Kevin Pratt (BJCP Assistant Continuing Education Director) announced that he’s setting up prep classes for the BJCP Judging Exam. Classes will be held at B3 and will prepare brewers for the BJCP Judging exam to be held in November. The class will cost around $100 ($50 for the test, $35 for class materials, $15-20 for beer tastings) for 9-12 sessions. This is an awesome opportunity to learn more about beer and brewing, and a chance to help out the brewing community by becoming a judge at competitions.

A big brew at Erik’s house. Bring your brewing rig (or some portion of it) and brew with the club. If you’ve got an Easy-Up or shelter, bring it along. DOZE will provide burgers and sausages around noon, everything else is pot luck. Bring something to share and lots of beer. 1732 Sargent Rd, Concord CA

A big brew at Erik’s house. Bring your brewing rig (or some portion of it) and brew with the club. If you’ve got an Easy-Up or shelter, bring it along. DOZE will provide burgers and sausages around noon, everything else is pot luck. Bring something to share and lots of beer. 1732 Sargent Rd, Concord CA

Another awsome Bay Area Event is coming up! The 4th Annual Bay Area Firkin Gravity Festival Saturday April 7 at the Triple Rock Brewery, 1920 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley To benefit the Jane Goodal Roots and Shoots Program Over 20 Breweries, including some club favorites. $25 for a tasting glass and unlimited pours. The Brewers include: Drakes, Stone, 21st Amendment Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas, Schooners, Black Diamond and Russian River!

The 4th Annual Bay Area Firkin Gravity Festival at the Triple Rock Brewery, 1920 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley To benefit the Jane Goodal Roots and Shoots Program Over 20 Breweries, including some club favorites. $25 for a tasting glass and unlimited pours. The Brewers include: Drakes, Stone, 21st Amendment Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas, Schooners, Black Diamond and Russian River!

Congrats to Erik Beer, his Irish Red will be our entry to the March/April club only competition. The next round is extract beers, any BJCP style as long as extract makes up 50% or more of the fermentables. With an open category, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have at least a dozen entries to choose from. Entries are due 4/28/07, the weekend before our April meeting, so have your beer for judging in March.

Just saw this nifty Google Mashup of beer related sites. It’s a bit cluttered with all the BevMo locations, but still a cool tool: BeerMapping San Francisco

The March meeting will be at B3, starting at 6:30. Mini-Presentation: Brewing for Nationals — what, when and how Tech Talk: Promash — advanced topics Style Talk: German Wheat Beers (BJCP Category 15) and their American Cousins

I happened across this article today that discusses beer foam and head retention. While it points to some older and well known solutions, it also describes some different remedies like volume of yeast pitch and fermentation temperatures. I found it a great read and though I’d share. http://www.byo.com/departments/1410.html

6:30pm at MoreBeer Tech Talk: TBA Style Talk: Double IPA (BJCP 14C – Imperial IPA)