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January 2017 meeting notes

In January’s meeting, we tasted nine delicious homebrews, met one new member, and welcomed back a member from a decade ago! Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:
– Welcome Jenny, and welcome back, Jeff to the Sudzers!
– Derek W. collected 2017 club dues. If you didn’t get a chance to pay, you can always pay next meeting.
– Derek W. gave the 2016 financial report. For those interested in checking it out, the spreadsheet will eventually be uploaded to the website.
– Christmas party recap. Thanks, Marc and Jenn for hosting!
– The 2017 officers were announced:
— President: Steve Hutzler
— VP: Marc-Andre Harvey
— CFO: Derek Wolfgram
— CCO: Adam Campbell
— Chief Tasting Officers (CTO): Jim Williams and Charles Stevens. The CTO’s responsibility will be finding ways for us to enhance our palate, e.g., by organizing off-flavor tasting sessions. More info to come.
– Sudzers Homebrew of the Year was announced… Congratulations, Jared Churko!
– Steve H. will be sending out a survey to get opinions on what events we want to do next year.
– Steve H. was kind enough to put together a spreadsheet containing upcoming events and competitions. See it here: http://www.sudzers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/comps_jan2017.xlsx
– Freewheel Battle of the Brew Clubs is February 12. Style is Old Ale, and Maris Otter must be used as the base malt. Danny expressed interest. Anyone else willing to help?

In all, we had nine brews:

BREWER           BEER                        IBUs   ABV
Derek W.         Kolsch                      30     4.6%
Kevin W.         Belgian pale                -      6.8%
Adam C.          Citra IPL                   -      6.4%
Kevin W.         Two-Hearted clone           55     6.7%
Jared            Samus Aran IPA              80     6%
Charles          IPA                         100    7.3%
Robert           Saison Zeste De Cacao       20     5.6%
Robert           Secret Beach Saison         20     8.1%
Danny            Hail Mary imperial stout    80     10%

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up.

Sudzers January 2017 meeting

Hello Sudzers, and Happy New Year! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm on Sunday, January 8th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View.

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

As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Because this is the first meeting of the New Year, please arrive a bit before 4:00 if you’d like to pay your 2017 dues. 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 W. will be selling t-shirts (details below).
– Introduce the 2017 officers.
– Financial Report from Derek W.
– Freewheel Battle of the Brew Clubs is February 12. Style is Old Ale, and Maris Otter must be used as the base malt. Does anyone want to participate?
– 2016 Sudzer Homebrewer of the Year announcement!
– Discuss ideas for events in 2017.
– 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.

Sudzers t-shirt inventory reduction sale!
Older generations of Sudzers shirts only $5 (limited sizes available – first come, first served at the meeting)

Dark Matter Imperial Stout: one S, one XL
Space Invaders: one Ladies L
Prohibition: three Larges

The latest generation of Sudzers shirts, featuring the ASCII text rendering and the “waffle” icon on the sleeve (and the famous Simcoe quote on the back) are still available in a variety of sizes for $10 and will also be sold at the meeting.

2017 meeting calendar (subject to change):
1/8
2/12
3/12
4/9
5/7*
6/11
7/9
8/13
9/3*
10/8
11/12

* First Sunday of the month

See you Sunday!

November 2016 meeting notes

In November’s meeting, we tasted a mead and eight delicious homebrews, and we also had five first-time attendees! Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:
– Welcome Roy, Jason, Dennis, Bram, and Sean to their first Sudzer meeting!
– At the 2016 Dark Matter Brew Day, David F. and Marc-Andrey brewed batches of the huge beer. We look forward to bottling day to see how they turned out!
– Congrats to Mikael who received third place for his porter at the California State Homebrew Competition at Anchor.
– Just a reminder that there is no meeting in December. More details to follow on when and where the 2017 meetings will be held.
– The current plan is to hold annual Christmas party at Marc-Andrey’s house on December 10th. More details to come.
– If you’re interested in becoming a Sudzer Officer, then please e-mail me at cocamide@gmail.com with what position you’d like: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Communications Officer.
– Also, please e-mail me at cocamide@gmail.com with any nominations you have for Homebrewer of the Year. The officer and Homebrewer of the Year awards will be decided at the Christmas party.
– We discussed ideas about a bulk hop purchase and a shared equipment spreadsheet. Stay tuned for more info on both.

