Remember the club has reserved 11 campsites and there is room for 6 people and two vehicles per campsite. We have room for about 16 club members in addition to those who already expressed interest in attending or reserved one of the 11 campsites. Here is the update from CHA: “The California Homebrewers Association (CHA) Board…
Announcements: The Holiday party is on 12/6 again at the Fafard’s. This is always a very fun evening and Steve and his wife are fantastic hosts. Remember to bring your raincoat there has been some precipitation 4 of the last 4 years The Homebrew club of the Year entry is on the website. Congratulations to…
At the November meeting we are having our last single variable tasting of the year. This one is focusing on carbonation. To participate just bring any beer that you have that has been carbonated to the same level with a different method or to two different carbonation levels. Leave a comment on what you are…
Great news from the California Homebrewers Association! Not only is our 2015 Homebrewers Festival going to take place, it looks like we are moving it back to beautiful Vail Lake Resorts! The event will be Saturday, May 2, 2015! At this time, CHA does not know for sure the rates for the campsites, but does…
Here is our Submission to the California State Homebrew club of the Year: SBC_2014_rev1 Thanks to Steve Fafard, Bob Wilson, Rick Wirsing, and Jason Light for all their help with the charts. Thanks also to Rick Wirsing for capturing and sorting all the pictures of Strand Brewers Club events this year and also to Rives Borland…
There is a club brew this Saturday at Chris Remensperger’s in North Redondo Chris will be brewing an all-grain bourbon porter that earned a medal earlier this year. Mash in should start at 8AM There is space for 1 or 2 others to brew, so let Chris or I know if you are coming and…
On 10/8 Strand Brewers Club held the October meeting and the 3rd Iron Brewer Competition of the year. The first iron brewer competition was coconut, special B, and Calypso hops, won by Steve Gardner, the second competition was for hazelnut victory malt and tettnag hops won by Michelle Nuemann and her assistant bottle washer Bob…
At the September 2014 meeting the Strand Brewers Club voted to replace the 22 old, dinged, and beat up chrome plated faucets and shanks on the club bar with new stainless faucets, shanks, and tailpieces. With care these club bar upgrades will be the last we need for a very long time. The Strand Brewers…
Three times a year, we invite club members to brew a beer with a randomly selected hop, a grain, and an adjunct. The random aspect encourages brewers to get outside their comfort zone and brew something they normally wouldn’t try. And just to keep things interesting, the club votes for a winner, who gets to…
Single-Malt and Single-Hop (SMaSH) beers offer the opportunity to strip a beer down to the bare essentials. No complicated grain bills or hop lineups! They make learning about individual ingredients easy. We will have several SMaSH Challenges this year. For the April meeting we are highlighting dry-hopping. First, the base recipe: All-grain (for 5 gallons): 10 lbs American…
Rives BorlandPresident (2012-2013)Dregs January 2013 - Foam at the TopMy goal is to continue to head in the direction of a serious brewing club. Events that revolve around actually brewing, or brewing and beer education, will be the top priority.
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