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Contents:
  AHA Conference Continuing Education Credits ("David Houseman")
  your hbd post ("Peter A. Ensminger")
  Rust on diffusion stone (Jim Eberhardt)
  Update on room groups for AHA Conference ("Tumarkin ")
  Beers in Colorado (Bryce van Denderen)
  Delinquent Competition Organizer Reports ("David Houseman")


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Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 18:32:24 -0400
From: "David Houseman" <david.houseman at verizon.net>
Subject: AHA Conference Continuing Education Credits

I hope everyone else is excited about attending the AHA Homebrew Conference
in Orlando.   If you are a BJCP judge and have yet to decide to attend, here
is another reason to do so.  The BJCP has been working with the AHA in
formulating the technical sessions.  I'm happy to report that most of the
sessions will provide the attending judges with CEP (Continuing Education
Program) credits that will count toward your non-judging experience point
requirements for rank elevation.    Just think, you get to learn something
in a seminar, drink some beer and get BJCP credit for doing so!  Can't beat
that with a stick.   Judges, remember to know or bring your BJCP ID number
when you come; you must have that to receive CEP credit.

See ya' there.

David Houseman



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Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 01:30:04 -0400
From: "Peter A. Ensminger" <ensmingr at twcny.rr.com>
Subject: your hbd post

Hi Andrew,

Interesting HBD post (as always). However, your closing comment about a 
"millet roggenbier" has me confused. Roggen (German for "Rye") is 
especially high in gluten. How can you make a gluten-free Roggenbier?

Peter A. Ensminger
Syracuse, NY
Beer data: hbd.org/ensmingr/



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Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 14:32:28 -0500
From: Jim Eberhardt <jim at jacysplace.com>
Subject: Rust on diffusion stone


Hey gang,

I'm getting my equipment ready to brew tomorrow (Saturday) and noticed 
there's a small spot of rust on my diffusion stone. Would it be a bad 
deal to use it? I'm thinking that it would only be in the wort for the 
time it takes to aerate (< 1 min) so maybe it would be alright? I'd 
hate to hurt my beer (or anyone drinking it, for that matter) but I 
don't think there would be danger in such limited contact. I'm not 
opposed to replacing the stone, but I'm primed (pardon the pun) to brew 
tomorrow.

As an aside, I tried to search the archives but got no results (blank 
list only) on any of the things I searched on (even 'beer' returned no 
results). I tested it with two browsers (Safari and IE) and both had 
the same level of success, so I don't think the problem is on my end. 
Any idea what's going on?

Thanks for your help!
Jim Eberhardt
Wichita, KS



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Date: Sun,  7 May 2006 10:32:13 -0400
From: "Tumarkin " <Tumarkin at HogtownBrewers.org>
Subject: Update on room groups for AHA Conference

Hey y'all, 

An update on the info I posted about getting your club 
members' rooms grouped together.... I had called the 
800 number & talked to a reservations clerk who knew what 
she was talking about, and it seemed smooth. However, I've 
had a two emails from folks who had a less than smooth 
experience - one was eventually able to make it work (by trying
to link it to my name, rather than the confirmation number), 
the other had less success. 

I called the hotel back and hopefully have it worked out. 
Bottom line is they will provide this service for us. It's very 
unusual that a hotel will group rooms together, but they are willing 
to do this. However, there's a better way of going about it. 

Have everyone in your group go ahead and make their own reservations 
(that's the same as before).  Then rather than trying to have the 
various reservation clerks do the linking, have one person in your group
email Roseangela Furtado at rfurtado at wyndham.com with everyone's names 
& confirmation numbers and she will make sure that the rooms are together. 
She told me that their email server may block emails from certain domains, 
so ask her to reply back to your email confirming receipt and that she has 
done the grouping. If you don't get the reply email, then call her 
at (407) 351-2420. 

Again, spread the word that the deadline for early-bird registration is 
just a week away. Price then goes up, so register for the conference & the
 hotel now. And if you are coming as a group, be sure to register online 
for a table at Club Night, and a slot in the Hospitality Suite. 

