I reported my neighbor, Steve Bueller, is hastily organizing a musical party for Saturday, August 27.This was initially described as an impromptu, sort of afternoon jam session for some of his closest musician friends.But it’s growing into more.The latest count is some 40-50 musicians, not including wives, girl friends, significant others, etc.Some members suggested their …
by admin We will be meeting at the Oak Meadow picnic area, of Vasona Lake County Park, at 5:00PM on Saturday August 16. Vasona Lake County Park 333 Blossom Hill Rd Los Gatos, CA 95032 You’re welcome to bring any homebrew to get feedback.One 22 oz bottle, or equivalent should be enough. At our monthly brew club …
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Congratulations to Jeremy & Howard. Jeremy for his1st place with an American Brown Ale Howard for both his1st place for Howard’s Helles Bock and1st place for a Mixed-Style Beer- a German Pils with Sterling Hops (finish, dry) Jeremy plans on bringing some of the 1st place American Brown Ale to the August 20 club meeting.So …
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I reminded attendees to volunteer to steward or judge at the Santa Clara County Fair homebrew competition next Saturday, July 23.It’s a great way to learn about BJCP judging as this is a well run, smaller competition, which is close to home. The annual (east bay) Multi club picnic, will be at Oak Hill Park, …
by admin We will be meeting at the Oak Meadow picnic area, of Vasona Lake County Park, at 5:00PM on Saturday July 16. Vasona Lake County Park 333 Blossom Hill Rd Los Gatos, CA 95032 You’re welcome to bring any homebrew to get feedback.One 22 oz bottle, or equivalent should be enough. At our monthly brew club …
by admin Altho it’s been a while since updating the website. We have been meeting via ZOOM (during COVID-19 lockdown), and in person at Clandestine Brewing and the Oak Meadow picnic area of Vasona Lake County Park. We will update this site from now on, starting with the following minutes from the June 18, 2022 club meeting at Vasona …
by admin Club activities Barrel project updates We recently emptied a barrel at Kevin’s house. It contained a saison, and we refilled it with a Golden Strong. The saison is full-bodied and has a very strong oak aroma, with an intense buttery flavor. It drinks almost like a chardonnay, but with a long, bitter finish. If I …
by admin *5 GAL* mash at~ 154/155 Grains -13# 2 row -1.25# carapils -1.25# crystal 40L -1# wheat -.5# chocolate malt Hops -1oz northern brewer 60 min -1oz cascade 15 min -1oz centennial 0 min Yeast -Cal ale WLP 001 or safale us-05 This recipe should give you at least a 7+% brown ale depending on efficiency ( anywhere from 6-9% should be fine). …
by admin Competition Rules The next brewer’s challenge is lager beer. Some of your options are: Traditional Lager American Lager Pilsner IPL Baltic Porter Baltimore Porter Biere de Garde Rauchbier Kellerbier Altbier and Kolsch You’re welcome to do any type of lager beer but these are a few suggestions. Club member Howard Clearfield gave a brief session on making …
by admin Hey all, We’re gearing up for our last official meeting of the year. We’ll have our meeting at 12:00 on the 19th, then head out to the pub crawl from there. We’ll keep the meeting to ~90 minutes, and everyone is welcome to attend either the meeting or the crawl or of course both. Location …
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