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BCHA – Brew-Blast | June Club Meeting

BCHA June Meeting – June 10th, 2017

(Comp entries due \ Awards for 1st comp presented)

When: June 10, 2017
Where: Matt Johnson – 1141 Beltway South, 79602
Time: 7:00PM

June 10th is our clubs next meeting. We will be giving out the awards for our first club competition of the year and your entries for the next competition will be due as well. Remember bring some of your delicious homebrew so you can get feedback from the club and keep growing as a brewer. It will be a great time, don’t miss it!

ATTENTION:
The next club competition entries will be due this meeting. This is an open competition so bring your best beers and participate in these great comps. $2 per entry and you can only enter a specific beer entry one time throughout the year, maximum of 2 entries per person per competition.

We will also be giving out the awards from our first competition during this meeting as well.

ABILENE WATER PROFILES

We have a new section on our site under “Member Connection” for Abilene water profiles. If you modify your brew water then this is a great resource for you to dial it in. Even if you’ve never messed with water chemistry this will give you an idea of the water your using in your brew.

Click here to check it out.

TIPS AND BEERSOURCES

Not Sure What To Brew Next? Need Some Inspiration?

Craftbeer.com has a great resource for beer styles. This page is laid out beautifully with pictures and great description on many different beer styles. You can use this page to dial in a specific recipe or just to get some inspiration on your next brew. Check it out!

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BCHA – Brew-Blast | 4-4-17 BIG BREW!

BIG BREW, MAY 6TH, 2017

Where: Food Park in Downtown Abilene (1089 S. 1st)
Time: 11:00AM – 4:00PM

This month we won’t be having an official club meeting but instead we’ll be putting on a Big Brew celebration. Come on out and support the club while we spread the love of home brewing to the community. We’ll have multiple setups out there brewing up different recipes. There will also be live music, food trucks and vendors. Don’t miss it!

Also check out David’s TV debut on KTXS tonight between 6 and 7 PM! sorry David 🙂

HOME BREWER OF THE YEAR, DAVID KASSELMAN IS TAPPING HIS ENGLISH DARK MILD AT BRICK & FORGE TODAY @ 5:30!

 

For winning home brewer of the year David Kasselman was given the opportunity to brew a batch of his English Dark Mild at Brick & Forge (Brick Oven Pizza). His brew is ready to go and will be launching tonight at 5:30PM, so come on out and support Dave and have a pint of this delicious beer. CHEERS!

TIPS AND BEERSOURCES

WATER CHEMISTRY – THE IMPACT OF MINERAL LOAD WHEN RATION IS THE SAME | RESULTS!

Once I started paying attention to water chemistry and adapting mineral profiles for my homebrew, I quickly became convinced that water is far more important than I’d previously believed and an easy way to improve the quality of my beer. While I’ve made other changes to my brewing process that likely helped as well, nothing seemed to make nearly the difference as adding a few grams of gypsum and calcium chloride to my brewing liquor.

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