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OTMP – February Meeting 2/19 – January Meeting Recap

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Meeting Info:

Where: Some Place Else Brewery

Location: 6425 W 52nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80002

Date:

2//19/20

Time: 7:00pm

Info:

Bring your finest homebrewed creations and opinions on all things homebrewing. 


January Meeting Recap: 

Attendants:

Chris, Ryan, Andrew, Rick, Jim S., Mick, Jeff, Colter, Nicholas (New guy, club hopping), Robin, Gordon, Aaron, Dennis 

Meeting Recap:

What we learned:
      • Ryan is capable of producing beer that doesn't touch a cask.
      • The club reserves the right to rename your beer during a meeting without your input. 🙂
      • Beer passing dies in front of Jim, so stay vigilant!
      • Gordon will continue to fish out his antique "collection" for us to dabble in
      • 20 beers (well, 19 and 1 port) in a night is a lot, but well appreciated
      • We need to discuss at our next meeting what month we want to do the next "competition" and what style.  It was floated with good interest of us all agreeing on the exact same grain bill, but then people choose their own hops, yeast, mash, and fermentation elements.  No adjuncts.  To see how just your process can really influence the final beer.
      • It didn't have the pizzazz of Evan, but at least Chris didn't fuck the meeting up.
    • Bob Z also shared his information on sanitizing solutions which can be read in this email thread. 
Beers:
  • Ryan – Dunkel – Yes, you are reading this correctly.  Ryan…our Ryan had the first and lightest beer of the meeting.  Some said it couldn't be done, by here we are!  Great malty sweetness and very light.  Slightly low carb, but we'll give him a pass because he poured it from his new keg system and he's still a keg system newb!  Easy Drinking.
  • Colter – 'Merican Brown Ale – Lovely chocolate taste on the back end with a sweet finish.  Smelt of caramel, Mmmmm.  He used "a Fuck load" of crystal.
  • Chris – Merican IPA – Good malty body, Typical soft citrus grapefruit aroma.  Citra, Simcoe, Cascade hop arrangement and WLP001 (CA Ale).  Loved by all, hated by none. Rick asked and has received recipe.
  • Aaron – Weeeeeeeeee Heavy – Very light (nearly too light for style).  Not much aroma. Ryan asked if this was second runnings….you know, like the dick he is, haha! Very "poundable" at 5%, then it was asked when 5% all of a sudden became session beer, lol!  Clean and refreshing.
  • Chris – Chocolate Milk Stout – Roasty Chocolate aroma with a desired sweetness.  Had a great body and gave us a good head, you know…like…ok, we'll stop there. Someone noted "warms my cockles".
  • Dennis – Sweet Stout – No chocolate, but a very solid milk stout.  Great head retention and flavor.  It was asked if he considered it to be some sort of old fashion elixir since he brought it in large medicine bottles.  Just what the doctor ordered!
  • Nicholas – Oaked Bourbon Stout – Very creamy with a vanilla taste that turned into a marshmallow element.  Great contribution from the newbie!
  • Jim S. – Winter Ale – Winterfest was enjoyed by all. "F'ing delicious" was shouted somewhere. Perfect spice balance…unlike that Breckenridge, dump your spice rack into the beer. winter ale.  Since he used all English ingredients, the club has renamed the beer "Boris' Brexit Beer".  Relabel accordingly, Jim.
  • Dennis – Winter Ale – Light and refreshing with some lovely English Esters.  Very well done beer.  Couldn't get more information since he was on the opposite end and head of the table taking on court.
  • Jim S. – Old Ale – A beautiful toffee and raisin aroma, everything I love about this style. Sweet malty taste.  I also overheard Ryan mentioning to Colter "This would be a gread podcast beer".  Jim has kindly shared the recipe with Chris, who had planned on brewing this style shortly.
  • Gordon – Porter – it's anyone's guess as to what kind of porter because, in perfect Gordon fashion, this beer was one he didn't know he still had from 1988.  Yes, before some of our members were even born!  Unfortunately, there was zero carbonation, shocking from a 32 years old beer…  Little was known about the beer, but had quite the boosey smell and a tad bitter.
  • Mick – Smoked Porter – Low smoke, which is better than way too much smoke. 5.6% brewed with Chinook and Willamette. WY1098 British Ale Yeast.  Well balanced and enjoyable.
  • Rick – Mystery Belgian – we figured had to be single or triple based on color in bottle. THAR SHE BLOWS!  Gusher time. Rick's unsure what went wrong because this has been aging quite a while.  After she settled down it still had a nice taste…although a little yeasty, but that'll happen with a gusher.
  • Andrew – Belgian Dark Strong Ale – THAR SHE BLOWS!  2 gushers back to back.  After this one calmed down, it had a very comparable taste to Chimay Blue label.  Still needs to age.  Slight hint of rum. Voss did a great job of keeping the gusher at bay with this thumb, while also periodically misting Ryan with beer mist.  I think there was a lost opportunity for some sort of facial misting cream commercial.
  • This is where the meeting started to stray.  Evidently gushing beer makes people scramble.  This got people on their feet and allowed them to wonder.  Beers were harder to make the rounds, especially when they got to Jim and they just sat there while he regaled people with his brewing stories.
  • Nicholas – Pumpkin Ale – only 1-12oz bottle, so small sip pours were a must.  Low aroma and very sweet.  We don't think the yeast fully attenuated.
  • Nicholas – Imperial Pumpkin Ale – 7.6% and a much bigger pumpkin character than the prior beer.  Smells of cloves, all spice, nutmeg and a hint of cinnamon. He confirmed these were all used, so good on our noses!  Except Gordon. 🙂
  • Ryan – Bourbon Barrel Aged Belgian Quad – As per typical Ryan fashion, big, tasty and boosey. Lovely dark plumb and cherry notes.  Good and spicy with a lovely rich finish.
  • Ryan – Vanilla Rye Imperial Stout – Thick big body.  Talk about a beer you can chew. Notes of vanilla bean and chocolate.
  • Jeff – Old Bruin – Finally it was Jeff's turn. Lovely belgian brown sour.  Pleasant aroma that takes you back to that old belgian farm….you know…where we all grew up drinking beer for lunch.  A great balance of flavor with that hint of soury notes.
  • Nicholas – Blueberry Port Wine – Blueberry wine fortified with Brandy.  BIG blueberry flavor and quite the nail in the coffin to the night.
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OTMP – January Meeting 1/15 – December Meeting Recap

