Recent Announcements

• March Meeting | SMaSH | Pomona Brewery | More…
  by David Sinton
  March 12, 2023

  Next Meeting!

  Just a reminder! Our next meeting will be this Wednesday, March 15th at 6:00 PM at my house. If you need directions, please contact me through email or Facebook IM. We’ll have a lot to talk about. Please bring beers to share and maybe food too. I’ll have corned beef and cabbage and some other food too.

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  FROM BOOKCLIFF HOME BREW CLUB: We are holding a SMaSH competition between Bookcliff Home Brew Club and Black Canyon Home Brewers of Montrose! Using the grain and hops that were recently donated to BCHB, this is a FREE competition that will utilize one grain and one hop variety per competitor/team. The grain and hops Bookcliff Home Brew Club have available are as follows [NOTE: the below table is what’s easily available to Bookcliff – please see earlier posts for what’s available to Black Canyon – ds]:

  GRAIN Crystal 60 – 25 lb Crystal 77 – 25 lb Pilsner – 25lb Vienna Malt – 25 lb Pale Chocolate – 24 lb Beech Smoked Barley – 25lb

  HOPS 3oz Crystal 6oz Cascade 20oz Magnum 6oz Chinook 6oz Michigan 3 oz Comet

  HOW DOES IT WORK?

  Message us with one grain and one hop variety from the above lists, including the amount you want to use. You will then pick up from an officers house (we will DM you the address). Brew your SMaSH beer and have it ready by the end of May. We will provide you with the drop off details. Judging will take place in June and we plan on having a dual club meet up and tasting of the SMaSH beers that were brewed as well as announcing the winner! Judging will be based on BJCP standards for whatever style is submitted.

  WHAT THE HECK IS A SMASH BEER??

  SMaSH stands for Single Malt and Single Hop. It’s a great way to focus in on one hop variety and one malt variety and see how each stand on their own as well as how they compliment one another within a single beer recipe. It’s a method that is utilized among both home brewers and professional brewers alike.

  This will be a first come, first served thing, so message us asap to get what hops and grain you want. Please message us if you have any questions! We look forward to competing with our neighbors in Montrose!

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  Coming (very) soon…

  Keven, formally from San Juan Brews, is opening his own place called Pomona Brewing. He hopes to open on Saint Patrick’s Day! His address is 830 North Townsend Avenue – the corner of North Ninth and North Townsend. He already has seven beers ready to go and more on the way! So check out his website and facebook page. Better yet, stop in and have a pint!

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  and More…

  • Hops and grains still available. Please see earlier posts for more info.
  • This new website is still under construction. Please let David know of any improvements he can make.

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• Free Grains and Hops – Update!
  by David Sinton
  March 5, 2023

  We still have grains and hop available. The grains were donated to us by Kevin, the brewer at the soon-to-open Pamona Brewery. Hops are from Chris at Billy Goat Hop Farm. Please contact Matt directly for grains and Eric for hops.

  Grains

  Malter/Distributor	Type	Milled	lbs	EBC	SRM/Lovibond
  William Crisp	Aromatic Malt	Yes	35		15-25
  Weyermann	Beech-smoked barley	Yes	30	4-8.0	2-3.5
  Dingemans	Biscuit	Yes	9.75	50	20
  Proximity Malt	Black	No	40		500
  ? (silver bag)	Carafa 2	Yes	2		396-471
  William Crisp	Caramalt	Yes	27
  ? (green bag)	Caramunich 1	Yes	2.25		30-38
  William Crisp	Chocolate	Yes	42		425-475
  William Crisp	Crystal 120	Yes	9.75		110-130
  William Crisp	Crystal 45	Yes	42.75		40-50
  Proximity Malt	Dextrin	?	27		1
  Grain Millers	Flaked (rolled) barley	–	22	–	–
  Crisp	Flaked torrified rice	–	34	–	–
  Proximity Malt	Munich 10	?	18		10
  Simpsons Malt	Roasted barley	Yes	16	1300-1900	488-713
  Grain Millers	Rolled oat	–	11.5	–	–
  ? (green bag)	Special B	Yes	14		140-155
  Home Brew Supply	Special Roast	Yes	10

  Hops

  Hop Variety	Ounces
  Comet	3
  Michigan Copper	4
  Nugget	3
  Crystal	3
  Cascade	8
  Magnum	10
  Columbus	32

• Free Grains Still Available
  by David Sinton
  February 26, 2023

  There’s still grain available from Kevin at Pomona Brewery (opening soon). Matt is storing these grains and has made available a new inventory. Weights are approximate. If you are interested let Matt know. Let me (David) know if you need his contact information.

  Malter/Distributor	Type	Milled	lbs	EBC	SRM/Lovibond
  William Crisp	Aromatic Malt	Yes	30		15-25
  Weyermann	Beech-smoked barley	?	55	4-8.0	2-3.5
  Dingemans	Biscuit	Yes	14	50	20
  Proximity Malt	Black	No	44		500
  ? (silver bag)	Carafa 2	Yes	2		396-471
  William Crisp	Caramalt	Yes	27
  ? (green bag)	Caramunich 1	Yes	5		30-38
  William Crisp	Chocolate	Yes	42		425-475
  William Crisp	Crystal 120	Yes	10.5		110-130
  William Crisp	Crystal 45	Yes	41.75		40-50
  William Crisp	Crystal 60	Yes	36		55-65
  William Crisp	Crystal 77	Yes	49.5		70-80
  Proximity Malt	Dextrin	?	30		1
  Grain Millers	Flaked (rolled) barley	–	15	–	–
  Crisp	Flaked torrified rice	–	34	–	–
  Proximity Malt	Munich 10	?	20		10
  William Crisp	Pale chocolate	Yes	24		200-250
  Weyermann	Pilsner	Yes	32	2.5-4.5	1.4-2.1
  Simpsons Malt	Roasted barley	Yes	20	1300-1900	488-713
  Grain Millers	Rolled oat	–	11.5	–	–
  ? (green bag)	Special B	Yes	15		140-155
  Home Brew Supply	Special Roast	Yes	11.5
  Weyermann	Vienna malt	Yes	32.5	6-9.0	2.7-3.8
  Weyermann	Vienna malt	Yes	41.5	6-9.0	2.7-3.8