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Contents:
  TT ("A.J deLange")
  Dixie Cup XXVII Is Here! (Doak Procter)
  Cider (Joe Dunne)
  Mmmm! Cider! ("Pat Babcock")
  new member from tech talk (Ken Nelson)


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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:19:12 -0400
From: "A.J deLange" <ajdel at cox.net>
Subject: TT

I dropped TT when I discovered that not only were they censoring my  
wit (which is the sort that doesn't play well in places like Boulder)  
and the technical content of my posts sometimes totally distorting i  
what I was trying to convey. They didn't have the courtesy to tell me  
they were doing it and in some cases their "edits" resulted in  
factually incorrect postings over my name. I don't like that. I make  
enough mistakes without anyone's help!

A.J.




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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:41:02 +0000 (GMT)
From: Doak Procter <doak at procter.com>
Subject: Dixie Cup XXVII Is Here!

Earn the respect of your wives, husbands, domestic partners, kids
coworkers, and fellow homebrewers by winning a medal (or two) at the
world-famous Dixie Cup.  Dixie Cup is a tradition steeped in history
and barleywine, one of the largest and longest-running homebrew
competitions in the nation.

The Foam Rangers homebrew club is now accepting entries for the 27th
annual Dixie Cup, "Strange Brew", a BJCP-sanctioned competition.  An
unlimited number of homebrewed beers, ciders, and meads may be
entered, but no more than two per medal category.  The entry fee is $7
per entry online, and $8 per entry if paper entry forms are used until
September 17, 2010.  After that, it's $10 per entry until the deadline
of September 24, 2010.

Dixie Cup is also the last leg of the Lone Star Circuit and is an MCAB
qualifying event.

All entries should be shipped to:

Dixie Cup
c/o DeFalco's
8715 Stella Link Rd
Houston, TX 77025
713-668-9440

Entries may also be dropped off in person at DeFalco's or at Brew It
Yourself (25770 Interstate 45 #107 Spring, TX 77386).

Please refer to http://dixiecup.crunchyfrog.net for more information
about Dixie Cup.  All BJCP styles will be judged, along with special
categories "First Time Entrant" and "Strange Brew".  See the website
for details.

Also, do not hesitate to contact the competition director with any
questions that remain after a visit to the website.

Kyle Jones, Competition Director
dixiecup at foamrangers.com


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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:18:56 -0500
From: Joe Dunne <jrdunne at hotmail.com>
Subject: Cider


As the fall arrives, a friend is encouraging me to brew a batch of cider,
which I have never attempted.

His plan is to pick up some unpasteurized cider at the farmers market.

>From what I have read recently, you should either heat the cider to
pasteurize it or add campden tablets.

Is one of these preferable to the other?

My understanding is that the campden tablets will not necessarily knock
out the potential naturally occurring yeast that may be in the cider
while heating it certainly would.

I'm planning to pitch a cider yeast anyway, so I'm not sure if it matters
for us.

Also, in an attempt to keep this simple (we both have kids and little
free time) I'm not planning to back sweeten, just ferment it out and
see what it's like.

In the event it is too tart and we decide to back sweeten, do I need to worry
about cider yeast reaching an unpleasantly high alcohol content?

Or, should I assume that the cider yeast will stop working at a 
relatively pleasant alcohol level and that the addition
of late sugars will only add sweetness?

Also, any thoughts on aging vs. drinking it by/on Halloween would be welcome.

Thanks,

Joe Dunne
Chicago - North Side
[197.7, 265.2] Apparent Rennerian
 		 	   		  


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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:11:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Pat Babcock" <pbabcock at hbd.org>
Subject: Mmmm! Cider!

Greetings, Beerlings! Take me to your lager...
To make har cider, all I've ever done is to buy unpasteurized cider,
reduce the volume to 3/4 (yummy stuff, that!), loosen the cap, and leave
it in the back of the fridge. I top the result up every season. Sort of
like that friendship cake crap that takes over peoples' kitchens all the
time...
No heating. No special means.
- -- See ya!
Pat Babcock in SE Michigan
Chief of HBD Janitorial Services
http://hbd.org
pbabcock at hbd.org
NOTE: I am migrating my email to a new address.
Please use "Reply-to" information. Thanks.




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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:02:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ken Nelson <notredm2 at yahoo.com>
Subject: new member from tech talk

HI,
I'm just testing the posting system here, to see if I can get it right :+(
I have been using techtalk, and unfortunately, they are discontinuing
the e-mail forum. I hope I can find the same kind of community here.

Ken in MA

Why do we elect people to public office who WANT the job?


      


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