Toast
“To February’s chill and the warmth in our glass. To stouts that linger and friendships that last. As winter holds tight, our brews flow free. Cheers to good company and great homebrew artistry. Cheers!.”
Guests/New Members
20 members were present.
Who is Brewing?
- The current club total is 10 BUs. Members were reminded to add their BUs to the FaceBook post AND submit it in the Form.
Upcoming Events
- 17 MAR – SBL St. Patrick’s Day Parade meetup at Clary’s
- 02 APR – SBL Monthly Meeting at Coastal Empire
- 07 APR – National Beer Day
- 07 MAY – National Homebrew Day
New Business
- Members were reminded again to pay their dues. It is $26 and can be paid by sending funds through PayPal to the club e-mail address ([email protected]).
Committee Discussion
Amy’s Assessments
A seltzer will be complete in 8-9 days; a yeas nutrient was added to the boil and potassium bicarbonate was used to stabilize pH. A red ale will be released in the next week or two. There will soon be a German weissbier, Belgian Tripel, and Hazy IPA on tap. The room for the food truck/restaurant is in progress and will heopfully be up and running next month.
Treasurer’s Report
No treasurer’s report was given.
Barrel Committee
- Barrel 1 – The Duchesse Red; Vince has an old 5 gal keg with residual that will be added to the barrel.
- Barrel 2 – Lambic; this has been in the barrel for about a year now.
Merch
- The merchandise website launched the Friday before Domras Cup. The company can customize any item if you include what you want in the “notes” when you order. Items can be picked up locally at the shop. We can get etched glassware from them also and save a ton on shipping costs.
Competitions
- Quarter Quell will be upcoming in the spring (April), Gerry and Kyle will host
- ReBrew – This will be held during the week of 14 JUL.
Old Business
Domras Cup
The club made $1,188 from the beauty pageant and raffle. Chandler proposed to send $200 to the Boy Scout troop who donated tables and chairs. Chris M. seconded the motion and it passed.
BJCP Cider Judging
No class has been scheduled yet. After finishing up the last few styles, we will move to the class portion to learn about processes.
Website
Kristen met with Chris Watkins to discuss what would need to happen to take over the website maintenance. The club can get a Dream Host account and everything can be migrated. Kristen can update and maintain the website as necessary. They have a special running currently and Kristen will find out if we would be locked into an entire year or if it would be month to month.
Upcoming Stammtisch
- March – St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah
- April – Gerry and Kyle will host in conjunction with Quarter Quell
Tech Talk
Chris M. talked about mead. Members were encouraged to maek mead now for next year’s competition. He noted that a liquor sweetened with honey is NOT a mead. It can be entered into the Uber Open but not Domras Cup. A mead needs to have fermented honey. Refer to BJCP guidelines for specific information. Mead can be hydromel, standard, or sack strength. A fortified beverage was entered in the Experimental category at Domras Cup that is not actual mead. It did win a medal. However, going forward, entries will be scrutinized more to eliminate anything that does not fall within the guidelines for mead.
Members discussed having the president name an executive committee. It has historically included past presidents or other officers. The purpose is to discuss important topics outside of regular meetings and help with decision-making. We also discussed storing a bookshelf at Coastal Empire to house SBL stuff since that will be our regular meeting place now.