8/11 Minutes

Brixies Brewers Club

Minutes 8/11/10

“Never a Dry Cup!”

1. Club Brew Day and Picnic at Brixies –Final Details

a. Sunday 8/22 from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm

i. 10:00 am – Brewers will begin to set up

ii. 1:00 pm – Eat food (throughout the day as well)

iii. 5:00 pm – Wrap up and shut down

b. Brewers will be Mark Matthews (all grain), Kyle Schnettler (all grain), Brett Semenske (parti-gyle), Doug will brew using Ryan’s equipment and Kyle is bringing an extra set up so talk to him if you want to brew (several people expressed interest).

c. Everyone brings their own food and homebrew or other beverages to drink

d. Grills to be provided by Dan Alpe and Bruce Kapraun

e. Cups will be provided by Bill Kink

f. Brett Semenske will serve up some homebrew in a Corny for folks to try

g. Bring your own chairs if you want to sit

2. New Glarus Trip – 10/22

a. Money was collected, details will follow.

b. We will be coordinating car pools and lodging through email.

c. Other people can go, they have a tap room and self tour, you just can’t do the hard hat tour.

3. BJCP Exam - March 19, 2011

a. Mark is coordinating study sessions with Steve McKenna – schedule should come out before the September meeting.

4. Website enhancements update – Mark and Bob are still working on the website.

5. Future Direction of Club

a. Survey was resent (look for email from Brixies Brewers sent just before this one) - we will discuss the results and next steps at the September meeting.

6. Next club competition/competition schedule

a. The next competition will be at the September meeting, the style will be Brown ales.

b. We will send out a survey and decide on the rest of the year’s competition styles at the next meeting.

7. Other Business

8. Next Meeting September 8th