{"id":458,"date":"2011-06-06T09:41:34","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T14:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/?p=458"},"modified":"2013-08-11T12:36:33","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T17:36:33","slug":"june-2011-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/june-2011-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2011 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SAAZ Homebrew Club\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/saaz_logo_bluesmall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"211\" align=\"right\" \/>In this edition:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Blowoff from the Prez<\/li>\n<li>Secretary&#8217;s Report<\/li>\n<li>Birthdays<\/li>\n<li>Next Meeting &#8211; It&#8217;s a Party!<\/li>\n<li>SAAZ T-shirts<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Competitions<\/li>\n<li>Commander SAAZ 2011<\/li>\n<li>Local Events<\/li>\n<li>Beers Available in the Area<\/li>\n<li>New Breweries<\/li>\n<li>Cooking with Beer &#8211; Beer-Brined Chicken<\/li>\n<li>Brewing Education<\/li>\n<li>Equipment For Sale<\/li>\n<li>SAAZ on Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Raffle<\/li>\n<li>Feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Blow off from the Prez<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to another addition to Blowoff from the Prez.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to recognize everyone who participated in the Hogtown Brewoff in May. Matt, Dave, Kevin,<br \/>\nSonia, and myself were all there. SAAZ did well in bringing home some medals: Dave won a gold<br \/>\nmedal with his Sassy Rose Hippocras mead and Anne won a gold medal with her Hippie Chick Dubbel<br \/>\n(she won the kit in a raffle, thanks to Sunseed for donating it). Hopefully we have even more people<br \/>\nwin and enter in CASK\u2019s First Coast Cup in July. Also, we look forward to thoroughly reviewing these<br \/>\nbeverages at the Summer Party.<\/p>\n<p>As I type this, we are getting things ready for this year\u2019s Commander SAAZ Interplanetary<br \/>\nHomebrew Blastoff. There will be more on that below. In case you missed it, Josh and I brewed the<br \/>\ncommemorative beer during the AHA Big Brew Day at Sunseed. This year\u2019s beer is a Terrapin inspired<br \/>\nSAAZilla Double IPA. In fact, as I type this, I\u2019m getting the demijohns ready to transfer the beer onto<br \/>\nan insane amount of citra dry hops!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s about all the new goings on. So, I\u2019ll keep it short and sweet. This newsletter goes out to a lot<br \/>\nof new faces that have recently joined the club; we look forward to seeing everyone at the Summer Party.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Cheers, Sean<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Secretary&#8217;s Report<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Come out and join us at the Summer Party! It will be a blast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Alex.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>June Birthdays &#8211; Happy Birthday!<\/h2>\n<p>Kevin Dion<br \/>\nDave Swartz<br \/>\nRon Sup<br \/>\nGlenn Exline<br \/>\nGlen Weimar<br \/>\nScott Brann<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Next Meeting \u2013 Summer Party! June 18th (Saturday)<\/h2>\n<p>This month\u2019s meeting will be the fabulous Summer Party at Chet and Sonya Spark\u2019s in Titusville.<br \/>\nSince the newsletter is now posted on the website, we will be emailing out directions.<\/p>\n<p>As with most parties, we will need your help setting up and breaking down, and a little fun in between.<br \/>\nIf you can help setup, please get there around 11am. The club will be providing Santa Maria Tri Tip<br \/>\nroasts, hopefully ready around 1pm.<\/p>\n<p>So, what will you need to bring?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Lawnmower beer entry (kegs are easiest, but all containers are welcome)<\/li>\n<li>A side dish or dessert<\/li>\n<li>Your swimsuit and a towel for the pool<\/li>\n<li>Ice for the beer engine<\/li>\n<li>A lawnchair<\/li>\n<li>Sunscreen<\/li>\n<li>More beer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, you are welcome to set up a tent and camp out at the Sparks\u2019. We want to make sure<br \/>\neveryone is safe and at the next event!<\/p>\n<h2>SAAZ T-shirts<\/h2>\n<p>There was little interest in doing another run of SAAZ shirts (from a new vendor). If you are<br \/>\ninterested please email <a>prez@saaz.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Competitions<\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>4th Annual First Coast Cup<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly\u00a029-30 2011 Jacksonville, FL<br \/>\n<strong>What:<\/strong> The first three years have been a resounding success and    CASK is striving to make the 2011 First Coast Cup the best yet. With    over 300 plus entries each of the last three years,\u00a0they are    anticipating even more entries this year. Don&#8217;t forget about the &#8220;Big    Wood&#8221; category for wood-aged beers with an original gravity of 1.070 or    greater. More information to come soon.<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> July 29-30th. The entry deadline is TBD.<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Hilton Garden Inn located in Tinseltown on the Southside    of Jacksonville. This location is conveniently located next to Seven    Bridges Grille &amp; Brewery<\/p>\n<p>SAAZ members are encouraged to participate in judging, stewarding,    etc if possible.\u00a0 CFHB members always come over to help with Commander    SAAZ judging, so let&#8217;s help them out, too! Go to cfhb.org\/mead for more    information.