Congratulations to all of the winners at the Great Northern BrewHaHa in
Duluth this past weekend!
MHBA was well represented with Jon Messier, Chris Smith, Neil Bromenshenkel,
Ryan Verkennis and Steve Piatz bringing back a total of 11 medals.
For the full list:
http://www.northernalestars.org/greatnorthernbrewhaha.html
Cheers!
//Mike Behrendt
MGBrew(a)comcast.net
And if you have any questions, concerns, requests, whatever regarding the
conference please forward those to Curt, Kris, or me. The three of us and
some others have been working on this since at least last spring.
Also, both the MHBA & SPHBC presidents are on the organizing committee. You
could also forward questions up the chain through Joe or Chris.
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Curt Stock <curtisstock(a)comcast.net>wrote:
> All,
>
> If you are thinking about attending the conference in June you should
> really consider registering soon. As of Tuesday the conference was about
> 60% booked. It will sell out fast.
>
> http://www.ahaconference.org
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> Any multi-club people please send to other club lists.
>
> Curt
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MGBrew(a)comcast.net
From: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:mnbrewers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Agnew
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 2:35 PM
To: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [mnbrewers] Fw: GBS Presents - Champion of the Pint!
GBS is a great club. I hooked up with them in 2008 when I was in St. Louis for a four-month project. They meet at the O'Fallon Brewery. Did the Big Brew with them that year. A barrel-aged strong dark. I need to check on that beer come to think of it...
Michael
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Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 11:22:45 AM
Subject: GBS Presents - Champion of the Pint!
All, I just wanted to let you know, The Garage Brewers Society, a home brew club located just outside of St Louis MO is holding their first national competition on April 10th. We are part of the High Plains Brewer Circuit and the competition is called The Champion of the Pint. You can get information on the club and on the competition at www.garagebrewers. com <http://www.garagebrewers.com/> I was hoping you could inform your club members of the upcoming competition or add it to your events calendar.
Thanks for your support, happy brewing, and good luck to all that enter
Thanks
Jeff Britton
President - Garage Brewers Society
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This is OUR REGION's AHA First Round for the AHA's National Homebrewing Competition. It's been in St.Paul the last few years, and this year Madison is getting a crack at it. Several Madison brewers have been coming over for our version of it in St.Paul, and we should return the favor.
Also, Madison is a GREAT beer town, with many great brewpubs.
Finally, the Madison Homebrew Tasting Guild is a great bunch of folks! I've gotten to know a few of them at the Great Taste of the Midwest the last few years - the SECOND largest beer event in the nation.
All good reasons to make a serious effort to get to Madison to support their effort this year! They will need BJCP and non-BJCP volunteers aplenty. Hope everyone can make it!
- Al
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SAVE THE DATE -- April 17th!
The Midwest Regional for the National Homebrew Competition, 2010 will be hosted by the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild (MHTG -- Organizers of The Great Taste of the Midwest :-) in Madison, WI.
Judging will take place in three judging sessions on Saturday, April 17th at the Capital Brewery in Middleton, WI. Keith Symonds is Site Coordinator
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(mailto:madsymo@aol.com) .
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From: Jeff Britton <jeff(a)garagebrewers.com>
Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 11:22:45 AM
Subject: GBS Presents - Champion of the Pint!
All, I just wanted to let you know, The Garage Brewers Society, a home brew club located just outside of St Louis MO is holding their first national competition on April 10th. We are part of the High Plains Brewer Circuit and the competition is called The Champion of the Pint. You can get information on the club and on the competition at www.garagebrewers.com I was hoping you could inform your club members of the upcoming competition or add it to your events calendar.
Thanks for your support, happy brewing, and good luck to all that enter
Thanks
Jeff Britton
President - Garage Brewers Society
I'm curious to know how many MHBA club members are planning on attending
Nationals in June.
Please send me an email.
Thanks!
//Mike Behrendt
MGBrew(a)comcast.net
FYI
//Mike Behrendt
MGBrew(a)comcast.net
From: Jeff Williamson [mailto:brewer@flatearthbrewing.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 3:47 PM
To: Jeff & Cathie Williamson
Subject: Flat Earth February Update
Greetings True Believers,
A quick update as we settle in the 2nd month of what has already
been a great year!
We welcomed Heather Therese in to our family on the 2nd of the
month! Everyone is doing great and happy to be home.
Brewer tours are on the 13th & 27th this month at 4 p.m. Please
bring a valid ID, no reservations needed.
Mardi Gras fundraiser at the Grand Hand Gallery (619 Grand Ave)
on the 16th.
We hope to see you out at the Food & Adult beverage Experience
(Food & Wine) in Minneapolis on the 20th & 21st.
Looking forward in to our crystal skull!
3rd Anniversary Party and Ovni - Biere De Garde
release parties! 6 - 10 p.m.
On tap
Ovni - Biere de Garde - Minnesota's only Biere de Garde
Winter Warlock - Golden Barleywine - Minnesota's only
Barley-wine
Grand Design - S'more infused porter - Winner of Best of the
fest at Winterfest last Friday
Sunburst - Apricot Ale - Winner of the best of the Fest St.
Paul Summer Beerfest
Double Hopped Angry Planet Pale Ale - Winner at Firkinfest
2009
Belgian Pale Ale - The one that started it all!
Minneapolis March 1st - Preston's Urban
Pub
221 Cedar Avenue South 6 -
10 p.m.
