Welcome new members!

 

Treasury report

·$6100, $1900 of which is in paypal

·Transferring from Mission Bank to US Bank

·July - took in $270 from member dues mostly. Spent $97.

 

Old Business

·Meeting location has been secured (church on 80th & Metcalf)

·Local competition - Jayhops, LBG, and KCBM all have their beers brewed

·Talk to Elijah if you’re interested in participating in the barrel acquisition & brewing for our 30th anniversary in 2013

 

Speaker/Presentation:Meadmaking by Roger Gibson

·Early in the season - bees are getting pure locust honey

·Late in the season - there often isn't enough of a pure crop, so you frequently get mixed honeys/blends

·The type of honey made depends on where beekeepers keep their hives - can keep in an orchard to get the varietal honey

·Sugars

• Some honeys have more maltose (tupelo, buckwheat), giving honey more complex flavors.
• Lower dextrose = a bit more fructose (tupelo) which keeps honey from crystalizing

·pH - different honeys have different pH, ash, nitrogen

·Note that orange blossom honey can often be from various citrus fruits, not just oranges

·Roger's handout has some websites on honey. Check shipping charges on the websites.

·Roger brought in different honeys for people to taste. Here are some comments on the different honeys:

oClover - grassy, straw, earthy, lightly floral

oAlfalfa - stronger than clover, not as sweet as clover, tart, creamier, mild

oOrange blossom - can't taste orange, a little bitterness at the end, light floral character. Has higher acid content, ideal for making a mead

oTupelo - fennel, mint, spicy, vanilla, licorice/anise, woody

oWildflower - toasted marshmallow, caramel, floral, vanilla

oBuckwheat - malt extract, molasses, sorghum, low sweetness, pungent, earthy, spicy, robust

·Comments on different varietals (not tasted at meeting but generally available online)

oBamboo - people say it's like a mild buckwheat

oBlueberry - makes a mead that tastes like blueberries

oGoldenrod - medium-amber color

oMesquite - makes good mead

oEucalyptus - full-bodied, aromatic, herbal, minty

oLocust - very light, almost white, good for dry meads, similar to riesling or sauv blanc. Hard to find.

oWhite sage - floral, herbal, light, delicate

oBasswood - light, strong, biting flavor, woody

 

Club-Only Competition judging & voting

·Mead #1: chablis pyment - not enough grape, flabby, hot, spicy, cinnamon, apple (7 votes)

·Mead #2: caramel apple - mincemeat, caramel, apple, dried fruit, a little alcohol at finish (9 votes)

oWinner: made with Apple juice (1.44, finished 1.28), DME, added acid blend

·Mead #3: hopped mead - rubbery, coconut, minty, not a lot of hops, fruitcake (1 vote)

 

Upcoming Events

 

Oktoberfest

Some ideas for the Oktoberfest location include:

·Bowling alley in KCK. Holds maybe 40-50 people. $350 to rent. 5pm - midnight. Available October 15th & 22nd. Jonathan is going to check on capacity.

·Campsite

·Wyandotte co. lake

·Current space (church)

Talk to Jonathan if you’re interested in helping out with the committee.

 

Holiday Party

·Need a committee/coordinator. Talk to Jim if you want to volunteer.

·Boulevard has a small room, maybe look into it. They have beer that comes with the price. Not sure if they’ll allow us to bring beer, so we’ll have to check on that.

·Budget is up to $500 to have a nice place for the party.

 

Competition

·Amy to develop list of subcommittees and send out for volunteers

·Talk to Amy if interested in helping out in any way

 

 

New Business

 

Meeting Date & Location

·Meeting place (church) $75/meeting.

·Can only have it on first or third Friday of the month.

·Decision - Club voted to meet on the third Friday of each month. Next meeting is Sept 16th.

 

·Club discussed meeting every month, even if there is a club party.

• Decision– The club will meet every month regardless of party status, except December. Emails will be sent out to the member list to remind everyone of an upcoming meeting.

 

New member introduction process

·New members will be paired up with an experienced club member, they'll go out for a beer or whatever, get to know each other, then the experienced member introduces the new member at the next meeting

·Steve proposed that any established club members who want to intro new members talk to Steve. Purely voluntary option.

 

Website

·Need to update the website to keep it current and easy to use/read

·Objective is that anyone can update content with minimal training/web knowledge

·Content management systems (CMS) are a viable option.

·Caleb chairing website committee. Talk to Caleb if interested

 

Beer Trade

·Some members have been interested in giving away or trading their good homebrew they don’t care for.

·If you have beer you don't want, but is good, bring to a meeting to give to members

oBring the recipe with you to share

 

Member Talk

·Request that the 6-pack (or growler) entry fee for members should be homebrew, not commercial beer