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfhb.org\/mead\">website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consider shipping your beer to other national competitions. For a list of upcoming competitions go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewersassociation.org\/pages\/competitions\/aha-bjcp-sanctioned-competition\/calendar\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Commander SAAZ  Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff 2011<\/h2>\n<p>The entry window opens on August 29th and slams shut on September  25th.\u00a0 Due to scheduling, we will only be doing one weekend of early  round judging, and we will need your help!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early round judging<\/strong> will be held the weekend of  October 7, 8, and 9 at the International Palms Resort and Conference  Center in Cocoa Beach (formerly the Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final judging, the Splashdown Party and awards ceremony<\/strong> will be held the weekend of October 14-15 at the International Palms Resort and Conference Center in Cocoa Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Rooms are available for early round judging and the event weekend for  the low price of $69.99 (a really great rate for a beach front hotel!).  I have been told that the hotel is in the process of remodeling all the  rooms. One of our club members went there to see the new rooms, and  they look great. All rooms should be completed by June; plenty of time  before the competition.\u00a0 Just call the reservation line at 321-783-2271  and mention code HBC. In addition to the standard rooms the  International Palms also has oceanfront suites and lofts for $139.99 +  Tax<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This rate is only good until October 2nd so don\u2019t wait too long!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Winners receive not only intergalactic recognition but the coveted  Commander SAAZ Medal and a fabulous prize from one of our generous  sponsors. The best of show beer and mead\/cider winners will also be  awarded the Commander\u2019s Cosmic Trophy and the acclaim of the known  brewing universe. Whoever sends the Commander into orbit with their  Rocket Fuel (10% abv and above) will also receive the coveted Rocket  trophy!!!<\/p>\n<p>So, all you mild-mannered homebrewers out there get your kettles  boiling and unearth those bottles you\u2019ve got stashed in the back of the  fridge!\u00a0 Engineers, rocket scientists, and other cosmic creatures are  ready and waiting to judge your brew.<\/p>\n<p>For entry details, rules, regulations, and other minutia check out the <a href=\"..\/..\/\">SAAZ webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Questions, comments and accolades only to:<\/p>\n<p><em>Matt Backus<br \/>\nSAAZ 1st Vice &amp; Commander SAAZ Chair<br \/>\ncmdr.saaz@saaz.org<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you are shipping entries, please ship to:<\/p>\n<p><em>SAAZ<br \/>\nc\/o Robert Bennett<br \/>\n2215 New York St.<br \/>\nMelbourne, FL 32904<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Entries must be received by September 25th.\u00a0 Entries received after  September 25th may be disqualified at the discretion of the  Cellarmaster.<\/p>\n<h2>Local Events<\/h2>\n<h3>June 4 through 11th \u2013 World of Beer Most Bitter Bar<\/h3>\n<p>WOB had a good run for the most Arrogant Bar in the nation, but fell short. Frankly, Drew is not<br \/>\nhappy. In fact, he&#8217;s resentful, you could say he is in fact bitter. He feels you should be too. So as an<br \/>\nexpression of his troubled emotion, WOB is going to show the nation that they are now the most bitter<br \/>\nbar. From June 4 to 11 they will drown their frustrations in some of the nation\u2019s hoppiest beer. Time<br \/>\nto dust the boots and bring them back in. They will be showcasing Stone IPA, Ruination, Sublimely<br \/>\nSelf Righteous, Cali-Belgique and a chance for a rare double dry hopped cask. Come enjoy these bitter<br \/>\nbeers at arrogant prices!<\/p>\n<h3>\nWOB Cruise<\/h3>\n<p>On September 23rd, WOB will sail with Monarch of the Seas from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas;<br \/>\nthree days and nights of nonstop fun and excitement with all your friends from WOB. Call Cruise Fun<br \/>\nDirector, Jill Neuharth at 321-773-4878 ext. 4, for booking and any questions you might have about<br \/>\nthe cruise. The cabins are filling up. Don&#8217;t hesitate to secure your cabin, you can get a full refund by<br \/>\nJuly 15th if your plans change. Come sail with WOB this fall!<\/p>\n<h2>Beers Available in the Area<\/h2>\n<h3>Sunseed Food Co-op (Cape Canaveral) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunseedfoodcoop.com\/\">website<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sierra Nevada<\/span><br \/>\nSummer camp 12 pack<br \/>\n&#8211; California Common<br \/>\n&#8211; IIPA<br \/>\n&#8211; Juniper Black Ale<br \/>\n&#8211; Weizenbock<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Terrapin Brewing<\/span><br \/>\nIndiana Krunkles &#8211; Imperial Hefewiezen IPA<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cigar City Brewing<\/span><br \/>\n110K+OT &#8211; Imperial Amber Ale<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bells Brewing<\/span><br \/>\nBell&#8217;s Porter<br \/>\nBatch 10,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h3>World of Beer (Viera) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/viera.wobusa.com\/\">website<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>New Bottles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Magic Hat #9 Bomber, 5.1% (Vermont)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Red Hook Pilsner, 5.3% (Washington)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New Drafts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">De Halve Maan Straffe Hendrick Quadruple, 11% (Belgium)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">St. Louis Gueze, 4.5% (Belgium)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Terrapin Vol 15: Indiana Captain Krunkles, 6.7% (Georgia)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>New Breweries<\/h2>\n<p>A lot of new breweries, bars, etc are popping up in the state. Check out the most recent additions<\/p>\n<h3>\nGreen Room Brewing<\/h3>\n<p>Eric Lumen is opening a new brewery in Jacksonville Beach with equipment purchased from Bold City<br \/>\nBrewery. