{"id":177,"date":"2010-03-10T14:22:30","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T19:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/?p=177"},"modified":"2013-08-11T12:34:20","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T17:34:20","slug":"march-2010-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/march-2010-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2010 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blow off from the Prez<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings and welcome to another edition of the SAAZ Newsletter.\u00a0 I gotta say, I think I am starting to get the hang of this and, dare I say, enjoying it!\u00a0 As the weather starts to warm up, there are a lot of great brewing events upcoming.\u00a0 This coming weekend is the Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) Coconut Cup competition.\u00a0 We have a wonderful Spring Party planned for March 20th; on April 24th<\/sup>, <\/sup>I will be doing a brewing demonstration with organic-only ingredients at Sunseed Food Co-op; April 23-24 is the Palm Beach Draughtsmen\u2019s Hurrican Blowoff competition, and May 1st<\/sup> is the AHA Big Brew Day.\u00a0 That\u2019s a lot for the next two months!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to bring your American Ale(s) (BJCP Category 10) to the Spring Party for the AHA Club-only taste-off to determine which one we send.\u00a0 Also, bring your stout(s) and recipes for evaluation in helping formulate a beer for Charlie and Jake\u2019s!\u00a0 Of course, a side dish and a bag of ice are always good too.<\/p>\n

In case you missed it, the February meeting was at The Broken Barrel Tavern in Palm Bay.\u00a0 This is the second meeting we have had there, and I believe it went very well (we only had a few people heckle me from the crowd).\u00a0 The educational topic was American Ales (BJCP Category 10) in preparation for the AHA Club-only.\u00a0 Kevin was nice enough to extend a discount of 15% off regularly priced drinks to SAAZ Members.\u00a0 You can get this discount any time by showing your SAAZ Membership card.\u00a0 And YES, I will have them available at the Spring Party.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve asked our sponsors, both local and national, to let us know anything that might be new or innovative.\u00a0 The plan is that this content will be in the newsletter as both a way of educating our members and helping our loyal sponsors!\u00a0 Thanks to all who helped in this effort.<\/p>\n

As many of you know, there is a Florida Senate Bill (#2062) introduced by Sen. Dave Aronberg from District 27 (parts of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Palm Beach counties).\u00a0 This bill would remove the restrictions on 32-128oz bottles as well as selling growlers!\u00a0 I urge you to write your local senator (most likely Thad Altman or Mike Haridopolos) and ask them to co-sponsor and vote to approve this bill.\u00a0 Even if it doesn\u2019t get through, they may remember it next session.<\/p>\n

I would also like to recognize Matt Backus, Dave Webb, Aaron Guittar, and Mike Ellis for winning medals at the Best Florida Beer Championships for Homebrew last month.\u00a0 I hope to be picking up more medals for club members at the Coconut Cup!\u00a0 Aaron and Mike won two medals with the 2009 Commander SAAZ commemorative beer kits they won back in October.\u00a0 Great job guys!<\/p>\n

One last thing I want to mention: the website traffic is up and moving.\u00a0 I think this is a great way to share information, so please use it.\u00a0 It is easy to sign up and use.<\/p>\n

Well, I think that\u2019s all I have for now.\u00a0 Continue to read further for more information about the things I mentioned.\u00a0 I will see you all at the Spring Party.<\/p>\n

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Spring Party<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Its time for our first party of 2009 the SPRING PARTY! This is a family friendly event so bring the kids, parents, or your neighbor Ted! Set up starts at 10 with the festivities kicking off at Noon.<\/p>\n

As always the event is free to club members and their families. Guests are more than welcome at $5 each. The club will provide meats and sodas so what will you need to bring?<\/p>\n

\u2022 Side dishes (salads, desserts, etc.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Beer<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ice<\/p>\n

\u2022 More Beer!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Your entries for the AHA American Ales Club Only Competition<\/p>\n

\u2022 Your Stouts for evaluation for Charlie and Jakes<\/p>\n

Directions to Rotary Park @ Suntree<\/p>\n

From I-95:<\/p>\n

Exit 191 (CR-509\/Wickham Road)<\/p>\n

Wickham Road East 3 miles to Suntree Blvd.<\/p>\n

Turn left onto Suntree Blvd.<\/p>\n

Cross US 1 into Rotary Park @ Suntree<\/p>\n

From US 1:<\/p>\n

Rotary Park @ Suntree is on the river at the intersection of US 1 and Suntree Blvd. in Melbourne<\/p>\n

Dues:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For 8 regular meetings and 4 parties worth of great beer and fun membership would be cheap at twice the price!<\/p>\n

