Pacific Gravity Holiday Party – December 6th

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Mark your calendars for Saturday December 6th, 2014 as Neil Saund has graciously let the club host the annual Pacific Gravity Holiday Party at his duplex.

 

Volunteer

We need volunteers to help pull off a 150+ person party!  We will be doing preliminary clean-up THIS Sunday (11/23/2014).  Please help us out this Sunday and any other time you can!  Help make this years holiday party better than ever by volunteering and helping things run smooth. You can find more information below:

Volunteer Now!

Bring Food!

This is a potluck party, so we are depending on YOU to bring your favorite holiday dish to share.  Please know that there will be limited cooking and prep space, so bring your dish ready to eat and hot (if appropriate) in a disposable container (Smart & Final is a great resource for this).  If you must bring it in a non-disposable dish, please be prepared to take that dish home with you at the end of the party.  We will have a food list of what we will be provided by the club by the end of the week.  Bring sides or holiday staples like stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, creamed corn, veggies, and salads.  Bring appetizers and finger food like shrimp, pig in a blanket, egg rolls, stuffed mushrooms.  Bring you family recipe or holiday traditions.  There will be no “service” but dinner should commence by 6 PM.  Please email board@gmail.com with the dish you would like to bring so we can make a label for your food.

Bring Stuff!

We are renting some things, but we need the membership to help with much needed equipment.  Please email board@pacificgravity.com if you can bring any of the items listed below to the party:

  • Easy Ups (in case of inclimate weather)
  • Patio Heaters
  • Jockey Boxes
  • CO2 Tanks
  • Serving tables

We already have things for the raffle, but if you have lightly used brew related schwag, please contact  treasurer@pacificgravity.com

Bring Beer!

Please email Carl at competitioncoordinator@pacificgravity.com with your beer’s name, style, ABV, and keg volume so that he can make labels. Feel free to bring home brew or special commercial beers in bottles to share with other guests as well.

If you have any questions or would like to contribute, please email the board at board@pacificgravity.com.

Full Event

Club Meeting – Anniversary Brew Recipe Poll!

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Everyone-

Its been a busy month for me so I apologize for the late poll, but we have selected 3 great Belgian Dubbel Recipe’s for our Club Anniversary brew taking place this Saturday.  Details about the timing of the brew start and meeting will come later this week, but we need to get this poll up for all of you to vote!  Click on the link below to go to the online poll to vote for your choice for our club brew this Saturday!  Voting ends on Tuesday night @ 6pm so that we can purchase the appropriate ingredients ahead of time.  You can vote as many times as you like, cheers!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR THE WINNER!

Here are the three final recipes!

Recipe #1: “I Like Rochefort”

  • OG – 1.070
  • FG – 1.010
  • IBUs – 20
  • SRM – 18.86
  • ABV – 7.9%
  • Recipe Size (6 Gallons)
  • Boil Time – 90 min

Grain/Fermentable Bill

  • 14.0 lbs Belgian Pils
  • 0.5 lbs Melanoidin
  • 0.5 lbs Special B
  • 1.0 lbs 90L Belgian Syrup

*(Mash Schedule – 20 Min rest @ 144F, 40 Min rest @ 156F)

Hops & Kettle Additions

  • 1.7oz (3.50% AA) – Hallertau Hersbrucker – 60 min.

Yeast

  • 2qt Starter of WLP540 Abbey Ale IV

Fermentation Schedule

  • Primary – 7 days @ 66F
  • Secondary – 10 days @ Room Temp

*One full day after Krausen drops start to raise temp 1F per 12 hours till room temp.  Do not transfer unless within .002 of target terminal gravity.  Isinglass in secondary.

Recipe #2: Belgian Dubbel

  • OG – 1.068
  • FG – 1.012
  • IBUs – 31
  • SRM – 21.3
  • ABV – 7.5%
  • Recipe Size (10 gallons)
  • Boil Time – 70 min

Grain/Fermentable Bill

  • 18.0 lbs Belgian Pils
  • 2.0 lbs Belgian Candy Sugar (added to boil @ 30 min mark)
  • 1.0 lbs Light Munich
  • 1.0 lbs CaraMunich Malt
  • 1.0 lbs Cara Vien Malt
  • 1.0 lbs Belgian Biscuit
  • 1.0 lbs Belgian Aromatic
  • 1.0 lbs Special B
  • .25 lbs Chocolate Malt

*(Mash Schedule – 20 Min rest @ 128F, 20 Min rest @ 149F, 40 Min rest @ 153F)

Hops & Kettle Additions

  • 2.60oz (5.3%AA) – Tettnang 60 min.
  • 1.50oz (4.1% AA) – Hallertauer 20 min.

