Entries are due this Thursday, May 9th for the Jeff Sanders Memorial Competition, run by Strand Brewers club. Enter now at http://www.jeffsandersmemorial.com/. This competition features a limited set of categories. Entries may be dropped off at South Bay, Eagle Rock, Steinfillers, Woodland Hills homebrew shops. Judging will be May 18th at Los Angeles Ale Works. Read more →
The next meeting of Pacific Gravity is this Thursday, April 18, 2019.
We will be meeting at L.A. Ale Works (Kip’s brewery), located at 12918 Cerise Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250. laaleworks.com
We will be getting started at 7:30 PM. We are not planning food for this event as there will be a food truck on location.
The ‘style of the month’ is Belgium beers and will include a commercial style tasting hosted by Brian Watson. Please bring your Belgian Beers to the meeting! This month’s style is appropriate because we will also be hosting the awards ceremony for the recent LABBC.
See you all there!
Upcoming dates to remember:
5/3/2019 – SCHBF, Temecula https://www.calhomebrewers.org/2019-schf-info/
5/11/19 – SECOND Saturday @ Harujuku Taproom: 4410 Sepulveda Blvd., https://www.hjtaproom.com/
5/16/19 – Club Meeting @ Smog City
Cheers,
Ian Fraser
President
First up, a quick reminder that Mayfaire entries are due this Friday, April 12 at Eagle Rock, Steinfillers, Woodland Hills brewing shops. Enter now at http://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/. Judging will be April 27 at Five Threads Brewing Company. We will also likely do a local preliminary judging round sometime in the next two weeks. Check back here for details. Read more →
The beers have been organized into their walk-in cooler lair
In hopes that Master Level Judges soon would be there.
Well, the big event is almost here: The 5th Annual Los Angeles Belgian Brew Challenge. With thanks to Los Angeles Ale Works, just about everything is set for judging day on Sunday, March 24th. We have a cadre of judges lined up, including not one, but two Master level judges. Any competition could use a couple more judges, so if you ever wanted to give it a try, come on down. Activities will get under way at 8:00 AM on Sunday, March 24th at LA Ale works, 12918 Cerise Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250. If you want to judge, please sign up at http://comp.belgianbrewchallenge.com/. I’d like to give an advance shout-out for all volunteers including judges, stewards, the master chef, bottle sorters and course, our sponsors. Read more →
Upcoming dates:
We still have plenty of space for the Monster Brew session at Smog City this Saturday, March 9th! But, we need a headcount BEFORE the event, so you must must make a reservation NOW if you want wort. The cost will be $30 for each 5 gallons of wort. You can order several batches if you like. If possible, please pay in advance.
You can sign up one of two ways:
1) Pay now with Paypal. If you do this your reservation is good to go.
2) Drop a line to treasurer@pacificgravity.com saying how many batches you want. Payment will be due on brew day. We will accept payment at the Monster Brew; cash, check and credit card will be accepted.
Please also see my posts on Monster Brew:
Hope to see you there!
Carl Townsend
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
This Month’s Question: How do I modify my wort from the Monster Brew at Smog City Brewing?
Answer:
I hope you are all planning to join us at Smog City Brewing Company’s sixth Annual Monster Brew, Saturday, March 9th, 2018, from 7:00 AM to noon hosted by our very own Jon Porter. We’ll be brewing up a batch of European wort. Where it goes from there is up to you! We’re hoping to have as many variations on the theme as possible for upcoming events such as club meetings, Southern California Homebrew Fest, and the summer party.
The recipe for the wort can be found below. Read more →
MEETING REMINDER!
Please join us this Thursday, 2/21/2019 for our February meeting!
We will be meeting at Tortugo Brewing at 7:30 PM
Our style of the month is Cider’s and Perry’s with Tyler Schwartz leading the commercial tasting.
Date: 2/21/2109 @ 7:30 PM
Location: Tortugo Brewing, 916 W Hyde Park Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90302
Upcoming dates to remember:
March 1, 2019: First Friday at Irish Times
March 9, 2019: MonsterBrew at Smog City Brewing. See Carl’s Monster Brew article.
March 21, 2109: March Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewery
Cheers,
Ian
Smog City Brewing Company 1901 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501
Can you believe it? Pacific Gravity has been doing Monster Brews with Smog City’s Brewmaster, Jon Porter for 11 years! With five trips to Tustin Brewing and five hosted at Smog, we will be making our 11th Monster Brew on Saturday, March 9th, 2019. Everybody has a blast at these events, so please come out and join us!
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2018
Time: Mash-In: Approx 7:00 am
Fermenter Filling: Around Noon
Location: Smog City Brewery 1901 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501
Jon Porter and Carl Townsend are developing a base wort that is sure to allow for maximum creativity. Consider this your blank slate. For the hop heads, boost up the bitterness with your favorite English or American hop tea to make an awesome IPA, or darken it up with roasted malts to make a porter or stout. Use your imagination to make the most awesome beer ever. Each person will need to pitch a yeast of their choice, add adjuncts to the wort, dry hop in secondary, or do nothing special to it at all. To see the full recipe and for modification ideas, see “How Do I Modify My Monster Brew?”
COST and RESERVATIONS
We need a headcount BEFORE the brew session, so you must must make a reservation if you want wort. The cost will be $30 for each 5 gallons of wort. You can order several batches if you like. If possible, please pay in advance.
You can sign up one of two ways:
1) Pay now with Paypal. If you do this your reservation is good to go.
2) Drop a line to treasurer@pacificgravity.com saying how many batches you want. Payment will be due on brew day. We will accept payment at the Monster Brew; cash, check and credit card will be accepted. Read more →
