October 2005

 

Editors Note: [Please submit any beer related information, jokes, comments, smart remarks, or articles to the newsletter editor at insubordin8n@gmail.com or call me at 688-8979. The ‘deadline’ is the 3rd Sunday of the month.]

 

HeyYa,

 

Coming up we have Mark and Rose Smith’s annual Jubelale party. This will take place on Saturday, October 22nd. Things will get going around 8:00pm. Bring yourself, beer to share if you like, and all that.

Address: 1232 Dalton dr. Eugene.  Phone 461-6779.

 

Don’t forget the Halloweenie party Saturday Oct. 29th. See Robin’s 2 cents below.

 

Teach A Friend To Brew Day is Sat. Nov. 5 at Denny Conn’s Poodle Creek Brewery..  Usual 9 Am start.  Contact Denny at denny@projectoneaudio.com or by phone; 998-8580.

 

 

 

 

Garage Crawl

 

  The club is working on putting together a Garage Crawl.  You are probably wondering what the hell is a Garage Crawl, well it will be just like a pub crawl, but instead of pubs and breweries we will be going to our club members garages for beer.  The idea originated last winter after a small group of us did a pub crawl in Portland with former member Todd Steele.  He mentioned that he rather go around to some of our garages and taste beer then go to pubs and that point some said "yeah, let's do a garage crawl" and at that point an idea was born.

 

  We are thinking about Saturday November 5th, starting in the morning, so someone please brew a coffee beer for our first stop.  In order to make this event successful, we will need some of our members, that brew and have beer on tap, to volunteer as hosts.  If you are interested in hosting, please send me (Russ) an email, or phone call, 461-1548, so I can compile a list and develop itinerary.

Kevin has been contacted and has agreed to do the driving. So there will be a limit to the amount of people that can board the bus. There will be a $10 deposit to help pay for the bus ride. Also we will limit the first round of interested parties to club members only. If there is room left after everyone that wants to go we will open it up to non-club members/guests.

There will be other email updates as more info becomes available.

 

 

 

And Now a Word from President Robin Chitwood:

September 28, 2005

 

John and Kelly Wilson’s kitchen was a tortilla factory on September 10th. Despite a room full of hungry, beer drinking on-lookers and many distractions John kept cranking out the hot homemade corn cakes. Instantly they became tostadas and were washed down with good home brew. Thanks to John and Kelly for hosting a most convivial gathering.

Bavarian beer hall music, hop bines draped around doorways and an abundance of Bavarian style food and beer all contributed to an absolutely unequalled Oktoberfest party at Russ and Amber’s house on the 24th. Even two disappointing ball games failed to dampen high spirits. Many thanks to Russ and Amber for putting together an outstanding event.

Congratulations to Liz Laughlin on her new position with Rock Bottom Brewery. Liz will train in Portland for a head brewer’s position at another Rock Bottom Brewery. Our condolences to Jamie Floyd. “That’s the third person I’ve lost to Rock Bottom,” said Jamie.

CBS member Greg Bolt has finally got his new brew system up and running and has successfully brewed his first two all-grain beers on it. It is a Pico-style three burner single level set up on a welded steel stand. The kettle, mash tun and hot liquor tank are all converted Sanke kegs. It features a single magnetic drive pump and a convoluted copper counterflow chiller. Greg is getting up to speed pretty fast with all-grain brewing so we can expect some tasty beer at Greg’s house soon.

The Halloween party at Scott and Tina Ellison’s on October 29th. Bring beer and a dish to share. The address is 589 Brookdale Ave. in Springfield and it starts at 7pm. Costumes are encouraged but not required so if you look scary enough already, come as you are.

 

Cheers, RC

 

For all those that brew, I still have a large number of yeast slants to pick from. This hasn’t really been put to use, and I can only brew so much at a time. If you are at all interested in getting a slant, let me know. I’m also more than happy to answer any questions about stepping up a slant to a pitchable amount of yeast. It’s not that hard, really.

 

 Please feel free to call or email me if you are in need of a yeast slant. I culture them in slants and the process to step them up into pitchable amounts of yeast is very simple. I am more than willing to help with any questions you may have on the subject. Hm: 688-8979 email: insubordin8n@gmail.com

 

Here is a list of yeasts I have in the Bank:

BrewTek CL-50 California Pub Ale

WL004 Irish Ale

WLP510 Bastogue Ale

WLP013 London Ale

WLP565 Saison I

WLP036 Dusseldorf Alt

WLP007 Dry English Ale

WLP838 South German Lager

WLP Brettanomyces Bruxellensis

WLP029 Kolsch Ale

WY1762 Belgian Abbey II

WY2206 Bavarian Lager 

WY2042 Danish Lager

WY3787 Hi Gravity Trappist Ale

WY3068 Weihenstephan Wheat

Wy2112 California Lager

WY1728 Scottish Ale

Sierra Neveda Pale Ale (same as WL001, or WY1056)

Rogue's Pacman

La Chouffe's yeast

WY3822 Dutch Castle Yeast (Kasteel)

Orval yeast from the bottle

WL041 Pacific Ale

 

WY3944 Belgian White

Wy2001 Urquell Pils

Wy2002 Gambrinus Lager

Delerium Tremens, bottle cultured

 

New Additions:

Wy3763 Roselare yeast

 

 

 

PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES !!

Haven't paid your dues this year?  Please send a check for $20 (per household) made out to "Cascade Brewers Society" to Lori Liudahl, c/o CBS, 1037 Berntzen Rd. Eugene, OR 97402.

Also, don’t forget that our club website is growing bigger every day! See what Denny has done with www.hbd.org/cascade

 

 


Club Information:  For over 20 years, Cascade Brewers Society is a sometimes formal, but mostly informal club devoted to the appreciation and art of creating fine alcoholic beverages (you know; beer, mead, cider, and wine). For more information regarding the Cascade Brewers Society, please contact Robin Chitwood at 342-2397.