What: We will be brewing a chai milk stout as part of the "Learn to Homebrew" event.
Where: J and Amy's house. Call J for directions (720-292-4836).
When: Sunday, 3 p.m.
Why: Because you love beer and want to learn how to brew it, or just hang out and drink beer with us!
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Sunday, October 6, 2013
End of Oktoberfest Party - October 6th (4-6 pm)
What: we will be hosting a short end of Oktoberfest get together. We will be drinking some German beers and eating German fare such as bratwursts, pretzels, etc.
When: 4 - 6 pm
Where: Amy and J's house - 240 E 300 S
When: 4 - 6 pm
Where: Amy and J's house - 240 E 300 S
Thursday, July 4, 2013
July 6th (SATURDAY) Meeting: Brew Day with Ziggy on a 15 gallon RIMS system
OK boys & girls, it’s time for the brew-day that many of you have been waiting for! Saturday July 6th we will be gathering in La Sal to brew a large (15 gallon) batch of beer. We will split this batch into three separate carboys for fermentation using three different yeast. The purpose of this experiment is to show the different effects that various strains of yeast have on a specific recipe. We are going to brew a very basic wheat beer style recipe. I have brewed this recipe on my system many times but have never finished one with the yeast that we are going to be using. So this will be some new ground for me as well.
The Brew Plan
The yeast that will be helping us out with this experiment will be “dry” yeast. We will use a classic Munich wheat beer yeast, a newer Belgian witbier yeast and a Saison style yeast. These three yeast will give some remarkably different effects and flavors on our finished beer. I’m not sure what is going to be more fun, brewing the beers or tasting, analysing and drinking the experiment! If everything goes well, that will be our duty and responsibility at our August meeting!
The Brew System
The other purpose of the brew day is to observe a 15 gallon brew system that uses a simplified version of a Recirculating Infusion Mash System (RIMS). The whole thing can be a little geekish, and you certainly don’t need to go through all of this to make good beer. However, it does have some advantages and we will discuss the pros and cons. I believe the more that we know about beer the more we enjoy beer. That also goes for brewing itself. The more we understand the process and the various ways one can achieve their brewing goal (great tasting beer)the more we will enjoy and the process (brewing).
So, if you want to watch the whole process from beginning to end you will need to be in La Sal before 4:00p on Saturday (not Sunday this month). Please bring plenty of the food and beverages you want to share. Our kitchen will be available and we have a smoker and a grill for your convenience if you want to bring food to prepare. It will also be a good ideal to bring a lawn chair with you.
Dogs
Dogs are welcome to bring their well behaved and responsible pet owners, but the dogs will not be welcome in the house (unless you are volunteering to stay and clean house with us on Sunday!).
Designated Drivers
If you don’t have a designated driver there will be plenty of room to sleep on the ground or in your vehicle if you chose not to travel till in the morning.
Dogs
Dogs are welcome to bring their well behaved and responsible pet owners, but the dogs will not be welcome in the house (unless you are volunteering to stay and clean house with us on Sunday!).
Designated Drivers
If you don’t have a designated driver there will be plenty of room to sleep on the ground or in your vehicle if you chose not to travel till in the morning.
Simple directions: From 191 head east on hwy 46. Turn right (south) on La Sal Rd. (the first turn after mile marker 7). Travel ½ mile to stop sign (mormon church is on your left) Continue through stop sign and turn right on the second right, which is Fox Lane. We are the only wood frame house w/ green metal roof, on the left (south side of road, about ¼ mile). If you need more specific directions call us at 686-2398 or 260-1747.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Extract/Extract+Specialty Grain Brew-Day Guide
Brewing Day Game Plan
To Clean:
o
Fermentation Bucket and lid
o
Bucket Airlock
o
Stirring spoon
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Hydrometer
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Turkey Baster
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Siphon tube
Brewing:
o
Heat 4
gallons of water to 156F
o
Put grains in long muslin bag, steep grains in
bag for 30 minutes
o
Remove grain bag after 30 minutes, DO NOT
SQUEEZE BAG
o
Warm up bottles of extract syrup in water, after
syrup is warm DRAIN WARM WATER
o
Add COLD WATER to sink now, this will be your
cold bath later on (where the kettle will cool down)
o
Bring water to a boil for 60 minutes,
o
add extract syrup at this point
o
Bring kettle to a boil, stirring every so often.
