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Table of Contents
Nov 5, 2014
Oct 1, 2014
Sep 3, 2014
Aug 6, 2014
July 2, 2014
June 4, 2014
May 7, 2014
April 2, 2014
Mar 5, 2014
Feb 5, 2014
Jan 8, 2014
November 5, 2014
Gen meeting 6:05pm
Members present:
Bart and ami Hauptman
Jeremy turner
Merle McCullough
Jordan Nickell
Cory Nickell
Bill Hansen
Scott Wlodarczyk
David miller
Lester Johnson
Victor Hnyp
Joey Flores
Becky and Tom semb
Gail grifautini
Bill Russ
Debbie wood
Welcome newcomers.
Pres. Asks if anyone has any topic additions. None to add
Officer reports
Secretary : updated by laws are up on website. Sec. Asks meeting minutes to be approved for sept. And out.David moves Lester seconds meeting minutes from
1680.81 total
Cellar. Three american lagers for next meeting in a critical tasting.
We have five months of no events. Brew off comp. with Fall River for club members and non club members alike….around feb. or march
Four beer samplings
Old news
Learn to homebrew day
Less attended than previous years. Fairly successful three Brewers. We sold some shirts and memberships and also had some renewals.
First beer sampling :
Merle brought a tasting of black lager
Second beer sampling:
Red chair clone by bill Hansen
Joey is chairing Christmas party. We are moving the party to Friday. Dec 5 th. 6pm Potluck. Gift exchange. Please bring beer to share. For members and you can bring a guest. Ami will help with set up Thursday night
Third sample tasting
Cory n. Russian imp. Stout
Bart and Jeremy built brew tower
Educational topic
Victor went over bjcp guideline and sub categories. Mead means honey.
Close at 7:28
October 1, 2014
Members attending
Bart and ami Hauptman
Carolyn Faubel
Joey flores
Mark and Jill redding
Victor and Tina Hnyp
Tom and be kind semb
Bob and Karin Bryson
Sue Nickell
Open meeting at 6:28
. We will start by asking members for topics for discussion at a later time in the meeting.
Bart also thanked our outgoing board member present, Tina Hnyp. And welcomed and thanked the new incoming board members Victor Hnyp as cellar master, Becky semb as our treasurer, and Scott Wlodarczyk as activities director.
Officers reports
President: the new board met for our first meeting of the year last niGht that was very productive. We as a board came up with some helpful changes to our meetings including instating a break for a beer tasting every twenty minutes during general meetings.
Vice President : told the club of our set board meetings throughout the year r, ( please visit our club websites calendar to make a note of these at shastasob.org
Secretary/ web master:
Asked for the September meeting minutes to be approved. No one in club had read them and could not approve them. We will approve them at our November meeting. Webmaster asked for any event photos to be sent via facebook or you can email these to firstname.lastname@example.com
Treasurer: has purchased a PO box for club mailings.
Bank account balance information will be given upon request
Treasurer has collected $132.00 in membership fees for our new club year
Cellarmaster: will be implementing a no repeating policy for club meeting times, to keep meeting moving more smoothly. Victor talked about his new board approved yearly budget of $240.00, which will be used for education and special tastings throughout the year.
Tina asked members to please donate beer related items to our raffle for prizes to help with club fundraising.
Old news: NCHF: a small contingent of our club went to this festival. We shared a booth with the Chico home brew club. There were 46 booths total and great times were had by all
Redding beer and wine festival: around 11 club members attended. There were fun times had by members who talked with interested people in homebrew specifics. Our booth was decorated and neat beers names helped garner interest
Upcoming events:
Learn to homebrew day, Saturday November 1st, chaired by Carolyn Faubel
We need:
ID checkers
Action items:
Advertising on radio
Craigslist fliers made by Victor Hnyp
Christmas party , chaired by Joey Flores
New business:
We are implementing a new policy regarding events. Each chairmen of events will make a budget and submit it to the board for approval for each event
Gadgets: none
Bob Bryson asked about fermentation chamber build to control hot and cold.
Close meeting at 7:29pm
Sep 3, 2014
Meeting open at 6:08pm
Introductions of visitors:
Tom and Becky s.
Ryan b.
Karen Bryson
Attending meeting:
Bart and ami Hauptman
Victor and Tina Hnyp
Bob and Karen Bryson
Mike rose
Tom and Beckie semb
Scott Wlodarczyk
Ryan bostwick
David miller
Philip Simi
Mark and Jill redding
Robert Anderson
Carolyn Faubel
John dotter
Open forum:
Victor attended Chico homebrew club meeting at round table pizza. They had some great ideas and some issues as well. Victor told us what he experienced. They will be donating space for us at their booth for nchf, to serve and be with them. They have much forethought to each of their events that they attend. We have an open invitation to visit them any time.
Bob Bryson group brewing with a local brewer…has anyone done this? Bart asked how we felt about doing this. Bart said california brewing co. Maybe up for this. Scott w. Said he would contact Jeff at wildcard to see if we could set something up there. Maybe nov. Or dec.
Ami Hauptman invited all to northern ca
Pres. Nothing new
Vp. Nothing new
Treasurer info avail. Upon request
Sec. Bart asked for motion to approve. Victor. MOptioned mike seconded. All in favor 100 % of attending members voted aye.
Redding beer week, victor spoke about home-brew competition and the winners.
Upcoming events:
Nchf coming up on sept. 19-21st
Redding beer and wine fest. John d. Is the chair. Seven different beers on Tap. They will be holding another meeting on 9-10-14 at Maxwells to iron out rest of details.
Open for nominations now: none
Carolyn refreshed us on eligibility requirements
Phil's motion is to accept all nominations as they are, and set the by laws aside. Mike seconded this motion
Board officers for 2014-2015
President:Bart Hauptman
Vice President:Carolyn Faubel
Treasurer: Beckie semb.