Saint Paul - March 2nd - The Happy Gnome
498 Selby Avenue 6 - 10 p.m.
Follow us on Facebook & Twitter!
Growler sales every Tuesday & Thursday 330 630 p.m. & Saturdays
Noon - 3
Cheers!
The Williamsons
Beer Good for the Bones
(I Copied to The Barn - Cheers! ~Brian)
Some beer contains high amounts of silicon, a nutrient that helps
strengthen bones, research finds.
By Emily Sohn <http://news.discovery.com/contributors/emily-sohn/> |
Sun Feb 7, 2010 11:24 PM ET
THE GIST:
* Beer contains a nutrient that can strengthen bone.
* In moderation, beer can contribute to a healthy diet.
* Wine isn't the only alcoholic beverage that does our bodies some
good.
Brian Hatcher
C.P.I.M.
Sr. Master Scheduler
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As wine gets showered with publicity for its heart-fortifying,
health-boosting effects, beer has maintained a reputation as a dietary
wasteland, full of empty calories. But beer, according to growing
research, has some powerful nutritional properties, too.
In one of the latest studies, scientists found that some varieties of
beer contain large amounts of silicon, a nutrient that helps strengthen
bones. Although the study didn't specifically test the health effects of
a cold frothy pint, the findings suggest that moderate beer drinking
might help reduce the risk of osteoporosis and other diseases.
"The wine guys have stolen the moral high ground," said Charles
Bamforth, a biochemist and professor of food science at the University
of California, Davis. "The reality is there's now growing consensus
around the world that the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages that
counters atherosclerosis is alcohol. It doesn't matter if it's wine or
beer."
"I resent the stance that people take that wine is better," he added.
"It's not."
Over the years, scientists have uncovered a number of health benefits in
beer <http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/10/beer-cancer-health.html>
. The beverage contains folate, for example, which helps prevent cancer
and reduces the risk of birth defects. Beer can also limit kidney stones
and gallstones. And it can lower the risk of late-onset diabetes.
"The list," Bamforth said, "goes on and on."
Scientists have long known that beer
<http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/how-stuff-works/beer.html> also contains
silicon, which strengthens bones in animal studies and has been linked
with higher bone-mineral density in people. Bamforth and graduate
student Troy Casey wanted to know what determines how much silicon a
given type of beer ends up with.
After dissecting the ingredients in beer
<http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/23/ancient-yeast-beer.html> and
analyzing 100 types of commercial brew, the researchers found a range of
silicon levels -- from about 6 milligrams of silicon per liter of beer
to more than 56 mg/L. One liter is equivalent to about two bar-standard
pint glasses.
Nutritionists don't yet know how much silicon is ideal, but people tend
to consume an average of between 20 and 50 mg of silicon a day, and
studies suggest that people should get at least 46 mg daily, said
Katherine Tucker, a nutritional epidemiologist at Northeastern
University in Boston. Besides beer, sources include fruit, vegetables,
and whole grains.
When it came to styles of beer, a few patterns emerged, the researchers
report today in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Ales
tended to contain more silicon than lagers did -- with an average of 33
mg/L compared to 24 mg/L. India Pale Ales, or IPAs, had the highest
levels -- an average of 41 mg/L.
The trends suggest that raw ingredients and brewing techniques determine
how much silicon ends up in the final product. The greatest source of
silicon, Bamforth said, is malt -- the sprouted cereal grain that forms
the soul of a beer. Starches in sprouted barley or wheat break down into
sugars that yeast converts into alcohol.
Beers with lots of malt had the most silicon, with barley containing
more of it than wheat did. The scientists found lesser amounts of
silicon in hops, which add spiciness and flavor to beer.
As for brewing styles, vigorous processing released higher levels of
silicon into the beverage. Drying of the malted grains made a
difference, too. Drying develops color and flavor but reduces silicon.
So, strong, dark beers had relatively low levels of silicon because they
experienced excessive drying.
Together, the results suggest that people who want to get the most
silicon for their beer-drinking buck should go for malty, hoppy
barley-based brews that aren't too dark.
As with most nutrients -- and most happy hour drinks -- though, you can
get too much of a good thing. Men should stop at two drinks a day,
Tucker said. Women should stop at one.
"It is important to stress that moderate alcohol intake appears to be
protective of bone," Tucker said, "but too much is bad for health
and...is associated with bone loss."
At the end of a long, hard day, it's probably not necessary to consider
silicon in your beer selectoin, Bamforth said. After all, his study
found a wide range of silicon levels within each category. All beers, he
added, contain at least some of the nutrient.
"I would first consider flavor and whether you like it or not," Bamforth
said. "Choose the beer you enjoy, for goodness sake."
February MHBA Meeting – Club Elections
The February meeting of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association will be held on Saturday February 20th at Traditional Foods Minnesota from noon-3:00 PM. At this meeting we will be electing the board of directors for the coming year. We will also be discussing the style of the month – English Brown Ales. We will cover style guidelines along with ingredients and brewing techniques. The club will provide commercial examples to sample. If you have a homebrewed example your willing to share bring it along to the meeting.
With the National Homebrew Conference just around the corner we will be discussing the activities the club will be involved in and looking for volunteers.
There will also be a raffle for some of the leftover prizes from the Upper Mississippi Mash-out for members in attendance.
Traditional Foods Minnesota
302 W 61st ST
Minneapolis, MN 55419
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=302+W+61st+ST,+…
If you have any questions about the meeting you can email me at csmitty42(a)yahoo.com.
Chris Smith
