February 2024 Meeting Minutes
Location: Wagon Wheel BBQ, Mountain View CA
Membership dues
Please pay your dues. https://wortsofwisdom.org/join-the-worts/
MoreBeer wrap-up
We all had a great time at the event (https://wortsofwisdom.org/jan-27th-2024-brew-in-morebeer-los-altos/). We hope to do one again during their Spring sale, possibly each quarter. The manager at MoreBeer would like to do classes. We discussion a possible class we could run for new brewers.
Also Beer & Wine Makers of America is under new ownership and is moving near Almaden Expressway between Alma & Curtner. There may be value in getting in touch with them too for an event..
Competitions
First, try to be a steward or judge at the World Cup of Beer (https://www.worldcupofbeer.com/). Roger has posted the messages on the mailing list.
We discussed putting our Altbiers into the competition. Then we can compare results as a group. Deadline to register and submit bottles is Feb 28th.
Next Club Beer
April is Bock. Next meeting we will discuss June. There will probably be a variety of styles for BeerCity run.
SF Beer week
We had a great time at Clandestine. There was discussion of Freewheel for Thursday, but no official club event was scheduled.
Altbier w/ Spalt tasting
John W:
- He had two versions. Both were Jamil’s recipe-based with tweaks. Pilsner, Munich, CaraMunich, Carafa2, and Chocolate Wheat. He used K-97 yeast with a 60min and 10min hop addition. The first was Saaz, the second was Spalt. The Spalt beer was a different brew day and poured on the same yeast cake from the Saaz version
Mark C:
- 2Row, Music, Chocolate Wheat. Spalt and 20 and 10mins. Wyeast 1007.
Steve K:
- Pilsner, Pale Chocolate, Carafa 2, Caramel 60. Wyeast 1007
Tony S:
- Pisner, Munich 10, Munich 20, Caramunich, Carafa 2 (cold steeped). Liberty at 60min, Spalt at 5min. Wyeast 1007