Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Extract Meeting - April 2013

The winners from the Extract Meeting are:

PlaceBrewer(s)Style
1stMike JBelgian Wit
2ndJoshSmoked Brown Porter
3rdRob RBlood Orange Hefe

Congratulations to the winners!

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Barleywine Meeting - February 2013

The winners from the Barleywine Meeting are:

PlaceBrewer(s)Style
1stJoe AEnglish Barleywine
2ndDavoEnglish Barleywine
3rdJoe AEnglish Barleywine

Congratulations to the winners!

Saturday, December 29, 2012

ZZ HOPS Homebrewer of the Year 2012

The results are in for the ZZ HOPS Homebrewer of the Year for 2012.

PlaceBrewer(s)Points
1stRob R13
2ndDavo12
3rdMike H9

There were some incredible beers entered in our club competitions this year. Congratulations to our winners and here's looking forward to sampling more great beers in 2013.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Finn's Old Ale

This is Mike J's winning Old Ale recipe from the November 2012 Old Ale Meeting.

Finn's Old Ale. 6 gallons:

19# Marris Otter
1# CaraMunich 60
.75# 120L crystal
1.25 oz. 13.5% AA Millenium - 70 min
.5 oz. 3.5% E.K. Goldings - 20 min
.5 oz. 3.5% E.K. Goldings - knockout
Wyeast 1028 London Ale yeast (large starter)
Wyeast nutrient


90 min mash at 152.
1.090 OG.

Fermented at 67, raised to 70 near end.

Old Ale Meeting - Nov 2012

The winners from the Old Ale Meeting are:

PlaceBrewer(s)Style
1stMike JOld Ale
2ndDavoOld Ale
3rdJoeOld Ale

Congratulations to the winners!

Thursday, September 20, 2012

American Rye 2012


This is Rob's winning American Rye recipe from the September 2012 Light Hybrid Meeting.

Batch Size 5.0 gallons

4.5 # Briess Pale Malt
3.0 # Briess Rye Malt
1.5 # Briess White Wheat Malt
Rice Hulls (about 3/4 pound)
1.00 oz Amarillo (35 min)
0.66 oz Liberty (0 min)
0.66 oz Amarillo (0 min)
0.33 oz Amarillo (hopback)
1 Whirlfloc
Wyeast 2565 Kölsch yeast in a 1L starter

Mash at 150F for 75 min.
90 min boil.
Start out at 60F then ramp up the temp over a few days until you're at 65F near the end of fermentation.

Light Hybrid Meeting - Sept 2012

The winners from the Light Hybrid Meeting are:

PlaceBrewer(s)Style
1stRob RAmerican Rye
2ndMike HKolsch
3rdTravis GKolsch

Congratulations to the winners!