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Update from Calhomebrewers.org on the upcoming fest! --LexusChris California Homebrewers Association 4/11/2024 CHA Newsletter: April 2024 Less than a month away, we're in the homestretch before Fest 2024 Volunteers Still Needed. Hey everyone, want to attend Fest for free? Then consider volunteering....

Looking forward to trying everyone's brew off that wort!

Brewfest is just around the corner too!
--LexusChris

No experience, but sounds like a good way to start out!
--LexusChris

Good to hear what folks are doing with their wort! For me, I decided to try turning it into a California Common inspired beer for the Club Bragging Rights competition at SCHF. Basically, I made a recipe using the grain ratios used at by BRC, with a plan to steep additional color/flavor grains, then ...

Very cool Ro... I've never used that yeast, but it sounds like a great fit for a juicy hazy IPA! I'm not sure what I will do with my wort yet. I'm tempted to do a small volume steep, then boil with more hops. I've never done a Cali Common, but that may be the direction I go. OR, I may just pitch som...

Looks like a cool project Ro! I hope it goes smoothly!

As much as I would love to geek out on something like this ... I'm going to pass for the moment. Me plate full mahn.
--Lexuschris

Greetings all! Spring and SCHF is right around the corner! This is an amazing weekend, and something you should at least look into! For 2024, they are returning to Vail Lake Resort near Temecula. Some folks camp, some drive in, some stay local. Friday night is commercial brewers pour and campfire cr...

Do you have a link to the project you were looking at?
--Lexuschris

I would be interested in this as well!
--LexusChris

Love Gamecraft! I'll be coming, and I hope to bottle some mead to share. Not the Pear Melomel, but the Blueberry Blossom Mead. Its been in secondary long enough, time to get some feedback on it!

Unless I watch too much football tomorrow and run out of time..
--LexusChris

Good to hear Curtis! So far, the ferment has gone according to plan. Pitched at 32 brix, estimated 1.137 OG. I made nutrient addtions on Day 1, 2, 3, 4 of about 1.1g Fermaid-K each. After 7 days, we are at 25.5 brix, or about 1.090 SG corrected. That is the 1/3 sugar break, and I've had no off-odors...

Sounds like a nice cider! I used the Red Star yeast on a holiday cider this year, and it came out well! I hope to share some with you at a meeting soon!
--LexusChris

I hope everyone had a great holiday, and celebrated the beginning of a New Year last night! A few weeks ago, my wife's friend Sarah brought over a box of pears from Harry & David which she received as a holiday gift. HarryDavidPears.jpg She doesn't care for pears, and gave them to me as I have y...

I like the feedback Curtis gave you, and am looking forward to trying some!

--LexusChris

Greetings all! Spring is finally here and SCHF is right around the corner! This is an amazing weekend, and something you should at least look into! For 2023, they are returning to Vail Lake Resort near Temecula. Some folks camp, some drive in, some stay local. Friday night is commercial brewers pour...