April 2002
The Official Newsletter of the Cloudy Town Brewers
April 2002
http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org
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April 2002
Next Meeting
Wednesday April 3, 2002
7:00 P.M. at
Granite City Food & Brewery
Please bring any India Pale Ale you have to this meeting for the May club-only competition.
Meeting Minutes
Thanks to Granite Food & Brewery for hosting our March meeting.
Darin Dorholt brought in an example of a screen-printed T-shirt with our logo that he had done up at T-Shirts Plus. They are running a special of 20 Shirts for $200. We voted to go ahead have 20 made. We had some made with logo the front and the back in XL and any requested sizes by members at the meeting.
Tim Fruestenberg had information on embroidery for shirts. It is a $30 onetime setup charge for converting the logo into the stitch pattern. It would be eight dollars per item and we would have to supply the clothing item. Tim was going to have some shirts done up for sale at the competition.
We held club officer elections at the March meeting and here are the results.
Phil Thomas Librarian
Jean Michael Secretary/Treasurer
James Michael Newsletter Editor
Tim Fuerstenberg First Officer
Erik Nelson Vice President
Darin Dorholt President
It was suggested that next year before the elections we discuss term limits and elect starting at the President Office and work down.
Al at Granite City said we could judge at Granite City on Saturday morning for the first round of judging as we did last. We decided not to because they open at eleven and we did not want to be in their way for their lunch service.
Larry Bell from Kalamazoo Brewing Company will emcee the Best of Show and will give a talk on the craft brewing industry. He will also be donating items for the competition. We will pay for his hotel room. It will be $140 for two nights.
March Mashness
Congratulations to Erik Nelson of the Cloudy Town Brewers for winning Best of Show. Erik won with a Belgian Strong Dark. Arlin Karger of the Prairie Homebrewing Companions had the First Runner Up with a Vienna Lager and the Second Runner Up with a Blueberry Melomel.
Congratulations to all the medal winners in the competition. We had 114 entries this year and we would like to thank all those who entered and made this competition great. Here are the medals by club.
Cloudy Town Brewers 7
Heart Mountain Hoppers, WY 2
Minnesota Homebrewers Association 7
Minnesota TimberWorts 1
Prairie Homebrewing Companions 21
St. Paul Homebrewers 3
No Club Affiliation 2
Arlin Karger from the Prairie Homebrewing Companions took 14 medals.
From The Cloudy Town Brewers Darin Dorholt took a second with his Cherry Beer in the Fruit Beer category. Jerry Dusich took the first place with an Export 80/- Scottish Ale. Erik Nelson took a third with a Koelsch-Style Ale, a first and BOS with a Belgian Strong Dark Ale, a second with a Fruit Lambic-Style Ale, and a first with a Standard Cider. Tom Zupanc took a third with an American Light/Standard/Premium Lager.
The Cloudy Town Brewers would like to thank all those who helped with judging from the first round judges to the Best Of Show judges. We would also like to thank all of our sponsors and ask that you patronize them. Here is a list of our sponsors.
Granite City Food & Brewery
Beer, Beer, and More Beer
Kalamazoo Brewing Company
Big Sky Brewing Company
St. Patrick's of Texas
Northern Brewer
Great Lakes Brewing News
Brew Your Own Magazine
Cargill Specialty Malts
Promash
White Labs, Inc.
Wyeast Laboratories, Inc.
LD Carlson Distributors
HopUnion
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Puterbaugh Farms Hops Direct
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Briess Malting Company
Gluek Brewery
Baker’s Craft & Hobby
Midwest Homebrew Supplies
Nortwestern Extract
American Homebrewers Association
Competitions
Entry dates for the AHA National Homebrew Competition have been announced. Entries will be accepted April 3 - 12, 2002. For more information visit http://www.beertown.org/AHA/NHC/index.htm
The Sultan's of Swig and Niagara Association of Homebrewers Homebrew Clubs are hosting Amber Waves of Grain, The 6th Annual Western NY Homebrew Competition. Entries are accepted Monday April 15th though Saturday May 4th. For more information please see their website, http://niagarabrewers.org/.
For more competitions visit the Events & Calendar on the AHA’s web site at http://www.beertown.org/cgi-bin/Cal/calgen.cgi?category=HB.
Club Only Competitions
Please bring any India Pale Ale you might have to this meeting so they can be judged for the next club-only competition.
