March Meeting Info: 03.11.10 – 6-8PM (Original Gravity Brewing Co.)

Thanks to everyone that attended the January meeting at Maumee Bay Brewing in Toledo.  We had a fantastic turnout, and some good times.  There was some great discussion on club brew competitions, free 1/2 lb. bags of hops were handed out (don’t forget to thank Brad @ OG!) and some of the members got to meet a local Toledo celebrity.

Our initial round of club brew competition will be more of a test run to establish how we are going to do them within our club.  Check out the thread started within the forums to offer suggestions and to pick a style for our club test run.

Don’t forget, the Big Brew – AHA National Homebrew Day on May 1st.  There is a thread started within the forums.  We were thinking of maybe asking a local business/restaurant to hold the event at their business and invite the public out to watch.  If we can secure a location, we’ll let everyone know.  Otherwise, Adventures in Homebrewing holds a wonderful event each year.

Finally, the upcoming meeting will be held at Original Gravity Brewing Company in Milan, MI (March 11th 6-8PM).  Brad Sancho, owner and head brewer has graciously offered to take us on a brewery tour.   If all of you aren’t aware, Brad is a homebrewer who’s gone pro.  He originally (and still uses it for small batches) brewed on a homemade brew system making 10 gallon batches; moving on to using the much larger scale equipment he’s using today.    Brad will be walking us through a brew day, showing us how each piece of equipment works.  Think of your questions now and bring a camera so you can get your picture taken next to the giant “BEER” sign.      Directions to Original Gravity Brewing (click here).

See you all in March!