mba July 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

Update--Beer Good Bus Tour III

by John Longballa

"Bad" news and good news-- The bad news is that we will now be leaving Saint Paul 30 minutes earlier than scheduled. For those coming along, that means the bus rolls out of Saint Paul at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 30th. The good news is that Don Brewington of Lake Superior Brewing Co. saw the posting for the trip and has graciously invited us to tour and taste at his microbrewery in Duluth! We'll leave 30 minutes earlier so that we can stop at Lake Superior Brewing at 10:00, tour and taste until 10:45, then roll a few blocks up the street, arriving at Fitger's just before 11:00. "Shoot--you mean we have to sample at ANOTHER brewery?!?" Yessssssss! :) Bring a friend or coworker and join us on the Beer Good Bus Tour III, touring the fall colors and alcohol producers of northern WI and MN. For those of you keeping track, that means we'll hit 9 brewpubs, 1 microbrewery, and 1 meadery. Unless you're at the GABF, why WOULDN'T you sign up? Send your $50 non-refundable deposit to John Longballa, 1211 Minnehaha Ave W, Saint Paul, 55104. The bus will be approximately $60 per person (depending on how many go). The hotel is $100 for double occupancy. Thanks, John

19 years, 4 months

MEAD DAY BUS - SIGN UP NOW!

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

So far, we have only 10 people for the bus to Elk River for Mead Day. We need 15 to make this financially feasible ($15 each), we can take up to 34 people. Here is who I have signed up so far: Boyce Al Hatcher , Brian Hatcher , Helen Moranz, Mike Moranz, Sue Piatz, Steve Sines, Janis Smith, Chris Wentworth, Scott Williams, Beth If you're not on this list, and want to ride the Mead Bus (and if you're going to Mead Day, you do NOT want to be driving home) - RSVP to me TODAY! We will meet at 8:30am this Saturday, Aug 5, in the Midwest Homebrewing parking lot, and leave Elk River at 2pm, probably arriving at Midwest by about 3pm. Good idea to bring some NON-mead beverages for the bus ride home so you'll be fit to drive upon arriving at Midwest. John Longballa - do any of the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association folks want to ride the Mead Bus with us? - Al ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 4 months

Washington County Fair entries due!

by SAINTCROIX＠aol.com

The Washington County Fair Homebrew Competition is next week. Entries are accepted at the fairgrounds Monday, July 31, 4 pm-9 pm and Tuesday, August 1, 9 am-1 pm. You can enter more than one beer in each lot, but each entry must be from a different batch. Pale Ale, Pale Lager, Dark Ale, Dark Lager and Specialty are the categories. Standard competition rules apply--only one bottle per entry needed. Map here: http://64.224.89.160/map.shtml Bring em on! Karl Bremer

19 years, 4 months

REMINDER!: State Fair Homebrew Competition

by michael corrigan

Just a little reminder to you and yours - the deadline for entries into the Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition is quickly approaching (August 11)! All of the information you need, including registration, is located at: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ Drop-off sites will start accepting your entries on Thursday, August 3. If you are curious to know what it takes to be a winning entry, sign-up to judge! We are still looking for a few more people to help us decide who will take home this year's awards. Interested volunteers can visit the above link to sign-up! Cheers! Michael Corrigan.- Publicity Coordinator

