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Quick reminder, the May COC deadline to register and drop off beer is May 14.

Reminder, the May Club Only Competition (COC) registration closes Tuesday, May 14th at 5pm and your entries of 2 bottles need to be turned in at the May 14th club meeting which will be held at North Texas Home Brew Supply. If you can’t make the meeting, please reach out to me and we can make other arrangements ahead of time.

You can register your entry and print off labels at coc.nthba.org

Full Brewer Royale / COC rules can be found at nthba.org/brewer-royale

And for anyone who did not enter, please consider being a judge, no experience needed, and best of all you get to drink free beer (you can register on the COC site)

Any questions, ping me at [email protected]

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Reminder, the May COC is open, deadline to register and drop off beer is May 14.

Reminder, the May Club Only Competition (COC) registration closes Tuesday, May 14th at 5pm and your entries of 2 bottles need to be turned in at the May 14th club meeting which will be held at North Texas Home Brew Supply. If you can’t make the meeting, please reach out to me and we can make other arrangements ahead of time.

You can register your entry and print off labels at coc.nthba.org

Full Brewer Royale / COC rules can be found at nthba.org/brewer-royale

And for anyone who did not enter, please consider being a judge, no experience needed, and best of all you get to drink free beer (you can register on the COC site)

Any questions, ping me at [email protected]

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May Brewday This Saturday!

Coming up this Saturday, May 4th, is the May brewday in honor of National Homebrew Day. Appropriately enough, it will be hosted by North Texas Homebrew Supply. Several brewers will be brewing and lunch will be served. We will get started when the store opens at 9am. Come hang out for a little while or longer, and as always, bring some of your homebrew to share.

North Texas Homebrew Supply is located at 17811 Davenport Rd Suite 11, Dallas, TX 75252. Map is HERE.

If you want to brew, or have any questions, please shoot me an email at [email protected].

Cheers,
Smitty

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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