Bite at the Beach – Save the Date & IPA Recipe

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Its time for Bite at the Beach 2015!  Last year we had the opportunity to take advantage of a shift in alcohol law that allowed homebrewers to donate their beer to non-profit events/orgs and have our beer on tap at a small craft beer festival.  You can read all about last year’s event HERE.We have been asked to do this again by the MBCC.  Just like last year, donating a keg (5 gallons) of homebrewed beer/cider or 2.5 gallons of mead or cider to the festival grants you access to attend as well (1 person per).  Last year was a lot of fun – a very unique opportunity to share our beers with the public.  Lets do it again!

Here is the flyer for this year’s event:

We’re happy to announce that this year we will be partnering, once again, with Strand Brewing Club to brew beer for a good cause! We’ll be pouring with Strand at Bite at the Beach on May 16th and we need your homebrews!

There are 21 total spots available between the two clubs, a minimum of 6 which come with a special mission. Together we are going to feature a minimum of 6 IPAs all with a specific aroma/flavor hop. Here is a base recipe and the hop options:
5 Gallon Recipe – 6 Way IPA 
Malt:
   10lbs 2row
   1lb Carafoam
   1lb Crystal (20L)
Boil: 60 minutes
   @ 60 minutes – 1oz Magnum approx 15% AA / 45-50 IBU’s
   @ 10 minutes – 1oz designated aroma/flavor hop
   @ 0 minutes – 3oz designated aroma/flavor hop
   Dry hop – 3oz designated aroma/flavor hop
Yeast:
   WLP001 California Ale Yeast (1000ml starter OR 2 vials)
Fermentation:
   Primary @ 68F for 10 days
   Transfer to secondary and dry hop @ 70F for 5 days
OG:
1.062 @ 72% efficiency
Here is  the sign up list for Bite At the Beach 2015
Sign Up List for Bite At The Beach 2015
Tap #BrewerBeer
01Rives BorlandIPA Challenge – Nelson Sauvin
02Adam WardIPA Challenge – Amarillo
03Brian HolterIPA Challenge – Pacifica
04Ryan PenrodIPA Challenge – Citra
05Lloyd JohnsonIPA Challenge – Simcoe
06Anthony BrownstoneIPA Challenge – Centennial
07Kingsley TobyIPA Challenge – Sorachi Ace
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10
11
12Katie CollierKeg – German Hef
13Tania GamezKeg – Hard Apple Cider
14Kevin CollierIPA Challenge – Cascade
15Chris RemenspergerKeg (Beer TBD)
16Chris RemenspergerKeg (Beer TBD)
17Ryan PenrodKeg (Beer TBD)
18Terry MalloyLil’ Bo Steam
19Michael MusgraveKeg (Beer TBD)
20Rives BorlandKeg (Beer TBD)
21Jesse TiceKeg (Beer TBD)
Non-TapJesse TiceMeads (Bottles)
Non-TapJay AnkeneyMead/Melomel (Bottles)
(We will mark the hops that have been spoken for on this website as people signup.  You can choose a different hop for your aroma/flavor hop than hops that are listed here if you prefer)
We don’t want to have duplicate hops on display, so as people sign up for their hop of choice we will mark that spot down as reserved.  If you are interested in participating – IPA challenge or not – please reach out to board@pacificgravity.com to sign up for a particular brew (hop specific) or tap position.  Entry is granted per 5 gallons of homebrew/cider or 2.5 gallons of mead.
Of course we want you to bring all your beers/meads/ciders, but who doesn’t love a good IPA at the beach, so give it a shot!

Stone AHA Rally: Strand Brewers Bus Trip

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Here is a message from the Strand Brewers regarding their Bus Trip to Stone later this month.  If you are interested RSVO to the rally at the link below and email roadtrips@pacificgravity.com:

 

Hi folks!
It’s that time of year again! Every year around March, Stone hosts a rally with the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), and the Strand Brewers organize a bus trip to join in the festivities!

The rally is Saturday, March 28, 11am to 2pm, at Stone Liberty Station (NOT the main Stone Brewery). Note this is earlier than last year! That means our bus will need to leave Los Angeles around 8am to make sure we get there on time! (Departure time has not yet been finalized).