Secretary/webmaster: ami Hauptman
Cellar master: victor Hnyp
Activities director: Scott w.
Newsletter : Carolyn Faubel
Gadgets :
Carolyn f. Took a large shoe box and cut holes in it for bottles that have been washed and sanitized
Cellar master will head home-brew tasting
Phil s. Brought a Belgian wit
Bart. H. Imperial brown
Robert a. Black IPA
7:21pm close meeting
Aug 6, 2014
Open meeting 6:11pm
Members present:
Carolyn Faubel
Bart and ami Hauptman
Tina and victor Hnyp
Eric Haney
Lester Johnson
Mike rose
Joey flores
John dotter
Sue Nickell
Phillip Simi
David miller
JD Bembry
Robert Anderson
Angel Anderson
Jeremy turner
1) open forum: Eric Haney reminded us that elections take place next month, suggested email for staging nominations, ect.
Joe- beer camp was fun. Encouraged people to go. 5000 people there
2) officers reports:
President report: Bart reported that he was hired by California brewing co. In Palo Cedro. Suggested a possible future club tasting event at the facility
Secretary: Joey motioned to approve last months meeting minutes. John d. Seconded that. All in favor 100% present members voted aye.
Treasurer: Tina reported…information available upon request
Eric h. Helped Tina with sales tax issues. We have to file from several years back. Tina will get a Po box for the club for the continuity of paperwork for officers business
– Food sign ups were requested
John will be stepping back from personal brewing to allow for other projects. John had a Belgian dubbed for critical tasting
Tina reporting on the fair.
Category 1.a first place James freeman
Category 2c first place Scott frank
Category 4a first place Steve Padilla
Category 5b first place Kenneth pereira
Category 6 a first place Joey Flores
Second place Scott frank
Category 7b first place Joey Flores
Category 8b first place Reid Davis
Category 10 a first place Reinhard vietheer
Second place Reid Davis
Third place Joey Flores
Category 11 a first place Reid Davis
Catergory 13 e first place Scott frank
Second place Jason hauser
Catergory 14 a/c first place Jason hauser
Second place Reid Davis
Third place James freeman
Catergory 15b/d first place Steve Padilla
Second place Jason hauser
Catergory 18 e first place Jason hauser
Catergory 19 a first place Scott frank
Catergory 21 a first place Richard vietheer
Catergory 23 Marty bornman
We started the barrel program and only 2 people were able to brew. We do not have enough to fill our barrel.
Upcoming events:
3rd annual redding beer week, and 2nd annual homebrew competition. Competition is closing this coming Saturday August 9th at 6pm
Redding beer and wine fest. Event meeting on July 9th to plan. Goal to to 55 gallons brewed by our club for this event. There will be one more planning meeting and john d. Asked for more volunteers
Nor cal hombrew fest
Bart is chairing and gave report. Small amount of people going 7 people. We are talking about abandoning our booth and possibly teaming up with the Chico homebrew club. We do not need keezer for this event
Gadgets: no shared gadgets
New business
Election voting. Bart asked if there were questions about positions.
Opening nominations:
Vice President
Membership director
Voting will be open by email until next meeting.
Homebrew tasting
Wheat rye brought by Bart
Saison brought by Phil s.
Blonde brought by traci s.
Close meeting at 8:04pm
July 2, 2014
Meeting open at 6:04pm
Members present:
Bart and ami Hauptman
Robert Anderson
Steve jones
Bob Bryson
Eric Haney
Joey flores
Lester Johnson
Victor Hnyp
Scott Wlodarczyk
Jill redding
Mark redding
Philip Simi
Mike rose
John dotter
Carolyn Faubel
Don and Canda Williams
Open forum:
Robert and Steve visiting for the first time tonight
Joey Flores brought a jelly belly beer flavor for us all to try.
Officers reports:
Pres. Nothing new to report
Vice.nothing new to report
Tres. total in bank available upon request
Sec./webmaster. Motion to approve June meeting minutes. John d. 1st Bart seconded . 100% of attending members voted aye
Bart briefly mentioned beer judging at shasta district fair. Tina h. Was not present to give her report and will do so next month
Barrel program will be up and running soon. If you have not signed up, please let Bart know ASAP. Discussion of recipe. Bart will be sending an email shortly
NorCal California homebrew festival and redding beer and wine fest are the same weekend. Brew beers right away
Redding beer and wine fest. Sept. 20th John d. Is chairing this event. July 9th 6 pm planning meeting at Angelo's pizza.
Bart motioning to buy club freezer. (It will be stored at hauptmans house) Victor can buy freezer for 270$ from appliances direct as scratch and dent.
Don motioned that we buy a Freezer and taps together for a full set up. Not to exceed $500 Eric h. Seconded motion to buy freezer and taps. No opposed votes. Motion passed.
Critical tasting
Lester j. Trippel
Carolyn: mashton insulator. Baby bumper from goodwill, cut in half, sewed together, has ties.
Bart: sparge arm built from copper tubing.
Phil: PVC coupler inch and a quarter. To fit into core of keg. To cut a clean even top off the keg
Shasta county fair. Mike rose ran it by them to gave a micro brew fest for next year. Victor says it may not be an option due to cost and fair staff not able to put it on.
Eric, talking a both bill 1425 talking about cutting down on amount being homebrewer being able to brew as much. Only 100 gal. Per year or 200 per household .(used to be 200 per year) Scott w. Spoke about national homebrew fest. Being canceled. Homebrew can be donated or sold to a non profit organization. We as a non profit entity cannot sell our homebrew as an organization or club,
Phil asked if anyone was interested in going to the dunsmuir brew fest. It was stated that redding beer week and tap into Thehma is the same weekend
Robert has a black IPA recipe and asked for feedback
Meeting closed at 7:44 pm
June 4, 2014
Members present:
Bart and ami Hauptman
Carolyn Faubel
John Dotter
Merle McCullough
Philip Simi
Michael Young
Lester Johnson
David Miller
Joey Flores
Victor and Tina Hnyp
Cory and Sue Nickell
Scott W.
