2014

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

Event: Churchills Pub Night

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Continuing our effort to host more events outside of meetings, we are putting together a SBE pub night at Churchills Pub in San Marcos. The event will be on Tuesday 7/8 at 6:30pm. We will have an area of tables reserved for our group. This will be a great chance to socialize with other members and enjoy the great selection of beer and food at Churchills.

Please RSVP using this form and contact me with any questions:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZsRl8BqC4AlobVMYu_NiSqSZd3vNWGRqH80JyW4Hrco/viewform

SBE July Meeting Notice

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The July Meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers homebrew club will be held on Wednesday July 2 at 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. The featured topic will be Session Beers which will be led by Justin Reilly. The group meal will be Mac ‘n Beer Cheese.

On the Agenda:
1) Session Beers – Justin
2) Stone Anniversary Soda Making & Serving – Judy & Cat Kristensen from Stone
3) Churchill’s Pub Night – Derek & Chris B.
4) Homebrew sharing

If you plan to attend, please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEQ1SVRuMUxjY0M5SWFleWRKZmdZc2c6MQ

Vista Strawberry Fest Fruit Beers Homebrew Competition

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The Vista Chamber of Commerce is putting on a homebrew competition as part of the Vista Strawberry Festival with assistance from Society of Barley Engineers.

The details of the competition are here: http://vistastrawberryfest.com/strawberry-homebrew-contest/
Entries are due between May 19th – 23rd at the Vista Chamber of Commerce.

Entry forms are here: http://vistastrawberryfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Home-Beer-Brew-Entry-Form.pdf

Although this competition is during the Strawberry Festival, ANY fruited beer can be entered. So, get brewing and enter this local competition!
$10 entry fee. Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd!
There was a cap at the first 35 entries, but that limit has been removed (everyone can enter!)

Good luck!

SBE April Meeting Announcement

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The April Meeting will be held on Wednesday April 2 at 6pm at the Stone Brewing World Bistro in Escondido. The focus topic will be Meadmaking which will be led by a distinguished guest, Dr. Harold Gulbranson. Harold is one of the leaders of the homebrew craft in San Diego County and is a veteran member of the Quaff homebrew club. The group meal will be Chicken Penne with Tomatos.

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

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 5th @6pm at the Stone Brewing Company World Bistro in Escondido. The focus topic of the evening will be the Beer Judge Certification Program which will be led by Paul Sangster, Master Beer Judge and Brewmaster of Rip Current Brewing Company. We are hoping to inspire more SBE members to initiate the process to become a beer judge. The group meal will be Wild Mushrooms over Penne Pasta.

On the agenda:
1) Beer Judge Certification Program
2) Tour de Vista recap
3) Stone AHA Rally
4) Homebrew sharing

If you plan on attending the meeting, please RSVP so we can plan accordingly:

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