Sunday Brew Day with Stillwater

Sunday marks Baltibrew's first big collaborative brew with a professional. Brian "Stillwater" Strumke will be leading our club brew at member Kevin Berry's house.

We'll be heating water by 9 a.m.to make 40 gallons of beer.

Please bring beer and food to share. John Jester will be making a chipotle venison steak, and Ryan Boddy will be bringing Jerk Chicken; both to be grilled. If anyone's worried about vegetarian options, feel free to bring 'em with!

Club members should bring a lawn chair of some type if they want to sit, and may want to consider an E-Z up or other shelter in case it rains. <More details after the jump.>

Brew Details:

Since this is the first brew at which we'll be giving away wort, a few items to bring up:

Brian has provided us with a recipe that he will lead us in brewing. The ingredients he listed for us lead us to believe it's essentially a Saison in style. The brew will be filmed for inclusion on this site, if you have specific questions for him, please email them to baltibrew.

Taking Wort Home:

You will need the following things in order to take beer home:

• Currently paid up for club dues — $20
• The single share cost of ingredients in cash or check form — $20 (This includes ingredients, and the cost of propane)
• A vessel — bucket or carboy — that will hold 5 gallons of wort for fermentation

If you don't have equipment of your own, Baltibrew has procured two new "starter kits" that will essentially allow members to take home wort, ferment it, and prepare for bottling. Bottles, caps, and a capper are not included, though members would probably be happy to lend you a capper. The cost to use one of these kits is $5 for a one month period. (More than enough time for this beer). It would be wise to arrive early if you will need to rent one.

Seven portions of wort will be available to members, with a 5 gallon portion remaining with the club for later tastings.

If there are more than 7 members interested in taking away wort, the lucky 7 will be selected using a card draw method. A sign up sheet will be presented when you arrive. Please indicate on it if you have your own vessel or will be renting one of the two club kits available. Cards will be drawn after mash-in, and matching cards from a thoroughly shuffled, and cut second deck will be drawn during whirlpool and chilling. Cardholders with a match will take home wort.

Transportation:

Please feel free to use the comment section to set up carpools if you do not have a means of getting to the brew on your own.

Also, Kevin's house is relatively close to the Cromwell Light Rail stop. We can pre-arrange a time to pick some folks up and later drop them back off if necessary. If you need to use this option, please comment on this post and leave a way to reach you to set up times.