All of these sound fantastic. For another topic, we still have the BJCP Styles to cover. I know I was asked to do a presentation on Pale Ales for the next style to cover, so just let me know when we want to do it. Do we have a topic for September? Donna On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 11:31 PM, David Jones <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greetings you practitioners of fermentation ... > > I know I've missed most of the summer meetings and can't wait to be able > to get back to the meetings after a very long hot and VERY busy summer. I > too would like to see any variety of educational component back and could > offer these additional suggestions; > > - A beginner/intermediate intro course on mead making. > - Any other "winter time" brewing / fermenting topic which would offer a > way to stay active in the hobby when it's too cold to get outside to brew. > - I could do a presentation on making Sake if there's interest in this > ancient beverage. > > I'd prefer to wait another month or two to do a Sake presentation if there > is interest since we still have warm weather to enjoy brewing outdoors and > I agree with Eric..... BEER IS THE MAIN TOPIC! ..... :-) > > Hope to see you all at the Kingsport Oktoberfest! ..... and if you have > beers to enter in any comps..... get a move on! > Cheers!!! > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 9:13 PM, Eric Slagle <slagoraphobia@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> It's time to start up the presentations again. Does anyone have something >> special they would like to share with the group or any suggestions of >> something you would like to know more about? It seems that everyone is >> really busy at the moment so don't think you have to make a college level >> discussion, just a topic that interests you that might fire up someone's >> brain. >> Eric >> BEER! >> > > > > -- > *Alcohol, Cannabis, Coffee, and Tea have all been used safely for > thousands of years!* > *All have contributed to the progress of mankind around the globe!* > *All have suffered prohibition at some point in that journey!* > *Remember...* > *"Condemnation without Investigation is the Height of Ignorance!" - > Albert Einstein* >