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Next Meeting:
As the new year marches in many of us may have beer resolutions to make for ourselves. They might be; brewing more batches, brewing more consistently great beer, or trying out some things we have had on the back burner for some time now. Some of us have DIY projects in the works that need completing this year or some of us may have much more simple goals like brewing a new style we enjoy. No matter if you have been in the homebrewing game for many years or decades; or if you are still dialing in your processes we all have room to grow and learn in this hobby. 

Based on the last meeting some great conversation came up that was noteworthy. It seems even some of the more experienced brewers in our club do not deviate from their standard brew day schedules to test new theories out or to try new procedures. Some items that are worth looking into this year if you have never tried them:
  • Krausening a beer
  • Lagering a beer 
  • Brew an ice distilled beer
  • Brewing a raw ale 
  • Barrel aging a beer
  • Do a kettle soured beer
  • Try doing a no chill brew day
  • Designing a beer label for your brews
  • Trying a new spice, fruit, or ingredient in your beer
  • Performing a decoction mash
  • Building a water profile from RO water 
  • Fining beer for clarity
  • Brewing a mead or a cider
  • Stir plating up yeast 
  • Brewing a zero IBU IPA  
  • Toasting your own grains
  • Brewing beer in outer space for an ultra low oxygenation environment

Cheers to new brews, new experiments, new equipment, and more great times with the club! 

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ISpindel build:
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The orders have taken for the iSpindel project. We had a good amount of members want to get in on this project. Colter began working on the first test of this project recently. We should be looking at a build date in February or March once all of the parts come in. Stay posted for more information. 
Orders:
Gordon x2 
Ryan x1 
Robin x1 
Chris x2  
Eric x2 
Evan x3 
Cody x2
Jeff x1
Voss x2
Total: 16

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Meeting Info:

Where: Some Place Else Brewery

Location: 6425 W 52nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80002

Date:

1/15/2020

Time: 7:00pm

Info:

Bring your finest homebrewed creations and opinions on all things homebrewing. 


December Meeting Recap: 

Attendants:

Jim, Chris, Cody, Jay, Ryan, Andrew, Evan, Gordon, Colter, Bob Z., Bob A., and Mick 

Meeting Recap:

A huge thank you to Jim Spaulding for hosting all of us at his beer barn for the December meeting. It was quite nice to have a different venu for us to share our beers and celebrate the end of the year. 

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Beers:
  • Chris – ESB – This malty brew came in balanced and finished with a slight tangy end on it. 
  • Cody – Belgian Golden Ale – 10% – This bubbly and aromatic beer was bottle conditioned and brewed in August. Brewed with Pils malt and fermented on Wyerman 1388 yeast it had a sweet and delicious quality to it. 
  • Jim S. – Strong Golden – This pale yellow brew had a nice fruit and funk quality to it. 
  • Colter – American Brown – This roasty 6% brew was made all from malt that he acquired at the swap meet meeting. Brewed on US-06 this beer was smooth. 
  • Mick – Nut Brown – 5% – This "Samuel Smiths" style brew was done in a partial mash with Maris Otter, Chocolate malt, C60, and Munich 30. Fermented on WY1098. This beer featured a chocolate profile that was roasty as well as a but nutty. 
  • Andrew – Pirate Strong Beer – With an ABV of "Fuck I don't know" this beer had a sweet molasses profile to it with an infusion of toffee, malt, salt and as noted "Rum and Raisin, that is all I can small off this beer" 
  • Jim S. – Wee Heavy – At 9.1% This highly carbonated beer you could taste the age on it and the buckets of caramel and toffee qualities. At 2 years old this brew seems to have hit its stride. 
  • Bob Z. – Baltic Porter – This dark brew offered a great nose and rang in at 8%, Brewed on Salale-05. 
  • Jay – American Stout – At 8% this mildly roasty and chocolate brew was low carbonated and a touch thin. This brew was an attempt at an Deschutes Obsidian clone. 
  • Evan + Jeff – Barrel Aged Milk Stout – at somewhere north of 11% this milk stout has some age on it as it was brewed in November 2017. This sweet and bourbon infused brew offered complex qualities that some even defined as a subtle mint quality. Other noted "I dig this beer". 
  • Bob A. – Honey Badger IPA – at 6.3% this beer dont give a fuck. Featuring Mosaic hops and  Chinook hops from Voss for the aroma this beer was clean and tasty with no apologies. 
  • Jim S. – English IPA – This pale yellow colored brew featured EKG and Fuggles whole hops and finished crisp and clean. 
  • Bob Z. – IPA – Nice clean and malty profile with a deep bittering hop and backbone to it; with hints of sweetness and apricot flavor. 
  • Ryan – American IPA – This was the "kitchen sink" of brews, utilizing nearly everything laying around this house that needed to go. This straw colored beer featured a punch of hop flavor using everything from Columbus, Eureka, to some  Odd 13 strange hops that were gifted to him. There was even a hit of pineapple perceived in this brew.  
  • Ryan – Rye Imperial Stout – At 14% this brew featured flavors like marshmellow, coconut, chocolate, vanilla, a a touch or spicy rye. As noted "It's like a party in my mouth and everyone is invited" 
  • Ryan – Port Stout – same as last months notes, I didn't write anything down for this beer. 
  • Gordon – Sinister Minister – A Belgian Dark Strong beer made by Arvada Brewing Company, for those of who do not remember or have not lived in Colorado this long this is the location that OTMP used to gather at before their closing at the end of 2015. So, somehow Gordon kept this growler in the back of his fridge either waiting for the apocalypse or this December's meeting to crack it open, well I guess the December 2019 meeting took place first. This growler was full of sludge at the bottom of it and featured a generally flat beer that was extraordinarily sweet and malty. Photo below: 
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OTMP – December Meeting 12/18 – November Meeting Recap

