Sudzers June 2019 meeting

Hello, Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, June 9th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. Hope to see you all there!

http://steinsbeergarden.com/
895 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Becoming a paid member gets you a discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.

Agenda:

  • If you’d like to pay dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or bring cash with you to the meeting
  • Derek has shirts for sale: $5 for t-shirts and $10 for polos. What a deal!
  • Derek will have Dark Matter to distribute to 2018 paid members.
  • Derek will discuss whether we want to have a new club shirt
  • Initial Northern California Homebrewers Festival (NCHF) planning
  • Steve H. will discuss the upcoming Santa Clara County Fair competition, in which the Sudzers will play a big part in organizing and judging
  • David Fortune will be giving a SudTalk on “Hops: Basic Favor Descriptors and Understanding IBUs”
  • Remember if you brew, or plan on brewing a Kolsch, please bring it to July’s meeting!
  • Homebrew evaluations. Remember, bring your recipe – club members will have lots of questions! Sign in your beer along with your name and statistics (IBU, ABV, etc.). The info is optional, but helpful in determining tasting order.

See you Sunday!

Sudzers May 2019 meeting notes

Hello, Sudzers! In May’s meeting, we met a new member, learned about Kolsch and heterofermentative yeast, and tasted seventeen delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:

In all, we had seventeen brews:

BREWER          BEER                                 IBUs  ABV
Cliff           Little Yellow Lite Lager             25    4.5%
David W.        Maibock                              25    7.5%
Adam            Coconut Schwarzbier                  -     6.3%
Adam            Kviek IPA w/ Lemondrop hops          -     7.5%
Liza            A Kelis Tribute Mango Milkshake IPA  -     7.1%
Christy         Watermelon Gose                      5     5%
Charles D.      American IPA                         81-86 6%
David W.        Plum Bum, Golden Sour w/ Plums       10    6%
Christy         Sour Cherry Golden Sour w/ Cherry    30    7.5%
Cliff           Black Lager                          30    5.5%
Christy         Desecration Dark Sour                25    9.5%
Christy         Boozy Barrel-aged Belgian Tripel     25    10%
Robert          Unnamed Porter                       28    6.5%
Robert          Smoked Unnamed Porter                28    6.5%
Robert          Cocao Nib Unnamed Porter             28    6.5%
Evan and Sara   Oat St. Stout/porter                 48    4.2%
Charles D.      Nathanz Coffee Milk Stout            25    3.3%

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up!

Sudzers May 2019 meeting

Hello, Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, May 19th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. Hope to see you all there!

http://steinsbeergarden.com/
895 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Becoming a paid member gets you a discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.

Agenda:

  • Derek won’t be able to attend this weekend, so if you’d like to pay dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org
  • Robert will announce our new program where we will have a presentation on a new beer style every other month
  • Cliff will give an update on the Sudzer Solera Project
  • Cliff will give an update on the homebrew comp calendar
  • Mikael will cover brewing tips on Kolsch for the first beer to be brought to the July meeting
  • David Wilson will give a SUD Talk on acid producing yeast
  • Homebrew evaluations. Remember, bring your recipe – club members will have lots of questions! Sign in your beer along with your name and statistics (IBU, ABV, etc.). The info is optional, but helpful in determining tasting order.

See you Sunday!

Sudzers April 2019 meeting notes

Hello, Sudzers! In April’s meeting, we met some new members, received our 2018 Dark Matter allocations, and tasted nine delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:

In all, we had nine brews:

BREWER      BEER                                IBUs  ABV
Mikael      Kolsch S - 196                      25    6.4%                 
Chet        Accidental Festbier                 20    6.4%
Nathan      Oats A Brown Ale                    36    5.2%
Robert R.   Old and Bitter Imperial Stout       74    8.3%
Sudzers     Dark Matter 2014                    100   Insane
Cliff       Berliner Weisse                     5     4.5%
David W.    Berry Warhead Fruited Golden Sour   20    6.5%
Bill P.     Ginger Wild Ale                     0     6.2%
Cliff       11 Year Old And Sour                0     5%

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up!

Sudzers April 2019 meeting

Hello, Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, April 14th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. Hope to see you all there!

http://steinsbeergarden.com/
895 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Becoming a paid member gets you a discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.

Agenda:

  • If you’d like to pay dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or bring cash with you to the meeting
  • Derek has shirts for sale: $5 for t-shirts and $10 for polos. What a deal!
  • If everything goes according to plan, we’ll have Dark Matter to distribute (bottling day of the meeting). Derek will provide more details.
  • Congratulations to Cliff for his win at the Steins Home Brew Contest!
  • Congratulations to Cliff, Chet, and everyone else involved in the Freewheel Battle of the Brew Clubs!
  • We’re looking for people who want to pour at Steinbeck’s Home Brew Fest (https://www.steinbeckrotary.org/2019-steinbecks-home-brew-fest). Talk to Cliff if you’re interested.
  • Homebrew evaluations. Remember, bring your recipe – club members will have lots of questions! Sign in your beer along with your name and statistics (IBU, ABV, etc.). The info is optional, but helpful in determining tasting order.

