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Contents:
  Re: Pre-chiller: plate or immersion? ("Dean Palmer")
  Novembeerfest AHA/BJCP Homebrew Competition ("Nic Templeton")
  re:GFCI ("Ubi")
  2 hours of cleaning, sanitizing, lubing and racking + 10 Seconds of Lack of attention to Detail = 1 5 Gallon corny keg, frozen solid ("Joe Van Loon")
  Wizard of SAAZ 2007 Home Brew Competition ("Krajewski, Michael")


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Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 07:24:48 -0400
From: "Dean Palmer" <Dean_Palmer at Jabil.com>
Subject: Re: Pre-chiller: plate or immersion?

I'm in Florida where the tap water is typically 85f at this time of the
year. I'm currently using a 1/2HP submersible pump (Harbor Freight)in a
cooler of ice water, connected to a 50' immersion chiller. I'm getting
10+ gallons of wort down to 68f within about 30 minutes. This is with me
stirring the wort as possible. It takes longer if just let sit of
course.

I run tap water through the IC and let it run into the lawn until the
wort is down to about 100f, then connect the pump loop (cheap
quick-connects make this simple). The pump recirculates the water back
into the cooler to reduce waste as well as return the water to be
cooled. It is a very simple and cheaper solution than a plate chiller,
and requires no cleaning afterwards.

I'm sure however that this configuration would work well with a plate
chiller and give virtually instant cooling to pitching temps, you'd have
to try it and see how the ice holds out.

For my ice, I make blocks in the freezer during the week using
Tupperware containers, and supplement that with whatever is in the
icemaker bin at the time. The ice lasts just longer than I need it.

Dean Palmer
Dean_Palmer at jabil.com
www.TheBeerJournals.com
St Petersburg, FL



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Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:28:59 -0700
From: "Nic Templeton" <ntempleton at gmail.com>
Subject: Novembeerfest AHA/BJCP Homebrew Competition

The Impaling Alers are proud to present Novembeerfest, our annual
AHA/BJCP sanctioned Homebrew Competition.  Judging will be held on
Saturday, November 3, 2007 at Larry's Brewing Supply in Kent, WA
http://www.larrysbrewsupply.com/ .

Competition Date: November 3, 2007
Entries Due Date: October 29, 2007
Cost per: $6.00
Make Checks Payable to: Larry's Brewing Supply
Bottles per: 3 (10-12oz Green - Brown Bottles)
Sanctioned: AHA/BJCP (SCP)
Categories: ALL 2004 BJCP Categories are Open

Competition - Judging Coordinator: Tim Hayner president at impalingalers.org

Shipping Info:
Larry's Brewing Supply
7405 S. 212th St. #103
Kent WA 98032

Beer, Mead & Cider will be judged according to the 2004 BJCP Style
Guidelines.  Best to Brew beers will be selected for brewing at local
breweries.  Details of the event and entry forms can be found at our
club website at http://impalingalers.org/ .  The entry window is
October 15th through October 29th, submit three (3) 10-12 oz bottles
per entry.  Entry fee $6.  Please see the website for additional
competition rules/details.

- -- 
Nic Templeton - Seattle WA
Hotel - Tango - Hotel


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Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 20:42:40 -0400
From: "Ubi" <oobyjooby at cs.com>
Subject: re:GFCI

 I do surely hope this time my message comes through yes.
The curse of 10,000 fleas on those that write malware yes.
To the subject of the confounding GFCI, one must never plug the GFCI into a
GFCI protected already circuitry,\ right.
This will most surely present the erroneously trippings. Only
to plug in unprotected circuit. You do try it this way and have better 
enjoyment. Thank you and many pleasurable brewings for you. 



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Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 22:09:34 -0400
From: "Joe Van Loon" <joevanloon at comcast.net>
Subject: 2 hours of cleaning, sanitizing, lubing and racking + 10 Seconds of Lack of attention to Detail = 1 5 Gallon corny keg, frozen solid

Beerlings,

 

Spent a few hours in the brewery last night prepping to rack into the
serving keg last night.  Due to my utter stupidity, I fired the dispensing
rig up without the thermoprobe for my JCI Digital Relay inside the freezer.

 

The freezer is now off and open, to thaw out my IPA-sickle.  

Any chance I can expect this one to be drinkable after thawing and
carbonating?

 

I certainly wish that I had been as detail oriented the second I left the
room as I was while completely dismantling, cleaning, sanitizing and lubing
up every rubber piece in the kegs.

 

 -          Joe Van Loon

 

joevanloon at comcast.net




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Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:15:54 -0400
From: "Krajewski, Michael" <kujo at nccrs.com>
Subject: Wizard of SAAZ 2007 Home Brew Competition

Wizard of SAAZ - 2007       HOME BREWED BEER COMPETITION

Entry Deadline is Oct. 27, 2007      Judging will be held Nov. 10, 2007

The top 3 beers in each style category will receive a medal for their
achievement, while the Best of Show
beer will also receive an engraved mug and the opportunity to have
his/her beer brewed by
the Hoppin' Frog Brewery for retail sale and possibly distribution.

Beer Styles and Entry Information:
Beer styles are limited to the following:  8c ESB/English Pale Ale, 9c
Scottish Export 80, 10c American Brown Ale, 15b Dunkelweizen, and 16a
Belgian Witbier and will be judged according to the 2004 BJCP
guidelines.  The preferred method of registration is online; however if
you do not have access to a computer, please call the competition
organizers to arrange a different method.  Each entry is $8.00 per style
and two bottles per style entered are required.  One entry per style,
per brewer only!  Additional entries from the same brewers in the same
style will be disqualified and may not be judged.
Please refer to the www.hbd.org/saaz for complete rules and regulations
and for online entry and judge registration.

Online Registration
<http://www.hordsoffun.com/hbc.rw/regwiz.aspx?w=0118062700>

Competition hosted by:   The Grape & Granary, Akron, Ohio

THE GRAPE & GRANARY, INC
915 Home Avenue  Akron, OH 44310
330-633-7223 /Fax 330-633-6794
Email:  grape at cmh.net

Judges and Stewards:

We encourage entrants to judge in our competition, however, you will not
be eligible to judge any style in which you have entered.  This is a
BJCP sanctioned competition and points will be earned for each session
judged.  Judges may hand carry their entries the morning of the judging,
but the beers must be pre registered online.  Non pre registered beers
will be judged as time allows and at the discretion of the competition
organizers, also they will not be considered for prizes.  A continental
breakfast will be provided in the morning between 8:45 and 9:15 AM, and
lunch will be provided after the morning session.  Depending on the
quantity of entries, we may have an afternoon session, so please plan on
a full day.

Judge Registration
<http://www.hordsoffun.com/hbc.rw/judgewiz.aspx?w=0118062700>

For any additional questions please contact Mike Krajewski
woscoordinator at gmail.com , Competition Coordinator.

Mike Krajewski
Wizard of SAAZ 2007 Competition Coordinator








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