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Next Meeting:
Tis' the season for sharing brews with family, friends and those you are close with. It is now we begin to wonder what breweries have a delightful seasonal brew on tap and what 6-pack is worth while to pick up for the holiday parties. What winter warmer are you sipping on during these snowy nights? What is hidden away in the cellar of your spidery basement that is prime to come out and sip on? Cool it down, pack it up and bring it out to the last meeting of the year. 

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Bulk Grain Buy:
If members are interested in bulk buys of base malt please make note on this sheet. Quirky homebrew has offered Colorado's Proximity 2-row malt at less than $47 for a 50 lb. sack for a group buy, value depending on volume. At the meeting others has interest in asking about other malts that we might be able to get deals on (Rahr 2-row, Marris Otter, Thomas Fawcett, ???,….). Enlist your interest here and we will see what we can do for a club buy
Club Highlight:
Colter sat down with Evan recently and discussed all things Olde Town Mash Paddlers in his podcast Homebrewing DIY. It highlights some of the special things about this club and even some shoutouts to people in the club and some of the amazing things that we have going on here. Well worth a listen. 
ISpindel DIY Project:
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Members of the club interested in building the iSpindel project will need to make payment in advance of $25. All cash will be collected cash at the next meeting or prior to December 31st. Parts will need to be paid for prior to the orders. 
If you are unsure about what this project entails please check out the previous emails regarding this topic. TLDR; iSpindel is a digital hydrometer that is designed to be DIY and home soldered by the end user; it can record your fermentation gravities to an online source like google sheets. A day to complete the build will be sponsored by the club, member will be assisted in completing the build at this time if needed. This might not be for the faint of heart as far as DIY projects are concerned, this will take a tinkerer. 
Payments can also be made to Evan at any time prior to the 31st of December (please make sure I know you paid if the email is different):
Evan's Venmo is =
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Meeting Info:

Where: Jim's Beer Barn

Location: 6113 Marshall St. Arvada, CO 80003

Date:

12/18/2019

Time: 7:00pm

Info:

Head around the right side of the driveway to the gate and follow the path to the back, no bother with the front door. Bring your beers and amazing personalities. This is Jim's house so please be respectful to his opening of his home for this meeting. 




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November Meeting Recap: 

Attendants:

Chris, Cody, Evan , Robin, Sam, Gordon, Bob A., Dennis, Nate, Colter, Mick, Jim S., and Phil

(Side note….anyone had contact with Bob Z.?….looking for an update or information…we have not seen you in a hot minute)

  

Meeting Recap:

Nate has some cork only bottles available for anyone that needs them, if interested please see him at the next meeting.  

Belgian beer theory – Even Belgian Beers are dark and odd beers are light, oddity or is there a science to all of this. Might be the haze. 

Beers:
  • Sam – English Brown – 1050 – Nice toasty chocolaty and roasty profile, low hop profile, with a taste that lingers on the tongue. 
  • Evan – English Brown Beer – 5.3% – Nice fruity nose and a roasty profile. 
  • Chris – ESB – 5.7% –  A nice toffee nose – Brewed on 60°, 80°, 2-row, with EKG + Fuggles. "A Flullers quality balanced bitterness"  as well as a clean copper color and a clean finish. 
  • Mick – Stout – " Like a Beamish" was noted. Nice aroma. Brewed with Challenger, EKG, Hersbrucker hops and brewed on WY968. A dark nice head to the brew and with a dry finish. 
  • Nate –  Coffee Oatmeal Stout – Made with cold brewed coffee that was added in the keg. Strong coffee nose aand a roasty clean profile. Nice brew. 
  • Jim S. –
    •  Single – Gold Color, fruity nose, bubbly mouthfeel. 
    • Double – Somehow we don't know how to open corks or how to take notes after bottles are opened. 
    • Triple – Big nose Dry finish, and spicy, nearly a year old. 
  • Bob A. – Belgian Tripel – This straw colored 9% beer proved to be slightly sour with a cellar like quality, a fruity nose, and a nice mellow finish. 
  • Robin – Fresh Hop Beer – (same as last month) – Mellow hop profile in comparison to last month. Much improved quality and profile. 
  • Cody – New England IPA – (same as last month) Same delicious mouth feel with a floral, tropical tastes to accompany the malty profile. 
  • Ryan / Voss – Rye Barrel Aged Porter – Big matly, rye and balanced quality with a dry finish and a residual mouth feel and taste that lingered in an amazing way. 
  • Ryan – Cherry Port Wine Stout – 8.7% – Cherries and Stout infused into this insane tornado of flavor. No tornadoes harmed anyone in this tasting. 
  • Ryan – Banana Boat Stout of Love – So Many% like apes don't have this many fingers – "Like a chocolate banana milkshake, baby" as quotes by a rather indulgent individual. 
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OTMP – November Meeting 11/20 – October Meeting Recap

