June Meeting Minutes
Jacob Larkey
June Monthly Meeting
Date: Thursday, June 6th, 2024
Location: New Ventures/Amy’s
Attendees: Evan, Ryan, Dave, Bruce, Steve, Bob, Jake
Old Biz
After drawing ingredients back at the holiday party, Steve hosted our Iron Brewer tasting and potluck this past month. Winners were:
Ryan Beal - Coffee IPA
Evan Rogers - Tangerine Sour
Jake Larkey - Black Lemon Sour Stout
Also at the event we tracked down details of the winners from all the prior Iron Brewer competitions and will engrave them on the mash paddle trophy
New Biz
Club Campout and Stein Beer coming up June 28th
Spire Rock Campground, site 12 (group site)
Camp out for the weekend or just come to brew day Sat June 29th
Steve will be lead brewer. Gruit saison
Bring wood! Preferably hardwoods for the brew day fire
No drinking water available at the campground
Canopy tents help in case of rain - Evan, Bruce, maybe Ryan
Ryan bring metal siphon
Bruce bring mash tun
Need 2 kegs
Need to get stones from Nich
Jason has barrel, need to make sure it seals
Light Lager style tasting for the July meeting
Possible club event in June or July at Sawdust and Steel. Jake will be brewing a cucumber sour. Club members can tour the facility and observe brewing at a larger scale. Need to nail down a date.
Host for July 11th meeting - 2nd Thursday of the month due to the 4th of July holiday
Ryan said he would host
Upcoming Events
Homegrown Homebrew Competition - Judging, June 8th - Submissions window is now closed. Judging happening Saturday June 8th - The club’s annual homebrew competition with Katabatic Brewing. Best in Show prize is the opportunity to brew their beer at Katabatic Brewing.
Club campout and stein beer brew - June 28th-30th - We have the group site at Spire Rock Campground reserved. Same spot as last year. The club brews a batch of beer at the campsite and does all the heating with hot rocks from the campfire.
Club Homebrew Competition - November 7th - Club-only competition. No restrictions on type of beer brewed, but must choose a BJCP style to be judged against. As a follow up to the off-flavor tasting it gives members a chance to critically taste beers and score beers similar to BJCP judges in competitions. Prizes for both highest scored beer and popular vote.
Structured Homebrew Tasting
Anyone can volunteer their homebrew for a tasting. This is an organized critical tasting, similar to how judges would taste a beer at a competition to provide thorough feedback to the brewer. Can include the flavors/aromas that people perceive, how it fits within its style, any present flaws, and overall quality/enjoyment of the brew.
Adjourn to socialize and share homebrew