Call meeting to order at 6:15pm
-reminder to log beers for tasting with cellar master
– Open Forum
1. Corey told us that mount shasta brewing will be having a tasting at Tops Market Friday June 6th 2014 from 5-7 pm
2. Phil and Scott W. Both visited Kona brewing Co. On their visits to Hawaii recently
3. Victor h. Shared a recent brewing story about brewing with spalt
4. Carolyn f. Asked that if anyone has a brewing story or an interesting brewery visit, to please email to her to include in the newsletter
5. Bart shared about our visit to different breweries in Ashland Oregon
-Officers Reports
1. President: no report
2. Vice President: no report
3. Treasurer: total amount in accounts available upon request
4. Secretary/ webmaster report: Pictures of big brew day on facebook. Secretary motioned to approve May meeting minutes. David m. Stated that the only discrepancy was that Lester had won our club brew competition for the all- grain brewers…..not Joey F. As minutes states. Carolyn f. Motioned to approve minutes with this one amendment. David m. Seconded this motion. President asked all in favor and 100% of members present voted aye.
5. John d. Told us that redding beer and wine festival is set for the week of August 15th 2014 and he volunteered to chair this event for our club. John will send an email to get a meeting for this event and to discuss getting beers brewed for this event ASAP.
6. At this time Bart sent around all sign-up sheets for remaining events for the year.
7. June 27th is the event " brew by the bridge" at the Sundial Bridge
8. Philip s. Brought up the tap into Thehma and the Jefferson brew festival for possible events to attend for club individuals
Old business
1.Tina h. Told us about judging beers for the Shasta District Fair entries. We have 32 beers to judge, 3-4 beers per group. We will need 8+ people for judging. We will be meeting at the shasta district fairgrounds at 11am Sunday June 8th
2. Bart spoke about our new barrel program more in depth. Bart owns a 59 gallon barrel that will be stored at our house. There was some discussion of what recipe and method could be used for this program. Bart will be sending an email out soon with meeting information. At this his time he sent around a sign up sheet for those who are interested in participation in this project. 7 members signed up
3. At this time,,the Ribs of July event is cancelled
Educational topic
John d. Organized groups from our club brew project of all grain brewers and brew in a bag brewers so we could all go over our methods and brew notes
Homebrew tasting
1. Bart h. Shared a Berlinger Weiss
2. Philip s. Shared an ESB all grain from the all club brew
3. Scott W, shared a wheat beer
4. John d. Shared an orange / honey / hibiscus wit beer
5. Carolyn f. Shared an orange cascade ale
6. Joey f. Shared a chocolate milk stout
Meeting closed at 7:55pm
May 7, 2014
The meeting opened at 6:13pm at NorCal Brewing Solutions.
President: Bart reported that Big Brew Day went well.
VP: No report
Treasurer's report: $2,324.28 in combined accounts.
Membership report: 33 members, 7 of them new
Secretary: Not present, Carolyn F. taking minutes. Requested email addresses to be put on the sign-in sheet if those present, but not members, want to be on the email notification list.
Tina sent list around for sign-ups for volunteer chairpersons for the upcoming events this year.
Shasta County Fair—Tina and Victor explained how the fair entries worked and what the cost was to enter a beer.
Ribs of July—May not happen this year.
BJCP Calibration program: Bart explained how this new program works. A beer "assignment" is made for what beers to judge according to BJCP guidelines. Then the master judges in the program will judge the same beers and post the details online. Then a participant can compare his or her sheet with the master sheet to see how close the descriptions and scores are. Bart will try to bring some copies of the current master score sheets to the next meeting if they are ready. Carolyn will get the list of current beers to judge and email them to members so they can participate if they wish.
Scott W: Announced that Calicraft Brewing Co. and Drake's Brewing Co. will be now distributing in our area. Said that the "Celebrate 10" Sundial Bridge event will also host a microbrew event on June 27. It will be called "Brews By the Bridge." Redding Beer week is to be August 15-23.
Sierra Nevada's event, Beer Camp Across America, was mentioned by Tina, that it is a fun event. July 19.
Cellermaster John D. began his preamble to the judging of the English Pale Ale submitted by members. There are 24 judges and 12 beers. 4 groups were created, each to taste 3 beers. A lively time was had by all during the judging process. Winners were divided amongst the all-grain, BIAB, and extract. The 1st place winners were: Extract: Eric, AG: Lester j., BIAB: Merle.
The meeting was adjourned around 8pm.
Respectfully submitted:
Carolyn Faubel
April 2, 2014
Meeting opened at 6:12 pm
Member present:
Bart and ami Hauptman
Harry and carol Garcia
David miller
Lester Johnson
Joey Flores
Philip Simi
Eric Haney
Scot Wlodarczyk
Merle McCullough
Bob Bryson
Corey and sue Nickell
John dotter
Victor and Tina Hnyp
Jay Webster
Dan Elis
Tina is passing grains and hops to guess to earn a free raffle ticket. Raffle tickets are on sale tonight 1 for a dollar and six for 5$. We have two bottles of beer and a cooler bag up to win. (Reminder to log beer with cellar master)
Open forum
Introduce new ppl Joey Flores joined us for the first time this evening
Bob Bryson will be showing us a carboy wide mouth glass fermenter at this time. It can hold six and a half gallons. It is called a big mouth bubbler. Mid west brewing is where he purchased it.
Bart showed his gadget at this time. Counter flow Wort chiller home made. Idea was from home brew talk. Cost about $30 to make it. He spoke about how he built it.
