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Wooden Nickel Wednesday at Dangerous Man! This Wednesday, December 20th, any club member in good standing may come enjoy a free pint at Dangerous Man, beginning at 6:30. Club funds purchased the barrel and barrel rack for this past winter’s club barrel project, and now that that has run its course, the rack has been traded to Dangerous Man for some beer. This is a social event, and no homebrew may be consumed, but at 7:00, there will be a board meeting. Six positions are up for election come February, so perhaps you would like to observe the board meeting, then run for a position? We need to turn over the board positions every so often, in order to get new blood and new ideas, so please consider stepping forward. No board member would be the least bit upset if you ran–honestly! 🙂
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It’s time for the amnual MHBA Holiday Party! Bring your Homebrew, Bring some food to share and bring the friends and family! This is open to anyone and everyone interested.
Starting at Noon, arrive, socialize, enjoy live music! There will be PURPLE TV on-premise and turned on (hint, hint–that’s all we can say about that!
1:00 = Potluck begins, music and purple stuff continues. Families are welcome!
2:00 = PRIZES!! Prizes for the best cider made from this year’s cider purchase; door prizes; Pin the Homebrew in the Snowperson’s Hand prizes; People’s Choice prizes for best potluck item and best beverage. Bring labeled bottles of your best stuff for a bottle swap.
3:00 = Keep socializing
4:00 = Clean up
If 10:00 a.m. comes Saturday, November 4th, and you don’t find yourself in a deer stand, then we’ll expect you to be eating egg bake and sampling homebrew and cider with the club at Barley John’s! If you haven’t attended a meeting before, and you’re there at 10:30, then I GUARANTEE that a veteran member will introduce herself/himself and pour you a beer.
Barleys John’s is once again kind enough to allow us to take over their patio for the day. They’ll have a special egg bake ready, so come hungry! Two volunteers will be brewing demonstration batches outside, and supposedly some of those brews will find their way to the Holiday Party (Sunday, December 10th). There will be a door prize or two as well . . .
Bring homebrew to share; there will be a special judging area where you can get feedback from BJCP judges.
Bring CIDER! There will be a prize for the best cider.
Pick up your cider purchase! There will be a prize at the Holiday Party for the best cider from this year’s batch. THE CIDER PURCHASE IS CLOSED. Members purchased all 500 gallons, so if you are a non-member who was hoping to get some at the end of the purchase period, you will just have to join the club before next November. 🙂
Learn about cider! At 11:00, our club scientist Dave Matson will present ciders to be sampled; the ciders were fermented with nine different yeasts. Dave might also have some doctored ciders to show the effects of adding acid and/or tannin. Following Dave’s presentation, he and noted cider expert Chris Smith will hold a cider conversation where attendees may ask questions about the cider-making process.
Drink lots of Barley John’s great beer! While you eat egg bake, sample ciders, and wait for your turn in the cider line, please make certain to drink lots of John’s fabulous beer. Homebrew is welcome, but we want to make this worth Barley John’s time. We also want to be known as a club that tips like there’s no tomorrow.
We’ll see you incider or outcider Barley John’s on the 4th! People will be brewing and mingling until at least 2:00 . . .
Read MoreThe days are getting colder and nights longer and that can only mean one thing…it’s time to ferment some cider!
Once again the MHBA is having its annual cider buy. For only $5 per gallon, you can get some of the best, freshest, tastiest apple cider available.
If you have never made hard cider, it’s not hard. Check out our getting started guide. If you have the equipment for brewing beer, you likely have what you need for cider.
Cider is available in 5-gallon quantities and runs $25 for 5 gallons. The slight cost increase this year covers increased cider costs, credit card processing fees and reimbursing gas for the volunteers hauling the cider to the pickup.
- Once again, the cider purchase is limited to current club members to start with.
- You are responsible for bringing your own plastic buckets to bring the cider home in. Please DO NOT BRING GLASS.
- Cider must be picked up on Saturday, November 4th between 11am and 3pm at the Learn to Brew event at Barley Johns Brewpub.
- If you are new to cider making, take a look at our getting started making cider article from a few years ago.
If you have any questions, please contact Dave Matson.
Reserve your cider now!
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It’s time again for our annual cider purchase at November’s Learn to Homebrew Event.
For those who haven’t experienced this in the past, the club is purchasing 500 gallons of fresh pressed, unpasteurized apple cider from a local orchard. They do this special for us and you can’t get this cider at the orchard. This cider is amazing and has helped numerous club members produce some amazing cider.
Cider is available in 5-gallon quantities and runs $25 for 5 gallons. The slight cost increase this year covers increased cider costs, credit card processing fees and reimbursing gas for the volunteers hauling the cider to the pickup.
- Once again, the cider purchase is limited to current club members to start with.
- You are responsible for bringing your own plastic buckets to bring the cider home in. Please DO NOT BRING GLASS.
- Cider must be picked up on Saturday, November 4th between 11am and 3pm at the Learn to Brew event at Barley Johns Brewpub.
- If you are new to cider making, take a look at our getting started making cider article from a few years ago.
If you have any questions, please contact Dave Matson.
Reserve your cider now!
2013 MHBA Cider Buy
Thanks to everyone who brought our their beer showcasing honey as an ingredient for our annual Iron Home Brewer competition at Midwest Supplies! We had an amazing collection of beverages to sample and it was fun trying everything!
Congratulations to this year’s people’s choice winner, Reggie Greene, who took home a Midwest Supplies Gift Certificate. Dave Matson was our runner-up for Iron Home Brewer this year. He also took home a Midwest Supplies Gift Certificate. This year’s overall Iron Home Brewer, taking home the coveted golden airlock was Jon Hunter! Congratulations everyone!
You have been waiting for it all summer. It’s time to bring your entries and your taste buds out this Sunday for our annual Iron Home Brewer Competition at Midwest Supplies!
Don’t have an entry with Honey, no problem. Bring yourself, bring your friends and family, bring some homebrew if you have it but either way, stop out and help us determine who will walk away with the coveted Iron Home Brewer Trophy!
2015 Best of Show: Scott Ode and Jim Bradburn for their Lime Pale Ale
Coming up on August 9th, the Minnesota Home Brewers Association has been invited to visit the brand new brewery Unmapped Brewing, in Minnetonka. Club member and BJCP Judge Derek Allmendinger is the head brewer. He will give us a tour and share his perspective on the professional brewing experience.
Bring your friends and family and come out and enjoy some of Derek’s beers, hang out and catch up with fellow club members and brag about how awesome your entry to the Iron Home Brewer Competition will be in September!
The event page has all the details but here’s the short version:
When: Wednesday, August 9th from 6:00pm until 9:00ish.
Where: Unmapped Brewing, Minnetonka, MN
A huge thanks goes out to Tim Johnson and all of Badger Hill for hosting us earlier in July for our social event! It was fun checking out the latest creations on tap!
A quick reminder that this Wednesday, July 12 we will be heading South of the river to visit our friends at Badger Hill Brewing. Stop out, try some Badger Hill beer, bring your brewing questions for club members and get a peek behind the glass with a tour!
We will be showing up around 6pm with a tour around 7pm or slightly thereafter.
