January 2020 Meeting Notes – Sunday 1/19/2020
* Thanks to Southern Hills Homebrew Supply For Hosting!
- Tech Talk – CO2 Cold Crash Balloon (Rudy Lyon)
- Blowoff hose from fermenter to Tee, mylar balloon attached to top of tee, blowoff hose to sanitizer liquid. Allows CO2 to collect in balloon, and that gas is now sucked backed instead of sanitizer during cold crash.
- https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/cold-crashing-mylar-balloon.668309/
- Also, Norcal Brewing Solutions has solution using mason jars: https://www.norcalbrewingsolutions.com/store/CO2-Carbon-Dioxide-Harvester-Kit.html
- Tech Talk – iSpindel (Adam Kendall)
- https://www.ispindel.de/docs/README_en.html
- Works like the Tilt digital hydrometer, but is open hardware (plans given out for free)
- Measures specific gravity and temperature by using accelerometers to measure angle.
- Higher SG more shallow angle.
- Uses WiFi to publish metrics (can go to Brewfather, CraftBeerPI)
- Winner of free kit (Price is Right style), Jim Nicholas, with a guess of $37. Actual price: $38.76
- Parts list: https://www.ispindel.de/docs/Parts_en.html
- Style Presentation : 15C Irish Extra Stout (Chris Gray)
- http://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/15/15C/irish-extra-stout/
- O’hara’s Irish stout
- Guinness Extra Stout (BJCP style example)
- Guinness 200 Anniversary Export Stout
- Calibration beer for judging to happen in future
- Next Meeting: Robb offers Southern Hills for hosting again (SUN – 02/16)
- 2020 Meeting Locations: Who wants to host?? (Nov still open)
- March competition hosted by James and Joan (March 15?)
- Still need someone to host November
- Treasurer’s Report- Mike U.
- $7086.92, 73 paid members
- 2020 Budget Proposal – Harry M
- Start the year at $6241
- About 1800 surplus from last year, better Throwdown profit, less expenses than budgeted
- Proposing a budget that is an operational loss of around $1300
- Budgeting includes extraordinary expenditures for:
- Homebrew Con (club night?)
- Big Willy updates (CO2 distribution)
- Catering Big Brew and December Christmas Party/Meeting
- Budgeting includes extraordinary expenditures for:
- Off flavor kits and training
- ABC licenses for Big Brew, LTHB, Highland games
- Projecting less income from Throwdown
- Budget passes motion to approve
- Throwdown 2020 Committee Update – Ken S-K
- March 20/21
- Still looking for volunteers for food coordination on days of the event, begging for swag
- Will be coordination meeting next week. If you attend, you will be put to work doing something
- Have been known for having some of the best prizes in the country
- David Houseman (BJCP Grand Master Judge) has volunteered again to judge
- Really need folks to step up to steward and judge (can volunteer for this on the web site)
- Competition Updates : Steve Lusk
- Website is up to date with upcoming competitions
- Start thinking about beers for Dominion Cup (Richmond), War of the Worts (PA)
- Devils Backbone is doing homebrew lager competition, camping weekend as well (March 29)
- Proposed Bylaws Amendment: Competition Rules and Scoring (Voting)
- Keep Same: 2 (7 online) = 9
- Bonus Points: 5 (10 online = 15
- Committee: 3 (1 online) = 4
- 50/50 Raffle – Harry
- $90 Total: $45 to winner, $45 to club
- Ian wins
- Secondary prize, skull wall bottle opener – Carlton
- Open Floor
- Member of year – Format to be decided by committee, looking for someone to lead
- Will award Member of the year for folks who help the club succeed but don’t necessarily
- brew for Brewer of the Year
- Robb offers secondary classroom building for any event the club would like to do
- Will need coordination on dates, but open to anything
- Reminder, that he does deliveries to Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg if you order ahead of time
- Attendance: 35
