@017 November Minutes

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Cedar Rapids Beer Nuts
General Meeting Minutes
2017 November 16

Meeting was called to order at the Longbranch Convention Center. Twenty one people in attendance.

Reports

(none planned)

Old Business

AHA Learn to Homebrew Day
Several members demonstrated homebrewing and mead making at NewBo City Market on November 4.
Three homebrew rigs including a three-tier brew tower, a simplified picnic-cooler based three-tier system and a brew-in-a-bag system demonstrated all-grain brewing process. Mead making was also demonstrated. Samples of ingredients were presented.
Samples of homebrew beer and mead were provided for the public to sample.
Public response was steady and several people expressed interest in the hobby.
The response was positive, and we intend to repeat this event next year.

Lion Bridge Wort Rally and Pro-Am Competition
Results from the 2017 judging: 1st - Tony Browning - Down Gose Frazier, 2nd - Josh Peanasky - Scavenger Sour Ale, 3rd - Mark Jensen - The Saison. Congratulations to our winners and thanks to all of those that also entered.
The 2018 wort rally in collaboration with Lion Bridge Brewing will be held earlier in the year, targeting April for turn-in and judging. Detail dates are yet to be determined.
The goal is to make beers eligible for the GABF Pro-Am competition. Note that entrants must be members of the AHA; renew or join now.
The recipe must be able to be produced on the 10-barrel scale at Lion Bridge Brewing. No difficult to source ingredients. No more than one pound of hops per five gallons. May be kettle soured, but otherwise no “bugs.” A list of acceptable yeast strains will be provided at a later date. There will be a technical meeting for the Lion Bridge brewers to review and comment on the recipe for producibility.
A sanctioned competition with certified judges will be required for beers to be eligible to compete in the Pro-Am. We’ll be arranging this as we move forward.

Bunged Competition
The 2018 secret ingredient is “no hops” (I guess that makes it a non-ingredient)
Be thinking about your recipes.
McCusker is already ready for this one….

Club Competitions Annual Results for 2017:
January (11A Ordinary Bitter): 1st Place - Tony Browning (3 pts); 2nd Place - Chris Zubak (2 pts); 3rd Place - Randy Carris (1 pts)
April (24A Belgian Wit): 1st Place - Randy Carris (3 pts); 2nd Place - Mike Hora (2 pts); 3rd Place - Craig Miller (1 pts)
July (20C Imperial Stout): 1st Place - Mark Jensen (3 pts); 2nd Place - Eric Benda (2 pts); 3rd Place - Craig Miller (1 pts)
October (6A Marzen): 1st Place - Randy Carris (3 pts); 2nd Place - Mike Hora (2 pts); 3rd Place - Pat McCullough (1 pts)
The homebrewer of the year for 2017 is Randy Carris (7 pts). Congratulations Randy! - 2017 CR Beer Nuts Homebrewer of the Year

Land of the Muddy Waters Competition
Two brewers were awarded honors at this competition: Joel Null and Eric Benda. Congratulations guys.

Christmas Party
December 9 at Mark Jensen’s home
It’s a giant homebrew and bottle-share.
Bring beer and plan on hiring a ride home

New Business

Big Grove Wort Rally
Fundraiser for FilmScene
Arms Race wort, $15 per five gallons
Pick wort at Big Grove first weekend in December
Turn-in and pouring event January 20. This event is open to other homebrew regardless of participation in the wort rally.
Sign-ups are available on the forums.

Election of Officers for 2018
President: Matt Franklin
Vice President: Josh Peanasky
Secretary: Karl Hoech
Treasurer: Derek Doan
Activities Director: Daryl McCall
Social Media Coordinator: Randy Carris
Festival Coordinator: Mark Jensen