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    LAGERS July 2017 Newsletter

    August 1, 2017

    Good afternoon Lagers! See below for recent happenings and upcoming events: Upcoming Events: August 6– Yappy Hour Brew in at Apocalypse Brew Works with Chili Cook Off! August 6– Pick up for 5 Star Bulk Buy– At ABW Yappy Hour Brew In August 9– KSF Homebrew Comp Beer Turn In– 10 AM to 6 PM August 11,12 — KSF Homebrew Comp Judging and Awards Ceremony REMEMBER THERE WILL BE NO AUGUST MEETING Notes on Upcoming Events– 5 Star Bulk Buy– Items have been ordered and will be available at the Yappy Hour Brew In on Sunday, August 6th. HAVE CASH/CHECK…

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    Brew-in and Chili Cook Off (size and color matter) – August 6th

    August 1, 2017

    August 6th at Apocalypse Brew Works. Start time will be 8:30 AM– bring your brewing rig and be ready for a great time. Yappy Hour is a great event hosted by ABW and Lagers where we get a rare privilege of selling our homebrewed beer to support the Humane Society. Recipes will have to be submitted ahead of time to allow for ingredients to be purchase, and will be due by 7/23. We will have a sign up sheet available through Facebook and the club web page for recipe submission shortly. I know many of you have asked about the…

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    5 Star Bulk Buy – Order by July 23 – Pick Up Aug 6

    July 12, 2017

    5 Star Bulk Buy— Justin Vasher put this together last year and is running it again for all LAGERS members. Club members will be able to order items in bulk like Star San, PBW, etc.  Orders will be due by July 23, and we will have the items ready for pick up at the Yappy Hour brew in at ABW on August 6th. Order Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmVopq_DTZxb4i8cquRELpmx-fsdntRlXQBtIihAeEykmgRg/viewform?c=0&w=1&includes_info_params=true

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    Yappy Hour Brew-in at Apocalypse Brew Works – August 6th

    July 10, 2017

    Update https://199.250.204.205/~lagers/blog-post/brew-in-and-chili-cook-off-size-and-color-matter-august-6th/ It’s time to submit what you want to brew for Yappy Hour! For those who are new to the Club, Yappy Hour is our annual charity event with Apocalypse Brew Works to raise money for the Kentucky Humane Society during Louisville’s Craft Beer Week. It is also our big opportunity to highlight homebrewing and the LAGERS Club. Essentially, the idea is that we host a brew-in with ABW on the first Sunday of August where Club members can brew any recipe they want on premise. Then, the wort is taken inside ABW and made into beer by the…

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    July 17 Meeting – Drink Beer With A Purpose – Leah Dienes

    July 9, 2017

    Using a sample beer, Leah Dienes will take us through the tasting and judging process.  We will learn how to fill out the BJCP judging form; and learn what to note in tasting and judging a beer. BJC Scoresheet https://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BeerScoreSheet.pdf BJCP Beer Guidelines https://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf BJCP Mead Guidelines https://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_Guidelines_Mead.pdf BJCP Cider Guidelines https://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_Guidelines_Cider.pdf And remember to register your beers for this year’s Kentucky State Fair Homebrew Competition.  Late deadline is July 10.  Registration https://goo.gl/forms/dZ8cXTC1KkiKDW8W2