May 2002 - India Pale AleHosted by Jeff Smith and the South Gasconade Brewing Society of Owensville, MO
Entries due by May 1, 2002
Judging will be held May 4, 2002
Shipping Address:
S.G.B.S.
c/o Steve Adams
1104 W. Highway 28
Owensville, MO 65066
Category 7 India Pale Ale
AUGUST 2002 - American Lager Competition
Hosted by Dave Houseman and the Beer Unlimited Zany Zymurgists (BUZZ) of Malvern, PA
Category 1 American Lager
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2002 - Strong Belgian Ale Competition
Hosted by Mike Moranz and the Minnesota
Homebrewers Association of Minneapolis, MN
Category 18 Strong Belgian Ale
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2002 - Fruit & Spice Beer Competition
Hosted by Guy Ruth and the Dukes
of Ale of Albuquerque, NM
Categories 21 & 22 Fruit Beer and
Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
AHA on the Road with Charlie Papazian
Charlie Papazian, homebrewing guru and founder of the American Homebrewers Association, is hitting the road traveling through North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. He’ll be stopping at a homebrew shop, brewery or homebrew club meeting near you, looking for great beers, good times and good friends. Bring a friend who hasn’t brewed yet, and we’ll see you there!
April 1st
Contact Ron Stroh at Country Cannery Homebrew Shop for details about April 1 events.
The Hjemkomst Center
Public Event starts at 7:30 p.m.
Moorhead, MN-Just over the line from Fargo, ND
Country Cannery Homebrew Shop
Moorhead, MN
218.291.0678
Special thanks to Prairie Homebrewing Companions for organizing the April 1 events.
April 2nd
Contact Chris Schiffer at Northern Brewer or Dave Turbenson at Midwest Homebrewing Supplies for details about April 2 events.
Northern Brewer
St. Paul, MN
651.291.8849
Midwest Homebrewing Supplies
St. Louis Park, MN
952.925.9854 / 888.449.2739
Rock Bottom Brewery
Public Event starts at 7 p.m.
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Special thanks to Minneapolis Homebrewers Association (MHBA) for organizing April 2 events.
BIG BREW 2002
Submitted by Bruce LeBlanc
It’s that time of year again for Big Brew 2002. Once again Big Brew 2002 will be held at my house, 1190 Flame wood Dr. Sauk Rapids on May 4th. So bring your brew kettles and some extract for an afternoon of leisurely brewing and libations. There are some extra burners and kettles at my house. If you are coming and need something, please talk with me at the next meeting so we can reserve it for you.
If you are planning on coming, just head out of town on highway 23 east about four miles, take the first left past the "hitchin post" on 40th and then a right on the service road and the next left into the neighborhood and look for 1190 on the mailbox or just smell for the brew kettles. If you want to bring a snack for the brewers feel free.
The AHA has some suggestions on beer styles but you can brew any style of beer if one of these is not what you want.
May 4, 2002
Help us celebrate National Homebrew Day with a day of worldwide simultaneous brewing! The 5th Annual Big Brew will kick off with a simultaneous toast at 12:00pm CST, then fire up the burners and start brewing!
This year there are two recipes to choose from, a Maibock provided by George
Fix and an Old Ale provided by 2001 AHA Homebrewer of the Year Steve Jones.
Hunter's Moon Old Ale-Extract
By: Steve Jones
INGREDIENTS:
13.5 lbs Light Dry Malt Extract
1.0 lb English Crystal 55L
4.00 oz. East Kent Goldings Whole Hops,
6.60% AA 90 min.
1.00 oz. East Kent Goldings Whole Hops,
6.60% AA 30 min.
1.00 oz. East Kent Goldings Whole Hops,
6.60% AA 0 min.
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale Yeast
MaiBock Fix-Extract
By: George Fix
INGREDIENTS:
8.5 lbs Extra Light Dry Malt Extract
0.5 lbs CaraVienna Malt
2.00 oz Hallertauer Mittelfruh Hop Pellets,
4.5% AA, 60 min
0.75 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hop Pellets,
4.75% AA, 30 min
0.75 oz Hallertauer Mittelfruh Hop Pellets,
4.5% AA, 15 min
Wyeast 2633 (if you can't find 2633, 2124 Bohemian Lager is a good second choice)
AHA Liaison Program
Submitted By Erik Nelson
The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) has started a new program to increase the AHA membership. It is the AHA Liaison Program. I was selected by the AHA to represent this area, and told them that I would.