Merle guess the grain correctly and earned a raffle ticket. John d. Guessed the hop correctly. Both earned a ticket. ( I believe there may have been one or two others who earned a ticket through their guesses…not sure who)
Officers reports
Presidents report:
Bylaws states pres. Should be up holding the by laws. Bart is trying to take his job seriously. Last amendment vote will be tonight. Bart is trying to do what he can
Vice pres. Carol not present
Motion Eric to approve minutes as they stand
John dotter second.
All voted aye on approving the minutes
Tina treasurer report :information available upon request total funds
Sue Nickell. Membership director 27 members
Cellar master john dotter :we are intimating critical tasting tonight. Bjcp guideline to help us critically Judge beers. We have the sheets to either practice or true judging. Concept of all brewing a beer all the same recipe. Reminder that this will be coming. Club tasting and judging. Victor and nor cal will be giving 25 % off our grain bill for this. You will have to brew by this Sunday to have it ready for next month or big brew day. $30 extract, $30brew in bag, all grain 19$
Old business
John d. Reported on st. Pattys brew
Cicerone tasting will need to be postponed to July. Scott w. Is coordinating
8th amendment proposal, Bart read over the proposed changes
Tina h. Said she may want to add a clarification in the wording, stating that reimbursement would only be for hops, grains, yeast and adjuncts…not any thing that did not pertain to consumption ie. PBW ect. Tina's concern was that by reimbursing for so many brews that we would bankrupt the club. Lester had brought up the suggestion of adding the wording, " while funds are available ".
There was some discussion by present club members on this subject. Bart then read article 2. Section 7 again for everyone and decided to just vote on the proposed change as it stood.
Motion made by sue to vote aye on the proposed change
Lester seconded this. Bart called for all in favor. 100% voted aye no votes against. Change was passed unanimously.
Paid back for old events. Vote on it the way it is.
Fair beer comp. and judging
Fair is in June
Paper work turned in byMay 9th six entry form A online. Exhibitor, spirits. Two bottles either 12s or 22s……un labeled. SAT. June 7th to be brought. Judging Sunday June 8th
One dollar per entry per class
We will need judges three to four hour commitment. Sign up sheet will be brought to meeting next month. If you enter, you cannot judge. Snobs provide plaques. Nor cal will sponsor prize $ 5$
Beer week is in august…Scott w.
New business
Big brew day may 3rd. 10 am international toast time.
Ami will be chairing this event
Need brewers and beer. Stations one all grain, one brew in the bag one extract beers for serving
Also at big brew day, sue said a former member passed away, john Beebe and Susan. John Nagal would like to silent auction off his brew equipment to support. Theresa can close this out at 1 pm
Nor cal home brew fest please start thinking about brewing any big beers now
Educational topic by john d.
Club brew
English pale ale …..recipe is from "brewing classic styles" book. All ingredient please bought at nor cal so playing field is even. Session style ale
John went over style and recipe with us. Now and Sunday for brewing this beer two to six days to get this brewed. Follow same ratios, brew same recipe. John spoke about variables, water, sanitizer, equipment, mash schedule, mash ph, sparge water, steeping temp, boil, yeast nutrient, cooling method, whirlpool, amount of yeast pitched, oxygenation and rehydration of yeast, ferment temp and schedule, ferment temp control, aging, bottling and legging, bottling temp.
john will send e mail asking for brewers participation. Make sure you are taking taking very good notes on your club brew. So we can share our method, outcome.
Critical tasting :Philip Simi
Bjcp guidelines american IPA 14. B style
All grain method.
Bob b. light beer experimental
Carolyn Garcia brought blonde
Joey brought a brown ale
Joey won a bottle of beer
Jay own bottle of beer
And Merle won an mp3 cooler
Close meeting at 8:42 pm
March 5, 2014
Wednesday March 5, 2014 at nor cal homebrew
Bart opened meeting at 6:08 pm
A. Open forum/ new business
* Tina spoke about shasta county fair beer judging. Need judges and beer for this event. No raffle tonight
* mike rose spoke about Chico competion on April 13th and possibly attending
*Victor was asked by shasta dam publishing ( once a yearto write an article about the emerging beer scene in shasta county. The article will come out in April. He asked for ideas for the article…please send to firstname.lastname@example.com
*california brewing co. Opened the first Friday in March mike rose is organizing a dinner party there Saturday. March 8th for our club members
* Scott w. Will be putting together a demonstration/ educational topic at our next meeting with beer and food pairings B. Officers reports
* president report. Bart : we will be having a by laws chain change vote tonight
*vice president. Carolyn: not present tonight
*treasurer report. Tina: bank account report available upon request
*membership director sue: we have 26 paid members as of this date *cellar master: John has implemented splitting tastings at the beginning and at end of meeting. Also he will send an email before meetings now to ask who would like a critical bjcp tasting of their beer. John has purchased 14 bjcp guidelines for the clubs use
*secretary/webmaster: ami, minutes have been posted on website and she has been getting to learn how to use the website better. She has also been utilizing facebook for communication to the club, also posting media there
C.first half of tastings John dotter shared a Flanders red and Belgian blonde Merle mc coullgh shared a swartzbier, black lager Corey shared a London and California IPA
D. Old business
1.By-law changes voting tonight, we will be voting on 8 proposed changes. Secretary will be documenting vows from paying members present One- seven of our proposed by law changes: president briefly explained this issue and asked who was in favor 18/18 paid members voted aye For the eighth change. It was agreed upon to shelf this change until we can get a re-wording of this proposed change.
2. There was reminder from john dotter at this time of our st. Patricks day brew event. He will send flier with all info. Out to the club ASAP
3. Next month for cellar master will be choosing a recipe that we as a club will all brew the same. This will lead to a blond tasting competion within our club. Victor offered a %25 percent discount through the store for each person brewing for this club educational brew.
