September Updates

September 13, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
September Meeting The next meeting of the Black Canyon Homebrewers Association is Thursday, September 14 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be at Casey's house in Montrose. Contact me if you need directions.  The big topic of discussion will be Oktoberfest!!! Which is only a few days away! Also, Casey has brewed up a batch of beer which he split up and hopped each part differently. This Hop Bits will be a great way to compare the effects different hops have on beer. Please come if you can and bring beer if you like. Upcoming Important Dates September Meeting -…

Montrose County Fair Beer Competition

July 29, 2023Posted inHomebrew JudgingNo Comments
Best of Show: Eric Svensen's Dubbel CategoryFirst PlaceSecond PlaceThird PlacePorter / StoutCasey Knopp  Pale AleCasey KnoppCasey KnoppAndrew BurrisAmber or Brown AleAndrew BurrisDavid SintonCasey KnoppFruit or VegetableAndrew Burris  LagerEric SvensenEric Svensen BelgianEric SvensenEric Svensen CiderDennis MurphyJerry Spangrude CordialConstance Reed  Montrose County Fair Board provided the categories.

Fair! Next Meeting! SMaSH Winners!

July 17, 2023Posted inHomebrew Judging, MeetingNo Comments
Montrose County Fair The Fair will run from July 21 to the 29th. Beer judging will be on Wednesday, July 26 at 6:00 PM at the Montrose Event Center (1036 North Seventh Street – the best place to park is south of the Event Center and north of North Pythian Avenue). If you would like to enter your beer, wine, cider, or mead, entries will be due on Monday, July 24th. Drop off locations include Friendship Hall, the Hoovers’ place, or David's place. All entries will be $1 and please submit two bottles. Fill out this entry form plus this…

Brewing Equipment for Sale

June 25, 2023Posted inSharingNo Comments
Tom Jungers has some real cool brewing supplies for sale. This includes a refrigerator set up for five taps. He would like $1,250 for the entire set up (parts are over $3,000 new). But he is willing to entertain offers or sell items separately. Contact him directly (tsjungers@gmail.com). Wort Chiller and more Tap Handles and more Airlocks and more Carboys and growlers Left side of fridge Buckets Inside of fridge Bottle Tree Keg Hardware

County Fair, Next Meeting, and more!

June 22, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
County Fair More details about beer, cider, wine, and mead judging for Montrose County Fair will be coming. Generally, there will be at least one drop off point in July, entries will be a dollar, and we'll be using the BJCP 2021 style guide during judging. We'll need volunteers to judge and steward. This will be a great time to learn about beer and beer styles you don't normally consume. So please join us. Judging will be on Wednesday, July 25 at Montrose County Event Center (time to be announced). The address is 1036 N 7th St. The best place to park is south of the…

SMaSH Updates, Big Brew Day, and More

May 23, 2023Posted inHomebrew Judging, MeetingNo Comments
SMaSH updates Please bring your SMaSH beers to either David's place (after 11:00 AM) or to Casey's place (please contact David for addresses) by 3:00 PM or earlier on Friday, May 26th. Please call either of us beforehand to coordinate dogs and such. Casey will take the beers up to Grand Junction for the judging. Please follow the instructions carefully. If you need either form printed I will have a few ready for you. If you're unsure of what category, I have the 2021 BJCP Style Guide. Once again, this is the Single Malt and Single Hop competition we are…

April Meeting

April 16, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
Current Business: SMaSH competition SMaSH stands for Single Malt and Single Hop. We’ve been challenged by the Bookcliffs Homebrew Club.   Big Brew Day Competition 2023 – Rocky Mountain Region On May 6 at Pomona Brewery we will brew a batch of beer for the . The batch is Nearly Nirvana Pale Ale (https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/nearly-nirvana-pale-ale/). One or more brewers will make this batch and we will pick one to submit as a club. From the regional coordinators: The purpose of the competition is to celebrate Big Brew and homebrewing by bringing homebrew clubs together to make the same official recipe for…

March Meeting | SMaSH | Pomona Brewery | More…

March 12, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
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. SMaSH Off with Bookcliffs Homebrew Club 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…

Free Grains and Hops – Update!

March 5, 2023Posted inSharingNo Comments
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/DistributorTypeMilledlbsEBCSRM/LovibondWilliam CrispAromatic MaltYes3515-25WeyermannBeech-smoked barleyYes304-8.02-3.5DingemansBiscuitYes9.755020Proximity MaltBlackNo40500? (silver bag)Carafa 2Yes2396-471William CrispCaramaltYes27? (green bag)Caramunich 1Yes2.2530-38William CrispChocolateYes42425-475William CrispCrystal 120Yes9.75110-130William CrispCrystal 45Yes42.7540-50Proximity MaltDextrin?271Grain MillersFlaked (rolled) barley-22--CrispFlaked torrified rice-34--Proximity MaltMunich 10?1810Simpsons MaltRoasted barleyYes161300-1900488-713Grain MillersRolled oat-11.5--? (green bag)Special BYes14140-155Home Brew SupplySpecial RoastYes10 Hops Hop VarietyOuncesComet3Michigan Copper4Nugget3Crystal3Cascade8Magnum10Columbus32