12 Oct
2004
12 Oct
'04
4 p.m.
The St. Paul system on a real trailer would/could serve as a teaching
tool. I don't think we need to recreate that in a slightly smaller
version. Besides, a handful of people (mostly 2 or 3) spent well over
100 man hours creating the brew system. Along with an unknown amount of
donated supplies and fixtures.
I realize we will have plenty of help with this project, but I don't
think we will get the level of support (labor and funds) needed build
another mobile brew system. Nor do I think we need another one.
I think we can better determine what would serve the clubs best after we
talk with the Science Museum folks tonight and attend the workshop
tomorrow.
Thanks for all the great ideas, we'll keep you all updated and provide
tasks for those who would like to help with the project.
Curt
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Fletty [mailto:fletty@umn.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 2:42 PM
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Subject: [mnbrewers] Re: [SPHBC] Science Museum Grant
The big brew system requires a pick up truck and can't just be towed.
A truly mobile system would be cool.
The big brew system could use a few improvements, in my opinion.
----- Original Message -----
From: <aboyce(a)mn.rr.com>
To: <Sphbc(a)sphbc.org>; <mba(a)thebarn.com>; <mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [SPHBC] Science Museum Grant
Other than the volume, it sounds exactly like the 50-gallong mobile
brewery
trailer that the St.Paul club already has.
-Al
Original Message:
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From: Ric Heins ric(a)usgo.net
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:26:13 -0500
To: Sphbc(a)sphbc.org, mba(a)thebarn.com, mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [SPHBC] Science Museum Grant
I love the idea of a functional mobile brewery/exhibit. I don't know if
we
could accomplish it within the 1200-1600 budget, but perhaps with the
right
combination of donated/scavenged stuff...
From: "Rick Oftel"
<mnbrewing(a)earthlink.net>
Reply-To: "Rick Oftel" <mnbrewing(a)earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:31:21 -0500
To: "St. Paul Homebrewers Club - Public Mailing List"
<Sphbc(a)sphbc.org>,
<mba(a)thebarn.com>,
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Subject: Re: [SPHBC] Science Museum Grant
How about designing and producing a mobile brewery in a small trailer?
Make
it available to brewers and demonstrators and able to
brew about 15-20
gallon batches? No fermentation - just grain crush, mash, hot liquor,
boil,
and cool. Just add water, grain, and propane.
Design it to fold
into a
three tier gravity system with adequate protection
from elements and
wind.
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Longballa" <jlongb(a)ties2.net>
To: <mba(a)thebarn.com>; "St. Paul Homebrewers Club - Public Mailing
List"
<Sphbc(a)sphbc.org>;
<mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 04:53 PM
Subject: [SPHBC] Science Museum Grant
Fellow Brewers and Beer Lovers--
As it now stands, both the Minnesota Homebrewers Association and the
Saint
Paul Homebrewers Club will be participating in an
exciting and
rewarding
grant opportunity sponsored by the National Science
Foundation and
administered by the Minnesota Science Museum. Tomorrow afternoon, the
representatives from the two clubs (who have most graciously and
generously
volunteered a great deal of their time to this
project!) will meet
with
Chris Burda, the woman at the Museum who is in charge
of the program.
Their
task tomorrow and during an afternoon workshop on
Wednesday is to
brainstorm
project ideas for the grant money.
At the moment, the two clubs are participating separately, but are
pooling
their monies into one project. The grant provides for
each club to
get
$600
toward a club project, preferably one with a science
bent to it. If
you
have ideas, please e-mail them to me, or to one of the
wonderful folks
who
are shouldering the burden of the work. Basically,
anything goes, as
long
as it can be done for $1200 (or $1600, should the two
clubs each pony
up
$200, which is the earnest amount that is asked for if
the clubs do
not
wish
to each donate five hours of service time (not a big
deal--next year's
Teach
a Friend Day could probably count--the Museum is very
flexible on how
the
hours are used)).
One idea that has surfaced is for a beautiful brewing process display
that
could be erected whenever we were demonstrating
homebrewing, such as
at
the
Renaissance. With $1200 and the Museum's amazing
exhibits crew, that
could
turn out extremely well!
So, please put on your thinking caps, drum up some ideas for cool club
projects, then e-mail those ideas to me, or to:
Gera Exire La Tour at gera_latour(a)hotmail.com
Doug Hoverson at dhoverson(a)cadets.com
Kris England at engla008(a)umn.edu
Curt Stock at CHS(a)barr.com
Jesse Stremcha at stremcha(a)csp.edu
These folks have stepped up and will attend the workshops, but there
will
be
plenty of opportunities for us all to pitch in and
help make the most
of
this $1200 project. Thanks for sending them your
ideas.
Thanks,
John
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