September 16, 2006 – 11:45am - 5 p.m.

By Dave and Sue Luskey

The September MhBA meeting will be a busy day! First on the

agenda will be a tour of Rahr Malting Company. Following the

tour, Dave and Sue Luskey will host the continuation of the club

meeting at their house.

Rahr Malting is one of the few malting companies left in

Minnesota. Its Shakopee facility is the largest single-site malt

producer in the world, producing 370,000 metric tons each year.

Rahr started operations in Shakopee in 1936 with malt house #1,

and then later built four more malt houses. Malt house #5 is the

most recent addition, built in 1991 with the latest and most

efficient German technology capable of producing 12,000 bushels

every 16-20 hours.

We will meet at malt house #5 between 11:30-11:45 a.m. for the

tour, which departs at 12 noon sharp and will last 90 minutes.

Bring a beer or two to give to the Rahr employees if you wish;

they greatly appreciate it. Please label the bottle with the style of

beer and the brewer’s name.

After the tour, a five to ten minute drive from Rahr Malting will

take us to Dave and Sue Luskey’s house, where the club meeting

will resume at 2 p.m. The meeting agenda consists of Dave

presenting the technical topic of Lagering. In addition,

September’s Style Of The Month is Stout and the club will select

one member’s interpretation to represent us in the upcoming AHA

National Club-Only Competition. 

The Stainless Brewer contest will be judged at the meeting.

And finally—Lunch! Dave will be smoking pork roast for

Carolina pulled pork sandwiches. Please bring something to share.

Both the grill and smoker will be available for anybody to use. If

you have any questions you can contact Dave at 952-496-2770 or

Shakopee, MN 55379

Go south on 169

towards Shakopee.

Exit on 101 south

Shakopee exit. Stay

on 101 (you will

pass Valley Fair) all

the way into

Shakopee. 101 turns

enter the city limits.

Rahr is on the west

end of town on the

left hand side. Malt

house #5 is at the

west end of the

facility, second entrance on the left.

Take highway 212 west. Exit onto 101

south and cross the MN River. Take a

Ave. Rahr will be on the left hand side.

Malt house #5 is at the west end of the

facility, second entrance on the left.

55379

If you can’t make it to the Rahr Tour,

come over to Dave and Sue’s after 2pm.

Take 169 south towards Shakopee. Take

the Co. Road 15/Marystown Road exit.

On the exit ramp, take a left heading

West (Co. Road 70). Dave and Sue’s

house is the first house on the left.