We’re planning to let all the Four Corners homebrew clubs know about the crawl. Thanks for helping with the planning and we look forward to it!
-Jason
From: Durango-Brewer [mailto:brian.leaves=gmail.com@posterous.com] On Behalf Of durango-brewer
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 12:15 PM
To: jason.cox@coxinnovations.com
Subject: [pagosahops.org] Re: February FFO Reminder
This is a great idea, Bill, and I think the club can help out here. I will start a separate thread for this topic.
From: Billt [mailto:billt=centurytel.net@posterous.com] On Behalf Of Billt
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 7:13 PM
To: jason.cox@coxinnovations.com
Subject: [pagosahops.org] Re: February FFO Reminder
Hi Hop heads,
Sometime in early April (the date is yet to be determined), United Way of Archuleta County is holding an appreciation celebration to thank all who have so generously contributed to their funded programs. Since United Way uses most of the donations to fund beneficial community organizations, they are looking for ways to hold this party without spending donated money. I was planning on giving them a couple of cases of homebrew. How about a HOPS brew day with the results being given to United Way for their get together? This would also get us invited to the party to help drink our products. Let me know if anyone is interested. If you need more info, contact Lisa Jensen, our local United Way coordinator at 731-0484 or lisaj@unitedway-swco.org.
Bill Trimarco
The Quoting Jason Cox :
A warning to you all.
Kenny Rogers
(303) 902-5340 (C)
(970) 731-8339 (H)
May your troubles be less, may your blessings be more, and
may nothing but happiness come through your door.
Male Date-Drug
(be sure to watch the short video at the end) Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties & local pubs to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink by any woman. Many females use a date-drug on the market called 'Beer '.The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from taps and in large kegs. Beer is used by female sexual predators at parties and bars to persuade their male victims to go home and sleep with them
A woman needs only to get a guy to consume a few units of Beer and then simply ask him home for no-strings-attached sex. Men are rendered helpless against this approach. After several Beers , men will often succumb to the desires to sleep with horrific looking women to whom they would never normally be attracted. After drinking Beer , men often awaken with only hazy memories of exactly what happened to them the night before, often with just a vague feeling that 'something bad'occurred.At other times these unfortunate men are swindled out of their life's savings, in a familiar scam known as'a relationship'.In extreme cases, the female may even be shrewd enough to entrap the unsuspecting male into a longer-term form of servitude and punishment referred to as'marriage'.
Men are much more susceptible to this scam after Beer is administered and sex is offered by the predatory females.
If you fall victim to this 'Beer ' scam and the women administering it, there are male support groups where you can discuss the details of your shocking encounter with similarly victimized men. For the support group nearest you, just look up'Golf Courses' in the phone book.Pleaseforward this warning to every male you know.
For a video to see how Beer works click here:
Beer Demo
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We will meet at the Bear Creek in Pagosa Springs tomorrow at 6 pm for this month's First Friday Out (FFO). Come on out and enjoy a beer with other club members and we can begin planning our upcoming pub crawl in Durango. We've had good conversations with some Durango breweries recently and it looks like the pub crawl could be a pretty cool event.
Cheers!
If you're interested in attending the 34th Annual National Homebrewers Conference in Seattle this June, you should register today or tomorrow as the conference is already 75% sold out and it just opened for registration today. The conference is a great way to meet other homebrewers and learn a ton about the craft.
Check out more and register at http://www.ahaconference.org/.
Feel free to drop off a bottle at Kip’s and the best way to carbonate a beer is to bring it up to a higher temp just like Walterdanver said. Move the bottles to the warmest part of your house (at least so it’s above 70 degrees) and leave it for a couple of weeks. Then try a bottle and see how it’s doing. Once it gets to the desired carbonation level you can move it back to cellar or fridge temps.
Hello HOPSHeads. Don't forget about our monthly meeting tomorrow, January 24, 2012, at 6 pm at Pagosa Brewing Company. To keep warm, we are tasting barleywines tomorrow night so make sure you bring your drinking liver along. ;-)
HOPS – Homebrewers Of Pagosa Springs
Hello HOPS Heads,
As I was sitting on the floor in my living room, aerating a green chili beer that we had just brewed, I started to look at the carpet. I have dogs. Even with a regular vacuuming, there still manages to be pine needles, sticks and toy fragments scattered about the carpet. And then the question popped into my beer soaked brain: “Which came first, the vacuum or the carpet?” I mean really, who would be so sick in the head as to create a product like carpet without the advent of a vacuum cleaner? There is truly no other way to clean carpet effectively without a vacuuming device. Ok, on the other side, if the vacuum was invented first, who would want that noisy thing for a just hard floor? For if carpet had not yet been invented, you would now have a noisy, rolling sucker-thing to push all about the house. I’ll stick with a broom, thanks. Truly they must have been invented for each other at the same time. But by who? And now you know that I am a man willing to ask the questions others are afraid to ask... Anyway, since this has no point (like most of my Brewsletters) I will get back to the main focus – homebrew and fun fermentables.
