Author Archives: Greg
Notes from the April Monthly Meeting
Brewer of the Month: Kevin Elsken (Russian Imperial Stout) Ass of The Month: Bobby Peppers (Showing up without CO beers but talking for 15 minutes about how good they were and how full the truck was on the way home). Interesting Notes: Points towards Brewer/Ass/Member of the Year have started accruing again. I will publish … Continue reading
Recipe – Orange Draaaaank – From Greg Newman
Batch Size: 6 Gallons Pre-boil Volume: 7.4 Gallons OG: 1.055 FG: 1.009 – 1.011 ABV: 5.8% Boil: 60 minutes Mast temp: 149 Yeast: Imperial A38 Juice or comparable (ferment at 72) Grain Bill 11 lb 6.2 oz 2 row 1 lb 2.2 oz CaraPils 1 lb 2.2 oz Flaked Wheat 1 lb 2.2 oz Flaked … Continue reading
Recipe – Saint Claire Saison – From Kevin Elsken
Target batch size: 6 gallons at end of boil Target OG: 1.063 Planned FG: 1.005 About 7.0 %to 7.5% ABV Mash to enhance fermentability, 150 to 152 Grain Bill Two Row Malt 6.50 lb (44%) Light Munich 3.25 lb (22%) Flaked Wheat 20% 3.00 lb (20%) Rye Malt 2.00 lb (14%) Sugars: 10 ounces Lyles Golden Syrup or similar light … Continue reading
Kveik Yeast Presentation by Keith Linn
Here is the awesome presentation Keith did at our April Virtual Meeting: KveikYeast Cheers!
March 2020 Social
March 11 @ 6:30 @ Fox Trail Distillery, then migrating to Growler USA soon after. Click here or the calendar link above for the google info.
February 2020 Meeting Minutes
Minutes: Katherine McGraw, Brew Scribe Presiding Officer: Tom Maddock, Primary Meeting: 7:18 pm at Apple Blossom Toast: Forrest Adams. An Irish toast. Special Guests: David Justice, previous Primary and founding member of FLOPS. In from Maryland to visit Chris Abel. Dave is a Grand Master BJCP level II Judge. Tom started the 501C process with … Continue reading
January 2020 Meeting Minutes
January 2020 Meeting MInutes: Second meeting at AB went well. The staff are very appreciative to have FLOPS back and thanked us for putting a tip jar out for the host/hostess. Members are reminded to support AB by dining and ordering from the bar. If not ordering anything, consider putting $1 in the tip … Continue reading
January 2020 – Featured Brewer – Patrick Bohannan
Name: Patrick Bohannan Age: 29 Occupation: Auto damage adjuster Years Brewing: 9 Brewing History: Started extract brewing in 2011, moved to basic all grain brewing in 2013, More advanced all grain brewing in 2015, Brew in a bag and writing and developing my own recipes in 2017 What got you interested in brewing to start: … Continue reading
Understanding Efficiency in the Brewery
Understanding efficiency in the brewery can help you more reliably predict the original gravity of your brew. This presentation explains what efficiency means, how the to calculate the potential extract of grains, how to measure your mash efficiency, and also how the sparge can impact efficiency. All about efficiency PDF Download
Brewer and Member of the Year points legend
BOTY and MOTY are open to FLOPS Paid Members Only It is the Member’s sole responsibility to provide documentation to support all point requests- except those recorded at club meetings ( entry receipts, scorecards, contest website screenshot, etc). FLOPS BREWER OF THE YEAR (Members must use FLOPS as homebrew club for contests/competitions) POINTS BREWING 10 … Continue reading
AHA/BJCP Sanctioned Competitions