See you Sunday!

Sudzers March 2019 meeting notes

Hello, Sudzers! In March’s meeting, we met some new members, learned about spunding, and tasted ten delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:

In all, we had ten brews:

BREWER      BEER                                IBUs  ABV
David W.    Mosaic Mango Weisse                 15    5%
Mikael      Look@me Kolsch                      25    5%
Cliff       Altishbier                          25    5%
Cliff       Saison with spelt                   30    4.5%
Ryan L.     20 Cunning Cooks Saison             43    6.1%
Chris R.    Greenville RoJo American Pale Ale   47    5.6%
Derek W.    Resilience IPA                      45    6.4%
Cliff       Milk Stout                          29    6.9%
Charles     A.Bastard Strong Ale                NDA   8.6%
Adam C.     Vanilla Oak Stout                   -     11%

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up!

Sudzers March 2019 meeting

Hello, Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, March 10th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. Hope to see you all there!

http://steinsbeergarden.com/
895 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Becoming a paid member gets you a discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.

Agenda:

  • If you’d like to pay dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or bring cash with you to the meeting
  • Derek has shirts for sale: $5 for t-shirts and $10 for polos. What a deal!
  • The Steins Home Brew Contest 2019 (http://steinsbeergarden.com/mountainview/2019/02/22/steins-home-brew-contest-2019/) is coming up soon, so make sure to enter your beers! Also, if you’re interested in judging, please send an email to Mikael (hakansso@pacbell.net).
  • We’re looking for people who want to pour at Steinbeck’s Home Brew Fest (https://www.steinbeckrotary.org/2019-steinbecks-home-brew-fest). Cliff will provide more details.
  • Chet is organizing a homebrew gear swap meet and will provide more details.
  • Cliff will give a SudTalk on spunding.
  • Homebrew evaluations. Remember, bring your recipe – club members will have lots of questions! Sign in your beer along with your name and statistics (IBU, ABV, etc.). The info is optional, but helpful in determining tasting order.

See you Sunday!

Sudzers February 2019 meeting notes

Hello, Sudzers! In February’s meeting, we met some new members and welcomed back some old-timers, learned about the Tilt Hydrometer, and tasted seventeen delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:
– Derek collected membership dues. Dues must be paid each calendar year and can still be made to Derek via paypal at derek@sudzers.org
– Derek had shirts for sale: $5 for t-shirts and $10 for polos. What a deal!
– Cliff, Chet, and others brewed at Freewheel’s Battle of the Brew Clubs (https://www.facebook.com/events/2151931768203552/). Thanks for representing the club!
– Kevin gave a presentation on the Tilt Hydrometer (https://tilthydrometer.com/). The presentation can be found at http://www.sudzers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Tilt-presentation.pptx
– Steins will be holding a competition in the coming months. We’ll let you know when we get more details.
– California State Fair Homebrew Comp bottle drops are due soon: http://www.castatefair.org/homebrew/
– The National Homebrew Competition’s registration and payment is due February 15: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/
– Registration is open for SaisonFest: http://saisonfest.daytondraft.org/
– All shared recipes can be found at https://sites.google.com/a/cloudyforecast.com/brewme/home. If you’d like to have your recipe shared on the site, then please email it in any format to recipe-share@sudzers.org. Full info can be found at http://www.sudzers.org/?page_id=2910
– For a list of all upcoming competitions, check out WoW’s awesome calendar: http://www.wortsofwisdom.org/calendar/upcoming-homebrewers-competitions/

In all, we had seventeen brews:

BREWER              BEER                           IBUs  ABV
Cliff               Table Beer Saison              20    4%
David W.            Brett C. Golden Sour           NA    6%
David W.            Meyer Lemon Citra Saison       -     7%
Elan                Raspberry Barrel Aged Brown    low   low
Chet                Porterish                      38    5.4%
Danny               Cafe Con Leche                 20    4.7%
Danny               Brett IPA                      40    5%
Adam                Hazy Eight's NEIPA             -     ~6%
Mikael              Jucy Brut NEIPA                37    5.5%
Mikael              Lightening NEIPA               69    6.3%
Mikael              Julius NEIPA                   80    6.8%
Stephan and Regina  Melon Man NEIPA                -     7%
Adam C. & Tim K.    Kviek NEIPA                    -     7.3%
Cliff               Sour Funky Tripel              20    10%
Derek W.            German Barleywine              80    9.6%
Kevin W.            Hipster Scientist Sweet Stout  59    11.4%
Sudzers             "The Barrel" Flanders Red      -     ??

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up!