Just so you all know. We have a BAMF meeting tonight. Most of you are on the Google group forum and know about it, but if not..now you know.
We have a ton to discuss and a lot of really cool things going on! I’m just going because I heard he has a keg!
Cheers,
Nick P.
We have at least 40 gallons fermenting already! I can’t actually believe that we’ve come this far. We need about 10-15 gallons more for the initial barrel fill. We’ll fill it up in the upcoming weeks with approximately 50-55 gallons of beer to leave some head space for some initial secondary fermentation krausen. Once that krausen settles down in a few days I’ll top up the barrel as far as I can to inhibit any oxygen and acetobactor (which will turn the beer to vinegar very fast). The goal for the initial fill is 59 gallons (which is the capacity of our barrel).
A couple of other things to note. When Justin and I brewed our 10 gallons for the batch on Tuesday, Andrew came to pick up his grains so I decided to pop the top on a bottle of Russian River Temptation that I had in my cellar. Now, I’d never had RR Temptation before but once tasting it I realized that we made an amazing decision to try and clone this beer! It is the most refreshing tart, acidic, and funky beer I’ve ever tasted in my life. It’s truly world class and riding the line between wine and beer, and probably more like wine then beer to most peoples palates. With the yeast and bacteria left in the bottom of that bottle (dregs) I dumped that into a 1 gallon jug along with 1 gallon of the third runnings of our brew day. I’ll transfer these dregs eventually into our barrel to give it more authenticity!
The barrel has been prepared as best I know how. It holds water, I power washed it, I burned a sulfur stick in it, I rinsed it again, now it’s sitting patiently full of water and a blend of Citric Acid and Potassium Metabisulfate. If this barrel isn’t ready…it ain’t my fault. On transfer day, I’ll pump out the Acid wash, give it one last rinse and then we’ll fill it up IMMEDIATELY!
For anyone that hasn’t brewed your batch yet…BREW IT! For anyone that hasn’t even paid for your grains and shit yet (KEVIN) get er done!
This is going to be awesome!
This poll does not mean we are changing anything. Please vote though. Last year we saw a significant decrease in members coming to the monthly meetings during the Summer months. This is understandable because it’s how we do in MN. We go up to cabins, and hit the lake, and BBQ when the weather is nice. It’s Minnesota living at it’s finest! This is just to get a feel for if people would rather meet during the week or not during the summer months so that we have something to discuss at our next meeting. I’d hate to see all of the strides we’ve been taking as a club come to a screeching halt like they did last Summer. It’s possible that this year Saturday’s work great for people and last year was an anomaly. We shall see as long as everyone VOTES!
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Our monthly meeting was moved to March 10th, since St. Patty’s day may leave some of us rather…occupied.
Attendance: Nick P, Andrew N, Tyler B, Steve M, Nick K, Aaron D, Kelsey, Justin G, Dave T, Matt P
At the next BAMF meeting we will determine a recommendation for the club. A vote will be held at the April Club wide meeting. If you cannot attend but want to vote, send your vote by proxy to the scribe, Tyler Bye, prior to April 21st.
Next Meeting April 21st, 4:00pm @ Pracna!
March 1, 2012
Attendance: Dan S, Matt P, Nick P, Andrew N, Tyler B, Kevin S, Steve, Tim S
Nick P was gracious enough to host the BAMF meeting this month. While treating us to his Galaxy IPA off the tap, we were able to marvel in the presence of the key item in the barrel project. What follows is what transpired.
What is a BAMF?
Aside from the obvious, we determined BAMF membership requirements going forth. BAMF members are all founding and senior members as defined in our bylaws, all current ExComm members, and all Committee Chairs. Right now 99% of all members are BAMF members since dues were paid before the end of January. The thought is that new members who want to make additional contributions to the club will chair a committee for projects of interest and value to the club.
Should we become a non-profit group?
This has been in discussion since last month. More research is needed on the topic before a decision is made. Among other implications, this may determine how we fundraise and/or how we manage funds. Nick P is going to reach out to other home brew clubs for a consensus. If anyone has any specific information already, please bring it to the March 10th meeting as we will be acting shortly.
*Deadline set: Will be decided at the April BAMF meeting.
NBA 18 February 2012
Pracna 4:00 – 6:00pm
Introductions/misc. (5 min.)
Attendance: Justin, Tim, Andrew W, Neal, Dave T, Dan ? Matt P, Andrew N, Nick P, Grant W, Tyler B, Kevin, Mallory. Christine
o Mid-month (BAMF) meet-up recap
§ dnon-profit discussion? Matt & Nathan are researching this further
§ BJCP Judging: Becoming a beer judge entails learning about all styles of beer, why they differ, and how they should taste Continue reading February 18th Meeting Notes
Per usual, the meeting is at Pracna on Main in Northeast Minneapolis, starting at 4:00pm sharp. Agenda posted here:
Here’s what went down on 1/21:
During our 1/21/12 meeting, we decided what the club needed was a few annual club-only competitions. We’re going to do a “lower gravity beer” competition in July [EDIT: COMPETITION AND BBQ ARE NOW SATURDAY JUNE 30th 2012] and a “high gravity beer” competition in December each year. Though we didn’t talk in detail about the December competition, we agreed up on the basic rules for the summer competition: Continue reading Summer BBQ and club-only competition: beers below 6% ABV
Back on January 5th, some members of the NBA ExComm got together at Andrew W.’s place to iron out our club by-laws. We made it through edits to everything while enjoying some beers courtesy of Andrew W. and Andrew N., the latter of whom brought six different single hop Mikkeller brews. Very tasty stuff, interesting to discuss the differences in hop profiles.
