Submitted by: Traci Lienhard, Secretary
Officers:
President – Doug Fielding
Vice – Ryan Hogaboam (absent)
Secretary – Traci Lienhard
Treasurer – Garry Lienhard
Communications – Ben Gunderson (absent)
Dues
- $30 – single
- $40 – family
- Pay dues through the website www.hopsclub.com
50/50 Raffle
- Need to remember to sell tickets at every meeting. $1 each or 6 for $5
- Un-drawn tickets kept during the year are saved for the EOY drawing
JBLM – Club Competition
- This competition is scheduled for March 28th, 2020.
- Bottle sort is scheduled for earlier in the day Friday, March 28; possibly as early as 11AM
- First round of judging will be held that night by club judges
- Bottle sort and judging will be held at Fermentation Initiative
- VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED – please sign up to be a judge or a steward
- Club members are highly encouraged to submit entries
- Location for competition to be determined
Off Flavor Presentation
- Ryan Hogaboam will be presenting the next off flavor presentation at the March meeting.
Upcoming Class
- Adjusting Water for Brewing
- Will be a combined effort between Doug and David – two very different approaches
- Date to be determined
- Rick Gray – Rick will be presenting a class on cheese at the April meeting.
March Brew Challenge – Judging at next club meeting!
- Style: Lager – Smash +1
- Great Western 2 row
- Citra
- Any other single malt
- Any other single hop
May Brew Challenge – Open Lager
- Any style is acceptable
- There will be a sign up sheet in Slack
- Check the #brewer_challenge channel in Slack
- The challenge will be held at the May meeting
A Word from our Sponsor – Fermentation Initiative
- Erlenlmeyer flasks are in
- New draft line cleaner, metal mash paddles, lactic acid, Super Clear, wine bottles (4 colors), flip top bottles, brew in a bag kits
- New – one gallon equipment and recipe kits
- New – Starting in March the shop will carry Midnight Wheat
- New – Hop sleeve – holds 8-12 oz
- New – oat malt
- Orders for yeast
- Imperial – orders go out every two weeks
- Wyeast – orders go out once a month
