Dave Campbell gives us another great standup routine that includes helpful tips for making brewing gadgets!
We kick it off with Ben Caya of Spike Brewing Equipment.
Meeting Podcast – Brian Joas – Beer Barons
Brian tells us about the Oktoberfest style, history, and the new BJCP style guideline changes.
Meeting Podcast – Kirby Nelson – Wisconsin Brewing Company
Kirby Nelson, brewmaster at Wisconsin Brewing Company talked to us about the brewery and shared some of their beers.
Meeting Podcast – Jonathan Ettlie – National Chemical
Jonathan talks about cleaning and sanitizing throughout the brewing process and draft service. He also provides an overview of The Craftmeister line and other cleaners that National makes.
Meeting PDF – Rich Heller – Goose Island
Rich Heller, Wisconsin Goose Island Sale Rep lined up a beer and cheese pairing with Honkers, Sophie, Matilda, Pepe Nero, and BCS and described to us how to set up pairings.
Meeting Podcast – Grant Paully – 3 Sheeps
We took the wort for 3 Sheeps Rebel Kent and added 8 different hops exactly the same way between 8 batches to due the great smash experiment. Grant came and talked to us about their beers.
Meeting Podcast – Clone Kits vs Commercial
In this home brew meeting we compared home brew shop kits, both extract and all grain of each, and compared them to the commercial beers they are supposed to clone.
Meeting Podcast – Jesse Nimm – New Belgium
Jessie joined us to talk about New Belgium Brewing and lead us through a tasting of several of their beers.
Meeting Podcast – Megan Kennedy – Alaskan Brewing Company
Megan tells us all about Alaskan Brewing and we sample several of their delicious beers.
Meeting Slides – Dave Campbell – Gadget Night 2014
Dave gave us another entertaining look at the world of scrounging, jury rigging, designing, and building just about every brewing gadget you could think of!