Yeast

  • 2qt Starter of Wyeast 1214 Abbey Ale Yeast

Fermentation Schedule

  • Primary – 7 – 14 days @ 70F
  • Secondary – 14 days @ 70F

Recipe #3: Light Westy

  • OG – 1.069
  • FG – 1.010
  • IBUs – 18
  • SRM – 15.73
  • ABV – 7.7%
  • Recipe Size (6 gallons)
  • Boil Time – 90 min

Grain/Fermentable Bill

  • 7.0 lbs Belgian Pale
  • 7.0 lbs Belgian Pils
  • 1.5 lbs Belgian Dark Candy Sugar (added to boil @ flame out)
  • (Mash Schedule – 60 Min rest @ 145F, 20 Min rest @ 155F)

Hops & Kettle Additions

  • 0.50oz (8.5% AA) – Northern Brewer 90 min.
  • 0.50oz (4.1% AA) – Styrian Goldings 20 min.
  • 0.25oz (2.8% AA) – Hallertauer Mittelfrüh 20 min.

Yeast

  • 2qt Starter of WLP 530 Abbey Ale Yeast

Fermentation Schedule

  • Primary – 7 – 14 days @ 65F (pitching temp, free rise afterwards)
  • Secondary – 14 days @ Room temp

*Cool to 65F and pitch yeast.  Let free rise to 80F and hold there.

FIRST FRIDAY! 11/8 | THE DAILY PINT (Santa Monica)

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Just a friendly reminder that we are meeting up at the DAILY PINT this First Friday (11/8). Rumors are that there will be something special there for us…and I’m not talking about Kingsley in a bear costume…although that is always a viable option…

If you have never been to the Daily Pint…you haven’t experienced arguably the best craft beer bar in Los Angeles…not to mention the incredible scotch selection…

Click HERE for details:   FIRST FRIDAY AT THE DAILY PINT!

Cheers!

Kingsley

Homebrewers Festival Returns in 2015 !

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On the weekend of May 1-3, 2015, Pacific Gravity and other homebrewers clubs from all over Southern California will descend on Vail Lake Resort in Temecula for the 2015 edition of the Southern California Homebrewers festival.  Vail Lake was the festival site before it moved to Lake Casitas, so this is a homecoming of sorts.

Mark your social calendars now.  We will kick the organizing into high gear after the beginning of the year.

Volunteer for “The Festival” hosted by The Shelton Brothers & Sharefest with Brouwerij West

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Club members!

The Shelton Brothers and Sharefest in collaboration with Brouwerij West are hosting an amazing festival at CRAFTED in San Pedro on November 8th and 9th and they are looking for volunteers to pour at all four sessions.  Here are the details on volunteering:

Sharefest Volunteer Registration

Sharefest has been chosen as the non-profit recipient of Shelton Brothers Importers Craft Beer Festival on November 8 & 9. The Festival will feature craft brewers from around the world and promises to be an amazing event featuring food and music, all at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles. We are expecting 8,000 people to show up!

Sharefest is looking for 200 volunteers to help pour tastings and help with event registration which is filling up fast.

The event is broken into 2 sessions each day. The first is from 12:00-4:00 pm, the second from 5:00-9:00 pm. In exchange for volunteering at one 4-hour session, volunteers will receive:

  1. A free session of their choice ($45 value)
  2. An event t-shirt
  3. A special-edition sample glass
  4. An invitation to the after party on Sunday evening after the last session where of course, craft brew will be served

Below are some links that describe the exciting things that will be happening at the Festival and the world’s best breweries represented from all over Europe, the U.S., Canada, Japan, and New Zealand:

The list of breweries is pretty phenomenal so check out the links above to check it out.  If you are interested in volunteering, CLICK HERE.

See you then!

OC Bus Trip Tomorrow @10AM

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It’s not too late to sign up for the bus trip tomorrow! We still have about 20 available spots. Show up with $25 in cash, check or credit card for your entry onto the bus PLUS cash for lunch! See details below:

 

Orange County Road Trip

Join Pacific Gravity as we travel down to OC to hit some of the newest players in the Southern California beer scene as well as an old favorite.  On October 18th we will be taking a bus from Culver City Home Brewing Supply (please park in the neighborhood behind the shop).  We will be stopping at TAPS in Brea to enjoy some of their excellent food and their many GABF and World Beer Cup medal winning beers.  Up next will be Bottle Logic brewing.   Yet to celebrate their first anniversary, Bottle Logic is already making waves with standouts like Leche Mole milk stout, the sessionable She Shot First American wheat ale and hop bombs like Actuator and Double Actuator.   After that we’ll be going around the corner to Valiant Brewing, an under the radar spot that has an impressive lineup of big beers, from Alpha Drive and Alpha Overdrive for the hop heads to the gold medal winning Axiom Trappist style ale.

If you have any questions about the trip, please contact me at roadtrips@pacificgravity.com.  It is sure to be a great time, so please join us if you are free.

Where, when, how much?

Depart from CCHBS on 10/18 at 10:30AM

Return to CCHBS at approximately 5PM

Tickets:  $25 (does NOT include lunch)

Club 20th Anniversary Brew – Recipe Submission forms

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Great meeting last night everyone!

As promised attached to this post is the excel form for you to submit your recipe for the club anniversary brew!  Once you complete the form please email it to:

board [at] pacificgravity.com

Please submit your recipes no later than October 23rd – and remember that the style for our 20th Anniversary Brew is going to be a Belgian Dubbel.  To recap the idea – our club is turning 20 next February and we thought it would be awesome to get together at next month’s Club Meeting & Chili Cookoff to brew up a beer that would be worthy of our 20th anniversary.  The board decided on the style, but we need our club members to help us get creative and come up with an awesome recipe for a Belgian Dubbel.  Lets get creative and brew up an awesome beer together!

