E-mail sent by Sean Kinnas, Monday, September 18th, 2017 @ 5:48pm
September Meeting This Saturday
Location: Fury Brewing Company, 13380 US-30, Irwin, PA 15642
Our September Meeting/Oktoberfest Party will be at Fury Brewing Company in North Huntingdon on Saturday 9/23 at 12pm. Bring some German-themed food for the party! