Category Archives: Events

May 16th @ De Kleine Duivel

Introductions - Old Members/New Faces

Guild Updates

• AHA membership is down and interest in homebrewing has seen a decline since its peak in early 2010s. If you have ideas to drive engagement and retention the guild is seeking input.
• Maryland State Fair competition
  • Will be BJCP-judged on Friday, August 23.
  • Fair week is August 23 - September 2.
  • Entry drop-off will be August 20-21. If you drop off at Maryland Homebrew by August 19, John Jester will drive the entries up on the 20th or 21st
  • We are going to check on the availability of Nepenthe Homebrew Show as an alternative drop location. Will make an announcement if they are interested.
• See the minutes for other announcements.

Upcoming Events

• Guild Picnic & Wheat Beer Competition, June 1st
  • Hollofield Area, Shelter 300, 12:00-dusk.
  • There is a small $3 fee per car to enter the park, otherwise, this is a free event (BYOB and food to share). Guild will supply charcoal, paper products, ice, and some meat/rolls/condiments
  • Wheat beer comp w/ cash prizes.
  • Becky will be entering a wheat beer in the competition.
  • Members should coordinate on carpools.
  • Guild Picnic - Hollofield DirectionsDownload
  • AHBC’s Pints for Paws, June 15th
    • Navy Football Stadium in Annapolis @ 2pm
    • https://www.facebook.com/events/2502552786439024/
  • Homebrewcon, June 27-29
    • Providence, RI
    • https://www.homebrewcon.org/
  • Howard County Rideshare Extravaganza, July 13th
    • Proposed route to include Sapwood Cellars, Black Flag, & Hysteria
    • Mark the day, more to come on transportation
  • Mashout - August 15-18
    • New location: 1812 Farm Brewery outside of Cumberland. They are setting up a flat field with electric, showers, etc.
    • Cost is estimated at $35 pp.
    • Folks are highly encouraged to coordinate a Baltibrew station.

  Old Business

  • Club gear liquidation - No Update
  • New quorum: 7 for simple majority, 9 for 2/3 majority

  New Business/Member Announcements

  • Mobtown Fermentations is looking to offload a water distiller. We can forward the information to anyone who is interested.
  • Gut High Festival is this Saturday at the Fadensonnen  Beirgarden for a celebration of all things fermented.
    https://guthigh.simpletix.com/?ShowId=43407

  Ed Topic - Sensory Mini-Panel - Becky

  • Becky led another mini-sensory panel featuring:
    • Ethyl hexanoate - aniseed, apple or liquorice
    • Isoamyl acetate - banana, peardrop
    • Hefeweizen - spicy & banana

  IRON BREWER – Battle Kolsch is on for June!

  Homebrew Swap!

April 18th @ De Kleine Duivel

Introductions - Old Members/New Faces

Guild Updates

Upcoming Events

• Big Brew, May 4th! –update from Jude
  We are teaming up with Brewtherville. If you want to join in on a brew or are just planning on dropping by be sure to sign up on their spreadsheet.
• Guild Picnic & Wheat Beer Competition, June 1st
  Things are looking good for the guild summer picnic at Patapsco State Park. If you are interested in competing in their wheat beer competition, just bring your entry and judging will be organized informally. The event is family friendly and an all around good time.

Old Business

• Brubakes II Roundup!
  Winners were Becky, Max, & Laura with their Saazon and Pretzels with Beer Cheese. Runner up was Kris with his Lemon Ginger Saison and Hearty Muffin.
  We ended up with about 38 attendees, including 8 at the door.
  Feedback for next year:
  • Trash Cans & Dump Stations
  • Water Station
  • Rags/Towels for spills
  • Paperware for serving
  • Street signage/Sandwich boards
  • Revisit marketing ideas
• Club gear liquidation is on the calendar.
  No updates for now. The plan is to get the inventory and do garage sale pricing.
• New quorum: 7 for simple majority, 9 for 2/3 majority

New Business/Member Announcements

Ed Topic - Sensory Mini-Panel Number 1

Becky ran an awesome tasting panel on the following compounds:

• Diacetyl: Butter, Butterscotch
• Dimethyl sulfide (DMS): Cooked Corn or Vegetables
• Isobutyraldehyde: Grainy, Husk-like, Nut-like
• Eugenol: Spicey, Cloves, Allspice

IRON BREWER – Kris is the current Iron Brewer

Jon challenged Kris to battle Kolsch! Bring your entries to the June meeting!

