Our beer list from the Festival in Martinez. 19 beers on tap!!

Tonight’s meeting will include an Extract Brewing talk by Ray Montgomery, and a Water talk by Colin Kaminski.

Here is a spreadsheet that Ray Graves has graciously put together, outlining a brewing schedule for the upcoming year of competitions. There are two options of the same sheet. One opens up in Microsoft Excel and the other opens in “Open Office”. Check them out and start brewing!

2Brew Calendar 2013  Excel

2Brew Calendar 2013  Open Office

No meeting will held in December.

Our next meeting is Monday, January 28th. 6:30pm @ Lindsay Wildlife Center in WC.

Inspired by home brewers from across the country, last year President Obama bought a home brewing kit for the kitchen. After the few first drafts we landed on some great recipes that came from a local brew shop. We received some tips from a couple of home brewers who work in the White House who helped us amend it and make it our own. To be honest, we were surprised that the beer turned out so well since none of us had brewed beer before.

As far as we know the White House Honey Brown Ale is the first alcohol brewed or distilled on the White House grounds. George Washington brewed beer and distilled whiskey at Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson made wine but there’s no evidence that any beer has been brewed in the White House. (Although we do know there was some drinking during prohibition…)

Since our first batch of White House Honey Brown Ale, we’ve added the Honey Porter and have gone even further to add a Honey Blonde this past summer. Like many home brewers who add secret ingredients to make their beer unique, all of our brews have honey that we tapped from the first ever bee-hive on the South Lawn. The honey gives the beer a rich aroma and a nice finish but it doesn’t sweeten it.

 

For the recipes, visit:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/09/01/ale-chief-white-house-beer-recipe

… and congratulations are due to DOZER’s  Mike Mraz,  who took 3rd Place in Category 10: American Ale, and Nate Smith, who came away with 3rd Place in Category 16: Belgian and French Ale!

And, to our friends in the Brewing Network, who garnered Homebrew Club of the Year.

Well done!

(Full results are available at:  http://www.homebrewersassociation.org./pages/competitions/national-homebrew-competition/winners/2012-winners)

APRIL 21, 2012 at Waterfront Park, Martinez.  12:00pm – 4:00pm

Beer Tasting 12pm-4pm

This year it will be outdoors at the Waterfront Park, not in the warehouse where it’s been in past years.

American conference agenda and details available HERE