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Next Meeting:
As the cold nights and short days are ahead of us as we enter this Autumn season that is quickly looking like Winter around here; we might stop and reflect and ask ourselves, "What the hell should I brew next?". In this reflection, some of us seek out seasonal ingredients, as we see in a cup of mass-marketed Starbucks coffee, or others of us might be looking for savory ingredients reminiscent of a Thanksgiving meal; and the traditionalist in us might just be looking for a dark, roasty, and malty brew to keep us warm while we cozy up with some streaming internet vids to keep us company with our brew and self pitty. 'Tis the season to celebrate with friends and good homebrew. Cozy up with the club this next meeting and share your latest brews and totally inappropriate jokes and wisecracks. 

GABF Highlight:
A highlight of mine, thanks, guys! The Jameson castmates section was my major highlight of the day. Sorry, I didn't see some of you guys and sorry I couldn't keep up with some of you guys. I will never complain about GABF 2019! Crowd surf GABF! Thanks to Mike Tyler for keeping my fat ass off the ground. 

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ISpindel / Colter's Podcast:
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Colter has started his own podcast Homebrewing DIY. He currently has 610 episodes out, his shows don't cover ingredients or recipes but rather the entire art that surrounds the homebrewing community which is DIY and all the shapes that can come in. It is well worth checking out. 

In a recent episode, he covers the iSpindel with one of the creators, Dave Osadchy. They dive into how the product works and how it came to be. The interesting part is how this is strictly a DIY project as you cannot buy these assembled. 


As a club, we checked if people had an interest in building one of their own. The idea is this; as a club, we can make a group buy on parts to save cash on the cost. The Ispindel is unique as it is basically a tilt hydrometer but cannot be sold in the US as it infringes on US patent law; it uses Wifi to give readings on the gravity of your beer/fermentation and the data can be written to an online document or some brewing software interfaces with it. It is a fairly handy tool as you can get readings without opening the vessel. 

The plan is we would then set a date to have a build day. We would together then construct, solder, and burn the shit out of our fingers till we have them all built. People that don't show would be given their bag of parts and sent on the road to tackling this on their own.

The list of people interested (please add or delete your name as you wish, read/write access is given to viewers). We will review this list at the next meeting and make a cutoff for orders and figure out funding options. At the moment we would be looking at a potential January/February/March build date as the slow boat from China might take a moment to get here with these high-quality parts. In the end, we would be hoping for a club full of users of Ispindel users that can extrapolate the best use cases on how to use these devices.  
Meeting Info:

Where: Some Place Else Brewery

Location: 6425 W 52nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80002

Date:

11/20/2019

Time: 7:00pm

Info:

Bring beer and an amazing attitude to share with great people free of racist free political conversation 😉 


October Meeting Recap: 

Attendants:

Cody, Evan, Chris, Rick, Sam, Bob, Robin, Mike, Mick, Gordon, Voss, and Eric; hopefully all humans were accounted for.  

Meeting Recap:

Some great conversation this meeting and amazing beer conversation by all. This was a small meeting in comparison over the last few years. We had time to taste and re-taste beers and have some conversations. 