See you in Orlando, 
Mark  

 


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Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 14:24:02 +1000
From: Bryce van Denderen <bvandenderen at svi.edu.au>
Subject: Beers in Colorado

Hi Guys

Long time reader, first time poster.
I will be at Snowmass (Colorado) for a conference in mid August and was 
hoping to include as many beer related activities as possible during my 
stay. Any info on local micros, comps, festivals even shops would be 
greatly apppreciated.

Cheers
Bryce van Denderen
Melbourne Australia



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Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 21:56:26 -0400
From: "David Houseman" <david.houseman at verizon.net>
Subject: Delinquent Competition Organizer Reports

I've been unable to reach all of the organizers identified below who have
delinquent competition organizer reports.   If you judged at one of these
competitions, please contact the organizer to get the organizer report filed
or else there will be no judging, steward or staff credits applied.   New
competitions will not be sanctioned for clubs or organizers with outstanding
reports.   We're down to only one missing report for 2005 but the 2006
delinquency rate seems to be going back up.

David Houseman
BJCP Competition Director



      Comp Date ID Name Location Organizer Org Phone Org Email
      04/15/2006 200079 Beer Summit Homebrewers Competition Boston, MA Tom
Briggs (978) 490-6640 briggs802 at yahoo.com
      04/01/2006 200086 ALES Homebrew Open -- AHA NHC Qualifier Competition
Regina, SK Dean Holroyd (306) 584-0976 competition at alesclub.com
      03/31/2006 101902 Samuel Adams Holiday Homebrew Competition Boston, MA
Robert Driscoll (617) 368-5000 rob.driscoll at bostonbeer.com
      03/25/2006 200010 16th Annual Hudson Valley Homebrew Competition Hyde
Park, NY Al Alexsa (845) 255-8685 aalexsa at aol.com
      03/04/2006 200055 Peach State Brew Off 2006 Atlanta, GA Young Martin
(770) 603-9575 coverthops at yahoo.com
      02/18/2006 101905 Febfest 2006 Homebrew Competition Libertyville, IL
Eric Lindquist (847) 949-8194 brewbird1 at yahoo.com
      02/18/2006 200068 Toronado BW Festival San Francisco, CA Russ
Wigglesworth (707) 338-0092 russwig at aol.com
      02/11/2006 101910 Beerfest Mirboo North, Victoria AU Haig Jason +61
423 827-972 haig at melbpc.org.au
      02/11/2006 200012 Best Florida Beer Championship Pro Brewer
Competition Tampa, FL Bob Sylvester (813) 920-9649
baccsylvester at earthlink.net
      01/21/2006 101843 International Mead Fest Home Mead Cptn Boulder, CO
Neil McCormick (407) 625-7633 nmccormick at earthlink.net
      08/20/2005 101859 Benton/Franklin Fair Homebrew Competition Kennewick,
WA Dan Doescher (509) 582-7024 DantheDoorman at charter.net
      09/18/2004 101647 Dearborn Oktoberfest Homebrewing Competition
Dearborn, MI Scott Smith (313) 730-2174 brewer48124 at wowway.com
      08/29/2004 101603 Brewing in the Hills Waverly, NY Tom Koons (607)
425-1543 TKoons at shepardhills.com
      08/21/2004 101648 Nebraska State Fair Lincoln, NE frank sobetski (402)
593-9171 LSOBETSKI at msn.com
      07/16/2004 101604 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Pomona, CA Bruce Brode
(310) 558-8458 deacon at quickconnect.net
      07/10/2004 101563 Mother Lode Fair Homebrew Competition Columbia, CA
Phil Reiss (209) 536-9446 philreis at sonnet.com
      05/20/2004 101543 AHA Club-Only Extract Brews Memphis, TN Terrence
Garland (901) 757-0847 terrence.garland at autozone.com
      11/16/2003 101463 AZ Mead Cup Buckeye, AZ Gregory Naff (623) 386-0656
gregory.naff at starband.net
      11/08/2003 101466 California State Homebrew Competition San Francisco,
CA Dave Suurballe
      10/11/2003 101310 KCRF Home Brew Competition Bonner Springs, KS Roger
Clements (816) 531-6977 sales at kcrenfest.com



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