19 years, 4 months

Summer Wheat Beers Article

by Frank Patino

>From Newsday: >From the Baltimore Sun DRINK FEATURES Summer's wheat beer crop With banana, clove and lemon aromas, these aren't your average brews By Rob Kasper Baltimore Sun In the heat of summer, brewers occasionally toss wheat, along with the usual malted barley, into their kettles of beer. The resulting brew is called wheat beer. Its most popular styles are known as hefeweizen, weissbier and witbier, names that refer to its yeasty nature and its pale, almost-white hue. The main attraction of wheat beer, whatever its style, is that it is a quencher. During the hot, nasty days of summer when other beers seem as heavy as July humidity, the effervescent tang of wheat beers can be as welcome as a cool front. Wheat beer is also fun to pour. A drawback is that some flavors and aromas - we are talking banana, cloves, bubble gum and lemon - are not part of your average brewski. Haze is a factor in wheat beers. When I poured various hefeweizens, or unfiltered German wheat beers, in my glass the brews looked as murky as a Baltimore sunset on a code-red air-quality day. In wheat beers, unlike air quality, haze is considered a good thing. It is proof that the top-fermenting ale yeast is at work, consuming sugars and carbonating the beer. Moreover the yeast, loaded with B-complex vitamins, is supposed to be good for you. German doctors have long recommended drinking wheat beer as a way to clear up skin problems, wrote Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery in New York, in The Brewmaster's Table. Downing a wheat beer is more fun, Oliver noted, than taking a yeast pill. The active yeast also means there is a recommended way of pouring wheat beer into a glass. The trick, the experts say, is to pour until the glass is about half full, then swirl the remaining beer around in the bottom of the bottle. This "rouses" the yeast in the bottle and, when it is subsequently poured into the glass, produces a fluffy head that will try to climb out of the glass. In my research I roused much yeast and watched with amazement the hazy show put on by unfiltered wheat beers. The Germans - Paulaner Hefeweizen, the Erdinger Hefeweizen, Georg Schneider's Weisse - along with Stoudt's Weizen Unfiltered Wheat from Adamstown, Pa., all put on spectacular, foamy performances. Their aromas and flavors - the aforementioned banana, bubble gum and cloves - while true to style, were not to my taste. I preferred the citrus flavors and lighter body of the Victory Whirlwind Witbier from Pennsylvania, the Shiner Hefeweizen from Texas, and the Mount Desert Island Ginger Wheat Ale from Maine. I also liked two unusual American wheat beers: James Madison Dark Wheat Ale from Samuel Adams in Boston and the Gumballhead American Wheat beer from Three Floyds brewery in Munster, Ind. My pick of the wheat beers Here are my five favorites: Shiner Hefeweizen, Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, Texas An unfiltered, bottle-conditioned wheat ale that is crisp and light, with citrus buzz. Subtle notes of honey, orange and lemon peels make it refreshing. The label offers step-by-step instructions on how to correctly pour this beer, rousing its yeast. Victory Whirlwind Witbier, Victory Brewing, Dowingtown, Pa. A light-colored, almost lemon-yellow ale made with Belgian yeast that delivers clean and clipped flavor. Great with grilled fish or a crisp salad. Mount Desert Island Ginger Wheat Ale, Atlantic Brewery, Bar Harbor, Maine Brewed with fresh ginger, this brown beauty has a little more body than most wheats and a spicy finish. James Madison Dark Wheat Ale, the Boston Beer Co. One of four bottles in the Samuel Adams Brewer Patriot Collection A wheat ale brewed in smoked style that President James Madison favored. The grain is smoked with red and white oak found near Madison's Orange County, Va., home. Dark brown ale with cocoa and coffee flavors, mixed with faint, sweet smoke. Not your usual wheat beer. Gumballhead American Wheat Beer, Three Floyds Brewery, Munster, Ind. Named after a comic book character, this wheat beer -- like many products from this inventive brewery -- does not fit the mold. Sniff the Amarillo hops and enjoy the lemon zing in the finish. It may really be American ale dressed in wheat beer clothes, but it is bracing. Copyright 2006 Newsday Inc. -- Regards, Frank E. in Lyons, IL.

19 years, 4 months

FRIDAY BEFORE THE FHIRST - Rick Oftel's tomorrow, 5pm til ??

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

DON'T FORGET: Tomorrow, Friday, 7/28, is the fourth "Friday Before the Fhirst" happy hour, this one at Rick Oftel's house, 5pm til ?? Bring Beer to share, or just come drink Rick's! * dry stout, APA, Brown, Charlie Porter, Wheat, and Blond and ginger ale. Bring a snack to share, if you like. Come when you want, stay until you want to leave. No meeting, no agenda. Rick sez his grill will be open if you want to bbq something. Rick and Dawn Oftel 6400 Mildred, Edina, MN 55439 952-941-9378 See you there! - Al PS Birthday cake to the first 25 people! It's both Beth's and Curt Stock's birthday! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 4 months

