January Club Update:
The arrival of a new year brings with it a sense of renewal and fresh opportunities, a sentiment with the world of homebrewing. Homebrewers, much like individuals embracing new resolutions, often see the turning of the calendar as an invitation to embark on new brewing adventures. The canvas of a new year allows for the exploration of irecipes, the choice of new ingredients, and the refinement of our brewing techniques. Whether it's mastering a different beer style or experimenting with unique flavor profiles, the new year serves as a means for homebrewers to push the boundaries of their own limits. Each batch we brew is its own creation, initiation and creature; each batch will help us discover more of what it means to be a homebrewer. If you are in batch #512 or #9, we will all learn as brewers if we seek it.
The new year symbolizes more than just a chronological transition; it embodies a collective commitment to growth within a vibrant homebrewing community. Homebrew clubs are the people that speak our language. These are the folks that support us when we struggle, encourage us when we are right, and also show us the way to new discoveries and new beginnings within our hobbie.
I do find myself on a new path this year with regard to homebrewing, I really figured I would be brewing a competition lager or IPA but things have changed for me personally. I am looking for an opportunity; with that opportunity, I am choosing to make some hop water today. I am doing a bit of the dry January for a taste. We will see how that feels/ and or tastes, hopefully bitter.
I cheers for you my friends this New Years and all of this year.! You are what makes this all the best homebrew club ever. Brew on!
-ES
A huge thanks to Chris and Gordon for helping me get this out the door on time. Issues with the gmail account that Gordon helped with and the consistent support of Chris for always being my right hand man and keeping me steering straight (even when I can't)
Five Star Chemical Ordering:
Those of you that didn't get in on the order we still have some remaining supplies to get rid of. We have 3 bottles Sani-Clean ($12.90) ,1 bottle Star-San ($17.23) and 5lbs. PBW $$3.43 a lb). If you are interested let Evan know. First come first serve, paypal/cash only.
AHA Membership:
As many of us are members of the AHA we get benefits from being members, from discounts, to early ticket releases we all now have another perk. OTMP is now a registered supporter of the AHA; meaning that if you use the discount code OTMP at checkout you will receive $5 off an annual membership as well as the club will be given $5. Feel free to share with anyone looking to join the AHA. This can be an easy way for those of us that annually renew to also roll some extra cash back to the club.
Competitive Brewing:
Anyone looking to enter into the competition we could get a group of us to submit together. I am sure there are a few members that would be able to rank rather high in competition, if we join together we can also complete drop offs together. We can discuss this more at the next meeting. If any of us is interested in getting into the pro-am for next year this would be a great start. (Updated November 2023)
Time to Barrel it up.
Jeff O. is seeking a barrel at the moment. We just need to set the date in January/Feb. to do the filling. Info will be sent directly to participants.
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Participants:
Newsletter Contributions:
Open to anyone willing to write up anything related to the topic of brewing. We are looking for people that are willing to share brocess information, tasting guidelines, recipe formulation or anything related to brewing experiences. Just submit before the end of each month to be included in the next month's newsletter. Just send them over to the club email.
