Homebrewers of Philadelphia and Suburbs

Wort's Hoppening, March 1998

Date Event

March 6
HOPS First Friday - First Friday in Olde City with open galleries and the almost monthly potluck dinner at the ERG office (Peter Hecht). All HOPS members are invited to our get togethers and children are welcome. The doors open at 6:00 pm or so and we go to around 11pm. Come and see the art or just hang out eat, drink, and be merry. The normal contingent is 30-50 people each month. The only requirement is to bring something for the potluck dinner. The address is 124 North Third Street, 2nd floor. Just come in the front door and ring the buzzer by the glassed door to be let up. Come early if you insist on driving, parking will be scarce. For further information call Peter Hecht 215-925-2030 (w) 215-922-3384 (h).

March 11
Meet the Brewer at Home Sweet Homebrew Rick Atkins, of Flying Fish, will visit at Home Sweet Homebrew (FREE BEER!)

March 12
HOPS Night Our at Fuji's - Sam will talk to Mr. Fuji about budget and schedule ($50 per person -w- tax and tip). Also available all cooked or all vegetarian.

March 18
HOPS Meeting Mai-bock brewing for September meeting. Brewing start at 4:00 PM at Home Sweet Homebrew. (slip me a business card) Beer tasting at 7:30 PM and HOPS Meeting at 8:00 PM.
What Hoppened

The meeting was held at Home Sweet Homebrew. Around 16 people attended.
George brewed up Uncle Fester's Oktoberfest for later consumption in September.

Malt

5lb Weyermann Pill Malt
5lb Weyermann Dark Munich Malt
1lb Weyermann Carahelles
1lb Belgian Aromatic Malt

Step infusion

30 minutes @ 122F
30 minutes @ 130F
10 minutes @ 140F (unplanned)
60 minutes @ 155F

Hop Schedule

10 HBU Perle @ 60 minutes
1oz Hallertau Hersbrucker last 15 minutes
1oz Hallertau Hersbrucker end of boil

Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager Yeast
Final gravity 1.060

Real Ale Rendezvous next Thursday
Should we move the HOPS BOPS to spring to get more participation. Maybe in '99, but lets push this year's event a little harder and see how it goes. Put an article in the next newsletter to see what more people think.
Steve Seymore reports $1900 in the treasury. Membership drive going well.
GABF coming up in May (15,16,17).
(Ted) Bring a keg of the club brew Mai-Bock to the HOPS SWAPS May 3rd. Bring the other to Mitch's BBQ (5/5/1998--Ted brought both)
Anything goes at the swap meet. All unswapped items must be removed.
And a note from the Prez...

Greeting HOPS Members!
Thanks to all who made it to the post St. Patrick's Day meeting March 18. Besides imbibing some very viscous stout (brewed at the last meeting), and watching over the boil of the Oktoberfest beer, we actually mentioned a few points of interest.
It was agreed that the Maibock beer, being ten gallons, will be drunk at the Cinco de Maibock Swap Meet at the Castle (aka, Steve & Gwyn's house) May 3. If there is any left over, it can be finished at the BBQ. Also, pertaining to the Swap Meet, items other than brewing equipment/ingredients can be brought, though EVERYTHING MUST BE REMOVED AT THE END OF THE DAY! There was some interest in the next HOPS Night Out, which should be scheduled soon. We had tentatively planned Taconelli's (pizza) for April 29th though there are other suggestions. Dave Collins mentioned Lucia's in the Northeast for Italian, there could be a return to Taj Mahal in Center City for Indian or you could contact Mitch with other ideas. Let's try to come to an agreement by the end of this week, so we can get it out in the newsletter.
Karl says he'd like to get the newsletter out by the 30th of March. Rod Brundage has been in contact with Joe Uknalis regarding the HOPS BOPS. It is scheduled for November 15th. Joe has brought up the idea of moving it to the spring, in the midst of all the other regional competitions. He feels that we may get a better response further on into the 'brewing season'. It may be too late for this year's competition, but we'd like your input for future years. Also, while Rod and Joe are willing to coordinate the competition, they will both be otherwise engaged durnig its current time period. So, we'll also need more volunteers! YARDS TOUR! Yes, the boys at YARDS do know we're coming over! The tour is this Sunday, March 29th, at 1 o'clock. If you plan on showing up, and know this in advance, please let me know via e-mail or phone (leave a message at HSH) so we know approximately how many people will be there. Directions are available also.
Perhaps we could coordinate a post brewery tour pub crawl. (The brewery is just the other side of Manayunk from Manayunk Brewing...) See you Sunday!
Cheers! Nancy

March 26 Real Ale Rendezvousat Sam Adam's Brewhouse on March 26 as part of the Book and the Cook. Contact Home Sweet Homebrew for tickets.