Fw: Big Lake Brewfest, September 23, Superior WI

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

FYI ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 07/17/2006 11:44 AM ----- "Tim Wigchers" <twigchers(a)jaum.org> 07/17/2006 10:55 AM To info(a)northernbrewer.com, service(a)midwestsupplies.com, windrvr(a)bitstream.net, allan.boyce(a)usbank.com, president(a)prairehomebrewers.org cc Subject Big Lake Brewfest, September 23, Superior WI I got your contact information from Walt Pittack, he suggested I share information about our upcoming Brewfest. Attention Beer Lovers! We would appreciate it if you would list the Big Lake Brewfest on your event calendar. It?s time to mark your calendar for Superior?s Premier Brewfest. The Big Lake Brewfest will be held on September 23, 2006 from 4:00 ? 8:00 p.m. in Superior?s Wessman Arena. This unique event will bring craft/micro brewers from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan to Superior for an afternoon of sampling some of the finest handcrafted beers in the country. Persons age 21 and over will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for $25. Only 1200 tickets will be sold. The Big Lake Brewfest is sponsored by Junior Achievement, Keyport Liquor, Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Clear Channel Radio, Northland News Center, The Northland Reader, Arrowhead Printing and Jeff Frey & Associates. Tickets will be available in early-August at: Duluth: Fitger?s Brewhouse, University Liquors, Last Chance Liquors, Cashwise Liquors, Liberty Liquors, Dubh Linn Pub, and Carmody?s Irish Pub. Superior: Keyport Liquor, Belknap Liquor, Hammond Liquor, The Shack and Twin Ports Brewing. Carlton: Tall Pine Liquor Proceeds from the Brewfest will benefit Junior Achievement programs across the Northland. JA is a worldwide not-for-profit organization that provides business, economic and free enterprise programs taught by volunteers to school children from grades K-12. Tim Wigchers Junior Achievement, District Manager Northeastern Minnesota & Northwestern Wisconsin P.O. Box 161071 Duluth, MN 55816 Phone & Fax (715) 392-3914 Toll Free (800) 362-5925 ext. 145 twigchers(a)jamn.org Junior Achievement ... Celebrating 50 Years in the Northland! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 4 months

FW: Das Firkin Friday this Week @ Sir Benedicts in Duluth

by aboyce＠mn.rr.com

FYI Original Message: ----------------- From: Northern Ale Stars northernalestars(a)hotmail.com Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:53:56 -0500 Subject: Das Firkin Friday this Week Firkin Friday returns this Friday with a real ale classic...............Kolsch! Yes, those crazy guys at Lake Superior Brewing are at it again and this time have cask conditioned a firkin of their Kayak Kolsch. This bubbling gusto will be available on a good ole traditional German hand pump at Sir Benedicts this Friday for happy hour. Be sure to stop by with your favorite stein and give it a try. Prost! -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

19 years, 4 months

MEAD DAY - Aug 5!! Sign up NOW to ride the MEAD BUS!!!

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Saturday, August 5th is National Mead Day! The MN Homebrewers Association will team up with the MN Hobby Beekeepers Association from 10:00am-2:00pm at Russ and Winnie Johnson?s apiary in Elk River for a day of mead-making, mead tasting, and (possibly) honey extraction. WE ARE HOSTING A BUS TO THE APIARY. The club bus will leave from Midwest Hoembrewing at 8:45am. Contact AlBoyce(a)bigfoot.com by Aug 3, 5pm to reserve your seat. We need to get a minimum of 15 people, at $15 each. The more people we get, the cheaper it will be. You DON?T want to be driving home from Mead Day!!! The brewers will demonstrate mead-making and provide samples of past batches, which run the gamut from varietal honey meads to melomels, pyments, braggots and metheglyns. The beekeepers will teach the brewers about the processes that produce the main ingredient in mead - honey! 2005 Meadmaker of the Year Curt Stock will be giving a presentation at 10am, so be there early! The address is 23114 Variolite Street in Elk River, MN 55330. Please bring chairs, some snacks and of course - mead! If you would like to make mead that day, please bring a clean, food-grade bucket with a lid, 3 lbs. of honey per gallon of mead you wish to make, and a yeast of your choice. If you?ve not made mead before, experienced meadmakers will be on-hand to guide you. In case of inclement weather, the Johnsons have a barn to hide in. Please bring 2 labeled bottles of your mead as a gift for hosting us! Custom Mead Day t-shirts and other items are available thru Aug. 6 for purchase at cost from: http://cafepress.com/meadday . THIS STORE WILL DISAPPEAR ON AUGUST 6TH - GET YOUR MEAD DAY ITEMS NOW!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 4 months

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