Beers:
  • Evan – Kolsch – 4.8% – Crisp, malty, straw-colored beer. Extremely smooth. Described by some as not a Kolsch thus lacking some of the traditional Kolsch qualities given by the yeast. A clean Pils style beer. 
  • Rick – Czech Pilsner – 5.5% – A tasty and smooth brew. Brewed in April of 2019 and lagered for months. This brew was clean and clear with a balanced malt to hop profile. Nice work on this long term investment! 
  • Robin – Session IPA – Brewed on Cascade and Chinook (homegrown). With Pilsen golden light malt and aromatic malts. A big nose on this beer and a nice clean bitterness. A perceived sweetness and question about the alcohol content. It was determined that this might not be as low alcohol as determined based on the OG and FG reported. A great conversation continued on how to determine these factors and how to dial these elements. Homie, you need a refractometer, I will try to bring you one. 
  • Cody: NEIPA – 2 weeks in the bottle – Brewed on Amarillo, Moasic, Idaho 7, Citrus and Laurel Hops. Dry-hopped with Cryo Hops. As quoted by members a member of the club "This one will get you in the cockles!"; interpreted as this beer has a ton of spirit and soul. Nice work on this ale Cody! 
  • Mick – English Brown / Light Brown – The consensus was this was a soured beer. 🤔 Sorry, Mick.  
  • Bob A. – 7% American Stout – Brewed on Oak with Columbus, Willamette, and on Belgian Abby yeast this young beer at 6 weeks old proved to be a bold young character waiting to get some age in the bottle to be sampled again. Bring it back Bob! Such a non-racist punch to this beer! How does a Bob do it!?!?   
  • Chris – Belgian Double – Made with 2-row, Marris Otter, Turbinado, Caravinne, Aeromatic, and Special B and hoped with EKG, Hershbrucker, Goldings, Toppenish, this high gravity brew was fermented on MangoveJacks Yeast @  7.5%. Tasting notes of; Very fruity, quite grainy flavor profile, great beer, and club award-winning were all mentioned. 
  • Eric – Belgian Quad – 10+% Huge rain quality/stone fruit, Big bubbly quality, A blackened fig quality. This beer has grown and improved from the last time it was tested at our "Get wasted in July Fiesta, Belgian Beer Competition", Eric placed last in the category, not to point out flaws but more-so to point out age has value. This beer has come into its own. A mature flavor and developed profile have shown up in the months that have passed. This is a case study in how the older you get the better you are, take note of young beers. 
  • Gordon – No one knows what the fuck this beer is – Not even Gordon – This has become some sort of secret society with what Gordon brings. It might be from some frightening Epistein cellar he has in his basement – or it could be from some New Fangled brewery from upstate New York or New Arvada or New Haven Connecticut. Anyhow this beer is seeming like Barleywine and old. The mass consensus is that this beer is "Fucking delicious" and "sweet like the devil's candy". Others noted that this is a beer that needs "a pairing of a black and blue- cheeseburger". This has to be a first of discussing a comparison to blue-cheese. 
  • Chris – Cherry Mead – A one-year-old –  maraschino cherries and sweet, a nice cherry taste and profile like fresh cherries. Nice work, complex and involved tastes. 
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OTMP – October Meeting 10/16 – September Meeting Recap

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Next Meeting:
Hey there Homebrewer, you feel good about that new brew? Do you have some new Winter brews already going? Or sitting on some old summer stock that you need to get rid of before your new stuff is ready? Giddy-up homebrew buddy it is beer meeting time and we need your finest brews. 


ISpindel / Colter's Podcast:
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Colter has started his own podcast Homebrewing DIY. He currently has 6 episodes out, his shows don't cover ingredients or recipes but rather the entire art that surrounds the homebrewing community which is DIY and all the shapes that can come in. It is well worth checking out. 

In a recent episode, he covers the iSpindel with one of the creators, Dave Osadchy. They dive into how the product works and how it came to be. The interesting part is how this is strictly a DIY project as you cannot buy these assembled. 

As a club, we wanted to see if there was interest in doing a build day with these. We can discuss the details at the next meeting. Just give a peek at the project to have an idea of what this might entail. Colter has done us a favor of beginning some pricing of getting items in bulk. The break down would probably be $25 or less per unit. This is compatible with many brew software titles to track the fermentation with your recipe.  
Meeting Info:

Where: Some Place Else Brewery

Location: 6425 W 52nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80002

Date:

10/16/2019

Time: 7:00pm

Info:

Bring Beer and an amazing attitude

September Meeting Recap: 

Attendants:

Gordon, Evan, Chris, Ryan, Jim S., Cody, Colter, Jeff, Bob A., Phil, Mike, Mike's Beer, Eric (This might not be a complete list, I blame beer)

Meeting Recap:

The swap meet meeting was a success. A big thanks to Ryan for getting this project going. We had many ingredients, tools, and equipment that were traded. Some of the highlights were the unique bottle caps, the wort chillers, and the odd bomb looking contraptions that were swapped and traded without homeland security noticing and/or getting called on us.

