By now most of the participants have brewed for the chopped brew off. If you haven’t, start getting busy.
Bring at least a couple of growlers to next month’s meeting for the club to taste.
Club will be voting on the best of each group; then we will have a head to head to determine best overall beer.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be at EAT Gastropub in Oceanside on Tuesday, December 20.
More info to follow soon on the speaker.
Club Raffle
Thanks to Anne Marie Becker for donating four different bombers as raffle prizes.
New York Best Wings Festival
Matt Kourie announced the upcoming New York Best Wings Festival on June 7, 2015 at NYCB Theatre in Westbury.
HHCBC Club Members can use promo code “HHCBC” when ordering tickets to get 20% off.
VIP tickets are $75 (before discount), and entitle holders to have unlimited wings, open bar, unlimited craft brewery tastings, souvenir cup and much more. Non VIP tickets available as well.
HHCBC will have one beer being poured at the event. We will be holding a competition next year to determine who the winning brewer will be. More detail to follow on this.
Beer Tasting, Evaluation & Sensory Discussion. Limited to 12 participants. Please don’t RSVP unless you are going to attend. Cost of the class will be whatever the cost of the beer and materials are.
More info and to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhcbc-beer-tastingevaluation-class-tickets-14740022805
Visited Moustache, Long Ireland & Crooked Ladder Breweries.
28 people from the club.
Thanks to Pete Tripp for organizing; thanks to Kevin @ Tapped Enterprises for the busses; thanks to the Lori & Matt @ Moustache for opening early and the tour. Thanks to everyone that brought beer, snacks, cups, etc.
New Travel & Activity Coordinator
Danielle Malone has volunteered to be the new Travel and Activity Coordinator for the club.
We’ve got a bunch of ideas and plans in the works. We wanted to see how the Riverhead trip went before scheduling the next one. We will be making an announcement soon.
Homebrew bottle share @ H&H
Thursday, December 11 @ 7:30
Come down, bring some homebrew. Come down, even if you don’t have any homebrew.
LIBME Competition Recap
Held this past Sunday @ Great South Bay Brewery.
If you entered, you should see your scoresheets with feedback in the next two weeks.
Our club had three members receive accolades: Chris Russell received a third place ribbon in his category for his Winter Spiced Beer; Ken Dalton won two awards: second place for his Mandarina Rye Ale and third place for his Gose, both in the Specialty Beer category; and Sam Schuster won third place for his Brown Porter in the Porter Category.
Decoction Mash Recap
On Sunday, November 2, Matt Ferguson did a decoction mash demonstration.
Very good presentation; big thanks to Matt for breaking up his brewday and coming down to Pete’s shop to do the demonstration.
If people have other ideas of things they’d like to see or would be interested in presenting, please contact Sam.
Style Class
Our next style class will be this Sunday, November 23, and we will be doing English Pale Ales and Scottish and Irish Ales.
There is one spot left for the class. If you’re interested, see Sam after the announcements.
The next class will be in mid-January and will likely be IPAs (English IPA, American IPA, and Imperial IPA).
Chopped Brew-Off
Ken Dalton announced the groups, teams, beer styles and “chopped” ingredients for the Chopped brew off. Teams will create their own recipes, brewing to style. The “chopped” ingredients must be noticeable in the finished beer. Group 1 Teams are brewing an Amber Ale with Pears and Pecans; Group 2 Teams are brewing a Pale Ale with Cranberries and Peppers.
Teams will bring their finished beers to the January meeting for club-wide voting and general consumption.
Club Library
The Club Library is housed at H&H. Lending period is two weeks.
Currently have seven books available. Check the here for what books the library has and if they are checked out.
If you have any books you’d like to donate, contact Pete Tripp.
Jockey Box
Thanks to John Trowbridge and Peter Tripp, we’re well on our way to having a jockey box so we can pour kegged beer at club events and beer festivals. Thanks to John for donating the box!
Facebook Page Use
We are urging everyone to use the Facebook page as a social bulletin board.
If you’re going out to Barrier, Effin Gruven, or anywhere else for a pint and would like some company, let people know where and when you’ll be there.
Feedback Table
After the meeting is over, we will have a feedback table staffed with BJCP judges and judges-in-training.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be at Barrier on Tuesday, December 16.
This will be our Holiday Party. We’re asking people to bring a dish of something to share with everyone. The club will supply ancillary items like plates, plasticware, etc.
Taste of Rockville Centre (St. Patrick’s Day Parade Fundraiser)
Erik Albrecht will be coordinating the club’s appearance at the Taste of RVC in late January. We will have between four and six beers being poured at the event. More info to follow.
Club Raffle
Thanks to Meghan Taylor for donating stout t-shirt and artisanal beer mustard; thanks to Peter Tripp for donating a Blue Point hat; and big thanks to Joe @ Effin’ Gruven for donating an Effin’ Gruven t-shirt and a 22 oz. bottle of Goose Island 2010 Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout!
Joe Dantona – Effin’ Gruven
Thanks again to Joe Dantona and the team at Effin Gruven for hosting the club.
Joe spent a few minutes talking about the history of the bar and his background in craft beer.
On November 2, 2014 we had a decoction mash demonstration presented by Mathew Ferguson. Matt demonstrated how to do a single decoction mash for a Czech Pilsner he is brewing. We had a good turnout, and a great interactive discussion. Much thanks to Matt who was very knowledgeable and informative on the topic!
Organize into teams, with each team having to brew to a pre-designated style, with a defined yeast strain. We will be picking two adjuncts at random, and all teams will have to use the adjuncts such that they are noticeable in the finished beer. Beers will be judged by the club at an upcoming meeting.
Welcome to the Handgrenades Homebrew and Craft Beer Club (HHCBC).
We are a Nassau County, NY based group and meet on the third Tuesday of each month at various craft beer bars, restaurants, and breweries.
Our mission:
1) Homebrewing education and events, including clinics, classes, and brew days;
2) Social events like brewery trips, group attendance at tap takeovers, etc., and bottle shares;
3) Promote craft beer culture on Long Island by supporting businesses and organizations that have a craft beer focus.
Please post any suggestions you have for club events, whether homebrew or social.
The club is open to all. Feel free to invite your friends who would have interest.
The next meeting will be held on November 18, 7:30PM at Effin Gruven, 2562 Sunrise Highway, Bellmore, NY. We are in the process of locking in the guest and will update when that is confirmed.
We’re looking to build on the great turnout from our first meeting. This month we will have Paul Dlugokencky, owner and head brewer at Blind Bat Brewery as our guest speaker!