We typically invite all the Los Angeles Homebrew Clubs to join us, but Strand members get first dibs. Please let me know as soon as possible if you are interested in attending.

Participants must be members of the AHA, but you can join (or renew) for a discounted price at the door! If you go this route, we’ve been asked to fill out the forms in advance to make the process speedier. The link to the form was broken, but the FAQ page below has some more details.

Attendees are asked to RSVP. This is just to give Stone a rough head count. We found out last year that an RSVP is not a guarantee of entry! The link to RSVP is below. Please do this!

The rally includes an informal homebrew competition, and we are the judges! Vote for your favorite beer, and the winner gets to brew with Mitch Steele, head brewer for Stone! (psst…I’m one of the contestants!)

Afterwards we will stop by a few San Diego breweries. By popular demand, we will stop for dinner somewhere before heading back! I am open to suggestions for places to visit, both breweries and restaurants, so let me know!

Cost: The bus itself will be something like $40 per person. That includes snacks and water. And yes, homebrew will most likely be allowed on the bus (still have to confirm this). Price has not yet been finalized. The rally is free, but again AHA members only! Regular membership is $43, but I don’t know what the discounted price is (the link on the FAQ page is broken).

SUMMARY:
– Let me know if you want to come ASAP (I need a headcount to reserve a bus)
– RSVP to the rally
– Send me suggestions on breweries or restaurants.

FAQ page:
This page links to the new member form, but the link seems to be broken.
http://strandbrewersclub.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1513591bf69a764269311e2e&id=296e27e086&e=7f3fcf858d

Link for RSVP:
http://strandbrewersclub.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1513591bf69a764269311e2e&id=ab11423163&e=7f3fcf858d

Entry Deadlines – 2 Competitions

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There are two important competition entry deadlines coming right up:

1)  Deadline for the First Annual Belgian Beer Challenge is Sunday, March 1st at 4:00 PM.  Registration is on-line at http://belgianbrewchallenge.com/ . Drop your entries off at the Culver City Homebrew Supply shop before the close of business.

2)  if you have entries for the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition, please note the following deadlines:

For entries in the San Diego region only:  You may drop off entries at the Culver City shop no later than 7:00 PM Thursday, March 5th.

For all other regions:  You must ship your beers via UPS so they arrive no later than March 11th.  (If you miss the Thursday deadline for San Diego, you can ship them so they arrive by the 11th.)

If anybody wants to make the road trip to San Diego for beer drop-off, please drop me a line at Competitions@PacificGravity.com no later than Thursday.  The club will reimburse you for up to $50 for gas.  Bottles need to be delivered to Ballast Point Brewing, 5401 Linda Vista Road, Suite 406, San Diego, CA  92110.

Thanks
Carl Townsend

NHC Attendance Registration – Ends Tomorrow!

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see below for information to register to attend the national homebrewers conference!

National Homebrewers Conference

Join us in San Diego for the 2015 AHA National Homebrewers Conference!
Join Us in San Diego! Apply to Register for the AHA National Homebrewers Conference
Sign Up Before 10 PM MST Tomorrow
Now’s the time, beer lovers! American Homebrewers Association members can apply to register for the 2015 AHA National Homebrewers Conference, June 11-13, San Diego.Registration application closes tomorrow, so don’t wait any longer:

Apply to register now.

With over 80 speakers and nearly 60 seminars to choose from, this year’s conference promises to be a brewing-education bonanza. And with 17 hours of Homebrew Expo over the course of three days, you’d better bring your shopping list. Last but certainly not least, there’s Club Night—the biggest homebrew party of the year!

Join us in San Diego!

Here is the information you’ll need for your registration application (a valid 9-digit AHA member number for each registrant and guest is required (e.g. one number for yourself, a separate unique number for your guest).

P.S. Already registered? Thanks! Stay tuned for more details.
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Tomorow – 20th Anniversary Club Meeting

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Everyone-

Tomorrow is the big day!  Many of us will be at Tomm & Danise’s place tonight to setup – if you can make it we would love to see  you.  The more people we get to help us setup and cleanup the day after the better.

