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    LAGERS April 2019 Newsletter

    Upcoming Events April 24th — Bulk Grain Buy Orders Due April 28th — Bulk Grain Buy Payment Due May 5th — Bulk Grain Pick-Up May 20th — Monthly Meeting Cumberland/LAGERS Collaboration Cumberland recently released their latest beer “So Funkdafied”, an Orval inspired Belgian ale brewed by your very own Justin Vasher and Brandon Schaefer. If you came out to show your support, we thank you very much. If not, there’s still time to grab a pint or three. This beer was brewed with a special Belgian Saison yeast from Brasserie de Blaugies as well as two different brett strains. The…

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    2019 Spring Bulk Grain Buy!

    It is that time of year again.  Time to get your bulk grain supplies!   We will be ordering through Apocalypse and Country Malts again this year.  Be sure to check out their online catalog and try a new malt or maltster this year. View catalog   New this year, we are requiring everyone to pre-pay for the order.  That way we can simply cut one check to ABW, and we don’t have to worry about unpaid orders.  Payments will be made via PayPal (free) or with a credit card (3% fee). Order here Order placement deadline: April 24th Order…

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    April 15th Meeting – Sugar Addition Timing

    April 15th 7pm at Akasha Brewing, we will be hosted once more for our monthly meeting. Join us as we discuss the science and practice of adding sugar to beer. Craig Gardone will educate us on how and when to add sugar and how the timing and sugar type impacts the end product. Ever wonder what the ideal time to add sugar is? Well wonder no more! If we’re well behaved, we might even get to do another triangle test. Don’t forget to bring some homebrew and vote for your favorite too!

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    March 18th Meeting – Belgian Trappist Beer and Invert Sugar

    March 18th 7pm at Akasha Brewing, we will be hosted once more for our monthly meeting. Join us as we discuss the history and style of Belgian Trappist beer and the use of invert sugar in their brewing. Brandon will walk us through everything we need to know to make our own historic beer and invert sugar for brewing and baking. If all goes well, he’ll have a tasty treat for us to try! Don’t forget to bring some homebrew and vote for your favorite too!

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    Let’s Get Funky at Cumberland

    Brandon Schaefer brewed his ‘So Funkdafied’ Belgian Ale recipe at Cumberland Brews recently.  It is part of head brewer, JD Vasher’s efforts to add more variety to Bardstown Road microbrewery’s line up. With lots of Pilsner, a little Caravienne, Candi Syrup, Cane Sugar, Hallertau, East Kent Golding and interesting yeast combinations, Brandon has created a drier, hoppier Orval- like Belgian Ale.  Or as he likes to describe it, “…a funky dry hopped thing of wonder.” JD anticipates tapping ‘So Funkdafied’ around Derby time.  Details on the party to follow.  @proostbrewery, @cumberlandbrews, @lagershomebrewclub, @jdlonghammer