Hello Overmountain Brewers,
We had a great meeting last night! If you missed it, then check out the
meeting minutes here:
http://www.overmountainbrewers.com/shared/minutes/10_10_2016_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
Also listed below for a quick peek.
Let me highlight a date change:
Cider Pressing at Link's will now be on *Sunday, October 23, 2016*.
Details about apples will be coming as soon as I can make some calls this
morning.
There was a request for me to share the materials I used in the BJCP
discussion.
The links are in the Meeting Minutes, but we are checking on the shared
google drive to upload items.
Let me know if there are any questions.
Thank you,
Donna
10/10/2016 – Overmountain Brewers Meeting
*Members:*
Justin Dick
Caleb Hodges
*Guests:*
Donna Dingus
Paul Davison
Link Elmore
Brent Dingus
John McGill
Steve Paulson
Joe Wentz
1. Financial Status – $280.56
a. Proposed Jockey Box Maintenance ~ $40.
b. Funds would be for the hoses, fittings, etc replaced
c. Motion made and Vote was passed as a yes
2. Upcoming Events –
a. Learn to Homebrew Day
i. November
5, 2016
ii. Wolf
Hills hosting location
iii. Noon
– 5:00pm – Ticketed Music event afterwards so unless you want to watch the
band, need to be wrapped up and out by 6pm
iv. Even if
you can’t make record the total gallons brewed to be submitted to AHA
v. Pass
out and send flyers that Donna send via email, to everyone possible
b. Fall Down in Asheville NC - Club Trip to visit Breweries
i. Make
it a weekend if you like but the club planned date is November 19, 2016
ii. Meeting
at the Hi-Wire Big Top Location - 2 Huntsman Pl Asheville, NC
iii. Noon
till we ‘Fall Down’ in Asheville (responsible drinking and no driving is
promoted)
c. Cider Pressing at Link’s – DATE CHANGE – October 23, 2016
i.
Potentially
looking at 6 participants if apples can be secured
ii. Need
to estimate 3 bushels per 5 gallon batch of cider
iii. Variety
of apples is best for flavor
iv. Justin
offered a press to assist with the event
v. Time
to start will be around 10:00 am
vi. Donna
to call two orchards to see about moving a bin
vii. A Bin
is roughly 16 - 18 bushels
viii. Numbers
for orchards – 276-646-3559 and 276-686-4851 (Wytheville)
ix. Link’s
Info - 276-492-7814 – 520 Court Street Abingdon VA, 24210
d. Nominations for Club Officers will be in November with elections in
December
e. New Year Club Dues are paid in January to rejoin
3. Education Topic –
a. This meeting was: Donna Dingus – A Quick Look at the 2015 BJCP
Guideline Changes
i. A
quick discussion using materials presented when the changes were proposed
ii. Discussed
why guidelines changed, how it can help identify the beer when entering a
comp, and provide judges information needed to determine if the beer meets
a specified style
iii.
PowerPoint
presentation found here: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/NHC2014-styles.pdf
iv. Spreadsheet
Comparison from July 2014 found here:
http://beerandwinejournal.com/bjcp-sheet/
b. Next Month: Potentially Brew in a Bag (will be confirmed before
next meeting)
4. Meeting Highlights / Walk on Items
a. Kingsport Oktoberfest 2016 was one of the biggest showings at the
OMB tent.
i. 10
beers were represented
ii. The
public loved the club offerings
iii. Check
out a few pictures here:
1.
http://www.tricitiesnights.com/photos/album/2421/kingsport-oktoberfest-at-downtown-kingsport
2.
https://www.facebook.com/TNOktoberfest/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1196006387122353
b. Kegs at Wolf Hills - if anyone is planning on purchasing then are
VERY dirty and need server cleaning
c. John McGill talked about how important the step mashing can be
d. Justin Dick will be having two events at his Hop Farm next year
i. Events
are currently in the planning stage
ii. One
in June 2017 and one in August 2017
iii. Details
will be coming when more is known
e. Is a brew kettle that is a 16 gallon for an amount of $124.00 seen
on Redit a good price?
i. Depends
on materials and the thickness on the bottom
ii. Brand
is Bayo Classic and material is stainless
iii. Has a
false bottom, spicket, and thermometer
iv. List
price roughly $150.00, so this maybe a potential deal just check shipping
cost
f. Proposed Topic Requests:
1. Intro into Kegging a beer – What do I need and how to?
2. Explanation of Commercial Brewhouse equipment
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Wild Child <wildchild75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Steve,
Thank you so much for the email reminder. We had a great showing at
Kingsport Oktoberfest. Our next club event will be the Cider pressing at
Link's on October 29, 2016 and then we have Learn to Homebrew on Nov. 5,
2016 hosted at Wolf Hills.
Hope everyone will be able to make tonight's meeting.
Donna
*Meeting Info:*
*Date:* Monday October 10, 2016, 7:00 pm
*Location:* Bonefire Smokehouse at the Hardware, 260 West Main St. in
Abingdon VA
*Education Topic:* 2015 BJCP Guideline Changes - A quick look
See you there!
Donna
On Oct 9, 2016 11:28 PM, "Steve Paulson" <blueangel6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It's that time again!
October's monthly OMB meeting, (second Monday of the month) at 7pm,
Bonefire Grill, downtown Abingdon. Hope to see you there.