March 29
YARDS brewery tour... We should probably tell the people at YARDS...

Date	Event
March 6	HOPS First Friday - First Friday in Olde City with open galleries and the almost monthly potluck dinner at the ERG office (Peter Hecht). All HOPS members are invited to our get togethers and children are welcome. The doors open at 6:00 pm or so and we go to around 11pm. Come and see the art or just hang out eat, drink, and be merry. The normal contingent is 30-50 people each month. The only requirement is to bring something for the potluck dinner. The address is 124 North Third Street, 2nd floor. Just come in the front door and ring the buzzer by the glassed door to be let up. Come early if you insist on driving, parking will be scarce. For further information call Peter Hecht 215-925-2030 (w) 215-922-3384 (h).
March 11	Meet the Brewer at Home Sweet Homebrew Rick Atkins, of Flying Fish, will visit at Home Sweet Homebrew (FREE BEER!)
March 12	HOPS Night Our at Fuji's - Sam will talk to Mr. Fuji about budget and schedule ($50 per person -w- tax and tip). Also available all cooked or all vegetarian.
March 18	HOPS Meeting Mai-bock brewing for September meeting. Brewing start at 4:00 PM at Home Sweet Homebrew. (slip me a business card) Beer tasting at 7:30 PM and HOPS Meeting at 8:00 PM. *What Hoppened* The meeting was held at Home Sweet Homebrew. Around 16 people attended. George brewed up Uncle Fester's Oktoberfest for later consumption in September. Malt 5lb Weyermann Pill Malt 5lb Weyermann Dark Munich Malt 1lb Weyermann Carahelles 1lb Belgian Aromatic Malt Step infusion 30 minutes @ 122F 30 minutes @ 130F 10 minutes @ 140F (unplanned) 60 minutes @ 155F Hop Schedule 10 HBU Perle @ 60 minutes 1oz Hallertau Hersbrucker last 15 minutes 1oz Hallertau Hersbrucker end of boil Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager Yeast Final gravity 1.060 Real Ale Rendezvous next Thursday Should we move the HOPS BOPS to spring to get more participation. Maybe in '99, but lets push this year's event a little harder and see how it goes. Put an article in the next newsletter to see what more people think. Steve Seymore reports $1900 in the treasury. Membership drive going well. GABF coming up in May (15,16,17). (Ted) Bring a keg of the club brew Mai-Bock to the HOPS SWAPS May 3rd. Bring the other to Mitch's BBQ (5/5/1998--Ted brought both) Anything goes at the swap meet. All unswapped items must be removed. And a note from the Prez... Greeting HOPS Members! Thanks to all who made it to the post St. Patrick's Day meeting March 18. Besides imbibing some very viscous stout (brewed at the last meeting), and watching over the boil of the Oktoberfest beer, we actually mentioned a few points of interest. It was agreed that the Maibock beer, being ten gallons, will be drunk at the Cinco de Maibock Swap Meet at the Castle (aka, Steve & Gwyn's house) May 3. If there is any left over, it can be finished at the BBQ. Also, pertaining to the Swap Meet, items other than brewing equipment/ingredients can be brought, though EVERYTHING MUST BE REMOVED AT THE END OF THE DAY! There was some interest in the next HOPS Night Out, which should be scheduled soon. We had tentatively planned Taconelli's (pizza) for April 29th though there are other suggestions. Dave Collins mentioned Lucia's in the Northeast for Italian, there could be a return to Taj Mahal in Center City for Indian or you could contact Mitch with other ideas. Let's try to come to an agreement by the end of this week, so we can get it out in the newsletter. Karl says he'd like to get the newsletter out by the 30th of March. Rod Brundage has been in contact with Joe Uknalis regarding the HOPS BOPS. It is scheduled for November 15th. Joe has brought up the idea of moving it to the spring, in the midst of all the other regional competitions. He feels that we may get a better response further on into the 'brewing season'. It may be too late for this year's competition, but we'd like your input for future years. Also, while Rod and Joe are willing to coordinate the competition, they will both be otherwise engaged durnig its current time period. So, we'll also need more volunteers! YARDS TOUR! Yes, the boys at YARDS do know we're coming over! The tour is this Sunday, March 29th, at 1 o'clock. If you plan on showing up, and know this in advance, please let me know via e-mail or phone (leave a message at HSH) so we know approximately how many people will be there. Directions are available also. Perhaps we could coordinate a post brewery tour pub crawl. (The brewery is just the other side of Manayunk from Manayunk Brewing...) See you Sunday! Cheers! Nancy
March 26	Real Ale Rendezvousat Sam Adam's Brewhouse on March 26 as part of the Book and the Cook. Contact Home Sweet Homebrew for tickets.
March 29	YARDS brewery tour... We should probably tell the people at YARDS...