Cheers, and happy fermenting ~
Randini the Beer Spammer
Tech Tip of the Day: I overheard a conversation where a person was trying to gain more ‘Mouthfeel’ in their beer. This is a term used to describe the total sensation of the beer in the mouth. That includes astringency, body, carbonation, warmth, etc. After thinking about it a bit I think they were talking about body. So how do you achieve more body in your beer? This is largely influenced by proteins and dextrins. Some people will talk about adding maltodextrin to a beer to achieve more body. I don't completely recommend maltodextrine but rather look at the choice of malts and your mash schedule. When all grain brewing, if you are doing a protein rest, either cut that back or eliminate it completely. If you are mashing in the 140-150 F range, raise the mash temperature to the mid 150's, say 154 to 156 F. Use more of a lighter crystal malt so the color will be about the same but more dextrines added from the malt. Oats, wheat and flaked barley also tend to add dextrines and increase body/mouthfeel. Another common one is CaraPils malts. This is what we primarily use and have had great success even with partial mash brews that include some extract. CaraPils also really help with great head retention. Higher carbonation gives the impression of lighter mouthfeel, so cut back on the carbonation. Look at water chemistry; chloride (as in salt - sodium chloride) gives a full mouthfeel -- but be careful and don't add so much as to make the beer salty. As usual, there are lots of different ways to experiment with such things. Have fun and brew on!
Quote of the Day: (Two, just for the heckuvit)
You are not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. ~Anonymous
Reality is an illusion that occurs do to a lock of alcohol. ~Anonymous
HOPS Meetings:
A) Membership Dues – Time for us to squeeze some money out of you!
B) Durango Pub Crawl – we are working with the homebrew club in Durango about doing to gathering / pub crawl in March. Bring ideas on what you would like to do. Tastings? Presentation Topics? Just looking for ideas…
C) Homebrew Hoedown Plans – we need to decide if we are hosting another event. Last year we did it in June. Do we want to do it again?
D) BJCP Club Competition? Also paired in June with the Hoedown maybe?
RECAP OF PREVIOUS STUFF:
In a large, open crock pot cook on high for 3 hrs. stirring occasionally:
2 cups White Sugar
3 cups of Brown Sugar
3/4 cup of Instant Coffee (like Folgers)
6 cups of water
optional 2 Tablespoons of Hershey's Syrup
Cool and add:
2 Tablespoons of vanilla
51.2 oz 'cheap' vodka or whiskey/vodka combo
Drink, bottle or age. Enjoy!
UPCOMING LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS:
NEWS:
Greetings Homebrewers!
Happy 2012 to all! Just wanted to let everyone know that we will be holding our annual GABF Pro-Am HomebrewCompetition during American Craft Beer Week again. The dates for American Craft Beer Week are May 14-20, 2012. Registration will begin in mid-late February but just wanted to touch base with everyone so you could begin to plan ahead. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Kristen Muraro
Events Coordinator
Ska Brewing Co.
Office: 970-247-5792 Ext: 35
Cell: 970-946-0715
225 Girard St.
Durango, Colorado 81303
Pagosa Brewing Company News / Events:
FRONT RANGE & BEYOND NEWS & EVENTS:
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Upper Lodge
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719-255-4552
Phone: (719) 255-4552 Email Us
I can't confirm how many bottles the Dredhop requires this year but it's almost certainly two 12-oz bottles. You should be able to find out once you go through the registration process on the website.
Greetings HOPSians,
If you're interested in entering one of the largest and most prestigious homebrew competitions in the state, consider the Dredhop Homebrew Competition hosted by Hop Barley and the Alers out of Boulder, CO. Competition judging occurs in Boulder on February 25, 2012, and entries can be sent directly to competition organizers if you're interested. Entries will be accepted from Feb. 1 to Feb. 12. The Alers also need judges and stewards so feel free to register if you'd like to help or need some BJCP points.
Get full information on the competition at http://hopbarley.org/content/dredhop. You can also email me if you'd like more information about the Dredhop.
Cheers!
Jason
