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Today’s Brew Day is Cancelled

Unfortunately, unless you are a duck, today’s current and future weather throughout the remainder of most of the day is not conducive to doing much of anything outside. Thus, after in depth discussions with host Jason Garland, and we have decided today’s brew day is cancelled.

Tomorrow may present a better conditions and opportunity for Jason and his team to brew the pale ale they were planning. If so, I will post another message and people are welcome to stop by his house.

Let me know if you have any questions. Try to enjoy this wet miserable day by visiting a brewery.

Thanks!
Smitty

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April Brewday THIS Saturday!

Reminder, this Saturday, April 20, is the NTHBA April brewday. Jason Garland is our host. He and two others are brewing a pale ale. At the time of this posting, we have one additional person brewing. There is a possibility of rain, but we will have pop-up shelters for protection from any precipitation. We will get going around 9AM and lunch will be provided around noon.

Jason’s address is 3122 Meadowood Dr., Garland 75040. Map is HERE.

If you have any questions, please reach out to me at [email protected].

Cheers!
Smitty

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Pale Ale Yeast Experiment

UPDATE: Randy Grogan suggested a simplification to the water profile removing the acid, chalk, and baking soda which counteract each other. The recipe files below are updated.

The pale ale yeast experiment recipe and schedule are finally set. If you would like to join the experiment choose a yeast strain and pick a day to brew.

The experiment is for each brewer to brew the same recipe and ferment it with a different yeast. At the May 14th club meeting we will taste the pale ales and compare the effects of the different yeast strains.

The kickoff is at the April 20th brew day where Jason Garland, Rob Eger, and John Krupka are brewing a 15 gallon batch of pale ale to split three ways. The recipe is a simple American pale ale recipe. Here is a pdf of the recipe and here is a Beersmith recipe file scaled to 5 gallons with the default Beersmith equipment profile. Here is a pdf of the brewday steps. Feel free to scale to fit your batch size and adjust to match your brewing process and efficiency.

When you have picked a yeast, please leave a comment on this blog post with your yeast choice so other brewers can choose a broader range of yeast strains. If can split your wort into 2 fermenters and choose two yeasts, that’s even better. If you would like to use a yeast that has already been chosen that is also ok, it will still add to the experiment.

If you would like to join the April 20th brew day at Jason Garland’s house, leave a comment or email [email protected] to coordinate.

Otherwise brew on your own and bring some of the results to share on May 14th.

Cheers,

David

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April Club Meeting Update / Reminder

Hello Everyone — Meeting tonight at Happy Hippie arriving at 6:30p and starting business at 7pm. Address: 500 Lockwood Dr, Richardson, TX 75080

Happy Hippie has now a new schedule, which they will be OPEN for the public today with an Open Mic event in the main tap room.

We will be seated at the outdoor covered patio by the side entrance. With that said, dress appropriately.

See you all there

Marcio

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April Club Meeting tonight – Reminder

Hello Everyone

April Club meeting tonight at Happy Hippie Brewing at 500 Lockwood Dr, Richardson TX 75080.

Happy Hippie is closed on Tuesdays, but they will be open tonight to host our meeting. A great opportunity to visit a new brewery in case you haven’t been there yet and enjoy their beers while talking with some of their employees.

Food will be provided by the club – Sandwiches similar to the ones we had last month!

Hope to see you ALL there! Cheers

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Free Beer!

There is some leftover commercial beer from the Bluebonnet. Steve Littel was the beer wrangler and want to get ride of the beer. Here is the note from Steve.

We have a few extra gallons of brew leftover from the Bluebonnet and want to offer it up to the Club members. Anyone who wants any beer can come by the Homebrew Store Friday or Saturday with their Corny Kegs, Growlers, etc. We’ll have the equipment set up to transfer the beer. The following is available; Twin Peaks Drop Dead Redhead Pale Ale (10 gal), Twin Peaks Light Lager (12 gals), Vector Bullpen Light Lage (10 gals), Tupps East Side Lager (3 gals), Four Corners Tangerine Honey Rye Lager (3 gals).

Thanks,

Steve

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March COC results are in !

The March COC had a record number of entries, with a total of 14 entries showcasing 13 different styles, which always makes for an enjoyable round of judging.

After much discussion among the judges; Jimmy Orkin, Marcus Burleson, Des Mora, and Charlie Henderson, the judges selected a Rauchbier brewed by James “Smitty” Smith for the bronze, a Saison brewed by Evan Brady & Bruce Robinson for silver and a Dunkel Weissbier brewed by Steve Littel for the gold.

You can see the results over at coc.nthba.org and download your score sheet.

Thanks to North Texas Homebrew Supply (now open on Mondays) for allowing us to use their store for few hours and Jimmy for staying late and sacrificing his entry so he could be a fill in judge. We still drank both his entries.

Reminder you collect Brewer Royale points for being a COC judge.

Thanks again to all who entered, the next COC will be in May, registration will open May 1st and close the day of the March club meeting (COC takes place on the odd numbered months).

Cheers John,

[email protected]

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Re-posting : Bluebonnet Volunteers Needed. They need help from the NTHBA!

The Bluebonnet Brew-Off is in desperate need of volunteers for the Bluebonnet Awards weekend this weekend. You can work as little as an hour and it all helps. Please sign up! You will find it is actually a lot of fun.

We will also need other clubs help when we host the Bluebonnet next time so let’s help out the Knights of the Brown Bottle this year!

Big Thirsty and the registration desk are looking for volunteers. Multiple slots open!

Our Club Kegerator also need your beer!! We currently only have 4 beers out of 12 taps!. Please sign up on the google form below with the beer you are bringing

You can reserve you faucet at this link. Get your beer registered here: Click me Now.

THANK YOU

Marcio

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Bluebonnet Volunteers Needed. They need help from the NTHBA!

The Bluebonnet Brew-Off is in desperate need of volunteers for the Bluebonnet Awards weekend this weekend. You can work as little as an hour and it all helps. Please sign up! You will find it is actually a lot of fun.

We will also need other clubs help when we host the Bluebonnet next time so let’s help out the Knights of the Brown Bottle this year!

From Reni:

It’s that time, we need your help to have a successful Bluebonnet 2024!

Big Thirsty and the registration desk are looking for volunteers. There are multiple time slots for Friday and Saturday. All you have to do is fill in your name next to the time slot you would like to work.  All shifts are an hour, but feel free to sign up for more than one shift.  All materials and directions will be set-up for you. 

To sign up to volunteer, open the attached spreadsheet and add your name and requested information. There are two tabs, please make sure you are signing up on the appropriate sheet – Registration Desk or Big Thirsty (see bottom of the sheet).

If you are signing up for the Big Thirsty, please either send a copy of your TABC certification to me or bring a hard copy with you to the event, thanks.

IF you have any questions please feel free to reach out and ask to [email protected]. And yes, you may forward this to spouses or friends in order for them to sign up!

See you soon,

Reni Morriss

Bluebonnet Brew-Off Donations Coordinator