4. Mike rose again brought up the idea of the club funding/ building a jockey box for club use.
5. Victor reminded us of big brew day this year on May 3rd and asked someone to step foward as a chair for this event. Ami Hauptman said she may be able to and victor said he will contact her E. Second half of tastings Phil similar shared a Irish red Victor Hnyp shared a juble ale clone Bart Hauptman shared a red IPA Lester Johnson shared a porter Victor Hnyp shared a double oatmeal stout
President closed meeting at 7:59pm
Feb 5, 2014
Minutes prepared by Acting Secretary Eric Haney
The February SSOB meeting was held at NorCal Brewing Solutions. Carolyn Faubel was chairing the meeting because Bart and Ami Hauptman were on vacation. The Board members in attendance were Carolyn, Sue, and Tina. Food was brought by Philip Simi and Eric Haney. There were a total of 11 attendees to the meeting, two of which were guests attending for the first time.
Carolyn called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm.
Tina announced the Raffle and circulated the raffle jar.
Victor hosted the monthly ingredient identification competition and circulated 3 items (2 grains and one hop) for members to identify. The clues regarding the 3 ingredients were that the Hops had the highest alpha acid content of any hops in the store and that the grains were very similar and could be substituted for one-another. After collecting the member's guesses, Victor announced that the hops were Summit hops, and the grains were Biscuit and Victory. No one guessed correctly on any of the items.
A discussion ensued about the growing and utilization of hops in the area. Victor noted that while hops grow well in the north state, one of the challenges with utilizing home-grown hops is the difficulty in determining the alpha acid content of the hops. Bitterness is affected by climate, weather, soil, amount of water, etc. so using homegrown hops without knowing the alpha acid content is risky. The challenge is that the equipment to measure bitterness is expensive as is sending hops away to be analyzed. Most folks in the area that grow hops, use them only late in the boil (aroma) and for dry hopping.
After having the two guests introduce themselves, Carolyn then began the business portion of the meeting.
President's Report (Carolyn)
Carolyn reported that Ami posted the minutes from the January Meeting on the website and asked if the membership had read them.
Motion – Eric made a motion to accept the January minutes as posted on the website. Cory seconded the motion. All attendees were in favor.
Carolyn reported that she had initiated a monthly newsletter that was distributed via email. She mentioned that the board will rely on the newsletter to communicate with the membership. As such, it is important that members make sure that the membership director has their current email address.
Treasurer's Report (Tina)
Tina reported the following amounts: Information available upon request
Membership Director's Report (Sue)
Sue informed the new members that the prorated membership this month would be $18. The group discussed the advantages of becoming a member including being provided with a tasting glass and receiving a $4/month discount at NCBS.
Sue also reported that the club currently has 22 paid members.
Events (Carolyn)
Carolyn discussed a couple of upcoming events including Big Brew day which is scheduled for May 3rd. Carolyn reiterated what was in the newsletter about needing both event chairs as well as volunteers to make the events happen. We discussed some of the activities from past Big Brew days and Carolyn suggested that we need a chair and a number of volunteers. If members are interested in chairing the event or otherwise volunteering, please let Bart or Carolyn know. While the event is still a ways out, we will need to organize sooner rather than later to effectively plan the event, advertise for it, etc.
Carolyn also discussed John Dotter's planned St. Patrick's day event. John will be hosting the club at his house for a brew day from 9 am until 5 pm. It will be potluck, but there will also likely be a taco bar, or similar, hosted by John and Sherri Dotter. John was called out of town this week and couldn't attend the meeting, but we will be discussing this event in more detail at the March meeting.
New Business (Carolyn)
Carolyn mentioned that one of the new initiatives by the Board is to update and finalize the Constitution and By-laws. Carolyn included a discussion of this effort in her last newsletter. The newsletter was also accompanied by a document that discussed proposed changes to the Constitution and By-laws. Carolyn handed out copies of the Proposed Changes document and then briefly read each one to the attendees. She also noted that Eric submitted an additional proposed change that has been added to the list.
There was a brief discussion of the fact there are multiple copies of the Constitution and By-laws in existence including one that was heavily edited by the former board. The version that the current board is working off of (and that the proposed changes pertain to) is a copy that was given to the board by John Dotter. It was decided that the club needs to determine which version is the current, working version to avoid confusion.
Motion – Victor made a motion that we accept the current copy of the Constitution/By-laws (provided to the board by John Dotter) supersedes all other copies and is our official copy moving forward. Motion seconded by Merle. All attendees were in favor.
Carolyn then proposed that these proposed changes should be reviewed by the membership and then voted on at the March meeting. A discussion ensued about the fact that the entire membership should have a chance to vote on the proposed changes. It was suggested that this be done via an email vote by the entire membership with a no-response being counted as acceptance of the changes.
Motion – Merle made a motion that the proposed changes be voted on at the March Meeting. These changes will be made available to the entire membership for a 30-day review, as per the SSOB bylaws. Lester seconded the motion. All attendees were in favor.
Carolyn volunteered to send out the current Constitution/By-laws and the proposed changes to the entire membership via email in the next day or so.
Carolyn initiated the "gadgets" session which is an opportunity for members to share ideas for gadgets that they find helpful in the brewing process.
Cory presented his gadget for transferring beer from a keg to a bottle or growler. Similar to the hose employed at many breweries/tap houses, Cory's device consisted of a short length of polyethylene hose that fits over the end of a picnic tap. The hose can be inserted into a bottle or growler and the bottle filled with minimal foaming. This makes a cheap and easy way to share beer from a keg without a big mess.
Carolyn then presented a long slender bag that was made out of seal-a-meal packaging. Carolyn's problem was that if an electronic temperature probe is inserted too far into your mash, the probe can become contaminated by the liquid and give inaccurate temperature readings. Carolyn's solution was to make her own water-proof sleeve that allows the temperature probe to be inserted into the mash at whatever depth is desired.
