2025 SCHEDULE

 

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2025 Calendar

 

January – chili dinner and planning for the year

February – annual oyster roast, AHA Executor Director presentation, continued planning for the year

March – social gathering at a Jack Browns

April – club competition at Three Tequilas – cream ale champion Rob Palmer

May  - social picnic at Fountains

June - Norfolk brewery tours

July – no meeting

August – pulled pork bbq at Tad’s home

September – crab cakes at Tad’s home; tech talk on triple concoction

October 25 – Brewtag

November 1 – National “Learn to Homebrew” Day

November 6 – club competition – American Porter (BJCP 20A)

November/December – brewery trip

December 4 – Oyster Roast at Tad and Colleen’s home – stouts, spice beers, etc

 

 

Meeting Tech Topics

Topic reviews can consist of a verbal review, a handout, an equipment demonstration, or any combination of those.

*  fermenting things that aren’t beer - Sean

*  yeast – dry verses liquid, when to use starters, when to oxygenate  - Tom

*  online apps/calculators/forums  -  Geof

*  serving pressure for kegs  -  Rob Pokelwadt

*  steeping grains verses semi-mash and other tips for extract brewing  - Ken

*  mash temperature and sparge drain rate for efficiency 

*  the four ingredients of beer  -  Tom

*  pressure fermenting with 15 gal keg – Darrell

*  Judging and BJCP  - Bill

*  other

 

 

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