Category Archives: Regular Meetings

October 19, 2019 by lpbrewer

October 17th @ De Kleine Duivel

Ed Topic - Judy from Checkspot!

Judy Neff from Checkerspot brewing spoke and fielded questions about her experiences as a home and professional brewer.

Guild Updates & Upcoming Club Events

  • Homebrew Extravaganza - Wednesday, 10/23 @ Checkerspot Brewing.
    • $10 @ at the door. All proceeds go to BARCS.
    • 10 slots left to enter the competition. Email Judy if interested.
  • Turkey Shoot (MALT) @ Hysteria Brewing
  • Mead Day (Wootown)
    • Saturday November 2 at Snyder’s Apiaries, 4747 Norrisville Rd, White Hall Md.

Old Business

  • ChiliBrew XIII!
    • About 30 competitors and 200 attendees made this event a blast. Updates on the financials to come.
  • Zymurnauts Crabfeast
    • Great event, highly encourage folks to attend next year. A lot of commercial beer this year and the crabs were great.

New Business/Member Announcements

  • Guild Holiday Party - Saturday December 7 @ Heavy Seas Brewery. Watch for an email thread to coordinate. We need to decide soon if we’re going to request a table.
  • 2019 Cider Buy - Watch for an email to gauge interest. We have a contact at Weber’s but we’ll need a decent amount of interest to coordinate a pick up.
  • Club Shirts - Max has been tasked with bringing cost information on the “work-shirt” style to a future meeting
  • Craft Beer Events
  • 2020 Baltimore Officer Nomination are Open
    • ChiliBrew Czar
    • Ed Czar
    • Guild Rep
    • Meeting Czar
    • Social Secretary
    • Treasurer
    • Webmaster
    • Greg was nominated to return as Treasurer
  • ChiliBrew's Future - Ian floated the idea of spinning off ChiliBrew to operate under an established philanthropic organization. Both the eBoard and general membership were interested in hearing more so Ian will coordinate the information and bring it back to the club for discussion. 
  • Coor's Light & St. Jude - Evan annouced two upcoming events through Coors in support of St. Jude. A percentage of Coors lights sales will be donated and they will be accepting donations.
    • Tuesday, 10/22 6-8 PM @ Gypsy Queen. Happy Hour and Raffle
    • Friday, 10/25 5-7PM @ Penn & Quill. $20 gets you a carving pumpkin and a Coors.  

Introductions - Old Members/New Faces

IRON BREWER – Kevin is the Current Iron Brewer, Iron Brewer Milk Stout is on for the November Meeting!

Homebrew Swap!

September 20, 2019 by lpbrewer

September 19th @ De Kleine Duivel

Introductions - Old Members/New Faces

Guild Updates & Upcoming Club Events

  • Crab Feast (Zymernauts/SPBW/Guild)
    • This Saturday @ Goddard rec center!
    • All-you-can-eat crabs, pulled pork, and other stuff w/ all-you-care-to-sample homebrews and professional cask ales. Two live bands and a Hombrew Contest. $60 for adults, $10 for kids 6-12, free for kids under 6.
    • https://maryland-homebrewers-guild.ticketleap.com/nasacrabs2019
    • Please accurately enter info as there will be security at the gate.
  • Chains and Grains (Granite Run Brewers)
  • Homebrew Extravaganza
    • Wednesday, 10/23 @ Checkerspot Brewing
    • $10 @ the door. All proceeds go to BARCS.
    • 10 slots left to enter the competition. Email Judy to enter.
  • Turkey Shoot (MALT)
    • Hysteria Brewing
  • Mead Day (Wootown)
    • Saturday, November 2 at Snyder’s Apiaries in White Hall Md.
Guild Minutes September 2019Download

Old Business

New Business/Member Announcements

Ed Announcements

Becky is attempting to arrange for a guest speaker from a local brewery next month.

IRON BREWER – Kevin is the Current Iron Brewer

Jon threw down the gauntlet for Iron Brewer Milk Stout. Bring you entry in November!

Homebrew Swap!

August 16, 2019 by lpbrewer

August 15th @ De Kleine Duivel

Upcoming Events

  • The Zymurnaughts Crab Feast is on for Saturday, September 21st! The event is from noon-6 and features all you can eat crabs, pulled pork, chicken, brats, and vegetarian friendly options. Early bird pricing is $55 bucks so it's quite a deal. Tickets: https://maryland-homebrewers-guild.ticketleap.com/nasacrabs2019/
  • Our September group brew was scheduled for that Saturday but Jon is open to moving it to another Saturday so we can focus on the Crab Feast.
  • Chilibrew is on for Friday, October 11th! Competitor tickets are on sale now: https://chilibrew.yapsody.com/event/index/452761/chilibrew-xiii-competitor-ticket
  • If you know of anyone who might be interested in helping out designing a market asset to get the word out in local breweries and bars, please holler at the officers and we can connect you.

Iron Brewer

  • Kevin won Iron Brewer Trippel! Congratulations! More to come on the next Iron Brewer challenge!

May 17, 2019 by lpbrewer

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.
Guild Meeting Minutes May 2019Download

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
    • Homebrewcon, June 27-29
    • 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 20, 2019 by lpbrewer

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!*

March 22, 2019 by lpbrewer

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.
Guild Minutes Available in PDFDownload

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

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!*

February 22, 2019 by lpbrewer

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.
Wild Cider and Mead NotesDownload

IRON BREWER WEISSE @ MARCH!

Homebrew Swap!

January 18, 2019 by lpbrewer

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!*

November 16, 2018 by lpbrewer

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!

October 23, 2018 by lpbrewer

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!

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April 13, 2025
  • BaltiBrew Monthly Meeting - Social
    Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Location: Sapwood Cellars Brewery, 8980 MD-108 Suite MNO, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Description:

    This April the club will be meeting at Sapwood Cellars for a social meeting in Howard County. The plan is to head to Black Flag afterward.

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