Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

If it makes you feel any better, I'm also excited about the native Linux version.

Hey all,

I'm working on getting a stir plate set up, but I'm not sure where to go to find a stir bar. Any ideas of some place local I could find one?

Thanks,
Powersox

A lot of the small business loans still require a downpayment of some kind, usually around 10-20%. The kickstarter might also be a bit of a support-seeking. They can go to their moneylenders and tell them that they had X number of people support the brewery, and up the chances of getting everything ...

There's a kickstarter to start a brewery in Mason City. Looks pretty interesting - go to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/199 ... g?ref=live for details.

Powersox

Last night, I was driving past the little strip mall behind the McDonalds on 1st Ave, er, 7th Ave in Marion, and a sign caught my eye: BIY Homebrew Supply. I stopped in and, despite not being open yet, the proprietor, Joe Williams, took time to talk to me and a friend of mine about his plans for the...

I'd be up for helping out. However: I only have equipment for a 5 gallon extract batch, and I won't be available until close to noon.

T. Powersox

I won't be able to make the meeting, but I'd love to grab one. Any chance I could meet up with you next Thursday (28th), buy you a beer, and grab some hops?

T. Powersox

Is the budweiser keg something you got from them directly? I'm looking at doing a conversion myself, and was about to head over to Marion Scrap next week to get started, but if I can get one from the supplier, that would be much better.

T. Powersox

DrPaulsen wrote:Thanks to Rick, Kent, Tom & Matt for coming out yesterday for the 20 gallon team brew day. I had a great time and really appreciate your guys' collective help.

Thank you for hosting, and teaching me an awful lot about the whole all-grain process.

T. Powersox

Ok the tally stands as follows BrewHound – 10 gallons johnnyik - 5 gallons Matt F - 5 to 10 gallons Jim F - 5 gallons bkanderson - ? Tom B - 7-8 gallons semanticdm - 5 gallons (extract) Logan.Orcutt - 5 gallons (extract) kurtford - 5 gallons kjball - 5 gallons DrPulsen – 20 gallons Karl&Jim – 1...

If I can get it cleared with upper management, I propose doing this on Monday, March 7 (sorry, weekends are no good since my house is on the market). I'll gather up all the ingredients and take care of the yeast. As a starting point, I'd like to claim 10 gallons and give away the other 10 to whomev...

If someone is able / willing to convert the recipe to extract, I'd be in for 5 gal.

T. Powersox

bkanderson wrote:People can arrive anytime but we would like people to sign-up if you plan to come over early (prior to 7PM).

Not knowing where else to sign up - I'll be there around 5.

T. Powersox

Ah, you acquire said brewing assistant with money the first time only. T. Powersox With only a couple of hundred to spend, I think this would only be a very short term upgrade. On Feb 11, 2011 8:48 AM, "brownbeard" <brew-equipment@crbeernuts.org ( brew-equipment@crbeernuts.org )> wrote:> H...

What's the time limit for getting BYO orders in? I'd like to get in on the club rate... but I know that's not available unless I'm a member of the club, and I'd like to meet some members of the club before I commit my hard-earned money (and face the wrath of my wife)... As an aside, I work in Rockwe...