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Hello, Sudzers! In July’s meeting, we met a new members, learned about Festbier/Marzen, and tasted twenty-one delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:

• Welcome new member, Erik!
• 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!
• Derek did the final distribution for Dark Matter bottles to all paid 2018 members.
• Derek discussed ideas for a new Sudzer shirt. Robert will be sending out a survey to gather feedback/ideas on the shirt, but if you’re interested in designing it, please email Derek at derek@sudzers.org
• We briefly discussed planning for NCHF (https://www.nchfinfo.org/). Tickets went on sale at 10:00am yesterday Sunday, July 14th. If you missed them, they will go on sale again at 10:00am, July 20th.
• We discussed the idea of an equipment swap meet. We hope to get other clubs involved and are looking to hold this at a local brewery. Robert will send out a request for volunteers to help organize this.
• The Fourth Annual Firefighters Chili Cookoff and Homebrew Competition (https://www.wortsofwisdom.org/chilicomp/) is open for registration until August 3rd.
• The Santa Cruz County Fair is also open for registration: https://www.santacruzcountyfair.com/fair-time/attend/2019-entry-guides scroll down to the Homebrew section for details. Cliff volunteered to drop off bottles if you want to give them to him at the next meeting.
• Robert gave a presentation (http://www.sudzers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Kolsch-history-and-details.pptx) on Kolsch, and we got to try a commercial example along with six of our homebrewed examples.
• Robert also gave a presentation (http://www.sudzers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Oktoberfest_Festbier.pptx) on Festbier/Marzen; which will be our beer-of-focus for September’s meeting. So, please plan on brewing early if you’d like to share it in two months.
• 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 twenty-one brews:

BREWER           BEER                                IBUs  ABV
Robert           Kolsch                              24    4.6%
Stephan          Kolsch                              26    4.8%
Elan             Kolsch                              28    4.9%
Cliff            Kolsch                              30    5%
Sara & Evan      Kolsch                              28    5.4%
Chet             Kolsch                              28    ~6%
Sara & Evan      LoKo Loquat Kolsch                  28    5.6%
David W.         Walla Walla Hefeweizen              15    5%
Robert           Lemon Drop Blonde Ale               24    4.9%
Cliff            Rye Table Beer                      30    4%
Kevin            Young Lager Kellerbier              49    4.7%
Derek W.         Shrill Single Pale Wit              30    5.1%
Derek W.         Saffron Shrill Single Pale Wit      30    5.1%
Eric R.          Saison D'ete                         ?    5%
David W.         Saison I                            30    6%
Steve & Derek H. Y72 Saison                         ~30    6.3%
Adam             Schwarzbier                          ?    6.3%
Anil             Darker Shade of Pale APA            45    6.5%
Charles D.       Haze Grey & Underway IPA w/ tea     28    6.4%
Noah             Dank side IPA w/ black apricots    ~40    6.8%
Anil             BBA Imperial Porter                 58    9.8%

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up!

Hello, Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, July 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:

• Remember, if you brewed a Kolsch, then please bring it to this meeting! We’ll be tasting our homebrewed versions along with a commercial version.
• 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 be distributing Dark Matter imperial stout to 2018 dues-paying members. The July meeting will be the last meeting to which Derek will bring the Dark Matter. If you have not yet received your bottles and cannot make the July meeting please contact derek@sudzers.org to make arrangements to get your bottles. Any unclaimed bottles as of the end of July will become property of the club for further distribution, use at club events, etc. Thanks!
• Derek will discuss Sudzers work-shirts.
• We’ll discuss planning for NCHF (https://www.nchfinfo.org/). Tickets go on sale at 10:00am this Sunday, July 14th and again at 10:00am, July 20th.
• We’ll discuss organizing a committee on creating an annual swap meet.
• Cliff will give us an update on upcoming competitions.
• Robert will present on best practices for brewing Oktoberfest/Festbier in preparation for the September 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 CFO Derek W’s latest column for the Los Altos Town Crier features The Booth Brewing Co. in Eureka, CA by way of Seoul. 건배! Cheers!

