mba September 2008

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by seth r

I am pleased to announce the birth of our new assistant brewer. Leila "Nugget" Jo Reid was born on the 27th of September at 5:12am in an attempt to make it to the ABR later that day, little did she know she was to young and had no ticket. She was 6lb 4.6oz, almost half the weight of the grain bill of her commemorative beer, a wild rice amber ale with centennial and simco, and 20.4in long. Jamie and Leila are doing great. She was born drug free and alnatural, but had an ABO reaction and spent the second 24 hours of her life in a light box to bring down her bilirubin count. We're home and happy now and lovin life. -- Seth Reid

17 years, 2 months

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by seth r

Here ya go. -- Seth Reid

17 years, 2 months

ABR Photos

by Michael Valentiner

I put my photos from the Autumn Beer Review on my Flickr site: http://flickr.com/photos/mvalentiner/sets/72157607573246946/ You should also be able to search for them with the tag "AutumnBeerReview2008" It sure was a lot of fun! ---------------------------------------------------- Michael Valentiner, Minneapolis, MN

17 years, 2 months

2008 Cider Buy

by Chris Smith

2008 MHBA Cider Buy Mark Glewwe and I are in the process of organizing the annual cider buy from Minnesota Harvest. The plan is to pick up the cider and distribute it at the Teach-a-Friend-to-Homebrew event at Barley John's on Saturday November 1st. The price this year is yet to be determined but in the past is has been around $3.75-4.00 per gallon. The regular price in the shop at the orchard is $5.00. If you are interested in participating in the cider buy email me your order at <mailto:csmitty42@yahoo.com> csmitty42(a)yahoo.com . Orders must be received by Monday October 27th so we can give them a heads up on the quantity. Further details will follow as they become available. The fresh cider is unpasteurized and unpreserved and comes in plastic one gallon jugs and is frozen when we pick it up from the orchard. Barley John's Brew Pub 781 Old Highway Eight SW New Brighton MN 55112 Located just North of Minneapolis off 35W at Country Rd. D and Old Highway 8 about 2 miles NW of Rosedale Shopping Center Thanks Chris Smith

17 years, 2 months

September BOILER is online!

by alboyce＠comcast.net

There's still two days in which to read it this month! Download your copy NOW! http://www.mnbrewers.com/newsletters/2008/2008_09.pdf - Al -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint

17 years, 2 months

Re: MhBA Club Email Lists

by alboyce＠comcast.net

The club currently has two email lists: * mba(a)TheBarn.com * mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com MnBrewers.com was originally meant to be used as the communication tool to the BJCP classes, partially because the facility to upload files by class members was so handy. But now it seems it is used for normal, everyday club business. There is probably no reining it back at this point. Whenever something comes thru to one list but not the other, I have generally been acting as conduit and forwarding the email to the other list. There has been some talk amongst the club officers about dropping one of the lists - we certainly don't need two. Does anyone have any strong preference about which list we should keep? Does anyone have a compelling reason to keep both? - Al Original Message: ----------------- From: Michael Valentiner mpv(a)visi.com Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:02:11 -0500 To: Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com, mba(a)thebarn.com Subject: Re: Homegrown Hop Storage I saw Russell yesterday, he is alive. I've been getting list email (mostly from Al ;-). I count 20+ for the month of Sept and 6 (or so) from last week. ---------------------------------------------------- Michael Valentiner, Minneapolis, MN On Sep 29, 2008, at 10:21 AM, Rick Oftel wrote: > The Barn has been almost dead lately. Maybe its broken? > > Yesterday was a good day to store homegrown hops and felt it worthy > to share a storage technique that worked very nicely. > > First step was to air dry the hops. I used a large window screen > suspended in my outside shed. The building is very dry and gathers > significant heat when closed. In about 4 days, the fresh hops were > ready for bailing. > > We have a vacuum sealing machine and it seemed very logical to see > how it worked. I started by making a fairly long bag possibly > 2+feet long. I stuffed and stuffed as many hops as I could into the > bag and connected it to the vacuum machine. Using the jog button, > I pulled a great vacuum on the hops and made a mini brick. The jog > cycle doesnt seal the bag so I stuffed in more hops. > > My harvest this year was about two 5 gallon buckets of hops. When > dry and compact, I ended up with a flat sack about 2 feet and less > than 2 inches thick. > > Ill be using this process again! > > Sincerely, > > Rick Oftel > > > > This electronic message including any attachments ("Message") may > contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt > from disclosure under trade secret and other applicable law. If you > are not the intended recipient, notify the sender immediately, > permanently delete all copies of this Message, and be aware that > examination, use, dissemination, duplication or disclosure of this > Message is strictly prohibited. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail

17 years, 2 months

Homegrown Hop Storage

by Rick Oftel

The Barn has been almost dead lately. Maybe it's broken? Yesterday was a good day to store homegrown hops and felt it worthy to share a storage technique that worked very nicely. First step was to air dry the hops. I used a large window screen suspended in my outside shed. The building is very dry and gathers significant heat when closed. In about 4 days, the fresh hops were ready for "bailing." We have a vacuum sealing machine and it seemed very logical to see how it worked. I started by making a fairly long bag possibly 2+feet long. I stuffed and stuffed as many hops as I could into the bag and connected it to the vacuum machine. Using the "jog" button, I pulled a great vacuum on the hops and made a mini brick. The jog cycle doesn't seal the bag so I stuffed in more hops. My harvest this year was about two 5 gallon buckets of hops. When dry and compact, I ended up with a flat sack about 2 feet and less than 2 inches thick. I'll be using this process again! Sincerely, Rick Oftel This electronic message including any attachments ("Message") may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under trade secret and other applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender immediately, permanently delete all copies of this Message, and be aware that examination, use, dissemination, duplication or disclosure of this Message is strictly prohibited.

