mba December 2013

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FW: 16th Annual Domras Cup Mead Competition - Savannah, GA - Feb 1 - a call for Judges & Entries

by Gera Exire La Tour

From: stovall.c(a)thomasandhutton.com Subject: RE: 16th Annual Domras Cup Mead Competition - Savannah, GA - Feb 1 - a call for Judges & Entries Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:26:24 +0000 FYI, the entry window is now open through January 23rd. http://www.savannahbrewers.com/domrascup.php Also, we are pleased to announce that our special guest this year will be Michael Fairbrother of Moonlight Meadery. We’re looking forward to a great time. So, plan to enter and/or plan to come help out. Cheers, Chris Stovall Domras Judge Director stovallchris(a)yahoo.com From: Stovall, Chris Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 1:15 PM Subject: 16th Annual Domras Cup Mead Competition - Savannah, GA - Feb 1 - a call for Judges & Entries Hello Southeastern Judges & Mead Judges- Announcing a call for Judges & Entries for the 16th Annual Domras Cup Mead Competition. When: • Competition Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014. 9:00 a.m. Judges/Stewards on site by 8:30 a.m. • Entry window: January 1, 2014 to January 23, 2014. Where: Tentative – Savannah Bee Company: 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd, Savannah, GA 31410 on Wilmington Island (unless plans change – a note will be forthcoming if the venue changes) Post-party and Oyster Roast begins ~ 2:30 p.m. (immediately after BOS meads are judged), ending time is up to you Why join us? We can use certified judges and mead aficionados for judging and stewarding. We have a number of local BJCP-certified mead judges, but always need help. For those wanting to learn more about mead judging, this is a great competition to attend. We’ll try to pair you up with one of our experienced mead judges. Each volunteer will get an etched Domras wine tasting glass and look for some of our new SBL “crimp-less” bottle openers to be available as well. Drawings for a door prize or two will be in order. Bagels, etc. will be available before we start and snacks in between. Immediately following judging, we hold our epic post-party and oyster roast that is an event not to be missed, so if interested in helping to judge or steward, please sign up on the registration page and/or email me and come join us. We generally try to finish in one round though a few folks may have to do two small rounds (we strive for no more than 10-12 total meads per judge). BOS will coincide with the beginning of the after-party with results announced shortly thereafter. Why enter? The cost is just $6 per entry. Any size bottle is acceptable (meads will be served “blind” by our experienced stewards to allow for non-standard bottle shipments). We know your mead is a precious thing. You can send any number of bottles you want, but we do recommend a minimum of one 750ml, two of anything smaller, and two if carbonated to ensure a fresh bottle for the BOS round. Ship early and we will get conditioned quickly so they are ready for competition day. Ribbons and lots of great mead-centric prizes from the Savannah Bee Company (can you say 100 lbs of regional honey!), commercial meadery products, and Savannah Homebrew Shop will be provided to winners. At this point we don’t have plans for remote drop-off locations where our club members would pick up. If entries are registered and paid for and at proper condition, however, we can accept the entries the morning of the competition (or better yet on Friday) if someone is planning to come judge from an outside area. We’ll leave that up to each club to arrange. Just let us know in advance about any special arrangements needed. For more information please visit the SBL website at http://www.savannahbrewers.com/domrascup.php . The direct link to Domras Cup on-line registration page is http://domras.homebrewcomp.com For lodging, there are no hotels on Wilmington Island, which is 6-9 minutes east of downtown Savannah. A cheaper option is the Baymont Inn 2 miles west of downtown. The area is industrial but the hotel is nice and clean. Here is some info from Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60814-d563256-Reviews-Baymont_Inn_… . There are nicer (and pricier) hotels downtown in the $150-200 range with easier access to downtown activities. More hotels on Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/HACSearch?geo=60814&inDay=1&inMonth=02%2F2013&ou… We are only the second longest-running, not nearly the biggest or most prestigious, but we make a claim to be the funnest mead-only competition in the world! Come join us! Cheers, Chris Stovall Domras Judge Director stovallchris(a)yahoo.com

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Re: [mba] Wyeast Activator off-flavors

by John Katics

Andrew I use White Labs. I am happier with the lager strains and I need to make a larger starter anyway. John Katics -------- Original message -------- From: Andrew Ruggles <kingator(a)gmail.com> Date:12/29/2013 4:19 PM (GMT-06:00) To: TheBarn <mba(a)thebarn.com> Subject: [mba] Wyeast Activator off-flavors Second time in 2 brews this season, and we've noticed that the Wyeast Activator packages are off-gassing a plastic aroma in our starters. It's really hard to get past this when sampling our starters to determine if we should pitch them or not. We have not experienced this aroma with the White Labs yeasts. Anyone else picking up this off-aromas? Andrew

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Wyeast Activator off-flavors

by Andrew Ruggles

Second time in 2 brews this season, and we've noticed that the Wyeast Activator packages are off-gassing a plastic aroma in our starters. It's really hard to get past this when sampling our starters to determine if we should pitch them or not. We have not experienced this aroma with the White Labs yeasts. Anyone else picking up this off-aromas? Andrew

