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Road Trip Update

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April 20th San Diego Trip Update:  We will be leaving from CCHBS at 9 on Saturday so that we can be at Pizza Port at 11 when they open.  From Pizza Port we will be going to Green Flash and then White Labs.  We should be finishing up about 4:30 and be back in Culver City about 6:30.  Please do not park in the shop parking lot, there should be plenty of parking in the neighborhood.  We should have enough extra money to cover the pizza for lunch, but you might want to bring a few bucks just in case.  As always let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Kurt

[email protected]

Membership Dues Collection

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The month of March is dues collection time for Pacific Gravity.  Annual membership dues are $30.  For those of you who have joined the club within the past year, a prorated amount will be due to get you paid up through March 2014.  Dues will be collected at the March 21 club meeting.   Your dues can also be dropped off at Culver City Home Brewing Supply or mailed to club at P.O. Box 2451, Culver City, CA 90230.  Please note, as part of the process of getting the club formally incorporated, we will be asking all members to sign a liability waiver.  Copies of these waivers will be available at the club meeting and at the shop.  All members should have recently received an email with the following:  dues amount owed, a copy of the waiver form and a recap of your contact info (address, etc., should anything need to be updated).  Please contact me with any questions at [email protected].

7 Weeks to Ojai – Call For Campers and Beer

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We are now less than 7 weeks away from the Southern California Homebrewers Festival, when Pacific Gravity takes over Owl Court at Lake Casitas and celebrates the local homebrewing scene.

This year’s Homebrew Fest weekend is May 3 – 5.

To get in to the festival and related events, you must be a member of the California Homebrewers Association. Go to www.calhomebrewers.org to sign up. Membership cost is $45 through the end of March, then $50 through May 2nd. Memberships will be sold through May 2nd, or until they reach capacity, whichever occurs first. Memberships will NOT be sold at the festival site.

The cost for camping at Owl Court is $20 for the weekend. For an additional $25, you can take part in the P.G. Food Plan, which will include Friday and Saturday dinners, along with Saturday and Sunday breakfasts.

If you are going to attend and stay with us at Owl Court, please send me an email at [email protected] and advise with:

– Your Name (if it is not discernible from your email address);
– number of campers @ $20ea;
– whether you will take part in the Food Plan for an additional $25 per camper (YES Food) or not (No FOOD).

Also, if you plan to contribute a beer for the festival, please advise with:
– beer name, if any;
– beer style;
– ABV.

You can pay at one of the next two club meetings, or drop off your payment (attach a note explaining what it is for) at the Culver City Home Brewing Supply shop.

 

How do I modify my Tustin Brew #5

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This Month’s Question:  How do I modify my wort from the Monster Brew at Tustin Brewing?tustinlogo

Answer:

I hope you are all planning to join us at Tustin Brewing’s Fifth Annual Monster Brew, Saturday, March 9th, 2013, from 6 am to 2 pm hosted by our very own Jon Porter.  We’ll be brewing up a batch of spelt-based 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 the Southern California Homebrew Fest, club meetings and Summer party.  Read more →

San Diego Trip – Get Out And Vote

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We will be having a club trip to San Diego in April, currently scheduled for the 20th.  We will be voting at the January meeting to see what spots we will be visiting.  Will it be Ale Smith and Green Flash?  Ballast Point and Mother Earth?  Iron Fist and Port?  Come to the January meeting and help me sort it out!

Thanks for a successful holiday party!

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I wanted to write a quick note to thank all of you who cooked food, brought beer, went shopping, setup, cleaned up, and generally behaved yourselves as guests at Dean’s house.  I’d like to especially thank the board and the volunteers who showed up early Saturday and Sunday to put in double duty.  And saving the best for last, a huge thank you to Dean for letting the hordes descend on his lovely home, and for the coffee, pancakes, and everything else.  Happy holidays to you and your family!

Last Call for Help – Holiday Party

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We’re making the final preparations for what is probably your first Holiday party of the season.  Please help us make your party great by:

Bringing your Home brew kegs to the Culver City Home Brewing Supply store by close of business today.