Benefits from Joining the AHA
· Zymurgy magazine
· TechTalk email brewing forum dedicated to technical talk on beer and nothing else.
· Book Discounts
· AHA Members Website
· AHA Member Discount for the Connoisseur Tasting at the Great American Beer Festival
· AHA Sponsor Donations
AHA Programs Include:
· AHA Clubs Program supports more than 700 Registered homebrew clubs.
· Homebrew Legalization Campaign
· AHA National Homebrewers Conference
· AHA Sanctioned Competition Program
· AHA National Homebrew Competition
· Big Brew
· Teach a friend to Homebrew Day
Benefits of Zymurgy
· New editor in chief: Renowned beer writer & homebrew Ray Daniels
· Medal winning recipes
· Articles for homebrewers of every level.
· Expert advice about how to brew better beer and build better brewing equipment
· Brewing news from around the world
· Articles from the best known homebrewers and beer writers
· Calendar announcing upcoming homebrewing events
· Columns from Charlie Papazian, Ray Daniels, Paul Gatza.
· Zymurgy online articles posted at http://www.beertown.org
Liaison Program for sign up with the AHA
Normally, the AHA fees are as follows.
1 year $33.00
2 years $58.00
3 years $87.00
Lifetime $460.00
But if you would join through the AHA Liaison in the club, it would actually cost you
1 year $28.00
2 years $49.00
3 years $74.00
So as you can see, if you join through the liaison program, you get a 15% discount for joining the AHA.
We also have a FlavorActV Enthusiast Flavor Kit.
It is a kit that has defects in beer. The one we have does not have any flavor defects in the samples. It just shows what it looks like. The kit, if our club decides to get one, is $149.95.
We will need to discuss it at the meeting.
Cloudy Town Brewers Mugs & Shirts
The Cloudy Town Brewer mugs are now available. The mug has wider base in a gray color with the club logo stamped in brown and green hop ring decal. They are available to club members for $10 and non-members for $12. Please contact Tom Zupanc if interested.
We have cream-colored T-shirts that are screen printed with the club logo. They are $12 for a club member and $15 for a non-member. We also have a few embroidered polo shirts that are $22 for a member and $25 for a non-member. You can also have other items of clothing such as hats, shirts, sweatshirts, etc. embroidered. The charge for the embroidering is $12 for a member and $15 for a non-member.
Irish Prefer Pub to Church, Survey Says
From Yahoo News & Reuters
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Going to the pub is a more important part of life in Ireland than attending church, the authors of a survey on social attitudes said Tuesday.
Only 22 percent of people in the Irish Republic view regular church going as important, compared with 35 percent who said going to the pub at least once a week was a priority, the survey by Mintel Ireland said.
It also indicated that those with the most money to spend were more likely to hand it over for a pint of beer than put it in a church collection plate.
"As you become wealthier, your likelihood of being a regular church-goer decreases," said Mark O'Connell, managing director of Mintel Ireland.
"It seems the higher up the ladder you go, the more difficult it gets to pass through the eye of the needle."
People questioned in British-ruled Northern Ireland were more abstemious, with only 20 percent listing pubs as a priority -- although the number of regular churchgoers was not much higher at 23 percent.
The authors of the survey, "Irish Lifestyles: The Rise of the Immoral Majority," said it showed the rapid advance of consumerism in both the Republic -- which witnessed an unprecedented economic boom in the latter half of the 1990s -- and Northern Ireland.
"Owning a flash car and a mobile phone, being a member of a private health club and having a home computer are the new symbols of Irish success on both sides of the border," the report said.
Older people living in rural areas were more likely to attend church than young city dwellers.
"Traditional values of a successful marriage, children, financial security and regular attendance at Sunday worship have all taken a back seat in many households."
The report was based on recent interviews with more than 2,000 people in the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland.
Home-Brewing Phase Comes To Long-Overdue
Conclusion
From theonion.com
Submitted by Charles Rice
BETHEL PARK, PA- Local resident Randy Paltz's two-year home-brewing phase finally came to its long-overdue conclusion Tuesday. "Thank God, it's over at last," said Andrea Longo, girlfriend of the 33-year-old beer aficionado. "Every few weeks, he'd make a big production about his latest 'Paltz's Signature Brew.' It all tasted the same-like really thick, shitty beer." Friend Tim Traschel also expressed relief, saying, "Now I can actually go to his house and bring some Michelob without getting a lecture about the low quality of hops in commercial beers."
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