August 2021 Meeting Minutes

August 2021 HOPS Brew Club Meeting Minutes


     Meeting was held at the American Legion in Oneonta on 8/20/21 at 6:30pm.


     12 members in attendance


     Discussion topics included:
        1.  The Lions Club fundraiser is still planned to be held at Deer Haven Campground in Oneonta on October 9th.                   There is no specific style for this event so there is still time to brew for it if you would like to help out. If you don’t                  get a chance to brew for the event, it would be great to see you all up there to support the Lion’s Club.


        2.      Club elections are going to take place at the September meeting with the following nominations thus far:

1. President – Traci Dilello / Wes Ashton / John Mason
   
2. Vice President – Eric Berger / John Mason
   
3. Treasurer – Chris Cleveland
   
4. Secretary – Todd Snelson
   
   
   

       If you have other nominations, please send names so they can be added to the nominations list which will be sent         out prior to the next meeting. Also, if you don’t think you will be able to make the September meeting and want to vote for the candidates, please send an email to the club before the meeting.


     3.      Traci brought up that Super Heroes in Ripped Jeans is looking for volunteers for their upcoming charity event; BriteVibes Beer & Music Festival. The event will be held at Ommegang Brewery on Saturday September 4th. There are two shifts that they need help with; 10AM-5PM and 3PM-11PM.
If you can’t volunteer but would like to attend to support, additional information about the event can be found here: https://www.ommegang.com/event/britevibes-festival/
 
     4.      Samplings

1. John M. – Vienna Lager. 5.5% Pressure fermented.
   
2. Tom C. – Galaxy IPA. All Galaxy hops used (8 oz total, all late additions).
   
3. Tom C. – Blueberry Hefeweizen. 6 pounds of blueberries in the secondary.
   
4. Jim G. – Cherry Wheat. 4.5% Cherry concentrate used along with all homegrown hops.
   
5. Chris C. – Unidentified SMASH. 4.5% Maybe Centennial hops, not quite sure of the malt.
   
6. Wes A. – Black and Tan. 5.5% Combination of last month’s pale ale and dark brown ale.
   
7. Eric B. – The Three Brothers Belgian Tripel. 9% Magnum and Laurel hops.
   
8. Eric B. – We’re Going Streaking Belgian Quad. 11.2%.
   
9. Chris C. – Ommegang’s Bigger and Bretter. 7.6% Farmhouse Ale – Biere de Garde.
   
10. John M. – Aldi’s Grape Juice Wine. 10.5% Lalvin Portuguese yeast used.
    
11. Chris C. – Chocolate Raspberry Port Wine. Dessert in a glass.
    
12. Chris H. / Frank W. – Cranberry Cinnamon Mead (Sparkling) 2021. 10.8% Lower ABV version of a previous recipe, kegged for the sparkling effect.
    
13. Chris H. / Frank W. – Mystery Basement Beer. No label, older Brewers Best cap. Old English malt forward.