*Homebrew Swap!*

Baltibrew Monthly Meeting Minutes
March 21 @ De Kleine Duivel

Introductions - Old Members/New Faces

Guild Updates

• Based on the feedback from the club the Guild Holiday party will feature 4 prize categories next year.
• The guild is still in the process of applying for non-profit status.
• The BJCP course at MDHB started on 3/10. It’s a shorter 7 week course and a great way to sample a broad range of classic styles.
• Guild Summer Picnic and Wheat Beer is on for Saturday, June 1st. They secured their normal shelter. This is a family friendly event in Patapsco Park. There is a $3 a car entry fee for the park.
• If you are planning on going to Homebrewcon in Rhode Island this year they are trying to coordinate between the clubs. Ping John if you are making the trip to get plugged in to other MD clubs.

Upcoming Events

• MALT Bus Trip, March 23rd
  17 seats were still available as of monday. If you don’t have anything going on this weekend please support the MALT club. Tickets are available at https://maltbus.brownpapertickets.com/.
• Brubakes, April 14th!
  Competitor spots are still open. We have 8 or maybe 9 brewers/bakers present! Jon is looking into a glassware order. Time to get the word out!
• Big Brew, May 4th!
  Brewtherville is going to do Big Brew @ BC Brewing and has extended an invitation. Jude will follow up with more information

Old Business

• Nepenthe is open! Check it out!
• Group Brew on 3/2 was a success! We brewed a traditional lambic and used Jon’s coolship. It was bubbling away a few days later so we definitely caught something. Caiti and Becky brewed a second portion to make up for some spillage during transfer. Caiti, Kris, and Becky will coordinate a tasting for some time next year to see how it came out!
• Club gear liquidation is on the calendar.  Ciaran will take inventory when he has time.
• New quorum: 7 for simple majority, 9 for 2/3 majority

New Business/Member Announcements

• Kris distributed samples of one of the isolates from the Voss Kviek. Report back with you experiences with it! A list of links to information and tips about the strain has been gathered at http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Kveik#Sigmund_Gjernes.27s_Voss_Kveik.

Ed Topic - Wild Cider & Mead Fermentation! (Part II)

• Caiti gave a wonderful talk and Q&A on making Kombucha and brought three different fermented teas to sample. We will consolidate and send out a summary.

IRON BREWER WEISSE

• Kris notched his first Iron Brewer victory with a traditional hefeweizen featuring a ferulic acid rest!

*Homebrew Swap!*

Baltibrew returns to De Kleine Duivel for Brübakes II, a competition featuring homebrewed Saisons paired with homemade baked goods! Join us for a celebration of Spring, Earth Day, sustainable brewing practices, and the DIY spirit!

Baltibrew Monthly Meeting Minutes
February 21 @ De Kleine Duivel

Guild Update - Max

• The Guild Christmas party went well. They are distributing several thousand dollars amongst the various charities. Max made a note of the odiferousness of Baltibrew’s table location in hopes that they will no assign a club there next year.
• The guild is coordinating a brew for their 20th anniversary. More to come in the guild minutes.

Introductions!

Upcoming Events

• March 2nd, Group Brew @ Caiti & Jake’s!
  Looking to coordinate brewers to fill on of Jon’s coolships. If you are interested in brewing or taking home a portion of the finished wort, let us know! Pancakes @ 10AM, brewing to start by noon!
• MALT Bus Trip, March 23rd https://maltbus.brownpapertickets.com/
  There are still seats left! MALT will depart from the Springhill Suites in Columbia and adventure in Northern Virginia and Frederick. The trip starts at 9:15AM and returns at 9:15PM. General tickets are 50 dollars, friends of MALT can get 10 dollars off with a special discount code.
• Brubakes, April 14th! - Competitors Needed!
  De Kleine Duivel has giving the okay to host us again! We’re targeting 8 to 12 competitors this year and no more than 60 attendees. The format will stay remain the same, brew a saison and bake something that features the spent grist as at least 10% of the reciepe weight. Be sure to freeze you grain after brewday. We’ll get a site up shortly. More to come!
• Big Brew, May 4th!
  Jude will coordinate with Brewtherville and provide more information. They seem excited to team up.

