Matt Johnson
Is anybody from the club interested in participating in this years Brew for Good (now called Rock the Block) on September 27th? It is for a great cause!
Some requirements:
- Required to serve from a jockey box or bottles/cans – the club representatives must pour for festival attendees
- You get access to YCH Hops for Alpha Kings competition
- One tap handle represented in Alpha Kings (details on this in the Alpha Kings communication
- Need to signup prior to Aug 15
- Need list of beverages by September 1
- Must be at the event to pour
Details on the Alpha King Competition:
Requirements Parameters
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Feature Cascade Cryo Hops
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>40 IBU calculated (Beersmith, Brewer’s Friend, etc)
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That’s it! No style guidelines will be used in judging
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Please note if any potential allergens
Club Judging Criteria
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Each club will be provided enough hops for 6 entrants
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Club members will judge the 6 entrants and decide a club winner
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Rock the block will be “favorite of the 6” so take that into club judging consideration
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Club winner will be the representative at Rock the Block
Rock the Block Judging Criteria
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Attendees of Rock the Block that visit the Homebrew Pavillion in the festival will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite via voting chips
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from the 6 representatives (one from each club)
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DATE: 8/1-3
LOCATION: Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park | Minnesota DNR
https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/
The all club camp-out is ON! AND at a new location. The camp that has been so good to us over the years, Nushka, basically experienced a hurricane late June, took significant damage, and is closed for the rest of the year. Now for something completely different.
We have reserved group camp Ojjig at Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park. This site can take 50 people and features 8 RV pedestals, screened in picnic shelter, council style fire ring, available showers, flush toilets, near the boat launch, and even Wi-Fi. There are lots of things to do in and around the park and this will be a unique experience. Now all we need is people.
To keep costs in line, we need numbers. Again, with so much to offer, take time to reimagine what you can do at the campout this year. Also, feel free to invite friends. We have space and great amenities and all can participate in weekend events as much or little as they want.
With less than a month to go, I will need to know if you are attending soon. Please email me and I will put you on the list and keep you in the loop on things. RV spots will go to first 8 to let me know they will have a camper. More info will follow as we get closer.
Questions, just email me [email protected] and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
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Big Brew Day at Back Channel Brewing next Saturday 5/3!
Back Channel will be hosting us for Big Brew Day at their brewhouse (separate from taproom). There will be demonstrations of brewing and a Wort Share GENEROUSLY hosted by Back Channel Brewing! The Wort Share recipe is a Wee Heavy.
Join us, bring homebrew & snacks to share, and make sure to stop by the Back Channel Taproom to show your support for their generosity.
For People Brewing:
You can start showing up at around 8-9am. There will be people there starting at 8am.
Water (including hot water for brewing) will be available for use. There will be outlets and drainage as well.
For those that signed up for the Wort Share:
Wort will be dispersed around 2/2:30 – so please have a 5 Gallon fermentation vessel available to move wort into – ABSOLUTELY NO GLASS – NO EXCEPTIONS. Drop off your vessels around noon.
Recipe:
Estimated OG: 1.095 SG
Estimated Color: 19.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 28.0 IBUs
Boil Time: 120 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Name %/IBU
Golden Promise® 86.7 %
Caramel Malt – 40L 5.5 %
Munich Malt – 10L 3.3 %
Caramel Malt – 120L 2.3 %
Roasted Barley 1.9 %
Magnum – Boil 60.0 min 22.9 IBUs
Fuggle – Boil 30.0 min 5.1 IBUs
Recommended Yeast: Scottish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1728)
Mash In 154.0 F
Ca/mg/na/su/cl
96/16/27/99/74
5.35pH