Beers:
  • Evan – Non-Descript Lager – The first Lager made ever by Evan in his 18 years of brewing. A clean beer that others noticed had creamy tastes to it. "It's a winner" and "Clean" was mentioned when sampling. 
  • Jeff – Kottbusser – A truly unique treat was featured here – Brewed on Kolsch yeast and coming in at 4.5%. Brewed with Oats, Honey Malt, and, Treacle. This is a pre-reinheitsgebot style beer. Brewed on Amarillo, Hallertau, and Saaz. A beer with a dry finish and no lingering tastes. Flavored with light fruit and a clean palate with subtle apple characteristics. A really interesting beer for the club to try and to learn about the style. 
  • Jim S. – Oktoberfest – 5.9% An Olde Recipe from the Catalogs of the Spaulding beer archives. Brewed with Munich, Pilsen, and Vienna malts and with Mittelfruh and Saaz hops and fermented on Ayinger Fruit. Karussened and lagered for 6 months. This beer presented a malty and slightly sweet palate with a subtle and calm ester quality. Some in the group were confused with the labels thinking this was a commercial beer; Jim just has you fooled; he is a force to be reckoned with. 
  • Chris – Marzen – 5.6% – This beer was brewed on WL820 with Hallertau, Mittlefruh and with 2-row, Munich, Vienna, and Cara Munich. A rich color was presented with sharp qualities. A malty beer that is just in time for the festivities of Oktoberfest. 
  • Ryan – Blackberry Cider – This tart and sweet fruit characteristics. A very dry finish with a pale pink color. This was a taste that proved to unique and stood out for this time in the tasting. This would be an interesting taster to have without beer as the background tasting session. A truly unique sample for the evening. 
  • Chris – ESB – Brewed with EKG, Fuggle, and Admiral for bittering. 5.2%. 109   IBU. A super bitter brew made with C60 ° and C80° . A nice toasty, nutty, and malty brew. Another hit made by Chris. 
  • Phil – American Amber – Brewed with 2-row, C77
    °, 120Crisp, Phil was experimenting with the Denver water profile as this is new to him; some gypsum was used. Fermented at 88° F, a touch high because the fermenting fridge was down. Dubbed as "Dolphin Kiss". Reminicisint of Petes Wicked Ale. A high dextrine brew with a warm winter quality. "Winter warmer for early November" as noted by a member. 
  • Colter – Smash Beer – A bittering only hopped beer, Amarillo only, and Viking pale malt (deal online) polish malt. A very drinkable beer highlighting a grapefruit forward taste that is insanely crushable; a great share. 
  • Mike – Session IPA – Brewed with Citra, Rakau hops – 3.4% – A Strong nose on this beer that presents hints of Amarillo and subtle citrus notes. This beer had a strong nose and a refreshing quality. Brewed with 2-row, C60°, Flaked Oats, Honey Malt, and mashed at 158°. A clean brew considering the challenges it had. Phil, welcome to high altitude brewing; our water is great and the hop utilization sucks here; altitude is amazing. 
  • Jim S. – Tripel – 9% – Alive with carbonation and esters that open up on the palate. This straw-colored beer offered a clean and floral nose and a spicy honey flavor. This beer popped in the mouth like none other. Barry Bonds is asking for his MVP back. 
  • Phil – IPA – A "Fresh Squeezed" clone. Brewed with Citra, Mosaic, and Nugget. Dry Hopped. This dank and hoppy beer proved to be a quaffable and amazing beer. 
  • Ryan – Barrel Aged Blend – This boozy and rich beer was a chewy brew to take down. Not many beers can ring in this rich and complex. Made with English Barley Wine, Belgian Quad, Russian Imperial Stout, Gin Barrel-Aged Barleywine. This beer didn't suck. 
  • Gordon – Fluffy Pumpkin – A Insansly spiced beer. 
  • Eric – Belgian Pale – No notes after this moment. 
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OTMP – September Meeting 9/18 – August Meeting Recap

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How is your Octoberfest brew coming along or are you already drinking it? Don't say that the keg is empty already. Hopefully, you did 10 gallons like the wise guy you are and all you have to do is just tap that second keg. The cool weather brews are just around the corner; it is now time to begin the crafting of the amazing Thanksgiving brews for your family and friends. Gather up the best summer beer you have brewed up, cool it down, and bring to the next meeting and let's share the in the last of the great summer brews of 2019. 

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Every homebrewer worth their weight gets in on deals, group buys, and silly online deals and has amassed a nice collection of spare ingredients. For September's meeting, if you have an extra 2 pounds of crystal malt, half a pound of Citra hops or even a sack of grain that you're willing to trade, bring it to the September meeting to make some trades. Reply to this email with the items you are planning on bringing to trade, we will publish the items being brought a day or two before the meeting in an email and on the website. So go rummage around the brew closet and find some of those things that still have value to trade. 

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GABF 2019 – Saturday Day Attendees: 
This is the last meeting to male plans in person before the festival. As it sounded at the last meeting, many members are planning on taking the train down from Olde Town Arvada. This is our chance to get phone numbers and set up some meeting times for the crew that is going down. Let's talk for a few moments at the next meeting to get an idea where we are all at on meeting up. It also looks like Chris might have a ticket or two left for this session if anyone is looking to join in. 

Next Meeting:

Where: Some Place Else

Location: 6425 W 52nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80002

Date:

09/18/2019

Time: 7:00pm

Info/TLDR:

Bring homebrew and extra ingredients/hardware for the swap meet. Determine GABF meeting spot.

August Meeting Recap: 

Attendants:

Bob A., Gordon, Evan, Ryan, Ben, Sam, Rick, Cody, Mick, Andrew, Chris, Colter, Thad, Aaron, Phil, Mike

Meeting Recap:

Comments were made regarding the last competition. Some of the members made comments regarding how the commercial beers were managed in the competition. It was noted that the commercial beers might be highlighted initially as setting the bar for the beers to follow. Thus giving the round a style guideline that is defined. Prior to our next club competition, we can review how the tastings are managed and recruit members to assist in how we complete club competitions. 

We would like to welcome Phil Diehl to his first meeting with the club. Cheers to many more! 