In all, we had eight brews and a mead:

BREWER                 BEER                    IBUs        ABV
Jason C.               Altbier                 low         <5%
Jason C.               Oktoberfest-style Ale   low         <6%
Mikael                 Rye is on the Saison    26          7.7%
Roy Z.                 Dunkelweizen            -           -
Kevin                  Stout                   -           4.73%
Steve H. & Derek H.    Mat's Graduation Beer   high        8%
Charles                Lil' Bastard            not enough  7.6%
David J.               Pinot Gris(?) Mead      0           13.7%
David J.               Barley Wine             100+        13.4

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up. See you at the Christmas party!

Sudzers November meeting

Hello Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm on Sunday, November 13th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View.

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

As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis, so please bring $25 and arrive as close to 4:00 as possible if you would like to pay your 2016 dues. 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:
– Dark Matter Brew Day recap.
– California State Homebrew Festival at Anchor recap.
– Discuss Christmas party date, time, and location.
– Officer elections & Home Brewer of the Year nominations.
– 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!

October 2016 meeting notes

In October’s meeting, we were visited by several members of the Gigayeast team, tasted fifteen delicious homebrews, and met a new member of the Sudzer community. Thanks to everyone who showed up, and see you next month!

Business:
– Derek distributed t-shirts to all paid 2016 Sudzers club members that signed up on the Google spreadsheet. Anyone who still hasn’t picked up their preordered shirt(s) should make arrangements directly with Derek before October 15, or they will become part of the club inventory.
– Tim has put together a schedule for a public-transit pub-crawl in San Francisco on October 15th. Details available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/14yxRF8Ioj7l3XOEKFfEcoiCNmLWbt_Kqe7wuJjO0c6g/edit.
– Dark Matter Brew Day will be held on October 29th at David Fortune’s house. Details with time and address to come.
– The end of the year is approaching, which means the Sudzers Christmas Party, and the most important of election of 2016 (the Sudzer Officer Election) are upon us. Details to come.
– Derek mentioned trading beer tours with the MadZ’s. Details to come.
– Cassie, Amelia, Matt, and their “assorted entourage” joined us from Gigayeast to gather notes and taste beers made with an experimental yeast they gave out roughly five months ago. I think we can all agree that this is a highly attenuative, easy-to-use, characterful Saison yeast. Thanks for coming by, and we hope to see you at future meetings!
– Please e-mail any fermentation or tasting notes for your Gigayeast Saison to Amelia at amelia@gigayeast.com.
– Thirsty Third Thursday will be held at Harry’s Hofbrau in San Jose on October 20th.

In all, we had fifteen brews:

BREWER             BEER                                IBUs  ABV
Derek W.           Citra Saison                        35    7%
Charles            Sauvon Saison                       22    7.3%
Adam C.            Saison                              -     7.5%
Jim W.             Saison J                            35    7.6%
Robert C.          Sour Saison                         30    6%
Joanna             N-120 Bohemian Pils                 -     5.25%
David J.           Hefeweizen                          -     6.1%
David J.           Blueberry Hefeweizen                -     6.3%
Danny              Wet Hop IPA                         85    5%
Marc-Andre         Earl Grey Session IPA               100   5.2%
Robert C.          Belgian Not So Strong               25    7.3%
Derek W.           Coconut Porter                      35    6%
Steve & Derek H.   Rye Barrel Porter                   -     8.5%
Justin V.          Imperial Porter                     75    10.09%
David J.           Belgian Quad                        80    9.7%

Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up. See you next month!

Sudzers October meeting

Hello Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm on Sunday, October 9th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View.

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

As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis, so please bring $25 and arrive as close to 4:00 as possible if you would like to pay your 2016 dues. 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:
– Preordered 2016 t-shirts need to be picked up from Derek Wolfgram by October 15, or they will just become part of the club inventory. Derek will have them at Sunday’s meeting, and anyone who can’t make the meeting should make arrangements directly with him to get preordered shirts.
– A few months ago, Gigayeast came by and handed out some of their experimental Saison yeast. If you brewed a beer with this yeast, then please bring it and all tasting notes with you, as members of the Gigayeast team will attend on Sunday to sample your beer and take any feedback on the yeast.
– The Dark Matter Brew Day will be held on Saturday, October 29th at David Fortune’s house.
– Recap NCHF.
– Tim has put together the plans for the Sudzer SF Brewery Tour on October 15. Check it out at https://docs.google.com/document/d/14yxRF8Ioj7l3XOEKFfEcoiCNmLWbt_Kqe7wuJjO0c6g/edit?usp=sharing.
– 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!