Eureka’s The Booth Brewing expands beyond its South Korean origins

Hello, Sudzers! In June’s meeting, we met some new members, learned all about hops, and tasted seven delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:

• Welcome new member, Noah, Xabriel, and Luisa!
• 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!
• Derek distributed Dark Matter bottles to all paid 2018 members.
• Derek discussed ideas for a new Sudzer shirt. If you’re interested in designing it, please email Derek at derek@sudzers.org
• Last month, Mikael gave a talk about Kolsch. If you brewed one, please bring it to July’s meeting.
• Cliff still needs 5-10 gallons for the wild-ale Solera project. If you’re interested in participating, please email Cliff (cliffesullivan@gmail.com) soon, as he needs your beer ASAP.
• The Northern California Homebrewers Festival (http://www.nchfinfo.org/) is coming up September 20-22. We’ll send out a message when we learn more about when tickets go on sale.
• David F. gave a great talk on “Hops: Basic Favor Descriptors and Understanding IBUs”. Check out the presentation at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PXm0gd1ED-BFbRsWz7qCY4trFELIPD0UEGDhA50Zm20/edit?usp=sharing
• 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 seven brews:

BREWER           BEER                                IBUs  ABV
 Xabriel         No name Munich Dunkel               21    3.7%
 Kevin           Little London Brown                 21    4.2%
 Derek W.        1826 Berliner Braun Bitterbier      60    5%
 Mikael & Bill   BUD on Warp Milkshake IPA           35    6.5%
 Kevin           Beermosa Premix NEIPA               57    6.3%
 Stephan         Melon Man V2 NEIPA                  ??    6%
 Noah'           Pliny the Elderberry W Coast IPA    ~75   8%

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up!

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!

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:

• Welcome new member, Charles!
• Remember, dues ($25) must be paid each calendar year and can still be made via paypal at derek@sudzers.org
• Robert announced a new meeting presentation type, where every two months, someone presents about a particular style. The hope is that we get a good number of members to brew that style for the meeting held two months after the presentation. This meeting, Mikael discussed Kolsch (http://www.sudzers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kolsch.pptx). If you plan on brewing a Kolsch, please bring it to the July meeting.
• We’re still looking for volunteers to present about Festbier/Oktoberfest, Stouts, and British Bitters. Please let myself or Robert know if you’re interested in covering any of these styles.
• Cliff and Mike Conant are organizing a wild-ale Solera project. If you’re interested in participating, then please email Cliff (cliffesullivan@gmail.com) soon, as he needs your beer at next month’s meeting.
• Congratulations to all new BJCP judges, and thanks, Mikael, for organizing everything!
• David W. gave a wonderful talk on Heterofermentative Yeast. Check out the presentation at (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YsOZLf_cD757_9JSin59TBNXGL1HZH0kzgK2YuSXygo/edit?usp=sharing) and the original paper at (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740002017302952).
• As a reminder, registration closes for the World Cup of Beer on June 5th: https://www.worldcupofbeer.com/
• 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           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!

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 CFO Derek W’s monthly beer column for the Los Altos Town Crier focuses on Sebastopol’s Crooked Goat Brewing 

https://www.losaltosonline.com/special-sections2/sections/food-a-wine/60039-sebastopol-s-crooked-goat-brewing-rises-from-the-floodwaters

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:

• Welcome new members: Sarah, Evan, Andy, and Nathan!
• 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!
• Derek distributed Dark Matter bottles to all paid 2018 members. If you weren’t able to pick them up, then they will most likely be distributed at the next meeting as well.
• Cliff would like to know if there’s anyone interested in pouring at Steinbeck’s Home Brew Fest (https://www.steinbeckrotary.org/2019-steinbecks-home-brew-fest) on May 4th in Salinas. Email Cliff (cliffesullivan@gmail.com) if you’re interested in participating.
• Congratulations to Cliff for winning the Steins Homebrew Comp!
• Congratulations to Chet and Cliff for winning Freewheel’s Battle of the Brew Clubs comp!
• 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 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!

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!