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International Wine Industry Expo,2014

by Smith Song

Dear Sir or Madam, This is Smith Song to greet you in Beijing,China. We are a professional exhibition company. We organized 74 expos this yearly. Regarding our company, please visit our website: www.haimingroup.com . Our 12th Wine industry expo will be held in Shanghai on April 27-29th, 2014. It is approved by China Ministry of Commerce. Regarding our expo, please visit our expo website:www.bestwinechina.com . Expo info is attached, check it please! I wonder if you can transfer our expo info to your members or post on your website? We are looking for business cooperation too. If you have good idea, let me know too. Best regards, | Smith Song Project Manager | | BEIJING HAIMING HUIBO EXHIBITION CO., LTD | | Room 1801, Building 5, Jinhaiguoji Center,Guangqu Road No.21, Chaoyang Distict | | Skype: cowboysmith | | Tel:+86-10-59572664 | | Mobile：+86-15712956058 | | Email：songxq123(a)hotmail.com | | Fax:+86-10-58850889 | | Smith Song Project Manager | | BEIJING HAIMING HUIBO EXHIBITION CO., LTD | | Room 1801, Building 5, Jinhaiguoji Center,Guangqu Road No.21, Chaoyang Distict | | Skype: cowboysmith | | Tel:+86-10-59572664 | | Mobile：+86-15712956058 | | Email：songxq123(a)hotmail.com | | Fax:+86-10-58850889 | | Smith Song Project Manager | | BEIJING HAIMING HUIBO EXHIBITION CO., LTD | | Room 1801, Building 5, Jinhaiguoji Center,Guangqu Road No.21, Chaoyang Distict | | Skype: cowboysmith | | Tel:+86-10-59572664 | | Mobile：+86-15712956058 | | Email：songxq123(a)hotmail.com | | Fax:+86-10-58850889 |

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FW: New hours coming soon for the Summit Beer Hall

by Al Boyce

From: Summit Brewing Company [mailto:rbenson@always-thinking.com] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:56 PM To: alboyce(a)comcast.net Subject: New hours coming soon for the Summit Beer Hall <https://d19cgyi5s8w5eh.cloudfront.net/img/8906d789730890f0279e4095c164ac3cd…> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New hours coming soon for the Summit Beer Hall Summit Beer Hall will be open on Saturdays in 2014 ST. PAUL, Minn. – (December 19, 2013) – <http://gdbagency.dmanalytics2.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.summitbrewing.co…> Summit Brewing Company today announces that the Summit Beer Hall & Taproom will be open both Friday and Saturday from 4-9 p.m. starting January 3, 2014. The Beer Hall has been open for more than a year. In the summer months, the patio is packed; in the winter months, it’s a full house of beer lovers enjoying their favorite Summit year-round and seasonal brews on draught. Craft beer connoisseurs also visit for the specialty one-off beers and firkins that are available exclusively at the Beer Hall. Because of this positive response, Summit has decided to change the existing hours and add a new day to the Beer Hall schedule. Starting January 3, 2014, the Beer Hall will be open both Friday and Saturday from 4-9 p.m. These Beer Hall hours will be filled with draught and cask ale, food trucks and special events—just as they have been for the past year. Pints will still be $4 and there will also be a new 7 oz. sampler size available for $2 per glass. You can see what specialty beers, food trucks and events are scheduled at the <http://gdbagency.dmanalytics2.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.summitbrewing.co…> Beer Hall & Taproom Page of the Summit website. Summit Brewing Company Founded in St. Paul, Minn. in 1986, Summit Brewing Company has stayed close to its roots, serving the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Summit’s beers are currently available in 17 states including Minnesota, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Summit now produces 13 varieties of premium craft beer, including seven year-round, four seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained Series and Union Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been a consistent pioneer in the craft beer movement. CONTACT: Carey Matthews Summit Brewing Company (651) 265-7821 cmatthews(a)summitbrewing.com Ryan Benson Gabriel deGrood Bendt (GdB) (612) 547-5030 <mailto:erinde@gdbagency.com> rbenson(a)always-thinking.com

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Re: [mba] [mnbrewers] RE: Best of Show at the holiday Party?

by Dave Royer

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Best of Show at the holiday Party?

by Dave Royer

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UMMO 1/4 filled!!

by Dave Royer

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FW: [mnbrewers] Craft Beer for the Homebrewer

by Gera Exire La Tour

To: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com From: magnew63(a)yahoo.com Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:09:55 -0800 Subject: [mnbrewers] Craft Beer for the Homebrewer A very long while ago I polled the group about recipes members most wanted from commercial breweries. It was for a book I was working on called Craft Beer for the Homebrewer. The book is finally coming out. It shipped from the publisher's warehouse yesterday and should be out there soon. The book includes nearly 40 homebrew-scaled recipes for commercial beers provided by the brewers who make them. There are recipes from local favorites like Schell's, Surly, and Dave's Brewfarm. Other contributors include The Bruery, Cigar City, Shmaltz, Epic, Lagunitas, and others. There are lots of pro-brewers tips and profiles of every brewery. Recipes are written as both extract and all-grain. The book is full of color images and looks pretty awesome. http://www.qbookshop.com/products/211160/9780760344743/Craft-Beer-for-the-H… Michael Agnew __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___

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note to donators

by Paul Dienhart

I'm still getting calls and e-mails about people wanting to donate to tonight's auction for Kathy Stock. I'm telling those folks that there will be a similar auction at the Mash Out contest at the end of January, so please come back with items at that time. Also, for all of you who generously donated items for tonight's event, please feel free to pull any items where bids don't even approximate the item's value. In that case, it would be more benefit to Kathy to have that item saved for the Mash Out auction. Some items already have "minimum bid" thresholds, but many others do not. I certainly don't expect that all items will go for their face value, but we shouldn't have someone walking off with a $40 bottle of rare beer for $3. We are cooperating with Kathy's work group on this, and they chose a Wednesday evening. It's hard to say how many people in the beer community will be able to show - but I hope a lot. Thanks, Paul Editor of Cargill News 15407 McGinty Rd. West, MS 50 Wayzata, MN 55391-2399 USA 952-742-6198

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