Beers:
  • Bob A. – Hefeweizen – All grain – Brewed with magnum and Hallertau. 50% 2-row, 50% wheat grain bill. Wyeast 3068. A subtle spicy note coming through that drinks a very smooth and drinkable. Described as a mellow beer that carried nice highlights and "fucking drinkable" as notes by some. 
  • Rick – Czech Pils – Brewed on Pilsner Urquell yeast with al Saaz. 3 months with natural krausening. This beer featured an insanely clear and translucent pale color profile. Described as "Smooth and Crushable"
  • Aaron – Blonde Ale – A citrus bomb that is insane bubbly and clean. 
  • Jim S. – Farmhouse Saison – "Golden Hen" – A very bubbly beer with subtle farm tastes, Lower in spice profile but carries a nice funky profile. Members noted that "This is a solid 45/50 beer" and "When are you going to compete?"
  • Chuck – Blonde – Summer Beer – 4.5% – 2 months old – Brewed on Centennial and Cascade with Nottingham yeast. 21 IBU. An easy-drinking summer beer.
  • Ben – Imperial Cream Ale – 7% – Brewed on a base of corn and dextrose and an extremely clear. +XP points for creativity; never been seen before style. Mixed reviews but big perceptions of sweetness and corn taste under an umbrella of low alcohol perception and interesting take on a style. Encouragement to keep working out the kinks in this, this could be something. 
  • Jim S. – Golden Strong – Faustien – 8.5% – Delivers a fruity palate, dry finish, with a sweet nose. Somewhat flat with the carbonation. As noted, " Could use a few Alka-Seltzers or CO2". This beer lost the carbonation because of the age was the answer delivered. 
  • Sam – "Yet Another Amber" – American Amber – 6.5% –  Brewed with crystal and cascade hops on WLP001. Members notes of "Tastes darker than it is" and "Halfway between a pale and an amber".
  • Evan – Amberish/Malt Bomb/Was supposed to be an IPA – Malty deep profile and lacks the hop depth that would constitute an IPA. 
  • Mick – English Brown – 4.9% – Mick was kidnapped by the Russians while we sampled his beer. 
  • Colter – T-Haze the Juice Hunter – All centennial hops on 2-row and crystal. US-05; this beer packed a punch of hops all on a clean beer profile. 
  • Chuck – Zombie Dust Clone – Citra Hops and fermented on London ESB yeast – 6% – 70 IBU – Slightly lower carbonation than expected but a great attempt at a classic American IPA. 
  • Jim S. – Old Hookhorner – 7% – 3 years old – A dry finish with a molasses character and featured a nice ruby brown color. 
  • Ryan – Old Ale aged in a rum barrel (Brewed with Andrew Voss) – August 2-18/May-2018- 9%-10% ABV – Dubbed "Pirate Strong Beer" by the club A boozy, hot brew with a nice sweet nose. 
  • Ryan – Quad – 10+% – 3 1/2 years old aged with Heavy Oak spirals. This beer featured intenst vanilla and raisin taste with hints of honey.
  • Ryan – Rye Wine (Brewed with Andrew Voss) A beautifully rich profiled and smooth beer with very pleasant Rye qualities that carried all the way through.   

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OTMP – August Meeting 8/21 – July Competition Meeting Recap

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These long summer nights pair themselves so nicely with porch drinking, campfires and get-togethers with the neighbors after mowing your lawn. In these warm drinking months may the beer flow like wine, where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano.
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As brewers, we come from all walks of life and here we are all concerned about the same things when it comes to brewing. How did you get that flavor? What percentage of crystal did you use? How did you get your efficiencies? What new technique did you try out? What yeast did you use and did you make a starter? The journey of refining our processes and procedures is a long road we all travel. 

For myself, the highlights of the meeting come from the interactions with members that are traveling down a similar path of wanting to create something new and exciting for themselves to share with others. Every member of this club is a creator and a hands-on individual and that is always looking to improve and become better at what they are doing; no matter if it is homebrewing or the million others hobbies that are represented by members of this club. We are tinkerers, craftsmen, artists, and engineers and we also happen to make some mighty fine beer. Independently, we are all master brewers of our own recognition; through family, friends, and neighbors. We all form together as a fantastic club that is a wealth of information and experience; that is what makes the OTMP an amazing group.

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If any members are receiving the Brew Your Own magazine through Gordon's offer please make sure that you reimburse him the $16 for the annual subscription; you probably already saw your first mailing in recent days which should be a good reminder you owe somebody some money. 
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If you have not registered for the website yet head over to OTMP.club to get
registered to join in on the conversation. Registration will take some time as all users have to be approved as club members. Once you are active check out the forums, we have a lot of good information as a club collectively that this is a great platform to get conversations started outside of the meetings. The forum section is closed off only registered members. We will be highlighting some of the forum threads in the monthly email at the bottom of the email. Let the club recipes, photos, secrets flow here, this is a very cool new tool for all of us.

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Next Meeting:

Where: Some Place Else Brewing

Location: 6425 W 52nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80002

Date:

8/21/2019

Time: 7:00pm

Info:

Just another normal meeting, bring a few beers to share with the club.

July Competition Meeting Recap: 

Attendants:

Chris, Mick, Andrew, Evan, Chuck, Sam, Cody, Bob A., Gordon, Bob Z., Nate, Jim S., Rick, Thad, Jim N., Jeff, Colter, Ryan, Eric, Aaron

Meeting Recap:

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With the warm summer sun sinking into the Rockies and members gathering around the Voss Farms beer garage with bombers a-plenty the scene was set for some serious sampling. The condensation gathered on the beers and the labels were made for entries there was a moment where I realized we had a metric fuck-ton of beer to consume at this meeting. With a few calibration commercial beers in the mix, we were about to release our palates into the bonanza that is Belgian beer. When this event was first organized, I can remember thinking "We will be drinking triples and quads in the heat of July?", and so there it was, all of us ready for the event to give us the shakedown big Belgian beers.  

With so many members making an effort to participate in this event we were about to embark on a beer tasting marathon. In Netflix binge consumption style we sampled 23 Belgian beers back to back and gave feedback about the samples. The Dubbel category was only the lubrication to get the tasting engine going for this club. Maybe it was the intensity of the summers heat wearing off but at one point I was certain that I was drinking Tripels and jamming out to some Bob Marley singing "Legalize It" while peering into the garage watching members pour over score sheets and converse about the beers. After 16 beer samples, the panel of tasters needed a  stretch; which lead to wondering around the hop field and pounding back some hot dogs and chips before coming back into the title round. The quads came in with their heavy punches and left many members out for the count and ready for the uber ride home. 

