We've been talking among club members for some time about hosting a monthly geek night where we really dive down into technical details about homebrewing. Our friends in Cortez with the Mesa Verde Mashers have been doing a geek night for some time with great success and we'd like to emulate their model here in Pagosa. Geek night content will include discussions on everything from varieties of malts and hops to understanding how to nurture and reuse your yeast from brew to brew to looking at different homebrewing gadgets. Serious nerds only, please! ;-)
I'm thinking about doing the inaugural Geek Night during the day on Saturday, July 9. How's that for ironic! Why am I thinking about doing it this way? Two reasons:
- I'd like to introduce the concept and play with the format on a non-week night so we have a little more time and attendance.
- I have 2 lbs of oats and 15 lbs of milled grain plus yeast and hops ready to go to brew an all-grain stout. What better way to introduce Geek Night/Day than with an all-grain brew of a tasty summer stout!
If you're interested in attending this Saturday event then comment on the post and let me know. I can be flexible here and I have no issue with moving Geek Night to another weeknight of the month. I will be brewing on that Saturday, though, and all are still welcome to join.
Cheers!
Jason