Our September meeting was hosted by Charles and Letty, Thank you for hosting and enchiladas. I believe we had a dozen homebrews, more than the commercial beers. Our October meeting and Oktoberfest will be Oct 24 (saturday). Please respond to the other note. We have tentatively reserved the room at SF brewing on Wednesdays, November through April. Continue reading “September 2026 Meeting Minutes”
Author Archives: Brandon OBrien
August 2026 Meeting Minutes
Brandon Hosted our August meeting – thank you! We might have options if we move the date around, which would be fine I will host our Oktoberfest party: Saturday Oct 10th The beers that were tasted are listed below, commercial beers in Italics Aaron: Strawberry rhubarb (Fruited wild ale – New Glarus), Raspberry Tart (fruitContinue reading “August 2026 Meeting Minutes”
July 2026 Meeting Minutes
David hosted our July meeting – thanks! 1st: Corey 2nd: Michael 3rd: Ben 4th: Eric I can host August or October Festbiers again for October or do something different? Trappist or something else strong for the winter? Or lagers while it’s cool out? Beers tasted are below: commercial beers in italics Corey: Nectar of the Fog (HornindalContinue reading “July 2026 Meeting Minutes”
June 2026 Meeting Minutes
Tom hosted and fed us for our June meeting – thank you! July is our summer kviek competition: anything that is fermented with a kviek yeast David is hosting our July meeting Anyone willing to host August (or September or October)? The beers that were tasted are listed below (commercial beers in italics) Lorrey: Helles Lager (ChuckanutContinue reading “June 2026 Meeting Minutes”
May 2026 Meeting Minutes
Lorrey hosted our May meeting; bolognese sauce, hummingbirds and a little wind. thank you! Future Meetings Tom, are you willing to host the June meeting? Otherwise, I should be able to do so. David will host our July meeting (15th) July will also be our next competition: beers made with Kviek yeasts Our tasted beersContinue reading “May 2026 Meeting Minutes”
April 2026 Meeting Minutes
We held our April meeting at SF brewing We will plan to venture onto our patios for warmer weather. Is anyone interested in hosting the May meeting? I can probably host May if someone else doesn’t claim it. We can return to Wednesday meetings. Our next competition will be Kviek yeast beers (any style) whichContinue reading “April 2026 Meeting Minutes”
March 2026 Meeting Minutes
We held our March meeting a little early on Monday, It was peacefully quiet at SF brewing. The suggestion for the next competition was beers made with kviek yeast for June or July. Appropriate for the weather. We are yet to sort out timing for the April meeting. The 3rd Wednesday falls on April 15th, asContinue reading “March 2026 Meeting Minutes”
Quick and Easy Hop Water at Home
Having an N/A option on tap is a great choice for those looking to cut back on their alcohol intake, or to share with friends who may have given up alcohol entirely. I started keeping hop water on tap a year or so ago and have made over 20 gallons of it. What is hopContinue reading “Quick and Easy Hop Water at Home”
Pressure Fermentation & Saving CO2
The purpose of this article is to give an overview of the benefits of fermenting in kegs or other pressurized vessels. Fermenting under pressure, purging a serving keg using CO2 generated during fermentation, and transferring to a serving keg under pressure are all ways to avoid oxygen coming into contact with your beer. These techniquesContinue reading “Pressure Fermentation & Saving CO2”
July 2024 Meeting Minutes
The July meeting was hosted by Charles and Letty and a few of their neighbors joined us as well. There was only a brief interruption from the rain. The meeting agenda items were: For August (21 or 22), Tom has tentatively agreed to host the meeting. We will need to find a location for September (17Continue reading “July 2024 Meeting Minutes”