Individual Membership = $15<\/p>\n

Couple\u2019s Membership = $25<\/p>\n

Lifetime Membership = $150<\/p>\n

Dues can be paid to the Treasurer at any club meeting or online at www.saaz.org<\/a> via PayPal (it\u2019s on the right side of the homepage!)<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t want to miss out on the benefits of membership!<\/p>\n

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Raffle<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have some homebrew supplies that you don\u2019t use anymore?\u00a0 Maybe you upgraded or maybe you prefer another product?\u00a0 Consider binging your dusty supplies to the next meeting for the raffle.\u00a0 We have brewers of all experience levels, so I am sure we can put any brewing supplies to use!<\/p>\n

Upcoming Competitions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next Florida completion is just around the corner in Miami. It is taking place on March 12-13th<\/sup>.\u00a0 THAT IS THIS WEEKEND!\u00a0 So Judges help out if you can and go down and judge.<\/p>\n

Coming up on April 23-24th<\/sup> is the Palm Beach Hurricane Blow Off.<\/p>\n

Click here for more info.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.palmbeachdraughtsmen.com\/hurricane_blowoff%20info.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

! Entries are due by April 9th<\/sup>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

AHA EXTRACT: The next Club Only Competition is extract only beers. This means all new brewers can be eligible for this event. Please bring your beers to the April meeting to be judged.<\/p>\n

March Birthdays<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Ellis<\/p>\n

Ramon Molledo<\/p>\n

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T-Shirts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone who ordered T-shirts at the February meeting.\u00a0 They should be ready for delivery at the Spring Party<\/p>\n

Local events<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Earth Day Brew at Sunseed <\/strong>is coming up very shortly. At Sunseed\u2019s annual Earth day Event Sean Gregg will be demonstration brewing extract pale ale. This event will be held on April 24th<\/sup> starting at noon. Look for more information in the April Newsletter and flyers at the store.<\/p>\n

Big Brew Day May 1<\/strong> will also be happening at Sunseed. This is the following Saturday after Earth day. So two weeks in a row to come see brewing demos. This Demo will start a little earlier and will have both all grain and extract demonstration. Start time around 11:00 am.<\/p>\n

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***Beer News\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beer News\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beer News***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Southern Tier and Blue Point are now in Florida!\u00a0 Be on the look out for them on draft and in the bottle!<\/p>\n

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Sponsor Information and Education:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Passivation: What is it & why should I care?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The thin layer which makes stainless steel stainless is why your equipment doesn\u2019t rust.\u00a0 1\/100,000th<\/sup> the thickness of a human hair, your stainless steel (SS) passive layer is stressed by brewing & alkali cleaning and gone where scratched through (poof!).\u00a0 In a partially full SS vessel, the electromagnetic differential above\/below the waterline can also breach the passivation over time.<\/p>\n

Passivation is the process by which this stainless layer is restored.<\/p>\n

A full-time, professional brewery will use an oxidizing acid, usually a Nitric\/Phos blend, to initiate the passivation process and restore the stainless.<\/p>\n

To keep their fermenters and kettle rust free, pro\u2019s will perform this routine anywhere from monthly to annually.\u00a0 For Home Brewers, however, using a no-rinse acid sanitizer, like Star San, leaves your SS in an acid state allowing it to \u2018heal\u2019 and restore passivation during storage, sweet!<\/p>\n

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Dump sanitizers into my septic?\u00a0 No Way !\u00a0\u00a0 Can I put this stuff on my lawn?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Home Brewers with a septic system have a tough challenge for disposing of their sanitizer:\u00a0 in their gear bacteria is bad but in their septic, bacteria is essential.\u00a0 Once they\u2019ve defeated the bacteria in their gear what do they do with their sanitizer?<\/p>\n

Five Star offers a program which is uniquely positioned to help here.\u00a0 PBW is an oxygenated alkali cleaner which is biodegradable.\u00a0 Star San is an acid anionic sanitizer which is rendered inert by lifting its pH above 3.5.<\/p>\n

So, when the homebrewer saves his PBW after washing his gear and then mixes his used Star San with his used PBW solution, he neutralizes the Star San.\u00a0 Even better, the mixed solution is oxygenated from the PBW (which the aerobic bacteria in the septic love!) and the raw materials in the Star San now serve as food for those bacteria.<\/p>\n

Used in this manner the products which are unequalled in helping keep your gear clean and infection-free also serve to enrich the septic environment for the bacteria you need to break everything down there, wow!<\/p>\n

Save Your Septic!\u00a0 Brew More Beer!<\/p>\n

Written by Jim Jennings and Provided by your friends at Five Star Chemicals & Suppl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-member-newsletters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1477,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions\/1477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}