End of Another Year

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This was my first year as a member of the Winnipeg Brew Bombers and I had an excellent time and learned a lot about the art and the craft of home brewing.  I had been brewing for a little while before I joined and I was told that I made good beer, but after being in the club, my brew became measurably better.  I even won 2 gold and 2 silver medals at homebrew competitions across Canada.  The seasoned brewers at the WBB were always willing to give valuable advice and valid criticisms to our beer. Sean, our vice president and resident genius gave some very informative lessons on malt even though some of the info went slightly over my head (whoosh).

The club dues were $25 dollars and we each received ingredients to make a club brew (which is well over $25) and it also helped pay for the club wind-up which was held in early June.

Also, a special thanks goes out to Nathan Koop who helmed the club for the last few years and did a very admirable job.   I appreciate your efforts.  It was a great year and I hope I can fill your presidential shoes.

Mark

Nathan toasting to the Winnipeg Brew Bombers

 

Big Brew at Half Pints

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Hey all,

Sunday March 18th, 2012, we’ll be hosting the Big Brew at Half Pints. We will be brewing a batch of beer on Dave’s system. I need to know who would like to participate in this. We have not finalized a cost for this quite yet, but we should have that information soon.

So what is the big brew? It will be a pale ale and the idea is that
we’ll each get to fill a carboy (several if you like) of the wort and then you can go home and pitch your yeast
and add whatever else you’d like to add. We cannot add yeast on brewery property becasue of legal issues. Send me an e-mail if you’re interested in taking part in this and also let me know how many carboys/buckets etc you’d like to fill. We’ll bring the finished beers to the June Wrap up.

Dan