SBE May Meeting Announcement

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The May meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday May 6th @ 6pm at Feliccia’s Italian Restaurant in Vista (1011 S Santa Fe Ave.). We will feature a discussion on Indigenous Beers led by Chris Rosemeyer. We will have a pasta dinner arranged for $10/person (includes tax and tip). Commercial beer options are limited, but we will be able to share our homebrew and commercial examples of Indigenous Beer.

On the Agenda:
1) Indigenous Beers – Chris R.
2) Lambic Brew Session recap – Andy
3) Southern California Homebrew Festival recap – Jim
4) Upcoming meetings – Andy
5) Upcoming Events – Derek
6) Strawberry Festival homebrew competition – Chris R.
7) National Homebrew Convention – Derek & Ryan
8) Homebrew Sharing

Please RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Aj87gNtaKuQWKwxKEn-HrOipOKSUgNJv3aUWfpGHgl4/viewform?c=0&w=1

SBE April Meeting – Advance Notice

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SBE Members,
We are sending out an early notice for the April meeting since both the day and location of our meeting is changing. Please mark this on your calendars:

The April meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Tuesday April 7th @ 6pm at Booze Brothers Brewing Company in Vista. We will feature guest speaker, Kelsey McNair who will speak on “Mastering the Art of Hop-Fu!”. Kelsey is a self-proclaimed hop-head that that has won three NHC gold medals for his Hop-Fu! IPA and also won the 2010 Stone AHA rally competition which provided us with the Kelsey McNair/Stone Brewing/Ballast Point Session IPA. This presentation will be a precursor to his presentation at the National Homebrew Conference.

Booze Brothers beer will be available and we will have catered food from Feliccia’s Italian Restaurant. We will be sending out an RSVP announcement a few days before the event which will have more details.

SBE March Meeting Announcement

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The March meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Wednesday March 4th @ 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. The focus topic, Fermentation Temperature Control, will be led by Dan Kutcher & Jacques Guilloton. Please try to bring shared beer in one container as we are paying a fee by container to allow homebrew to be served. Food will be available upstairs for a 15% discount off of the menu pricing.

On the Agenda:
1) Fermentation Temperature Control – Dan & Jacques
2) Upcoming meetings – Andy
3) Southern California Homebrew Festival – Jim
4) National Homebrew Convention – Ryan
5) 2015 Dues Collection – Jeremy
6) Homebrew Sharing

Please RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11FqUt70yOGe7j_sFOmSREpvtlwPrKVg1Pg7zibFFB2Q/viewform?c=0&w=1

SBE Febrewary Meeting Announcement

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The Febrewary meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Wednesday Febrewary 4th @ 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. The focus topic, Barley Wines, will be led by Lynne Noella. We had a number of logistical problems at the last meeting and are working on solving these. Consequently we are planning on having a dedicated server upstairs that would allow us to order and consume food during the meeting. Unfortunately, the discount on the food will only be 15%.

On the Agenda:
1) Barley Wines – Lyne Noella
2) Meeting arrangements – Andy
3) 2015 Dues Collection – Jeremy
4) Homebrew Sharing

Please RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11FqUt70yOGe7j_sFOmSREpvtlwPrKVg1Pg7zibFFB2Q/viewform?c=0&w=1

SBE January Meeting Announcement

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Note: this month’s meeting is on January 21 and not the regular first Wednesday of the month.

The January meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Wednesday January 21st @ 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. The focus topic, Hangover Cures, will be led by Justin Reilly. Going forward, we have abandoned the group meal in favor of a 25% discount off of food before or after the meeting. We also won’t have a dedicated server upstairs, so food must be ordered downstairs. Stone indicated that they would prefer food be consumed downstairs, but wouldn’t squawk if we bring food upstairs.

On the Agenda:
1) Hangover Cures – Justin Reilly
2) State of the Club Address – Andy
3) Lambic Kegging Session recap – Andy
4) SBE Holiday Party recap – Chris B.
5) Upcoming Events – Derek
6) 2015 Dues Collection – Jeremy
7) Homebrew Sharing

Please RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11FqUt70yOGe7j_sFOmSREpvtlwPrKVg1Pg7zibFFB2Q/viewform?c=0&w=1

SBE December Meeting Announcement

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The December Meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Wednesday December 3 @ 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. This meeting will be a special show & tell meeting focused on homebrew gadgets. Inspector Gadget (Lauren) will be moderating the discussion, but the format will be show & tell where we can learn from each other. The group meal will be Mac n’ Beer Cheese.

Please send an e-mail to Lauren at pfbc@cox.net if you have a gadget to share or just surprise us and bring it to the meeting.

