Greetings fellow homebrewers. Take me to your liter! Every now and then, you hear something and wonder about the statement. You don't discount the idea but have trouble believing until you experience it. Sound familiar? For years I have heard the phrase "drop the yeast" used by professional brewers. I knew that yeast in my system slowly (over the course of a month) will drop out of suspension but have never had this process work well or quickly.........until now. Two days ago, in preparation for the gala holiday event, I tossed out two large kegs of Kolsch into a snow pile. These were the same cornies used for primary fermentation but the beer was racked one time. Rescued the cold kegs last evening and put them on line with the filter. For some reason, the filter processed the beer very quickly. Usually the first 5 gallons goes quickly and then the rate slows considerably. The whole batch (16 gallons) was filtered in about 1 hour which is a record! The pads had very little residue. Residue stuck to the bottom of the cornies and the ride through the basement didn't rouse up much sediment. Yeast used was a standard Kolsch yeast (white labs I believe) - the combination ale-lager variety. Total ferment time was 20 days. O.G. 1.040. Try some at the Christmas Party tomorrow with your Beer Cheese Soup! Moral of the story: Question many things but keep an open mind as you evaluate the results. ----------------------------------------------next---------------------------------- Do you remember those great spare ribs and BBQ that we made for the party last year? Good. Now with that memory close at hand, think about some variety. OK..............you're almost there.............. a little further please............ Rick and Dawn are making B E E R C H E E S E S O U P. The recipe will be furnished but it already sounds good. Fresh Popcorn, beer cheese soup, beer, cheese, what more could you ask for? Door prizes galore! Fun Festivities Beer Exchange Did we mention Beer????? CSPS Hall 383 Michigan St. Paul Friday (TOMORROW) 6-10 pm --------------------------------important notice----------------------------------- Remember, you could throw your hat in the ring and possibly achieve MHBA officer level!! Just think, you could be a President, VP, Treasurer or member at large! Imagine impressing your friends, fellow brewers, professional brewers and distributors! Be the first on your block, the only one in your family, one of one in your town!!!! Hurry Hurry Hurry! Quantities and availability are limited ---- this is NOT an automatic election. You need to meet strict criteria, evaluations, and be ready for almost anything. Please contact any club officer during the first portion of the meeting to arrange for an interview, testing..........OK. You do need to let us know you're interested. Thanks in advance Rick Oftel V.P. MHBA (3rd term)