Shortly after sampling was completed we had the results all score sheets calculated thanks to some handy work on the part of Thad. Some of the biggest takeaways from the evening for myself was what great brewers we have in this club. Thankfully, we snuck some calibration beers in, these set the stage to see how we as homebrewers align to the big boys in the commercial world, and many of us faired close to or above these beers. 

Maybe it was the excitement of seeing how we placed, having further discussion about which beer was which, and attempting to understand all of the data in some Belgian beer intoxicating haze. People hung out to taste again and again. A big thanks to Voss for not turning out the lights on us and telling us to go to bed, rather he handed out waters and encouraged us to get home safely and saw many of us to the driveway. I am not certain how many cars and trucks were left parked in the field that night but I am glad that they were there.

A big thanks to Jim Nelson for pushing the cub to do these events, it is always refreshing to have a different style meeting. Thad for doing the mad calculations on this adventure, your nerdiness is appreciated. Colter and Jeff for being runners for the samples, your serving skills were paid in homebrew. Most of all, a giant thanks to Andrew Voss for letting all of us get a little sauced in his uber-sweet beer garage and being a great host to the many beertards that didn't want the night to end.    


Down to the Nitty-gritty, the Data:
Belgian Dubbel Results:
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Belgian Tripel Results:
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Belgian Quad Results:
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And the grand prize Winner:
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All Judges Sheets + Jim's S. Taster Sheet:
Check out all the results here (check that shit out, some good notes in there)
Congrats to Nate, Chris, and Cody on their amazing beer they brewed! You three killed it on dialing it in on you recipes, execution and delivery! And a huge thank you to everyone that participated in the competition, these events wouldn't be what they are without all of us participating and putting our beers out there. 

Reminder

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As of now club members that have pre-registered their beers are:

Evan , Colter, Jim S., Chris, Rick, Chuck, Eric, Mick
If you have a beer to register please respond to this email and your information will be passed along. 
Wednesday Night:
Gate will open up at Andrews at 6:15. 
Andrew and Chuck have responded with interest in bringing some food. Andrew will have some hotdogs/burgers/popcorn available and Chuck talked about bringing something later on. We might need some coolers and ice if we want to keep some of the brews cool. If you want to bring anything else to snack on  to share with the group feel free to do so. 
GABF Volunteer Information From Aaron:
I work at the GABF and can help people get involved as volunteers if they want. I have no connections to the beer pouring teams, as I work with the setup/tear down team. If anyone is interested in getting a foot in the door as a GABF volunteer, they can earn free tickets by doing setup/tear down shifts. A note: I believe that as of this year, all setup/tear down volunteers can only earn tickets for the 2020 GABF, so this is an opportunity for the forward-thinking festival goer. 
You can pass this along to the club and if anyone is interested, they should reply to me with name and email and I will pass it along to the volunteer coordinator.

-Aaron Bandler <aabandler@gmail.com>

 

On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 2:05 PM Aaron Bandler <aabandler@gmail.com> wrote:
I work at the GABF and can help people get involved as volunteers if they want. I have no connections to the beer pouring teams, as I work with the setup/tear down team. If anyone is interested in getting a foot in the door as a GABF volunteer, they can earn free tickets by doing setup/tear down shifts. A note: I believe that as of this year, all setup/tear down volunteers can only earn tickets for the 2020 GABF, so this is an opportunity for the forward-thinking festival goer. 
You can pass this along to the club and if anyone is interested, they should reply to me with name and email and I will pass it along to the volunteer coordinator. 
Aaron
On Jul 15, 2019, at 13:20, Olde Town Mash Paddlers <oldetownmashpaddlers@gmail.com> wrote:

AHA Memberships need to be renewed or started by Wednesday the 17th in order to purchase early bird tickets to GABF this year. 

Thus far few have signed up as interested in attending GABF as a group, sign up here if you are interested.

A note from Andrew Voss about the meeting at his property on Wednesday:

Voss Farms is located at 13870 West 72nd Avenue, Arvada, CO 80005.
It is an agriculture property surround by housing developments.  It is the second property down a shared driveway that comes directly off of the south side of 72nd Avenue, just east of where Eldridge intersects 72nd.   There are 2 mailboxes at the head of the driveway.. drive slowly and park in the field or lower driveway areas.
Thank you,
Andrew Voss
720 984-8313

Next Meeting:

Where:

Voss Farms

Location: 13870 West 72nd Avenue Arvada 80005 

Date:

7/17/2019

Time: 

7:00pm 

Reminder

evan.sherlock
AHA Memberships need to be renewed or started by Wednesday the 17th in order to purchase early bird tickets to GABF this year. 

Thus far few have signed up as interested in attending GABF as a group, sign up here if you are interested.

A note from Andrew Voss about the meeting at his property on Wednesday:

Voss Farms is located at 13870 West 72nd Avenue, Arvada, CO 80005.
It is an agriculture property surround by housing developments.  It is the second property down a shared driveway that comes directly off of the south side of 72nd Avenue, just east of where Eldridge intersects 72nd.   There are 2 mailboxes at the head of the driveway.. drive slowly and park in the field or lower driveway areas.
Thank you,
Andrew Voss
720 984-8313

Next Meeting:

Where:

Voss Farms

Location: 13870 West 72nd Avenue Arvada 80005 

Date:

7/17/2019

Time: 

7:00pm