Phil presented a home-made stirring plate. This consisted of a recycled computer fan, a rheostat, some magnets and some miscellaneous hardware. The fan was configured using the hardware to look like a small stand on which a beaker could sit. There was a magnet on the fan shaft and then a stirring magnet could be inserted into the beaker. The rheostat then controls how fast the magnet spins in the beaker. This was a very cheap solution. The expensive part was the magnets which were around $10. The entire device was constructed for under $20.
Educational Topic
Carolyn then hosted the educational topic which was an overview of common (and uncommon) glassware used to serve beer throughout the world. The uses and advantages of several different glassware items was demonstrated. The glassware included pint shakers, pilsners, Tokyo pint glasses, tulip glasses, snifters, English dimple mugs, 12 oz mugs, goblets, beer tankards and several others. Carolyn had great examples of each of these glassware items.
The raffle was held. It was a small group and only 8 raffle tickets were sold. The prizes were a 6 pack of Karl Strauss Amber and two very large glass mugs. David won both prizes.
Beer Sampling
The club Cellar Master (John Dotter) was not in attendance so Victor served as acting Cellar Master for the meeting.
Carolyn was the only member who brought beer to share. Her entry was an oatmeal stout that she said turned out to be much sweeter than she had intended. Her goal was an Imperial Oatmeal stout, but she felt that she had an attenuation problem. It was made using the Brew-in-a-bag method. OG was 1.066 and Carolyn reported that the FG was 1.050. After sampling the beer, it was felt that the FG reading had to be inaccurate. The stout was definitely sweet and smooth much like a cream stout. Victor opined that the combination of maris otter malts, high mash temperatures, and London ale yeast could have all contributed to the sweetness of the brew.
Carolyn adjourned the meeting at 7:45
January 8, 2014
At NorCal Brewing Solutions
The meeting began at 6:10pm.
Just before the meeting began, Tina passed around three "mystery" items; a beer, hops, and barley. Members could guess the identity of them and be eligible for a drawing.
Bart began the meeting by inviting the members to speak in an open forum. Lester brought up some new laws beginning this year that dealt with donations of beer from a brew club to a non-profit, who could then sell that product, with the proper licenses. Scott said that there may be a new beer event in February with Viva Downtown, and that the Redding Beer Week may be in August this year. Sue shared the news that there may be another Brew/Beer event in Weaverville, possibly in August.
Bart announced the appointment of John Dotter for cellar master, replacing Jeff, who has moved.
A guest was present at the meeting, Trevor Skaggs, who was introduced. He offered to help us get an active calendar in place on our website.
The minutes from November were approved with no comments.
Tina gave the treasurer's report. ( this information will be available upon request, please contact webmaster at firstname.lastname@example.com)
Carolyn gave the vice-president's report. She requested members to bring a homemade gadget or idea that is a good brewing tip and share it with the club. We will do this each month and collect the descriptions for an end-of-year collection of tips. She showed off a bottle rinser made from a brass dishwasher connection, a starbucks straw, and an inexpensive spray nozzle. For Events, John Dotter announced a St. Patricks Day Brew at his house, probably to take place March 15.
Sue gave the membership report. As of today, there are 19 paid members. Unpaid members were urged to take care of paying their dues as soon as possible.
John Dotter gave the Cellar Master's report. He had several ideas to share with the club. He would like to divide the tasting part of the meeting into the casual/social tasting we already do at the end of the meeting, and a more serious BJCP style tasting to happen earlier in the meeting. Members would get more experience learning how to judge in a BJCP way, and brewers who want more critical and descriptive judging for their beer can have that. To avoid a conflict with the food part of the meeting, since the palate should be clean, we decided the BJCP part of the tasting would take place first, at 6pm, before the business part of the meeting. He also suggested we should make a "club recipe" which all willing participants would brew, and then have a competition to see how they all stack up against each other. He would like to see if the club would purchase 8-10 BJCP manuals for members to study and refer to during the tastings.
Tina announced the identities of the mystery ingredients; the beer was Deschutes Chainbreaker, the hops were Willamette, and the grain was honey malt, and the drawing was held for the prizes, which were all donated.
John Dotter, cellar master, presided over the four beers that were brought for tasting: John shared a Berlinerweiss, Bart shared a Saison, Corey shared a Black Saison, and Eric shared a Strong Farmhouse Ale, a "Tank 7 clone."
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Your Government Doesn't Care If You Are Actually Guilty
"In the past quarter-century, the work of dogged attorneys and advances in forensic science have exonerated more than 2,150 men and women, 161 of those from death row. The Innocence Project, a New York–based nonprofit founded by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld in 1992, has freed more than 200 people and spurred the creation of numerous smaller organizations around the country devoted to the same mission. (From 2012–2015, I was the director of the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent in Los Angeles.) By some estimatesthere are tens of thousands more wrongfully convicted prisoners languishing behind bars. Nevertheless, some prosecutors—the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system—refuse to correct life-altering errors. (You can read more about 17 such cases here.) If we are committed to fostering a justice system that is truly just, it is imperative to call out these innocence deniers and hold them to account."
Your Government Will Arrest You And Shove You To The Floor If You Speak Out Against Them
6 minutes from beginning to speak to be arrested (she actually barely spoke for 2 minutes). That is the extent that the government will tolerate you speaking out against them...6 minutes:
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[ IMDB ] [ view trailer ]Martin McDonagh (who gave us the fine In Bruges) writes and directs this brilliant, bitter crime dramedy. Frances McDormand guarantees herself an Oscar nomination as Mildred, a permanently angry divorcée whose teenage daughter was raped and murdered. With no progress on the case in the last seven months, mom erects three billboards castigating the popular local police chief (Woody Harrelson) for his inaction. This sets off a chain of ugly repercussions in their tiny community. There are bursts of fine character-based humor (particularly from Sam Rockwell as a dimwitted police officer), but the overarching tone is one of ordinary, well-meaning people trying to do the right thing but doing the exact wrong thing. FULL REVIEW: Crime doesn't pay and neither does justice in pitch perfect comedy-drama by Devin D. O'Leary (11/30/2017). 115 minutes R.