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11FqUt70yOGe7j_sFOmSREpvtlwPrKVg1Pg7zibFFB2Q/viewform?c=0&w=1

On the Agenda:
1) Brewing gadgets – Lauren and SBE Members
2) Stone Cask Night Recap – TBD
3) Lambic Kegging Session – Andy
4) SBE Holiday Party – Chris B.
5) 2015 Officers introduction – Andy
6) 2015 Meeting agenda – Andy
7) 2015 Events Plan – Andy
8) 2015 Dues Collection – Jeremy
9) Homebrew Sharing

SBE November Meeting Announcement

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The November Meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Wednesday November 5 @ 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. The feature topic will be Up & Coming Beer Styles which will be led by Ryan Reschan. The group meal will be Mac n’ Beer Cheese.

On the Agenda:
1) Up & Coming Beer Styles – Ryan
2) Bagby’s Pub Night Recap – Derek
3) Cider Run Recap – Derek
3) San Diego Beer Week – Derek
4) Lambic Kegging Session – Andy
5) Southern California Homebrew Festival – Jim
6) SBE Elections – Andy
7) Homebrew Sharing

Please RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEQ1SVRuMUxjY0M5SWFleWRKZmdZc2c6MQ

SBE October Meeting Announcement

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The Oktober Meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Wednesday Oktober 1 at 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. The feature topic will be Cooking with Beer which will be led by special guest speaker, Nate Soroko. Nate is the resident chef at Torronado and has developed a reputation in San Diego for creative beer pairings that he has sponsored. The group meal will be Mac n’ Beer Cheese.

On the Agenda:
1) Cooking with Beer – Nate Soroko
2) SBE Competition Recap – Chris S.
3) Cider and Pear run recap – Derek
4) SBE @ Quaff Oktobertfest recap – Jim
5) SBE social at Ken Schmidt Tap Takeover recap – Derek
6) Upcoming SBE Elections – Andy
7) Upcoming Events – Derek
8) Homebrew Sharing

Please RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEQ1SVRuMUxjY0M5SWFleWRKZmdZc2c6MQ

SBE September Meeting Announcement

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The September Meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Wednesday September 3 at 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. The featured topic will be Sour Mashing which will be led by Derek Springer. The group meal will Chicken Penne Pasta with Tomatoes.

On the Agenda:
1) Sour Mashing – Derek
2) Stone Anniversary Soda Serving Recap – Judy
3) Upcoming Events – Derek
4) SBE Competition Update – Chris S.
5) Homebrew Sharing

Please RSVP using the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEQ1SVRuMUxjY0M5SWFleWRKZmdZc2c6MQ

SBE Homebrew Competition

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As most of your know, we are hosting our first big homebrew competition, sponsored by Rip Current Brewing. The grand prize winner will get to scale up their recipe and brew on Rip Current’s production brewery!

The link to our competition is http://competition.societyofbarleyengineers.org
The competition will be capped at 100 entries, 2 entries per person max with no duplicate sub-category entries.
Entries are now being accepted and will remain open until we hit the entry cap, or 8/24.

Categories accepted:

Category #5 – Bock
Category #13 – Stouts
Category #16 – Belgian & French Ale
Category #18 – Belgian Strong Ale
Category #23 – Experimental/Specialty Beer

We need BJCP qualified judges and a few volunteer stewards for the competition! You can register for these positions via the competition software. These are available for signup right now. The competition is registered with BJCP so judges will be awarded points. Judging will take place on Sunday, September 7th. Lunch will be provided and also a custom gift. Judges and stewards will be contacted to confirm acceptance.

Entry cost is $5/entry and must be paid through the competition software via PayPal only. You will not be able to print your labels until your entries are paid for. No cash or checks accepted.
If you do not have a PayPal account, sign up for one. It’s free and easy.
**IMPORTANT** Once you click the PayPal link and pay for your entries, you must click the “RETURN” button to go back into the competition software. If you fail to do this, your entries will not show as paid.

Each entry must be 2 plain brown 12oz unlabeled bottles, with unmarked caps.
Bottle drop off dates are: 8/20-8/24 in person at Rip Current Brewing (1325 Grand Ave #100, San Marcos, CA 92078) during Tasting Room hours ONLY. Wed – Thurs: 4PM – 8PM, Fri: 3PM – 9PM, Sat: 11AM – 9PM, Sun 12PM – 5PM.
No mailed entries accepted. No after hours entries accepted.
Rip Current is doing us a huge favor by hosting and accepting entries, so please help us make this as easy on the brewery and their employees as possible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at competition@societyofbarleyengineers.org

Good luck & may the best brewer win!

Chris Stawney
Competition Czar