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Thanks to Brad for hosting the meeting.
He was a little concerned that I might have been missing my nap time, but I managed. :yawn:
It was cool to see the brewery and Brad hard at work cleaning the boil pot.
Enjoyed the homebrew brought in by Megastout and the samples from Arizona breweries Brad ...

Getting too old to lift this steel tank. Just picked up an aluminum tank.
Steel tank is still in good condition. Needs to be re-certified and filled.
Anyone need a tank? I will donate it to whoever needs it.
I'm in Tustin
Don
BackHouseBrew

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backhousebrew wrote:I closed my PayPal account a while back. What other form of payment is acceptable?

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Thanks for the info.
I was able to pay as you described.

I closed my PayPal account a while back. What other form of payment is acceptable?

lexuschris wrote:Those are looking good Don! Love Cascades! They seem to like every climate! If you need help picking hops this summer, let me know!

--LexusChris

Sounds good, I'll let you know when they're ready

Planted this Cascade hops back in March. Looks like it's going to be a good harvest this July/August.
Looking forward to brewing with hops fresh off the vine.
(I might need some professional harvesting tips from the Sedona Boys)
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Watching the hops grow

Thanks Greg for hosting a club brew day
Really liked the porter/mild blend
Nice meeting everyone there

John, festale was a good name for it.
Could be the official drink for the Festivus holiday



Ctninh, Thanks for the input. The fermenter has been set at a steady temperature at around 65.
I'll be racking to secondary today. Bottle in a couple weeks.

lexuschris wrote:Don, you may be right.. but you may want to have me come over and taste it.

Its the only way to be sure...

--LexusChris

I would really appreciate your opinion.
I'll let you know when the Marzenale is ready.

Decided to brew a Marzen over the weekend , but too impatient to wait for lagering, so, did 10 gallon all grain batch with Marzen ingredients except for the yeast. The yeast used is Safale K-97 German Ale yeast.
I don't think it can be called a true Marzen without lagering so I suppose it should be ...

Family in Redlands.
nuff said

Just returned from a trip to Durango Colorado. (Rode the steam train)
SKA Brewing was real good. Good pizza too.
During the road trip, we stopped in Ouray Colorado and tried a flight at Ouray Brewery. The beers were fantastic. I don't know if it's the water or what but every beer was top quality. I ...

I was surprised to see that the Brew Ha is allowing children to attend this year. (Attendance must be dropping off). I wonder if they will supply any alcohol free beer for the kids.
I'm still going, should be interesting, taking earplugs too.
https://www.ocbrewhaha.com/

NOTES TO SELF:
1.Renew club membership (done)
2.Make beer
3.Drink it