Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

I will be there along with a friend of mine that brews. I would like some of those Cascade rhizomes plantings.


Rick

Had I seen a press & crusher for sale in MV I would have bought it. I now have a good medium sized commercial crusher... so a medium size commercial press is next! I am thinking a screw or belt press... anyone sees one of these at a sale let me know. I am in the market!

Sorry Lee and fellow BeerNuts, I just moved to a new house three weeks ago and so the last two months have been a blur. Still unpacking and finding my stuff. Lee... I have a Weston Press and Crusher as shown here. (http://www.westonsupply.com/Wine-Making-s/80.htm) 1st: I just added a 1hp motor and g...

Hi all. Thank you for those of you who have so graciously agreed to volunteer again this year for the Oktoberfest/Brewfest event on Saturday, October 1. Per my previous email to you, we have expanded this event this year to not only include Brewfest, but a Soda Fest for the kids, kid’s activities, b...

To my friends who enjoy a glass of hardcider... and those who don't. As Ben Franklin said: “In hardcider there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at th...

According to Weather.com there is only a 10% chance of rain at 7 pm... so we are going to roll the dice and go for the gusto (sound like an old time cheap beer ad?). Tonight's event is at my home in Mount Vernon! Address is in a previous post. Tom Hicks is bringing a couple of extra popup canopies j...

Starts at 7:00 pm


Rick

By the way, if 30 plus people show up Thursday night, there is a a lot of room outside to handle the group. I have a enclosed popup canopy where I will put glasses, cider, ice, etc.... not an issue. My rental house is probably 600 sq ft total I think... so an indoor hosting would be a slight problem...

Cider Making The address for the the June 9th Tech Meeting is: Rick Young 319-360-0060 307 5th Ave NW Mt Vernon, IA Mt Vernon is not big, so its hard to get lost. I live just 2.5 blocks north of the stoplight near Cornell College on 5th Ave. If you want to sit, bring a lawn chair ( I have a few tha...

So, it appears June 9th is the next Tech Meeting. I will host it at my house (Mt Vernon) in my driveway/garage if it does not rain (Jeremy can you be the rain backup meeting place?) If more than 5 people show up my house will be in trouble trying to host it. As noted before... I have right now about...

Not if I want to stay married... June 1 is my wedding anniversary, and I suppose my wife would rather spend it out for a nice dinner than a CRBeernuts Tech meeting. She really needs to prioritize!

I can do it May 26, June 2, June 6, June 9...


Rick

Obviously I missed the May Tech meeting... I have to drink more good beer I think I read somewhere hops improve memory. Mark me down for the June meeting... June 2nd I believe is the date. I have a short presentation on how to make cider, followed by about 20 - 25 different samples of ciders I made ...

I posted out on Craigs List a desire for some kegs, thanks to Lee I am moving to an electric all grain system, and I got several replies. Anyone needing some kegs? Here are a couple I decided not to buy. From: Brad Haworth <b.haworth@mchsi.com> Subject: Beer Keg - $25 To: sale-8vjtj-2315970844@craig...

Hint: When transferring from a carbonated keg to bottles using a beer gun, you need to be aware of temps. More CO2 will remain suspended in your beer-cider-mead at lower temps during the transfer. When temps rise, the CO2 is lost at a greater rate during transfer… example a cold beer poured into a ...

Randy,

I will buy you a beer at Third Base tomorrow at 4:00 and drop off my entries with you.


Rick