December Meeting Agenda

[Scott Riehm]

Hello,

The 12th and final Bay Area Mashtronauts meeting of 2015 is scheduled for today, 12/8 at 7PM @ DeFalco's Clear Lake.  DeFalco's Clear Lake is located at the following address:

DeFalco's Clear Lake

16532 Sea Lark Rd

Houston, TX 77062

For new members, our club regularly meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the same time and location.

Where to find more information on the Bay Area Mashtronauts:

Website: http://mashtronauts.com/

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11914508356

How to contact us:

Please send an email to the default offi...@mashtronauts.com email address or directly to any of our elected 2015 officers.  The officers can be reached at the following addresses:

Mission Commander – Scott Riehm (comm...@mashtronauts.com)

Pilot – Steve Gawenis (pi...@mashtronauts.com)

Payload Officer – Tim Gamble (pay...@mashtronauts.com)

CAPCOM – Leo Lampinen/Jay Saciri (cap...@mashtronauts.com)

The FORCE – Mike Wiley (thef...@mashtronauts.com)

December 2015 meeting agenda:

1) New member introductions - If you are visiting us for the 1st time please let us know at the meeting.  It's always great to see new faces!

2) New officer introductions - please join me in offering congratulation and condolences to our newly elected officers.  If you were not able to attend last meeting, here are the results.

Mission Commander – Scott Riehm (comm...@mashtronauts.com)

Pilot – Cindy Oberlin (pi...@mashtronauts.com)

Payload Officer – Tim Gamble (pay...@mashtronauts.com)

CAPCOM – Leo Lampinen/Pete Train (cap...@mashtronauts.com)

The FORCE – Paul Jann (thef...@mashtronauts.com)

3) FART schedule - For those new to BAM, FART stands for Friday Afternoon Revival Time.  It's a great way to meet new people and share a few drinks with new and old friends after a long work week.  Please reference the BAM calendar located at http://mashtronauts.com/calendar/.  Here's a quick snapshot for next few weeks...12/11 Nobi, 12/18 Cock & Bull, balance of year TBD due to holidays.

4) Dues - Tim Gamble will be collecting dues at tonight's meeting.  For a quick reference, individual membership is $20 and family membership is $30.  Cash, credit card, and Paypal payments are preferred.  Please contact Tim Gamble or find him at the meeting if you wish to join or renew your club membership.  

5) Brew-Ins - The December Stout Brew-In was held on Saturday 12/5 at DeFalco's Clear Lake.  It was a great success.  We brewed 5 different stouts and a mead during the event.  Pictures of the event were posted to the Mashtronaut group Facebook page over the weekend.  Please check them out!  For those o you that are not familiar with brew-ins, the club provides 10# base grain (2-row) for all brewers interested in brewing at the event.  Our next scheduled brew in is tentatively scheduled for the February time frame and will be aligned with the intra-club Nuts & Bolts competition.  Please contact the officers if you have any questions.

6) Lone Star Circuit - "The mission of the Lone Star Circuit is to actively promote and support the homebrew clubs, contests, and homebrewers of Texas."  Currently the 2016 competition dates have not been updated online however Bluebonnet is scheduled for the weekend of 3/11-3/13.  Also the CIA brew club is petitioning to join the Lone Star Circuit and will host a homebrew event in September.  They will need all of the judging and event support we can offer.  Additional information can be found at the Lone Star Circuit home located at http://www.lonestarcircuit.com/. Jeff Oberlin (Stumpy) can also provide additional insight into the circuit and competitive brewing if interested.

7) LR23 - Lunar Rendezbrew 23 will be on Saturday 5/7 next year at the BACC.  The change in timing allows for entry drop-off at the Bluebonnet festival scheduled for 3/11-3/13.  Sorting and judging will be held during later part of March and April of 2016.  We are quickly cycling into planning for next year's event and need all of the help we can get to ensure that the Lunar Rendezbrew continues to be a success.  Please contact me or any of the other officers if you are interested in learning more about Lunar Rendezbrew.

8) BAM AHA Membership Drive - The results are in.  4 BAM members created or renewed their AHA membership through our club website.  The club received a $25 check as a result.  Thanks to all who participated.  Please contact Tim Gamble or find him at the meeting if you have any questions regarding the AHA membership program.

9) 2016 Planning - The new officers met yesterday evening to start the planning process for 2016.  Officer meetings are tentatively scheduled for the Monday prior to each regular BAM meeting.  Please contact me or any of the other officers if you are interested in learning more about becoming and officer.  Here are a few new ideas to think about...

DeFalco's Central vs DeFalco's South throwdown

Monthly brewing sessions at Defalco's South

BAM Bluebonnet Serving Station

LR23 keg float

2016 Nuts & Bolts dedicated tap

Brew-U

Thanks and hope to see you at today's meeting!

Scott Riehm

Mission Commander

Bay Area Mashtronauts

comm...@mashtronauts.com