Showing up to help setup at Dean’s house tomorrow at 11 AM (1310 Amalfi Dr Pacific Palisades, C)

Let me know if you are bringing tables, patio heaters, C02 tanks, or easy ups. [email protected]

Let Carl know what beer you are bringing [email protected]

Let Noelle know what food your bringing [email protected]

Hope you are looking forward to the party, and I will see you tomorrow when the party starts at 5!

Holiday Party – Call for food and volunteers

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Hi Pacific Graviteers!

Our annual holiday party is this Saturday and we need your help to make it a success!  The party is being graciously hosted by Dean Sussman (address below).  We will get started at 5 PM and are schedule to complete the festivities at 10.  Members in good standing are invited and may bring a guest.  We’re all adults, so use you judgement when inviting people.

Chez Sussman
1310 Amalfi Drive
Pacific Palisades
Saturday Dec 1st @ 5:00 pm

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 no cooking or prep area, so bring your offering ready to eat and hot (if appropriate) in a disposable container (every supermarket sells tons of different sized disposable aluminum pans).  If you must bring it in non-disposable dish, please be prepared to take that dish home with you at the end of the party.  We already have several volunteers to bring fried turkey, smoked pork, ham, and carbonade, but we need help rounding out our main courses.  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 6:30.  Please email  [email protected] with the dish you would like to bring so I can make a label for your food.

Bring Yourself!

We need volunteers to help pull off a 150+ person party!  Out of respect for Dean and his family’s schedule we are trying to minimize the setup and take down duration and so setup must begin on Saturday at 11 AM.  If you can volunteer for setup duty, please email [email protected] and we will see you Saturday morning.  If you can’t be there to setup, please come to help with the cleanup.  We need to start cleanup at 9 AM on Sunday morning in order to be finished by noon.  Again, email [email protected] to volunteer.

Bring Stuff!

We are renting some things, but we need the membership to help with much needed equipment.  Please email [email protected] 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 equipment, glassware, or other schwag to donate, please contact [email protected]

Bring Beer!

As I said yesterday, please have your kegs to the shop by 7 PM on Friday so that we can transport them to Dean’s and setup the Club Dispensing System.  Please email Carl at [email protected] 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.


Holiday Party December 1st – Call for Kegs

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Hi members, I hope you are looking forward to our Holiday Party this Saturday, December 1st.  I’ll be sending out another announcement later with all of the details about how you can help make this party great. But for now, we need to know what home brewed beers you are bringing to the party.  Please email Carl at [email protected] with the name of your beer, beer style, ABV, and keg size so that he can make up a special holiday themed label.  Since we have a very limited time to setup for the party, please bring your kegs to the Culver City Home Brew Supply store on Friday by close of business.  If you absolutely can’t make it to the store on Friday, we can accept kegs during setup at the party, which starts at 11 AM.  As a last resort, bring your keg to the party once it is going at 5 PM.

Further questions?  Email Carl at [email protected]

There it is…it’s a July flyer…

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JULY TWENTY-TWELVE

UPCOMING EVENTS:

SUMMER PARTY @ NEIL’S: 12966 RUBENS AVE, MARINA DEL REY – SATURDAY, JULY 21ST, lPM TO 8PM
Oktoberfest in July?  You betcha!  Join us for the first of our big parties of the year and bring your best German Potato Salad – we’ll have an informal competition to find the best of the bunch.  Don’t forget to bring kegs of beer, too!  This is YOUR party, so do your part to make it awesome – please volunteer for anything from set-up, food prep, and cooking, to front gate duty and clean-up.  Please email [email protected] to let us know how you’ll help and to RSVP.

FIRST FRIDAY @ FOUR POINTS SHERATON LAX POOLSIDE: 9750 AIRPORT BLVD, AUGUST 3RD, 5PM TO 9PM
The Four Points always has many, many great beers on tap and in bottles, so what better than that, around the pool, on a warm summer night?  Just don’t fall in, K?

MEAD DAY @ THE CARRIAGE HOUSE: 2379 21ST STREET, LA – SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH, lOAM TO 6PM
**NOTE DATE CHANGE** Mmmmm…mead.  I love it, don’t you?  This will be like a big brew, but instead of beer, we’ll be brewing multiple batches of that ancient and magical elixir.  Perhaps you’ll find the inspiration to join us!
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