I just want to remind everyone that just like our other meetings we should all be extremely appreciative that Tomm and Danise have opened up their home for us to celebrate 20 years of an awesome homebrew club.  With that, I want to remind you all  to be respectful of their house while you are there.  We have rented a porta potty outside which is reserved for men/boys.  Women/Girls may use the indoor restroom.  Other than that we ask that you please keep the party outside where there will be plenty of beer and food!

I strongly suggest you secure some type of ride to and from the event so that you do not get behind the wheel after you have had too many beers.  A taxi far, uber fare or favor is far less costly than what can happen if you drive when you shouldnt.

That said – I look forward to seeing all of you tomorrow and hope you all have a blast (and bring your beer!!)

Brian

20th Anniversary – Door Giveaways and 20th Gear!

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We are only a few days away from our 20th Anniversary Soiree!  20 years of educating each other about beer, learning more and more about homebrew, bus trips, homebrew competitions, etc is no small task.  The board wanted to do something special for our club members for this anniversary so we purchased a couple of pieces of Pacific Gravity gear for this party.

20th Anniversary T-Shirts – $25.

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Front

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Back

 

We went all out with our T-Shirts for this year’s anniversary.  These shirts – designed by Tad (cheers buddy) – look freaking awesome!  They are black T’s with front, back and sleeve logos printed on them.  These shirts will be available at the door for purchase for $25.

20th Anniversary Glassware – Free!

We wanted to do something special for our members for this event as well.  Instead of selling two different types of schwag for the anniversay we decided we would print up some killer glassware to give away to club members at the door.  To receive your free glass you must be a club member who has paid his/her dues.  We only made 72 of these bad boys so make sure you get to the party early enough to grab one.  If we run out of glasses we will have a sign up sheet so that you can let us know you are interested in a glass – or if you wanted a second one you can sign up for it at the party as well.

Just remember that this party is a kick off of our 20th anniversary year.  We have some other events that we are trying to lock down dates for the rest of the year.  Ill make sure to keep everyone up to date with events at our monthly club meetings – but you can also browse through our events calendar on this website to keep up to date.

See you on Saturday!

Beer for 20th Anniversary Party

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Screen Shot 2015-02-13 at 6.57.53 PM copyWe’ll have the Wave of Beer cranked up for the 20th Anniversary Party. If you have a keg or two, bring them along. Let me know what you are bringing and I’ll have a special 20th Anniversary toe tags to decorate the tap. Drop me a line at competitions@pacificgravity.com

See you there!
Carl

20th Anniversary Party Announcements!

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Screen Shot 2015-02-13 at 6.57.53 PM copyOur February meeting (aka 20th Anniversary Party) is right around the corner! We have a few announcements to share leading up to the event:

*Set up will be on Friday 2/20 at 6pm and clean up on Sunday 2/22 at 10am at the Trux Stop, we need volunteers to help so we don’t stick our generous hosts with the task. Please contact board@pacificgravity.com to sign up to volunteer!

*PG’s Chef Ian will be grilling up some carne asada! Please bring your dishes to soak up all the beer as well. You can fit the style and bring chips & guac, rice, beans, etc. or just anything you feel like!

*Bring your own folding chairs if you plan on sitting. We will also need some tables, please contact us if you have any, they can be dropped off during setup.

*MOST IMPORTANTLY…. Bring your home brews! What better way to celebrate 20 years as a home brew club than by sharing your beer with the rest of the club!

We look forward to seeing you all! Stay tuned next week for some exciting news about a special surprise we have for all you members!

Happy Pacific Gravity 20th Anniversary Kickoff Month!!

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To kickoff our 20th anniversary, we will be posting old and possibly forgotten photos of past events / members each month starting with some from around 1999.  There are certainly more, but we’re trying to pick some of the better ones.  We wish they were a little better resolution, but after all, it was 1999!!! Hope you all enjoy and party like it’s 1999 this year to celebrate! …just don’t dress like it’s 1999, wow!

Cheers to our 20th and may we have an even better next 20 years! Read more →

AFC Entries Due Feb 5th

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As the new homebrew competition season gets underway, it is now time to get ready for the first official event. Entry registration for the America’s Finest City homebrew competition is now open at https://quaff.org/AFC-2015/. This event takes 2 bottles per entry and costs $7.00. You can drop off entries up until February 5th at the Culver City Homebrew Supply Co. QUAFF is also looking for judges for the competition on February 20th and 21st. Read more →