An Evening with Michael Tonsmeire

May 22, 2013 by Jeff Kinzer

Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs Present an Evening with Michael Tonsmeire.  

This is a special presentation with noted sour and brett beer craftsman Michael Tonsmeire, The Mad Fermentationist.  

If you follow Michael’s blog, you know him as prolific brewer.  His blog is a must read for any homebrewer, newbie to advance.

In addition to maintaining his popular blog, Michael is currently finishing a book on sour beers and helping formulate recipes for Modern Times Brewing in San Diego.

Michael will give a presentation on sour beer basics, his brewing process and the Modern Times’ souring program. There will also be time for a Q & A.  This is a rare opportunity to get questions answered about brewing sour beers, brett, barrel aging, etc.  

When: Wednesday, June 12th. 6:30 pm
Where: 7171 Goodlett Farms Parkway, Cordova TN  (ACH Food Companies, just off I-40, near Bellevue church)
Registration: Please sign up here, this will help us plan

Sorry, no beers allowed on premises!

NOTE: Michael, will not be on site, he’ll be joining us via audio & video conferencing.

 

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Club News

May 11, 2013 by Jeff Kinzer

We’re looking for people to participate in the “Grocery Store Brew” meeting in July. Give us a shout back if you want to brew.

The idea is to get creative. Do a small batch if you don’t want to risk a full batch. The only “rules” are to follow one of these options when brewing:

1.) You can use brewers yeast but everything else must come from the grocery store (some ingredient ideas: Oats, cereal, rice, grits, honey, bread yeast, bitter herbs or veg. fruit. )

2.) Alter a recipe by using any two of these items: Cap’n Crunch, Sweet Potatoes, Peanut Butter, Rice, Pickle Juice

Upcoming meetings:

May – Cold Fermentation – Jon Korneliussen

June – One Wort, Four Yeast – Matt Mulqueen and David McCormick

Don’t forget the October “Fictional Beers” meeting, some theme ideas are:

• Lord of the Rings inspired beer
• Harry Potter beer
• Gunslinger’s Graff from The Dark Tower series
• Star Wars theme
• Game of Thrones brew

Best of the Bluff schedule:

June – BotB – Lawnmower Beers
July – Grocery Store Brew
August – AHA – European Amber Lagers
September – No BotB but bring Herb Beers if you have them, they’ll go with our presentation
October – BotB – Fictional Beers

We’ll have news on the fall festivals soon and look for your chance to brew for the Aug. and Sept. Rock N Romp.

 

 

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Memphis Beer Week April 21-27

March 26, 2013 by Nate Eklund

FuzzyBrew has posted the full schedule for Memphis Beer Week.  Click on over for the rundown on all the beer dinners, tastings, special beers on tap and more!

FuzzyBrew – 2013 Memphis Beer Week Schedule

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March Meeting Minutes

March 26, 2013 by Nate Eklund

We had presentations on Brew in a Bag and Growing Hops!

 

We will soon be holding a vote on wether or not to raffle off the club’s keggle, look out for that in your email.

 

Upcoming events!

April 13th – Rock n Romp on Mud Island

April 21-26 – Memphis Beer Week

April 27th – Memphis Brewfest at Autozone

May 4th – Homebrew day at Bosco’s (limited brew spots)

May 11th – River City Brewfest at Handy Park

 

Here’s the full document:

BCBC March Meeting Minutes 

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Mississippi Homebrew Legalization Bill Signed by Governor

March 19, 2013 by Nate Eklund

Governor Phil Bryant of Mississippi signed SB 2183 into law today. As of July 1st homebrewers of Mississippi will be able to legally practice their hobby!

Of course the usual restrictions apply.  You must be 21 to brew beer, you can’t make more than 100 gallons/year (200 max per household) and you can’t sell your products.

 

More information on the bill here:

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/SB/SB2183.xml

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Jan. Meeting Minutes

February 2, 2013 by Nate Eklund

Sorry they’re late!
BCBC Meeting Minutes – 2013-01

 

Highlights:

  • MS Brew Movement is fast approaching, volunteers are still welcome.  http://www.facebook.com/events/245115128950825/
  • Extravaganza!  Judge training sessions are past at this point.  If you are ready to judge that will happen on Feb. 16th, 21st, and 23rd.
  • Rock and Romp would love to have any beers we can bring them on April 13th.
  • Memphis Brewfest (Autozone) is on April 27th, we will be needing brewers.
  • River City Brewfest is on May 11th.

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FuzzyBrew’s latest adventure: Surf Brewery in Venture, CA

February 2, 2013 by Nate Eklund

FuzzyBrew brings us more tales of beer from far off lands.

If you ever visit the tasting room at Surf Brewery in Ventura, Calif., get the sampler. Five-ounce samples of your choice — on a mini surfboard, no less — ride the craft brew wave right into your belly! A “short board” gives you four tasters, while the “long board” comes with six, eight or even 10 pours of Surf beers.

Get the full story here.

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