Meetings – Page 5

May 20th Meeting – More Sugar, Sugar!

May 20th 7pm at Akasha Brewing, we will be hosted once more for our monthly meeting. We promise this will be the last time you have to hear about sugar but we figured it would be fun to have a meeting more on the lighter side of information. How well do you know your basic sugars? Where do they come…

Posted on April 23, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

April 15th Meeting – Sugar Addition Timing

April 15th 7pm at Akasha Brewing, we will be hosted once more for our monthly meeting. Join us as we discuss the science and practice of adding sugar to beer. Craig Gardone will educate us on how and when to add sugar and how the timing and sugar type impacts the end product. Ever wonder what the ideal time to…

Posted on March 13, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

March 18th Meeting – Belgian Trappist Beer and Invert Sugar

March 18th 7pm at Akasha Brewing, we will be hosted once more for our monthly meeting. Join us as we discuss the history and style of Belgian Trappist beer and the use of invert sugar in their brewing. Brandon will walk us through everything we need to know to make our own historic beer and invert sugar for brewing and…

Posted on March 13, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

February 18th Meeting – Water Chemistry Application

February 18th we will be meeting at Akasha to finish up our crash course on water chemistry. We will learn how to apply the basic fundamentals that we learned in January to our brewing practices at home as well as learn about what to look for in a pH meter, how to request and read a water report, and more.…

Posted on February 2, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

January 21st Meeting – Water Chemistry

January 21st we will be hosted once more by the amazing team at Akasha. Bring beer to share and get ready to dive deep into the world of water chemistry. Due to popular request, we will be going over the ways you can improve upon one of the most vital ingredients in your brewery, your water. If you would like…

Posted on January 3, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

December 17th Meeting – Dirty Santa Party

This month is the Dirty Santa Party! To participate in the Dirty Santa exchange, bring a wrapped, bagged, or otherwise disguised gift. The cost/value should be around $10-$20. Generally it should be something beer or brewing related. More info on how the game works will be provided at the meeting-- but it involves substantial amounts of treachery and deception! Hope…

Posted on October 25, 2018June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

November 19th Meeting – Style Guide: Brut IPA

On Monday November 19th, we will start our quarterly/seasonal style guide series where we describe the history, process, and ingredients of a particular style with a beer to try. Brewers are encouraged to brew the style for the next meeting and taste/compare the different beers. The winner of a blind competition will go on to brew at Cumberland with Justin…

Posted on October 22, 2018June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

October 15th Meeting – Brewers Yeast Genealogy

On Monday October 15th, Sarah Popko will be diving into the details of brewers yeast genealogy. Ever wonder about the origins of the yeast you use to make beer? Where did it come from? How did it evolve? Why do we use it? Sarah will be tracing the genetic family tree of commonly used yeast like Saccharomyces Cerevisiae and Brettanomyces…

Posted on October 1, 2018June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

September 17th Meeting – Brewing Gluten Free Beer

Tired of all those stomach aches and bathroom runs after drinking craft beer? Join us at Akasha Brewing Company for a talk on brewing gluten free beers. Gluten free beers are become more and more popular, especially with those suffering celiacs disease. Award winning brewer Jake Wildstrom will go over the various grain types, alternative fermentables, and processes for brewing…

Posted on August 13, 2018June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

April 19th Meeting – Fermentation Chambers

Are you ready to make the investment in temperature control for your homebrew? Tired of fermenting on the temperature whims of the seasons? The ability to dial-in and stabilize your temperatures gives you the ultimate control in your fermentation profile. Engineer and award winning homebrewer Craig Gardone is going to talk to us about the benefits of different types of…

Category: Meetings

May 20th Meeting – More Sugar, Sugar!

Posted on April 23, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

April 15th Meeting – Sugar Addition Timing

Posted on March 13, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

March 18th Meeting – Belgian Trappist Beer and Invert Sugar

Posted on March 13, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

February 18th Meeting – Water Chemistry Application

Posted on February 2, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

January 21st Meeting – Water Chemistry

Posted on January 3, 2019June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

December 17th Meeting – Dirty Santa Party

Posted on October 25, 2018June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

November 19th Meeting – Style Guide: Brut IPA

Posted on October 22, 2018June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

October 15th Meeting – Brewers Yeast Genealogy

Posted on October 1, 2018June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

September 17th Meeting – Brewing Gluten Free Beer

Posted on August 13, 2018June 12, 2020 by Greg Butorin by Greg Butorin

April 19th Meeting – Fermentation Chambers

Posted on February 16, 2018June 12, 2020 by Nathan Muleski by Nathan Muleski