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Green-Room-Brewing\/112295915488685\">Check them out on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Grayton Beer Company<\/h3>\n<p>Jamey Price of Rosemary Beach is in the process of opening a brewery in the Panhandle of Florida<br \/>\nalong the Hwy 30-A corridor. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graytonbeer.com\/\">Check out their Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Shipyard Emporium,LLC<\/h3>\n<p>Ron Raike is covered in wort again, opening a small nano-brewery\/specialty foods market and bakery<br \/>\nin Winter Park, FL.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shipyardemporium.com\/\">Check out their Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\nAlligator Brewing Co<\/h3>\n<p>Paul Evans is opening a brewpub in Gainesville:<\/p>\n<p>Tall Paul&#8217;s Brew House<br \/>\n10 SE 2nd Avenue<br \/>\nGainesville Florida 32601<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"itemTitle\">Cooking with Beer &#8211; Beer-Brined Chicken<\/h2>\n<h3>Brine and Chicken<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2\u00a0\u00a0 cups water<\/li>\n<li>1\/4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup kosher (coarse) salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup packed brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>4\u00a0\u00a0 cans or bottles (12 oz each) beer or nonalcoholic beer, chilled<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0\u00a0 cut-up whole chickens (3 to 3 1\/2 lb each)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Barbecue Rub<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00a0\u00a0 tablespoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon table salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Preparation:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In 6- to 8-quart noncorrosive (stainless steel, enamel-coated or  plastic) container or stockpot, mix water, kosher salt and brown sugar,  stirring until salt and sugar are dissolved. Stir in beer. Add chicken.  Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Line 15&#215;10-inch pan with sides with foil. Remove chicken from  brine; rinse thoroughly under cool running water and pat dry with paper  towels. Discard brine. Place chicken in pan. Refrigerate uncovered 1  hour to dry chicken skin. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all rub  ingredients except oil; set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Heat gas or charcoal grill for indirect cooking. Brush oil over  chicken; sprinkle rub mixture over chicken. For two-burner gas grill,  heat one burner to medium; place chicken on unheated side. For  one-burner gas grill, place chicken on grill over low heat. For charcoal  grill, move medium coals to edge of firebox; place chicken over drip  pan. Cover grill; cook 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Turn chicken over; cover grill and cook 20 to 30 minutes longer,  turning occasionally, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest  piece is cut to bone (170\u00b0F for breasts; 180\u00b0F for thighs and  drumsticks).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Recipe provided by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bettycrocker.com\/recipes\/grilled-beer-brined-chicken\"><em>BettyCrocker.com<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nIf you have a beer recipe you&#8217;d like to share, email <a href=\"mailto:editor@saaz.org?subject=Beer-Recipe\">editor@saaz.org<\/a> and we&#8217;ll include it in a future newsletter.<\/p>\n<h2>Brewing Education<\/h2>\n<h3>Fermentation Temperature Control Tip &#8211; By: Jonathan Plise<\/h3>\n<p>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 &#8220;What can I do to keep fermentation  temperatures cool without having to buy a refrigerator or your  temperature controlled conical?&#8221;.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/morebeer.com\/content\/Controlling_Fermentation_With_Ice_Bath\">Read the Rest of the Article on Morebeer.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Equipment For Sale<\/h2>\n<p>If you have equipment you&#8217;d like to sell, give away, trade, or even find, email <a href=\"mailto:editor@saaz.org?subject=Equipment%20for%20Sale-Trade-Find\">editor@saaz.org<\/a> and we&#8217;ll try to list your offering\/request in the next newsletter.<\/p>\n<h2>SAAZ on Facebook<\/h2>\n<p>Check us out on Facebook! We&#8217;re just getting things rolling there but Like our page and stay tuned for exciting things to come. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/SAAZ-Homebrew-Club\/154611397890231\">Check it out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Raffle<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have some homebrew supplies that you don\u2019t 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!<\/p>\n<h2>Feedback<\/h2>\n<p>We need your help! We are very interesting in improving the club and    we&#8217;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 <a href=\"mailto:editor@saaz.org?subject=Feedback\">editor@saaz.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All feedback is welcomed! For example you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Share a topic for Beer Education<\/li>\n<li>Share your Review of a Beer<\/li>\n<li>Correct something in the newsletter or website<\/li>\n<li>Express a criticism about anything related to the club<\/li>\n<li>Offer a suggestion to improve the club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>We want to hear from you! Email <a href=\"mailto:editor@saaz.org?subject=Feedback\">editor@saaz.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition: Blowoff from the Prez Secretary&#8217;s Report Birthdays Next Meeting &#8211; It&#8217;s a Party! 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