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Tunisia Renewable Energy Framework
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The Government of Tunisia has announced ambitious renewable energy (RE) policy targets of 1,000 MW by 2020 and 2,500 MW by 2025. The corresponding legal framework has been described within Renewable energy law n°2015-12 adopted on May 11, 2015; completed by decree 2016-1123, adopted August 24, 2016. The main sources of energy concerned are wind and solar PV, while CSP and biomass are also mentioned. Three different regimes will coexist: the Concession, Authorization and Auto-production schemes.
The Authorization scheme was launched on May 11, 2017. It has been designed for projects, of up to 30 MW for wind and 10 MW for PV. It should be noted that the Ministry of Energy, in its recent promotion of the Authorization program in international markets, have indicated that it will be executed as a competitive process rather than a Feed-in-Tariff.
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A South Austin man was charged today in a hit-and-run accident that killed a 74-year-old man in Logan Square last month.
Vance E. Baines, 38, of the 5400 block of West Washington Boulevard is charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a death, according to a release from Chicago Police News Affairs.
The incident took place a little after 8 p.m. on April 1 at the intersection of West North and North Kimball avenues. The victim, identified as Robert Deters, was attempting to cross North Avenue when Baines' westbound vehicle hit him, according to Police News Affairs Office Veejay Zala.
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'I am proof that you can have a great time without (drugs and drinking), and probably a much better time,' Karen told Per and AMP Radio's Chris Booker, who was hosting the Choices Recovery Celebrity Interview Lounge.
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) April 24, 2015
On February 21st, 2015, Per Wickstrom had the pleasure of sitting down in an interview with ItsNotAboutMe.TV contributor Karen Salkin at Durkin Entertainment's EcoLuxe Lounge, sponsored by Choice Recovery, a holistic treatment center for addiction, of which Wickstrom is the founder. Making appearances at several awards ceremonies and festivals throughout the year, the EcoLuxe Lounge is a gathering of some of the world's top providers of eco-friendly and socially conscious products and services. Among the many roles that she has fulfilled in her lifetime, Karen has also been a club promoter at one time, which has given her a distinct advantage of the substance abuse issues that run rampant in the entertainment industry.
"I am proof that you can have a great time without (drugs and drinking), and probably a much better time," Karen told Per and AMP Radio's Chris Booker, who was hosting the Choices Recovery Celebrity Interview Lounge. "I was a club promoter a few years ago, great DJs, great people, but the end of the night was so disgusting to me, because everyone was drunk. I'm telling you, it's just no good. The next day they'd call like 'what happened?'. I just don't see the attraction in being out of it and throwing up and not knowing what happened the next day."
Held in the Stardust Penthouse on the rooftop of the luxurious Beverly Hilton Hotel overlooking the impressive Los Angeles skyline, the EcoLuxe Lounge and the "Salute to the Oscars Celebration" was organized by Debbie Durkin, LA's leading producer of sustainable product placement in TV and film. Durkin Entertainment hosts many red carpet and green room events around the country to promote healthy, organic and holistic alternatives to everyday products and services. As a provider of holistic therapy methods in the treatment of substance abuse, Choices Recovery made a unique addition to the other service providers that were featured that day.
"We wanted to bring the awareness up here in LA," Per commented about sponsoring these functions that day, "that addiction is in our lives, and everybody's got to look at it and we've got to find a solution. It was really neat that we had the ability to talk about Choices, that we give people a choice in their recovery and we don't lock them down into one type or modality (of treatment)."
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CAMERON, LA (KPLC) - Cheniere Energy CEO, Charif Souki, along with Senator David Vitter, held a press conference today on the status of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction project.
Construction is underway at the 1,000 acre Sabine Pass terminal. Officials today say the liquefaction project created some 2,500 jobs last year, and is adding another 2,000 this year. The project is already permitted for four modular trains, two more are in the application process.
The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal can deliver to and potentially receive natural gas from multiple interstate and intrastate pipeline systems.
Officials say when they're finished, it will be a $20 billion investment in SWLA.
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Lilly to expand Indianapolis insulin factory
INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly is spending $140 million to expand its insulin manufacturing plant in Indianapolis, the drug maker said.
Lilly said it would expand the plant by 80,000 sq. ft., saying it represented one of the most significant investments in its U.S. manufacturing operations in the past decade. Construction is expected to start immediately, with completion planned for March 2014.
"Lilly is committed to providing a full range of innovative treatment options for people with diabetes," chairman, president and CEO John Lechleiter said. "The need in our country is great, and it is growing. This investment will help us to better meet that need while expanding our advanced manufacturing footprint in our home state, helping to strengthen Indiana's bioscience industry."
Sears Holdings taps former OfficeMax exec to lead grocery, drug and Rx business
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings has announced that Ryan Vero will join the company as SVP and president of grocery, drug and pharmacy.
Vero most recently served as the EVP and chief merchandising/marketing officer for OfficeMax. In his new role with Sears Holdings, Vero will be responsible for the oversight, leadership and growth, both in-store and online, for the company's grocery, drug and pharmacy businesses.
"Ryan's breadth and depth of experience in both stores and online make him a terrific fit to lead these very important businesses at our company," stated Ron Boire, Sears Holdings' EVP, chief merchandising officer and president of Sears and Kmart formats. "Ryan is a proven executive who focuses on customers and innovation, two key qualities that support our drive to be the leader in integrated retail."
