarked cups. Ponturo said Budweiser is out-selling Bitburger at a 70- to 30-percent rate. Ponturo pointed to an extremely competitive beer market in Germany, where there are over 1,200 breweries, and where Budweiser represent less than 1 percent of market share in Germany. "It's difficult for even German beers to grow in certain areas of Germany because there are so many local beers," said Ponturo. "There are so many options, and they take pride in that."

19 years, 5 months

yeast problems? ... with extract kits

by Ryan Sinn

I just introduced a friend into homebrew and brewed my first batches in three years. Anyway, he was hot to brew and so we stopped into brew & grow (because it was the closest) and picked up two kits. He's a Leinie's / MGD drinker... so we grabbed the Novice Gold and American Dream Ale extract kits. Honestly, I've never been too thrilled with Brew & Grow and would rather use Mid-west or Northern, but I wasn't paying for it. Long story short... On the SPG scale they both came in at right around 27 at 74 degrees F after we'd added the yeast. To get the final SPG should we heat the beer back up to 74 degrees? I would assume so -- I saw this fancy hydrometer ( after we got our reading ) that says you should test the beer at 60F. Well 60F isn't going to happen when it's 85F where you're brewing. We made the two batches and I asked him to check on them when he gets up and in the evening -- just see if they're forming the krausen and if there's any overflow. He said they were bubbling like made the first day and haven't bubbled much since. I was concerned, so I went over there and checked them out yesterday -- just 3 days after we put the beer in the carboys the krausen has come and gone and not more than an inch and a half in a 6 gal carboy. They were both still bubbling, but nothing near as active as I would think they should be. I know I need to relax and have a homebrew, but at what point should I be concerned that the yeast isn't going to break down all the sugar and think about adding a smack pack split between the two 5gal batches. I think I always brewed (ales) at between 68 and 72 and never had an issue, but I use smack-packs instead of dried yeast. Thanks for the insight. Ryan **

19 years, 5 months

FW: [SPHBC] Brewing For A Cause

by aboyce＠mn.rr.com

FYI Original Message: ----------------- From: benbrausen(a)aol.com Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:46:40 -0400 To: sphbc(a)sphbc.org Subject: [SPHBC] Brewing For A Cause Finally, a beer event that's tax deductable! Here are the details on the beer charity at Solera: What: The Onion's Brewing For A Cause When: Wednesday, June 28th from 7pm-10pm Where: Solera, 900 Hennepin Ave, 612-338-0062 How Much: $15 cover, 21+ event For more info about the Event: Contact The Onion @ 612-370-1372 x 0 For more info about the Charity: Visit www.smilenetwork.org There will be a silent auction and live music from local electronica artist Jessy Greene. All proceeds from the door and the silent auction will go to Smile Network International. So come drink for an actual good cause, not the "good causes" you usually come up with to justify having a couple beers on a weeknight. Here's the flyer: http://www.thriftyhipster.com/ads/1/brewing-press.pdf ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

19 years, 5 months

Re: New Holland Brewing Company Comes to Minnesota

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

PS - the attachment is an Excel spreadsheet, with the New Holland styles. For those of you who can't open it: Full Circle - Gr. Pils Sundog - Amber Mad Hatter - IPA Poet - Oatmeal Stout Dragon's Milk - Bourbon Bbl Pilgrim's Dole - Bbl aged Wheat Wine Black Tulip - Tripel Blue Goat - Dopplebock Red Tulip - Amber (Spring) Zoomer - Wheat (Summer) Ichabod - Pumpkin (Fall) Allan V Boyce/MN/USB 06/23/2006 10:02 AM To "Wayne Theuer" <wayneat(a)citlink.net> cc mba(a)thebarn.com, mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com, susan.ruud(a)ndsu.nodak.edu Subject Re: New Holland Brewing Company Comes to Minnesota FYI "Wayne Theuer" <wayneat(a)citlink.net> 06/23/2006 10:08 AM To cc Subject New Holland Brewing Company Comes to Minnesota Hi All, Just a quick note to inform you that by mid to late July, New Holland Brewing Company's beers will be available in the metro area. For those that don't know, John Haggerty is the head brewer at New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, Michigan. John was the head brewer at Town Hall before Mike took over. John went to MN Brewing and then to Berlin, Germany where he attended and graduated from brewing school before taking over the helm at New Holland Brewing Company. >From what I understand, Howenstein will be the distributor. The beers will be available in mid to late July. NHBC has some great beers and now we can get them!! Attached is a list of what will be available. Can someone put this on the different club lists for me? I think this is very news worthy. A Minnesota boy finally comes home!! Cheers, Wayne ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==============================================================================

19 years, 5 months

Re: New Holland Brewing Company Comes to Minnesota

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

FYI "Wayne Theuer" <wayneat(a)citlink.net> 06/23/2006 10:08 AM To cc Subject New Holland Brewing Company Comes to Minnesota Hi All, Just a quick note to inform you that by mid to late July, New Holland Brewing Company's beers will be available in the metro area. For those that don't know, John Haggerty is the head brewer at New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, Michigan. John was the head brewer at Town Hall before Mike took over. John went to MN Brewing and then to Berlin, Germany where he attended and graduated from brewing school before taking over the helm at New Holland Brewing Company. >From what I understand, Howenstein will be the distributor. The beers will be available in mid to late July. NHBC has some great beers and now we can get them!! Attached is a list of what will be available. Can someone put this on the different club lists for me? I think this is very news worthy. A Minnesota boy finally comes home!! Cheers, Wayne ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==============================================================================

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