Once again we will heading to the Liquor Locker on Morgan Ave to set up our structures big and small! This event is open to the public and allows us brewers to show off our equipment and skills. Last year there was over 11 batches brewed on just about every type of equipment from single kettle extract to Brew in a Bag to full on automated three vessel systems. If you are new to brewing or are just looking to learn more about the process you don’t want to miss this event.
This is one that is hard to miss! Great food, Great Beer and good friends. The door prizes are top notch as well.
Brew-B-Q is the secondary name for Indiana Homebrew Club Day. It is an annual event just for members of Indiana’s homebrew clubs to get together in a non-competitive environment to share our passion for homebrewing, sample homebrew from around the state and make new brewing friends! It is kind of like the AHA Conference’s “Club Night”, but on a Saturday afternoon and just for Indiana clubs.
The event is held in Indianapolis as a central location and clubs from all corners of the state drive in for a Saturday afternoon of fun. 2012 will be our 6th annual event. In 2011, we moved the date from June, when the weather was always way too hot, to a cooler Fall date in October.
Now’s your chance to test all the skills you learned at the August meeting on how to make the perfect batch of apple cider! It looks like Dutch has found some apples than need crushing into cider. If you have never pressed apples you really need to come out and help.
If you would like to participate, sign up: APPLE PROCESSING [for cider]
2008 Photo Gallery
A little video we did in 2008.
October 4th from 6 PM to 10 PM Carson’s Brewery will be open to the public for tours and live music. A $5 cover will get you five 2 oz beer samples, pints will be available for purchase for $3. Food from Beef O Brady’s will be available for purchase as well. This is a first come first served event and there will be a large area for seating. However if the maximum capacity is reached a line will be required for entry. This is a 21 yr old and over event and id’s will be required. Growlers and merchandise will also be available for purchase.
Tech Topic: Winning American Ale by John Mills
Just in time for brewing your Big Turkey entry! John Mills, head brewer at Carsons brewery, will be on hand to tell us what it takes to brew a winner. He will be going over style guidelines and naming some commercial examples of each subcategory.
We will also be discussing upcoming events and beer requirements for those events.
As discussed at the July meeting, we are looking to do a brewery bus trip to Carbondale, Illinois on Saturday September 14. The poll indicated that this is preferred over the picnic we normally do in September. Continue reading OVHA Road Trip and Brewery Tour of Southern Illinois
Tech Topic: Hard Apple Cider by Dutch deHaan and Jeff Smith
August Newsletter