Vero has more than 17 years of experience with OfficeMax. In his most recent position, he was responsible for merchandising, marketing, new channels and e-commerce business, in addition to global sourcing, private brands, product development and pricing. Vero distinguished himself while at OfficeMax through the development of innovative marketing campaigns, store formats and private brands that enabled the company to overtake Office Depot as the nation's second leading office products retailer behind Staples. He will bring some fresh thinking to Sears Holdings regarding how the company can invigorate its brand, generate customer traffic and provide a differentiated multichannel experience to drive much need same store growth.
Vero added, "I am excited about the opportunity to join Sears Holdings and provide our customers and members greater value in all areas of health and wellness while serving them at over 920 pharmacy locations nationwide."
Meningitis outbreak linked to compounding pharmacy spawns new proposed legislation
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., on Thursday announced plans to introduce legislation that would strengthen federal regulations of compounding pharmacies. The legislation is borne out of the recent meningitis outbreak linked to the New England Compounding Center, which is located in Markey's district, that has drawn much criticism on how regulators oversee compounding pharmacies. According to Markey, the Verifying Authority and Legality in Drug Compounding Act will give the Food and Drug Administration clear, new authority to oversee compounding pharmacy practices throughout the country.
"Compounding pharmacies have been governed by fragmented regulations for too long, leading to the worst public health disaster in recent memory," said Markey, a senior member on the Energy and Commerce Committee. "The VALID Compounding Act ends this regulatory black hole by giving the FDA new, clear authority to protect patients and oversee these companies."
The industry expressed mixed feelings over the proposed legislation. "We appreciate and agree with Rep. Markey's interest in wanting to achieve the proper balance to promote patient health and allow for traditional pharmacy compounding services to continue, while addressing any entities illicitly manufacturing pharmaceuticals under the guise of compounding, as highlighted by the tragic meningitis outbreak," stated John Coster, SVP government affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association. "The New England Compounding Center appears to have been engaged in inappropriately manufacturing medications and doing so without valid prescriptions," he said. "However, the proposed legislation also appears to create new overly broad requirements on traditional pharmacy compounding that could negatively impact both patients' access to essential medications and the community pharmacists who provide them. As currently drafted, the legislation would grant new powers to an already stretched FDA to regulate traditional pharmacy compounding, and create new roadblocks for patients by requiring waivers for pharmacists to make medications that they have been making safely and effectively for decades."
The NCPA is currently reviewing the legislation and will submit comments to Markey, Coster noted.
"This bill will save lives by ensuring that compounding pharmacies play by the rules that are essential to protect patients," said Diana Zuckerman, president of the Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund. "This month's tragic meningitis outbreak from contaminated steroid injections was absolutely preventable. We call on Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to pass congressman Markey's legislation, which is necessary to protect our families from these predictable, preventable tragedies."
The legislation has been endorsed by the Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund, Jacobs Institute for Women's Health, National Consumers League, National Research Center for Women & Families, Our Bodies Ourselves and Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Plan now for the 15th annual Juke Joint Festival in historic Clarksdale, Mississippi — one of the friendliest festivals in the world. Hotel rooms book up fast, so don't wait. The main event is Saturday, April 14, 2018 with related events that Thurs.-Sun., April 12-15. (Can't make it for 2018? Plan to attend on April 13, 2019!)
It's "Half blues festival, half small-town fair and all about the Delta!"
Related Events run Thursday through Sunday, and the main event itself is all day/night Saturday — with 13 daytime music stages, 20 nighttime venues, 100 blues acts, 100 street vendors (food, arts & crafts, etc.), petting zoo, rock wall, history bus tours, racing pigs, monkeys riding dogs and much more!
• Folding chairs and blankets welcome, but not attendee tents.
• Friendly dogs on leash ok, but please pick up after Fido.
• Sorry, but no coolers or outside beverages; please support our local businesses and festival vendors.
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Propagation News – 12 June 2016
This week saw mixed HF propagation conditions. We were right to predict a geomagnetic disturbance for last weekend, although the plasma hit the Earth right at the end of National Field Day. This led to widespread aurora as the K-index hit five and then six.
Propagation during field day was lacklustre due to a lack of sunspots and the seasonal doldrums. But there has been some decent propagation and excellent DX this week. Andy, M0NKR reports working 9Y4D in Trinidad on 6m, possibly via multi-hop sporadic E, and XR0YS Easter Island on 10m, which, after careful examination, was most likely F layer propagation.
This week the solar flux index is predicted to be in the range 85-95, although on Thursday there was only one sunspot group visible.
Geomagnetic disturbances due to coronal hole activity are predicted to remain an issue this weekend, with the K-index possibly increasing to four. Next week may also remain unsettled, with the K-index predicted to hit five on Friday the 17th.
We are now entering the period for six metre summer solstice short path propagation when signals from Asia may be heard in Europe from over the North Pole. Stations equipped with six metres are encouraged to get on the band as this, plus multi-hop sporadic E, can bring some surprises.
VHF and up propagation news
Propagation folklore has the first week in June high on the list of sporadic E activity. Last week, we had some fine sporadic E, some excellent tropo to the north and GHz-band rain scatter to the near continent. The northerly tropo coupled signals into the aurora giving some remarkable mixed mode DX for the lucky few.
Next week, we may struggle to achieve any tropo of note, as low pressure is due to move into the British Isles. This will bring showery weather ending the tropo spell over the North Sea.
A new high to the south-west late in the week may allow paths to the south across Biscay and down past Portugal to the west coast of North Africa.
There should be plenty of opportunities for sporadic E during next week when weather elements are favourable. The principal elements are jet streams, and it is likely that these will be located over the near continent as the weather turns unsettled.
This could bring propagation towards the Balkans and round through Italy to Iberia. Remember that there are usually two main periods of activity, late morning and early evening, but very active events can last for much of the day.
Daily jet stream forecast charts and sporadic E blog are uploaded daily on RSGB Forums.
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