DO NOT LEAVE KETTLE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH LID, it could foam over.
o
Add 1 ounce of hops (60 min) to hop bag once
the liquid is boiling, tie to kettle handle
o
Start timer on your kitchen oven or phone, this
will be your countdown timer
o
Stir constantly (but not crazy-like) and watch
for foam/boil over as you add in hops (they have proteins that might foam)
o
Add one-half ounce of hops (@30 min)
o
Adding further hop additions can be tricky with
the bag
o
Add one-quarter ounce of hops (@15min)
o
Add one-quarter ounce of hops (@5 min)
o
Remove from heat, place kettle in sink of cold
water
o
Add clean ice to the wort
o
Keep track of temperature, once wort is in
75-80F transfer to carboy
o
Add wort to fermentation carboy, bring up to 5
gallons volume if you are short
o
As you are transferring to your carboy, take a
sample of your wort into graduated cylinder
o
Then, AFTER YOU HAVE A SAMPLE, add yeast to
kettle and stir around to mix
o
Aerate by rocking carboy back and forth for ~5
minutes
o
Take Original Gravity with hydrometer; ALSO NOTE
THE TEMPERATURE YOU TOOK READING AT.
Notes
-Let yeast sit out in room temperature area, crack lid of jar (as CO2
will build up)
Thursday, May 2, 2013
May 5th Meeting (Sunday) - Beverage Appreciation Day
Hey Ya,ll:
The May meeting is on for Sunday May 5th, 1 - 4pm @ Matt and Emily's house. Their address is 43 North 400 East; a yellow house with green trim.
They will have some small snacks like chips and dip; there is also a grill if anyone would like to bring something to cook.
Don't forget to bring a beverage to share (homebrew, beer, wine, mead etc.), this meeting is all about sampling various liquids and talking about them.
The May meeting is on for Sunday May 5th, 1 - 4pm @ Matt and Emily's house. Their address is 43 North 400 East; a yellow house with green trim.
They will have some small snacks like chips and dip; there is also a grill if anyone would like to bring something to cook.
Don't forget to bring a beverage to share (homebrew, beer, wine, mead etc.), this meeting is all about sampling various liquids and talking about them.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Get ready for May!
Brew a beer as a group- check
Drink beer brewed by group- check
I'd say we're off to a great start! Now we've got our mead fermenting away too. Exciting things for the Wild Bunch. If you have ideas you'd like to share please let us know. We'd love to hear input from everyone.
Our next meeting will be Sunday May 5th, 1-4pm at Matt and Emily's house. It will be an afternoon of beverage appreciation, so bring a beer, wine, mead or other fermented drink you appreciate to share with everyone. We'll talk about why we like that drink, ingredients used, process, style...etc. More of a sit down around a table and take turns sharing kind of event. This gives everyone a chance to participate and share their love for craft drinks.
We'll have an address and directions posted soon for you!
Cheers!
BTW: you can also follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MoabBrew
Drink beer brewed by group- check
I'd say we're off to a great start! Now we've got our mead fermenting away too. Exciting things for the Wild Bunch. If you have ideas you'd like to share please let us know. We'd love to hear input from everyone.
Our next meeting will be Sunday May 5th, 1-4pm at Matt and Emily's house. It will be an afternoon of beverage appreciation, so bring a beer, wine, mead or other fermented drink you appreciate to share with everyone. We'll talk about why we like that drink, ingredients used, process, style...etc. More of a sit down around a table and take turns sharing kind of event. This gives everyone a chance to participate and share their love for craft drinks.
We'll have an address and directions posted soon for you!
Cheers!
BTW: you can also follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MoabBrew
Sunday, March 31, 2013
April 7th Meeting - Drinking our first batch!
What: Wild Bunch meeting; we will be drinking a kolsch beer that was brewed on March 3rd, and learning how to brew mead.
Dewayne will lead a short mead brewing demonstration, so that we can all start making small batches of mead. Brewing mead typically takes about an hour!
Please bring some beverages and/or snacks (not chips, we'll provide some chips) to share. Fun meetings almost always entail everybody sharing tasty brews, new, strange, or otherwise. We also have a grill you can use.
When: April 7th, ~4 - 6 pm.
Where: Amy and J's House - 240 East 300 South street.
Dewayne will lead a short mead brewing demonstration, so that we can all start making small batches of mead. Brewing mead typically takes about an hour!
Please bring some beverages and/or snacks (not chips, we'll provide some chips) to share. Fun meetings almost always entail everybody sharing tasty brews, new, strange, or otherwise. We also have a grill you can use.
When: April 7th, ~4 - 6 pm.
Where: Amy and J's House - 240 East 300 South street.
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