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Contents:
  2007 Puget Sound Pro-Am Accepting Entries and Judges ("Emiley, Mark")
  Summit hop availability ("Grant Stott")
  caterpillar wine; caterpillar beer? ("Peter A. Ensminger")
  WY1010 experiences ("Greg Brewer")
  Former BJCP Treasurer Indicted For Fraud ("Peter A. Ensminger")


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Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 16:18:16 -0700
From: "Emiley, Mark" <Mark.Emiley at boeing.com>
Subject: 2007 Puget Sound Pro-Am Accepting Entries and Judges

The Puget Sound Pro-Am is accepting entries (three 10-12 oz bottles,
$5/entry) at the designated locations from now until June 6th so start
sending in your entries (entries can be registered in advance through a
link on the competition website at http://www.bewbc.org/pro-am).  This
is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition aimed at providing award winning
homebrew recipes to be brewed by Puget Sound breweries with the goal of
capturing a medal from the Great American Beer Festival's Pro-Am
Competition.  SIX breweries (Big Horn/Ram, Rogue, Elysian, Diamond Knot,
and Harmon) will be selecting their favorite homebrew beers from the
best of show round to scale up and brew on their systems.  Winning beers
of AHA members may be sent on to the GABF for a shot at national glory!
Non-AHA members can still enter the competition and win other awards and
prizes. 

Judging will be held on June 9th at Larry's Brewing Supply in Kent,
Washington (if you are interested in judging, stewarding, or helping
with event execution, contact Mark Emiley at markemiley at earthlink.net or
register online at the website).  Check the website for updates on
participating breweries and contest details.  Invite your friends to
join the AHA and submit beers as well (all beers will be judged and
ranked regardless of AHA membership).  Good luck, and brew strong!

Mark Emiley
President BEWBC




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Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 19:13:15 +1000
From: "Grant Stott" <gstott1 at ncable.net.au>
Subject: Summit hop availability

G'day all,
As traffic is pretty low at the moment I would like to enquire about the
availability of Summit hops.

A mate brought back a bottle of Widmer 07 Pale Ale from his trip to Portland
recently & we both thought it was pretty unique & pretty good.
So we would like to be able to brew a similar brew eventually, but to do so
we would need to be able to obtain some Summit hops.

AQIS the Australian quarantine people are pretty stringent on what they let
in to Aust. So international mail order is a no go.
There is no chance of the local hop suppliers getting any in if they are not
readily available commercially in the U.S.

I know that Northern brewer has them in their cataloge. So my question is
are they readily available in the U.S or is Northern Brewer the exception?
If readily available I will send emails to the local suppliers requesting
they try & get some in. if not I will not waste my time.

Thanks,
       Grant Stott
       Geelong.  Vic
       Australia




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Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 00:16:23 -0400
From: "Peter A. Ensminger" <ensmingr at twcny.rr.com>
Subject: caterpillar wine; caterpillar beer?

An item in my local paper (Syracuse Post Standard) reads "Minnesota man 
turns caterpillars into wine"

Apparently, some guy from Duluth uses tent caterpillars (Malacosoma 
americanum) as a key ingredient for a caterpillar wine. See: 
http://www.armywormwine.com .

Are there any Minnesota homebrewers (or HBD'ers) who have tried this? 
Sounds a bit scary to me, but I'd like to try it nonetheless.

Cheers!
Peter A. Ensminger
Syracuse, NY
Apparent Rennerian: [394, 79.9]



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Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 12:37:46 -0500
From: "Greg Brewer" <gbrewer1 at gmail.com>
Subject: WY1010 experiences

I am considering using Wyeast 1010 American Wheat to brew an altbier
and a weizenbock.  The yeast is reportedly from Widmer's American
Hefeweizen, but supposed to have originated from Zum Uerige, so I'm
wondering how well suited it might be for the two very different
styles.  Using WY1010 in an altbier has been discussed here before,
but posted opinions regarding its "sour" character are apparently
based on perceptions about Widmer's Hefe, not actual brewing
experience.

Have you used WY1010 in a non-wheat recipe?  How did it turn out?
Does it have too little character for a proper weizenbock as well?
Can fermentation temperatures be used to tune the yeast for desired
results (less or more esters, etc.)?

I'm convinced authentic altbiers derive their unique malty profile
from using the proper yeast, not from specialty malts.  In seeking to
perfect my altbier recipe, I have tried WY1007 German Ale, WLP036
Dusseldorf and WLP810 San Francisco yeasts.  The closest I have come
to Zum Uerige was using WY1007, which also used the least Munich and
crystal malts, and had the highest attenuation (83%).  So with its
lineage and relatively higher attenuation, WY1010 seems to be a likely
candidate for my next altbier attempt, but only if others who have
tried the same thing can support the effort.  I'd also appreciate any
other experienced altbier yeast recommendations.

Cheers,

Greg Brewer


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Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 01:37:02 -0400
From: "Peter A. Ensminger" <ensmingr at twcny.rr.com>
Subject: Former BJCP Treasurer Indicted For Fraud

A recent news item from the BJCP homepage is attached below.

Sincerely,
Peter A. Ensminger
Syracuse, NY
Apparent Rennerian: [394, 79.9]

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Former BJCP Treasurer Indicted For Fraud (May, 2007)

As many members know, there has been an ongoing effort to deal with the 
failure of the former BJCP Treasurer, Mr. William R. Slack, of Nashua, 
New Hampshire, to turn over the funds in the treasury to the current 
Treasurer. Mr. Slack, also a former BJCP President, has not communicated 
with the current Board of Directors, and we have been pursuing a 
resolution of this matter since 2004.

For obvious reasons, the BJCP officers and legal committee are unable to 
comment publicly, but we feel the membership deserves to be kept 
informed as much as possible.

We recently learned that a Federal Grand Jury has indicted Mr. Slack for 
fraud. This indictment was reported in the local newspaper in Nashua. 
Mr. Slack was served with a summons on April 30, 2007 for his initial 
appearance in U.S. District Court on May 17, 2007.

Mr. Slack appeared with his public defender at that hearing, and entered 
a plea of "not guilty" to the charge. He was released pending trial, 
subject to a number of conditions, and a trial date has been set for 
July 10, 2007.

We continue to work closely with the appropriate authorities, but since 
legal proceedings are continuing, we are not able to comment at this 
time beyond this statement.




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