Old Business

• Nepenthe is open! Check it out!
• Club gear liquidation is on the calendar. It will take some time to organize.
• New quorum: 7 for simple majority, 9 for 2/3 majority

New Business/Member Announcements

• New Business Cards - Kris ask for permission to run off 1000 new business cards to update our marketing materials. Vote was passed unanimously by those in attendance (quorum was met).

Ed Topic - Wild Cider & Mead Fermentation! - Caiti

• Caiti gave a great presentation on wild fermentations with lots of information on making ciders and mead! Notes are attached here along with these additional links Caiti wanted to distribute.

• Brown's Orchard Harvest Calendar (with varieties available)
  • Cider Apples Guide From Serious Eats
    • Sharps, Sweets, Sharp-Sweets
    • Bittersharps
    • Bittersweets
• USCAM Cider Style Guidelines
• Good Books
  • Make Mead Like a Viking by Jereme Zimmerman
  • Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers by Stephen Harrod Buhner
  • Modern Cider by Emma Christensen
  • The New Cidermaker's Handbook by Claude Joliceour
  • Wines and Beers of Old New England by Sandor C. Brown

IRON BREWER WEISSE @ MARCH!

Homebrew Swap!

Baltibrew Monthly Meeting Minutes
January 17 @ De Kleine Duivel

New Officers

• Meeting Czar – Jon
• Social Secretary – Jude
• Treasurer – Greg
• Ed Czar – Becky
• Guild Rep – Max
• Chilibrew Czar – Caiti (et al)
• Webmaster – Kris

Overview of 2019 Events

• Friday, February 15th - Baltibrew Invades Nepenthe
• Saturday, March 2nd - Spring Group Brew @ Caiti’s
• Saturday, March 23rd - MALT Bus Trip to Virginia Breweries
• Sunday, April 14th - Brubakes!
• Saturday, May 4th - AHA Big Brew
• Saturday, June 1st - MD Homebrew Guild’s Picnic & Wheat Beer Competition 2 Patapsco St Partk
• Saturday, July 13th - Lyft Trip to HoCo Breweries - Sapwood Cellars, Black Flag
• August TBD - MashOut
• September TBD - Zymurnaut’s Crab Feast @ Goddard Space Flight Center
• Saturday, September 21st - Fall Group Brew @ Jon’s
• Friday, October 11th - Chilibrew XIII
• November TBD - Cider Buy and Wootown’s Mead Day
• Saturday, December 7th - MD Guild’s Holiday Party
• Thursday, December 12th - Baltibrew Holiday Potluck (No Regular Meeting)

Old Business - Bylaws Amendments passed!

• Fewer officers
• No more club gear…Auction?
  We’d like to get a list together of what’s in Balitbrew’s inventory and then see what format makes the most sense to divest it.
• New quorum: this month it’s 7 for simple majority, 9 for 2/3 majority

Meet the New Ed Czar

• Becky has many things planned for this year. Caiti will be talking about wild fermentation at the next meeting and Judy from Checkspot will be coordinating a visit later in the year.
• The sensory seibel kit will be done at the general meeting, probably split out between 3 or 4 dates so all club members have the chance to participate.

Next Iron Brewer?

• Kris’ challenged Jon to battle Hefeweizen. Judging will be at the March meeting!

New Business/Member Announcements

• Max’s Sour Wild Ale Day – Feb 18
• Online engagement - Kris looked at some statistics and facebook does get us much engagement. Far more eye’s came to the site from posting on reddit. Greg advocated for trying a meetup group. It’s 10/15 dollars a month depending on the subscription level. We trimmed the IT costs down about that much last year by moving to new hosts and consolidating things so we’ll apply the savings to that for a while. Greg will follow up.

*Homebrew Swap!*

The November meeting was canceled due to weather.  Watch the listserve for information on the following items.

• Guild Holiday Party is on December 1st.
• Baltibrew's December meeting, which is a Holiday Potluck, will probably be move to the second Thursday in December, the 13th.
• Changes to Bylaws were approved unanimously.
• Officer Nominations are still open.
• Iron Brewer IPA is on for the December meeting!