The board will go through the recipe’s submitted and post a poll for all of you to vote for the recipe we brew on Nov. 22nd.

Thanks & Cheers everyone!

Brian

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Reminders! Club Meeting tonight & Bus Trip on Saturday

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Just your friendly reminder that our club meeting is tonight at CCHBS.

Also, the OC Bus Trip is on Saturday.  Remember that you will need to bring cash for lunch.  We will have our own patio, but we will have 1 bill (in exchange for a non-fixed menu) so cash will make organizing everything easier.

See you all tonight!  We have a lot to go over with elections, upcoming events and our new homebrew competition next spring.  Do NOT miss this club meeting

Brian

October Club Meeting! 10/16/2014 @ CCHBS

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Hello Pacific Gravity Home Brewers!  Click this link for the Event page for this meeting.

Our next PG Club meeting is Thursday, October 16th @ Culver CIty Brew Supply (7:30pm)  Here is the agenda for the meeting:

2015 BOARD ELECTIONS – NOMINATIONS TONIGHT
If you are interested in joining the board for next year we will be taking nominations at this meeting!  There are three elected positions on the board – President, Vice President and Treasurer.

PACIFC BREWER’S CUP – COOLERS!  PLEASE GIVE KINGSLEY BACK HIS BACKYARD!
If you were generous enough to let us borrow your cooler for the Pacific Brewers Cup, we’ll have it for you at the meeting. If you need your cooler before Thursday – please contact Kingsley via email at vicepresident( at )pacificgravity.com to reunite you with your cool friend. These coolers are all sitting in Kingsley’s backyard and need to be taken at the meeting!!

OCTOBER BUS TRIP – LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP
Saturday, October 18th. TAPS FISHOUSE & BREWING’s patio will be out first stop for brews and grub. BOTTLE LOGIC is on the docket; with a third stop @ VALIANT BREWING COMPNY. Cost is $25.00 for the bus ride. There are a handful of seats left – so get on the list if you want to join us!

NOVEMBER CLUB ANNIVERSARY BREW AND CHILI COOKOFF
Next month’s club meeting is going to be held on a SATURDAY at Ian’s place.  We will be doing our annual Chili Cookoff and a club brew.  Next February is our 20th anniversary and we would like to have a beer brewed by the club ready to drink at the February club meeting.  We will have a brew system setup in Ian’s backyard while we brew our 20th Anniversary Beer – a Belgian Dubbel.  The board decided on the style (to coincide with our Belgian Beer Competition in March), but we want club members to collaboratively come up with a recipe for this brew!  The plan is as follows:

  • We will post a recipe form for download on the PG website sometime in the next week.  Please submit recipes using this form.
  • Submit your recipe via email to president [at] pacificgravity.com before 10/23/2014
  • Once all recipes have been received we will post them with a poll that will be active for a few weeks.
  • The winning recipe must fit within the Belgian Dubbel style guidelines.
  • All members who are current on their membership dues are eligible to submit recipes.
  • This beer will be brewed on 11/22/2014 @ Ian’s house during our club meeting / chili cook off event.

BELGIAN BEER COMPETITION – ORGANIZING COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Our new annual Belgian Beer Competition is scheduled to take place in March which means we need to get started organizing this event.  We have several positions open for volunteers, so let us know if you are interested in volunteering.

OCTOBER COMMERCIAL TASTING HOST NEEDED | AMERICAN ALES
AMERICAN ALES BJCP Guidelines:
http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category10.php

As always, bring a brew that you’re proud of, or a bottle of your favorite to share with you fellow PG Home Brewers!

See you then!

October Road Trip Details!

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Join Pacific Gravity as we travel down to OC to hit some of the newest players in the Southern California beer scene as well as an old favorite.  On October 18th we will be taking a bus from Culver City Home Brewing Supply (please park in the neighborhood behind the shop).  We will be stopping at TAPS in Brea to enjoy some of their excellent food and their many GABF and World Beer Cup medal winning beers.  Up next will be Bottle Logic brewing.   Yet to celebrate their first anniversary, Bottle Logic is already making waves with standouts like Leche Mole milk stout, the sessionable She Shot First American wheat ale and hop bombs like Actuator and Double Actuator.   After that we’ll be going around the corner to Valiant Brewing, an under the radar spot that has an impressive lineup of big beers, from Alpha Drive and Alpha Overdrive for the hop heads to the gold medal winning Axiom Trappist style ale.

We have spots open still on the bus and will be emailing other clubs to fill the remaining seats – so email Kurt @ roadtrips@pacificgravity.com to grab a spot.

All questions should also go to Kurt @ roadtrips@pacificgravity.com.  It is sure to be a great time, so please join us if you are free.

Depart from CCHBS on 10/18 at 10:30AM

Return to CCHB approximately 5PM

Tickets:  $25 (does NOT include lunch)