Author: Sudzers

February 2016 meeting notes

Valentine’s Day pushed our February meeting back a week, but it was definitely worth the wait. We saw some new faces, got a demo for an awesome new homebrew product, and got to try eleven homebrews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!

Business:
– Derek took money for club dues. If you weren’t able to pay, you’ll be able to pay at any of the future meetings.
– Derek sold some retro-Sudzer t-shirts.
– Bottles of Dark Matter were distributed.
– Members of STEED Brewcraft (http://www.steedbrewcraft.com/#intro) presented their new kegging product designed to fit right in your refrigerator. Check out their website to learn more about this exciting new product.
– We discussed Stein’s 2nd Annual homebrew competition. Visit http://steinsbeergarden.com/event/2nd-annual-steins-home-brew-contest/ to learn more.
– The Sudzer homebrewer of the year award was presented.

In all, we had eleven homebrews:

BREWER(s)      BEER                               IBUs  ABV
Derek W        Belgian Single 1                   30    5.3%
Derek W        Belgian Single 2                   30    5.3%
Rob C          Belgian Pale                       -     5.5%
Mark Andrey    Rich's Evil Clone                  40    6.5%
Jesse          JK3 Brown Ale                      -     6.8%
Don            New Moon Dry Stout with Coffee     37    4.0%
Rob C          Sweet Stout                        30    5.8%
Joanna D.      Alaskan API (ALIPA)                -     4.7%
Adam           Mosaic Pils                        -     6.9%
Charles        Hop Fu IPA                         100+  7.1%
Jared          Xlunutiny Stout #2 (RIS)           -     10.5%

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

Homebrewing workshop with Sudzers and Headquarters brewers at Mountain View Public Library, February 29

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.

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Sudzers February meeting

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!

A walk on the Wildcide: Local man makes good (cider), from the Los Altos Town Crier

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

A walk on the Wildcide: Local man makes good (cider)

Dan_WILDCIDE

Related: Ron K’s wrap up of the Sudzers Gordon Biersch tour with Dan Gordon from 2014:

January 2016 meeting notes

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!

Sudzers meeting this Sunday (1/10)

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!