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Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The January meeting will be hosted by Adventures in Homebrewing, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, January 13
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features American Dark Lager, the style of the month.
News flash! Roger Burns will be doing a presentation from 7-7:30, before the main meeting, about the “Brew in a Bag” system that he uses for all-grain brewing on limited equipment.
AiH is located on the south side of Jackson Rd, west of Zeeb. If you are coming from the east, turn at the first cross-through after you pass Lowes. Special information for this meeting:
- If you want to purchase supplies, please arrive before 7PM, as the store closes at 7.
- There are only about 15 or 20 parking spaces in the front of the building, so if the lot is full, you may be able to park at one of the neighboring retail establishments (if they are closed for the evening), or you can drive around back and park, or on the side of the building. For those who elect to park on the side of the building, please keep it to one row so as not to obstruct others from coming in and out.
- The actual meeting will take place in the “middle” of the building. By “middle”, I mean that you will come in through the front door, walk to the back of the shop. Jason and his crew have created a seperate room through those back doors. The bathroom will be available throughout the evening, which means members will have to walk through the store close to the entrance where the bathroom is. This means that everyone will have access to the retail supplies area. While I hope it goes without saying, please don’t ask to purchase anything after 7:00, and please help the club earn the trust of AinH so that they will invite us again.
- While they will have tables available for food, they do not have any chairs in the back. Bring your own if you would like a seat.
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The December meeting will be hosted by Rolf Wucherer, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, December 9.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features Dark Lagers, the style of the month.
The December meeting traditionally features “holiday” beers, whether spiced or strong or both, along with holiday-themed refreshments. Please enjoy the company, food, and libations responsibly.
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The November meeting will be hosted by Chris Frey, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, November 11.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features Porter and Stout, the styles of the month.
Crispy sends:
For the benefit of the numerous newer members to the Ann Arbor Brewers Guild, I wanted to share some details about the November meeting.
Continue reading November, 2011 meeting
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The October meeting will be hosted by Bob Scholl, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, October 14.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features German Wheat and Rye beer, the style of the month.
A bit more information:
Parking:
People should park on the street.
Some people can park in the drive but people might get parked in.
It is dark..no street lights… bring flashlights.
The neighbor’s driveway has signage for an auction on Saturday (Braun Helmer).
Our driveway is right after sign. The house numbers go out of sequence.
There will be a sign: “The Party’s Here”.
Use back door please.
On Sunday a dozen or so folks gathered at my place (Aron Butler) to drain the Belgian Golden from the Saury barrel there and replace it with a Saison. Like the Radoux barrel currently holding a Flanders Red at my place, this one was obtained from 2 Lads Winery of Traverse City. It was filled on February 27th with a Belgian Golden Strong (no blog post was made at that time), which slowly dried to 1.003 and developed some nice tartness and barrel character along the way. Investors got back about 4.5 gallons each of this beer.
Following a quick rinse-out of the dregs, the barrel was refilled with a collection of Saison batches brewed with 50% wheat malt and Saaz finishing hops, fermented with WLP-565. Given that the barrel is already inoculated and this Saison is relatively light in gravity, we hope to have something nice by the holidays. Linked here is a spreadsheet showing batch data for this barrel.
Excel 2003 file
PDF file
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The September meeting will be hosted by Jeff Renner, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, September 9.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features specialty beers, the style of the month.
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The August meeting will be hosted by Patti Smith and Jeff Bletch, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, August 12.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features Sour Beers, the style of the month.
Patti and Jeff live on Stone School between two Baylis streets, which is one big loop. So you pass one Baylis, but if you pass a second Baylis, you’ve gone too far. Their house has front yard garden beds and a windsock and a big driveway. Additional parking can be found on the Baylis.
The July Beer-BQ will be hosted by Roger Burns, starting at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 16. The Beer-BQ is our annual family-oriented picnic. Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features Mead, the style of the month.
In contrast to most AABG meetings, this is a members-only event. If you’re thinking about joining, please check back next month to attend the August meeting.
Continue reading July, 2011 Beer-BQ
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The June meeting will be hosted by Chuck Warpehoski, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, June 10.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features wheat beer, the style of the month.
BOULDER, CO. A celebration of National Homebrew Day, known as AHA Big Brew, is now in its 14th year. The Ann Arbor Brewers Guild will host a local site on May 7, 2011.
Organized by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), AHA Big Brew celebrates National Homebrew Day, honored on the first Saturday of May. AHA Big Brew brings together thousands of homebrewers from around the world, all brewing the same beers simultaneously. More than 5,000 homebrewers from North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Australia are expected to participate this year.
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild is happy to invite anyone interested in homebrewing to stop by the site from 9 am to 5pm on Saturday, May 7, 2011 to join the fun!
Original Gravity Brewing Co
440 County St.
Milan, MI 48198
The Ann Arbor Brewers Guild and Original Gravity are registered as site #113 with the American Homebrewers Associacion at HomebrewersAssociation.org. On May 7, friends and family gather to brew one or both of the two AHA Big Brew recipes. At noon Central time, homebrewers raise their glasses of homebrewed ales and lagers for a simultaneous toast to homebrewing, a hobby that hundreds of thousands of people around the world enjoy.
For more information on AHA Big Brew, please visit the Events section of HomebrewersAssociation.org or homebrewersassociation.org/pages/events/national-homebrew-day.
View a YouTube video from the 2010 Big Brew Celebration
View a YouTube video from the 2009 Big Brew Celebration
Download the flyer for the AABG Big Brew celebration (PDF).
See Google Map to the site
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