July Cookout 2012

Was wondering what people were going to be bringing for beers to the cookout next weekend. I have a IIPA thats ready, and maybe a funky one for fun. Who else has some homebrew? Also, how many people are going to have porters to try for the next club competition?

I have some apa that should be out of the green zone,and I have a porter I'm bringing for the compitition.HB

We're legging the watermelon wheat tonight, hoping that will be ready for a sample as well!

Hoping to bring a vanilla bean stout as long as it's carbed up. If not, a Sierra Nevada PA clone. Can't wait to try some new brews from everyone.

Vanilla bean stout sounds freaking awesome!

I wish I took a picture of the yeast/trub covered watermelon remains that came outta the fermenter tonight, it was...special

I have 2 porters I made with a split batch. One had 1084 irish ale yeast and the other had the thames valley II yeast. I tried a sample of the irish ale yeast and it was tasty...

so far we have.1 iipa,1 funky thing,1apa,3 porters[for competition] 1 vanilla bean stout and or s.n. pale ale, and 1 legging watermelom wheat. thats 9 beers for tasteing.not that I'm counting or anything,well I am, I guess it's my job now.Seeing this is a 2 huor meeting with food we could go a couple more beers for tasteing. lets remember it is a 40 min. drive,so lets be smart.BTW pickled furmented watermelen rind?ya baby.HB

Just a thought....should we try and get some commercial examples to compare to or just read the guidelines prior to tasting?

I think that's a great idea, I can pull some Sam smith taddy porter, and smutty nose robust porter. Only problem is, I don't have any commercial examples of a Baltic porter at the store currently, but I'm not even sure if anyone brewed one?

Not I, just straight porters here

if you go by the numbers mines a robust porter, we'll have to decide for sure on sat.

So I think my vanilla bean stout tunrned into a porter somewhere along the way. added a lot more dark malts than i was originally going to. Just ran the numbers through hopville's beer calculator and turns out I have a robust porter on my hands. very roasty with chocolate and coffee flavor in there with just a hint of vanilla. so i guess i'll through this porter into the ring with the rest of you boys. see you Sat.

Awesome event guys, I had a great time. Work afterwards has been... interesting haha. Congrats again to bob and everyone else who brewed up a porter, beer was freaking good! Well have to hammer out the details for Big Brew III in sept

CELLER MASTERS REPORT:Thank you KEVIN FOR HOSTING THIS MEETING HAD A GREAT TIME.WE HAD FOUR BEERS TO SAMPLE TODAY.GORDON THE YOUNGER WITH A PILSNER,DARREN AND AJ WITH A WATERMELLEN WHEAT BEER,KEVIN O.WITH A MUNICH HELLES AND MY SELF WITH A APA/IPA SOMETHING.WE ALLSO HAD FIVE PORTERS TO TASTE FOR OUR CLUB COMPETITION.ALL WERE GREAT IT WAS HARD TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE WAS BEST FOR STYLE BUT AFTER A COUPLE GO ROUNDS WE CHOSE BOB B. ROBUST PORTER.[STILL HAVE TO NAME IT]WAY TO GO BOB.I HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR DOING THIS A LITTLE SMOOTHER NEXT TIME I'LL BRING TO NEXT MEETING. WE ALLSO HANDED OUT THE AMBER ALE FROM BBII I STILL HAVE TWO MEMBERS LEFT TO GIVE HOPEFULLY I'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. GOOD BEER GOOD FRIENDS.HB.