17 years, 2 months

RE: ASBC Course - Origins and Troubleshooting Flavor Defects in Beer

by alboyce＠comcast.net

The ASBC (American Society of Brewing Chemists) is holding a class in St. Paul on Thu-Fri, 10/16-17 on Origins and Troubleshooting Flavor Defects in Beer. $219 if you're a member, $249 if a non-member. Looks pretty interesting! Details below... If anyone goes, consider writing up an article for The Boiler - I'm sure everyone would be interested. - Al PS - BJCP judges can probably get some CEP points for attending if you apply for them... Kris? Original Message: ----------------- From: Gina Kelly GKelly(a)newbelgium.com Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:34:28 -0600 To: north_rep(a)bjcp.org Subject: ASBC Course Hello, My name is Gina Kelly and I am a member of the Technical Committee of the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC). I would like to pass this on to you since this course is being held in your region. I apologize for the short notice. One of your members Scott Bruslind, mentioned that your organization is always looking for educational opportunities. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone you feel may be interested. Thanks, Gina http://www.asbcnet.org/meetings/shortcourses/2008Flavor.htm Gina Kelly New Belgium Brewing Company 500 Linden St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.newbelgium.com www.followyourfolly.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint

17 years, 2 months

FW: One for the Hop Heads!

by Al Boyce

_____ From: The Four Firkins [mailto:alvey@thefourfirkins.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of The Four Firkins Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:55 PM To: alboyce(a)comcast.net Subject: One for the Hop Heads! <http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif> header <http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs039/1102140918849/img/3.jpg?a=110225 8113226> <http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif> One for the Hop-Heads! IPA IPA IPA IPA IPA 09/27/08 Tyranena Hop Whore Imperial IPA It's back! Tyranena's "Hop Whore", the bitter bell of the ball at last years Autumn Brew Review, is now on the shelves at The Four Firkins. Tyranena Logo <http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs039/1102140918849/img/26.gif?a=11022 58113226> Dieu Du Ciel Corne Du Diable - IPA An American Style India Pale Ale from our French Canadian friends in Montreal. Horn Of The Devil <http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs039/1102140918849/img/27.jpg?a=11022 58113226> >From the same brewery we also have: "Route Des Epices" - a Rye beer with both black and green pepper corns! "Rosee D'Hibiscus" a delicate pink beer with spices and hibiscus flowers. "Derniere Volonte" an Abbey style blond ale. Haand Bryggeriet Norwegian IPA We got another case of the IPA from those four crazy guys in Norway! Haand <http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs039/1102140918849/img/28.jpg?a=11022 58113226> We also have a case of the HaandBakk a Sour Ale aged in Rhubarb Wine and Sherry barrels. Very impressive.... We hope you all had a great time at the ABR this year, next year we'll come and have a beer with you! Alvey. <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102140918849> Join Our Mailing List! Forward email <http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102140918849&ea=alboyce%40comc ast.net&a=1102258113226> <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001LBos8BrBhyquGWVn84RSt2xRl9vEC 51M25bZjN5E-VO75BUEbJoKll_fBjA5If9h&p=un> Safe Unsubscribe This email was sent to alboyce(a)comcast.net by alvey(a)thefourfirkins.com. Update Profile/Email Address <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001LBos8BrBhyquGWVn84RSt2xRl9vEC 51M25bZjN5E-VO75BUEbJoKll_fBjA5If9h&p=oo> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001LBos8BrBhyquGWVn84RSt2xRl9vEC 51M25bZjN5E-VO75BUEbJoKll_fBjA5If9h&p=un> T | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp> . Email Marketing <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_News_209> by <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_News_209> The Four Firkins | 8009 Minnetonka Blvd | St Louis Park | MN | 55426 <http://rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1102258113226.0.1102140918849.483&ts=S0363&o=http:/ /ui.constantcontact.com/images1/s.gif>

17 years, 2 months

RE: Temporary link to Hoppy Halloween online registration

by alboyce＠comcast.net

Susan- I made a temporary link for people to be able to get to the online registration element until your website is back up. Online registration for ENTRIES or VOLUNTEERS for HOPPY HALLOWEEN is available thru: http://beer.tzo.com/beer/hoppy.htm - Al Original Message: ----------------- From: Susan Ruud susan.ruud(a)ndsu.edu Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:33:39 -0500 To: sphbc(a)googlegroups.com, mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [mnbrewers] Hoppy Halloween Site temporarily down Hi, Ok, after sending I realized that our site is temporarily down. The host switched servers last night and apparently there is a glitch. If it isn't back up tonight then the info is pretty general 2 bottles/entry. $6.50/entry - any entryform will work so as all of the pertinent info is on it. - No recipe required altho we reserve the right to obtain it at a later date should we wish it for some reason. More than one entry is allowed in a few of the categories (herb, spice, fruit beer and mead, experimental also) as long as the entry is definitely different from others you have entered. (You could enter a Cherry and a Peach mead but not 2 different batches of cherry mead) There is online entry but it isn't required altho if the site is back up by the time you are ready to do your entry sheets it does make it much easier for everyone involved if you enter on-line. Thanks, Susan -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web

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