In this edition:
- Blowoff from the Prez
- Secretary’s Report
- Birthdays
- 2013 Dues
- SAAZ Library
- Upcoming Events
- Next Meeting – February 17th
- Upcoming Competitions
- REWARD!
- Beers Available in the Area
- Beer Education
- SAAZ on Facebook
- Raffle
- Feedback
SAAZ Platinum Sponsor
Blow off from the Prez
Q: Why did the bee cross the road?
A: Just Bee-cause.
~Dave
Secretary’s Report
Q: Did you hear about the power outage at the North Carolina State University library?
A: Thirty students were stuck on the escalator for three hours!
~Kevin
February Birthdays – Happy Birthday!
Paul Bessler
Eric Hatton
Jay McNeely
Kyle Scully
Jennifer Folsom
Matt Backus
Sabrina Stroble
Greg Wiggins
Shelley Hudson
Don’t see your name (and your birthday is in February)? It could be that Kevin doesn’t have a completed membership form from you. Ask him for one at the next meeting so we can include you!
2013 Dues
It’s two month in to the new year! That means you have surely renewed your membership so you can continue to enjoy all of the fun that comes with it!
Individual Membership = $15
Couple’s Membership = $25
Lifetime Membership = $150
Dues can be paid to the Treasurer (Anne Gregg) at any club meeting or online at our website via PayPal Click here to pay.
You don’t want to miss out on the benefits of membership!
SAAZ Library
Have you ever wanted to read up on how to make different styles of beer?
Or perhaps you would like to see different techniques for brewing.
If so, the SAAZ Library may have what you are looking for!!
You can view the entire list of publications Here.
If you see something that interests you, simply send an email to SAAZLibrarian@gmail.com with your name and the publication title, and the Librarian will bring it to the next monthly member meeting.
Upcoming Events
SAAZ ROAD TRIP!!
Do you like beer? Do you like breweries? Do you wish someone else would drive?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, the upcoming SAAZ Road Trip is for you!
On Saturday, March 9th, 2013 SAAZ will be taking a road trip to Cigar City Brewing in Tampa for the Annual Hunahpu Day. The club will be securing a bus that will take us to Tampa and back.
Event Info
When: Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Where: Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, Florida
Why: Annual Hunahpu Day
Bus Info
Depart: 8:30am from the Crispy’s parking lot.
Return: 8:00pm from the Cigar City parking lot. (estimated to be back at Crispy’s by 10:30pm)
Cost: $20 per person non-refundable (You MUST be a current paid member for 2013)
Occupancy: Space is limited to 35 members and is on a first come, first served basis.
Misc: SAAZ will be paying for the additional fees for the bus as well as providing beer on the bus.
SPACE COAST CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
The Space Coast Craft Beer Festival is fast approaching!
Once again, SAAZ will be helping out with this great event. Volunteers will receive free admission and food.
| When: | February 23rd, 2013, 2–5 p.m. for General Admission; 1–5 p.m. for VIP |
| Where: | 4700 Babcock Street NE, Palm Bay, FL Get Directions |
Visit the website for complete details Here.
**Keg Donations**
Attention Members
We realize that the beer you provide for events such as those above does not magically appear and cost you nothing. Therefore, SAAZ will be implementing a new policy to help reimburse you for the beer you bring to events.
1/2 keg – $20
Full keg – $40
All reimbursement requests can be given to the Treasurer.
Next Meeting – February 17th (Sunday)
This month’s meeting will be at The Mansion in Melbourne.
When:
Sunday, February 17th at 2pm.
Where:
The Mansion
1218 East New Haven Ave.
Melbourne, FL 32901
(Google Maps)
As always, bringing homebrew to share is strongly encouraged, but please respect our gracious host and leave commercial beers at home.
Next-Next Meeting: SPRING PARTY! March 30th at Rotary Park in Suntree.
Upcoming Competitions
Best Florida Beer Championship Registration Opens
When: January 5, 2013 @ 12:00 am – February 5, 2013 @ 12:00 am
http://www.bestfloridabeer.org/
Homebrew Registration Opens – Sat, Jan 5th
Registration Closes – Tues, Feb 5th
Final and BOS judging, Awards Ceremony – Sat, Feb 23rd
2013 Coconut Cup
The 2013 Coconut Cup is almost upon us.
We expect to reach our entry cap of 300 any day now, so our little club will need all the help it can get judging entries from all over the State and the US.
We have four judging sessions scheduled —
1) Sunday, 2/17
2) Tuesday, 2/26
3) Friday, 3/1
4) Saturday, 3/2.
Details of locations, times, etc. are available at http://miamihomebrew.org/
Check out the homebrewers association website for a list of the 2012 club-only competitions on the schedule.
REWARD!
Attention all SAAZ members!
Once again we will be rewarding our member(s) that has the highest point total in the Florida circuit in both the Beer and Mead categories.
Be sure to submit your favorite brews to the various statewide competitions.
Current list of competition winners:
| Name | BFBC | Coconut Cup | Hurricane | Hogtown | 1st Coast | SAAZ | CFHB | Totals |
Beers Available in the Area
Coasters Pub (Indian Harbor Beach) – facebook
- The Coaster’s Pub Belgian Beer Fest started on February 8th. Visit their Facebook page to check out the entire lineup and stop in to see what is still available.
World of Beer – Viera
New bottles
- Blue Point Sour Cherry Imperial Stout, 9% (New York)
- Heavy Seas bourbon Barrel Siren Noire, 9.5% (Maryland)
- Hoppin’ Frog Hopped Up Goose Jiuce, 7% (Ohio)
- Nectar Ales Black Xantus, 11% (California)
Crispy’s Beer & Wine Bar
New on Tap
- Zombie Killer Cherry Cyser
Complete beer listing for Crispy’s is available using Findmytap.
SAAZ Platinum Sponsor
Beer Education
Fermentation Temperature Control Tip – By: Jonathan Plise
Temperature control during fermentation is the most important process in making beer. In my 9 years running our Concord, California showroom many customers have asked “What can I do to keep fermentation temperatures cool without having to buy a refrigerator or your temperature controlled conical?”. One method, commonly discussed on the internet, is placing your carboy in a shallow pan filled with water and covering that with a t-shirt. The evaporation of water up through the t-shirt can cool you fermenter up to 5 degrees off the ambient temperature. However in the middle of summer this is just not enough. One of my favorite methods is placing my carboy or bucket into an ice water bath.
Do you have a topic you would like to know more about?
Do you have any burning questions about the brewing process?
If so, send an email to editor@saaz.org and we will try to feature your topic in an upcoming newsletter.
SAAZ on Facebook
Do you want to stay up to date on SAAZ events?
Then be sure to like the SAAZ page on Facebook!
Raffle
Do you have some homebrew supplies that you don’t use anymore? Maybe you upgraded or maybe you prefer another product? Consider bringing your dusty supplies to the next meeting for the raffle. We have brewers of all experience levels, so I am sure we can put any brewing supplies to use!
Feedback
We need your help! We are very interesting in improving the club and we’d like to hear what you think. If you have comments or suggestions about the Newsletter, Website, Activities, or the Club in general, please send an email to editor@saaz.org.
All feedback is welcomed! For example you can:
- Share a topic for Beer Education
- Share your Review of a Beer
- Correct something in the newsletter or website
- Express a criticism about anything related to the club
- Offer a suggestion to improve the club
We want to hear from you! Email editor@saaz.org.