Baltibrew General Meeting

October 18, 2018 @ Jon’s House

• Bylaw Revisions Update

  • Jon presented a list of several bylaw changes addressing the following areas:
    • Officer Reductions
    • Election Procedural Changes and Timeframes
    • Quorum Requirements
  • Greg requested that the language surrounding the club’s guild dues payment be modified so that the money comes directly from the club account.
  • Jon presented a proposal to liquidate the club inventory due to lack of use and interest in maintaining it. The jockey boxes would default to Nepenthe as they put in the vast majority of time, labor, and maintenance costs for the upkeep of the boxes. Other items would be offered to club members.
  • The specific language for the amendments presented at the meeting will be circulated to the membership and 2 votes will be held on the website for the charter changes and liquidation.

• Tasting Panels

  • This will be the last year Jon will coordinate the tasting panels.
  • The club may seek to continue doing pallet training as part of club events or education topics in the future.
  • Following up on the previous motion/vote, the club reimbursed Jon $240 for the cost incurred in coordinating the event.

• Club Calendar

  • We expect planning to take place in November to map out club activities for 2019.

• Officer Nominations

  • Chilibrew Czar - Caiti was nominated and accepted on the condition that everyone is aware she and Jake may be relocation in the late spring. She will work to record all the information she can regarding Chilibrew logistics.
  • Education Czar - Becky was nominated and accepted.
  • Free State Homebrew Club Guild (FSHCG) Representative - Max was nominated and accepted.
  • Meeting Czar - Jon was nominated and accepted.
  • Social Secretary - Jude was nominated in absentia.
  • Treasurer - Greg was nominated and accepted.
  • Webmaster - Kris nominated himself.

• Upcoming Events

  • Mead Day on November 3rd @ Snyder’s Apiary
  • Guild Holiday Party on Saturday, December 1st @ HS Brewery
    Baltibrew secured a spot.  Our theme will be farm oriented and will focus on the use of local/regional ingredients. Raj is coordinating and we need to know who will be volunteering to brew/cook for the table! Tickets are $25 dollars a head.

• Iron Brewer IPA is on for December - Current Iron Brewer - The Reeds

• November Meeting 

  • Jon will inquire about De Kliene

• Homebrew Swap!

As a reminder our September meeting will be at De Kleine Duivel next Thursday, September 20th @ 8PM!

Baltibrew General Meeting

August 16, 2018 @ De Kleine Duivel

• Introductions

• 501c7 Application/Bylaw Revisions Update

  • Nothing more will happen on the 501c7 application in 2018.  We will revisit this in 2019.

• Discussion of Baltibrew Events

  • September 8th - Fall BBQ & Brew @ Jacobs
    The original event was scheduled for the holiday weekend so the event has been rescheduled to September 8th.
  • September 29th/30th - Sensory Panel
    Seats are still available, contact Jon if interested.
  • October 12th - Chilibrew XII!!!!
    • We have one sponsor so far and are seeking a few more. Anyone with a lead on an interested business should reach out to Jacob.
    • Competitor Signup Open we have 17 so far and are hoping for about that many more.
    • (https://chilibrew.yapsody.com/event/index/286756/chilibrew-xii-competitor-ticket)
    • General Ticketing to follow.
    • Volunteering is a great way to attend this event for free.  Caiti will be the volunteer coordinator. Reach out to her if interested.
    • Kris is going to chair the Baltibrew Table, if you are interested in brewing for the table, please reach out.  We are looking for 4 brewers to rep our club at the event.

• Social/Event Updates - Jacob

  • Maryland State Fair - Dropoff on Tuesday, August 21 and Wednesday, August 22 (www.mdhomebrewers.org)
  • Zymernauts Crab Feast @ Goddard Space Flight Center - September 22 (https://maryland-homebrewers-guild.ticketleap.com/nasacrabs2018/)

• Other New Business/Member Announcements

  • Nepenthe Update - Things are as busy as ever! They are hoping to open their doors by November!

• Iron Brewer IPA

  • The Reeds took home the Iron Brewer trophy with their New England IPA!  Congratulations!
    

• Ed Topics

  • Yeast Capture Update!
    Becky grew up six yeast isolates from the group captures and they are currently fermenting in one-quart batches.  We will take gravity and pH measurement next week to see how well these solo organisms ferment.
  • May I Have Your Attenuation, Please!
    A discussion on attenuation and the new Brut IPA style.

• Homebrew Swap!