Here is a link to the signup sheet for the Rock House/Nate’s Coffee Homebrew Competition, to be held on the morning of May 13th at Rock House Brewery. Don’t hesitate to signup if you’re not yet sure what coffee to use, you can always edit later. Signups will end on May 8th, or when we reach 30 entries. The rules: A) must brew on-site on 5/13 (Rock House Brewery, 119 Luigart Ct) B) any base style acceptable other than Porters, Stouts, Cream Ales, or Brown Ales (BJCP categories 1c, 9c, 13b, 13c, 15b, 15c, 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 19c, 20a,…
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The Brewers. Aaron and Rob started brewing about a year a go when Rob’s wife bought him a home brew kit the neighbors and friends decided to start brewing. Armed with two homebrew kits and an introductory session at My Old Kentucky Home Brew they were ready to create a Red and a Dogfish Head 90-Minute clone. They were hooked. As IT and Finance guys, Rob and Aaron were attracted to brewing not only by the chance to make good tasting beer, but also the research, technology and details of the brewing process. Or as they describe it, “the nerdy…
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The Brewer. You know those guys at your company that do things with computers to make the computers do things that seem like magic to most people. Well that is Zane. He works hard to make computers, systems and processes help business run smoother. At least that is what he tells his boss. Or it may be that he is secretly working on a plan of world domination using computers, beer and his son’s big wheel. More about that some other time. He also happens to be one of the best home brewers in the state. Numerous awards from the…
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The Brewers. Bob and Louie can be found brewing most every Sunday morning in Louie’s Germantown garage. Over the years they have tinkered to create the gadgets that make up their Germantown Engineered Brew Line, complete with watercraft lift, automated sparging-gizmo and super cooler with filter. Louie sets the tone for brewing; and Bob runs sanitation and quality control (drinking). These long time friends and neighbors enjoy brewing almost as much as their “inventory reduction” events held frequently on Friday afternoon in the beer garden behind their brewery. Or as some would describe it, a large group of people drinking…