Silicon Valley Sudzers Homebrew Club
The Homebrew Club of Silicon Valley
Join brewers from the Sudzers and the Headquarters homebrew club at the Mountain View Public Library on February 29 for an introduction to homebrewing beer, including history, ingredients, techniques, equipment, beer styles, recipe formulation, and more.
The slide deck from the presentation is available for download.
Hello Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm on Sunday, February 21st 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 10% discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.
Agenda:
– T-shirts for sale! Bring cash, because Derek will be selling several of the classic Sudzers t-shirts. Don’t miss out!
– Members of STEED Brewcraft (http://www.steedbrewcraft.com/#intro) will present their new combined kegging/serving system prototype that
they plan to launch on Kickstarter. They will be joining us to talk about their product and get our feedback on the design and functionality.
– Summary of the brewday at Freewheel.
– Dark Matter distribution: two bottles for everyone who was a paid member in 2015!
– Homebrewer of the year trophy hand-off.
– 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.
There’s a lot planned, so we hope you see you this Sunday!
This month’s Thirsty Third Thursday
Come down and have some beers with fellow Sudzers!
Sudzers CFO Derek W’s monthly column in the Los Altos Town Crier profiles Gordon-Biersch co-founder (and friend of the Sudzers) Dan Gordon and his new Wildcide hard cider
Related: Ron K’s wrap up of the Sudzers Gordon Biersch tour with Dan Gordon from 2014:
Hopefully everyone’s recovered from our first meeting of 2016! We saw a lot of new faces and got to drink some great homebrews, a cider, and even a limoncello.
Business:
– Derek took money for club dues. If you weren’t able to pay last night, you’ll be able to pay at any of the future meetings.
– Steve compiled a list of ideas for events and will send out a survey to the mailing-list where you can vote on the events you’d most like to see the Sudzers put on this year.
– No one at the meeting volunteered to brew at Freewheel’s 1st Annual Battle of Brew Clubs on January 24th, so if you’re interested, please speak up! You’ll get to meet members from other clubs, brew, and drink beer! What better way to spend a day?
In all, we had fourteen homebrews, a cider, and a limoncello.
BREWER(s) BEER IBUs ABV Gerad & Tyler Hefeweizen 15 5.9% Mikel & Bill Pilsner 42 5.6% Derek H Belgian Golden 30 6% Don Pale Ale 47 5.7% Rob Saison - 6% Gerad & Tyler Saison 15 7.9% Jim Sorachi Ace Saison 35 7.5% Jason Cider - 8% Justin Smash IPA 58 6.2% Rich Heretic's Evil Twin (recipe below) 44 7.3% Jared Red IPA 110 5% Gerad & Tyler Oatmeal Stout - 7% Adam Chocolate Milk Stout - 7.9% Charles Russian Imperial Stout 100 10.1% Derek W Barrel Aged Barleywine lots 12% Marc-Andrey Limoncello - 32%
Rich’s Evil Twin clone was well received, and he was nice enough to share the recipe:
Grain:
11.5 lbs Maris Otter
1 lb Munich I
12oz Crystal 40L
6oz Crystal 120L
6oz Pale chocolate malt
6oz Victory
Mash:
4.5 gallon strike water
Single infusion, target temp 152 degrees
60 minute mash
2g Calcium Chloride in mash
2g Gypsum in mash
Boil (90 minutes):
.25oz Columbus @ 60 min
.5oz Columbus @ 20 min
1 whirlfloc tablet @ 15 min
1 tsp yeast nutrient @ 15 min
1oz Amarillo @ 10 min
1oz Citra @ 10 min
1oz Amarillo @ 1 min
1oz Citra @ 1 min
2oz Columbus dry hop for 6 days
Yeast
WLP001
Stats:
OG: 1.080
FG: 1.021
ABV: 7.7%
Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up. See you next month!
Hello Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm on Sunday, January 10th 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 10% discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.
Agenda:
– Collect dues
– Discuss what club activities (e.g., competitions, brewery tours, brew days, etc.) we want to have this year. We’ll most likely be sending out a survey to the mailing list after the meeting where you can vote on what activities you’d like to see this year.
– 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.
Let’s make 2016 the best yet!
Sudzers CFO Derek W’s latest monthly column from the Los Altos Town Crier:
Elections: Candidates are still needed for President/CEO, VP/COO, Treasurer/CFO, Secretary/Chief Communications Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Events Officer. Email Derek at derek dot wolfgram at gmail dot com by December 1 if you’re interested in running. Homebrewer of the Year nominations should also be submitted to Derek by the same date. Elections will be held at the December 12 Christmas party at Gary & Adrienne’s house.
Upcoming Events:
2016 meeting dates are set. We will be meeting the second Sunday of each month at 4 pm at Steins Beer Garden and Restaurant in Mountain View, with the exception of February, when we will meet on the 3rd Sunday due to schedule conflicts. Mark your calendar now for these dates:
1/10
2/21
3/13
4/10
5/8
6/12
7/10
8/14
9/11
10/9
11/13
The 2016 Christmas party date and location are TBD.
Homebrew sharing:
Sudzers VP Derek W’s latest monthly column for the Los Altos Town Crier
Give thanks for delicious beer pairings fit for a turkey feast
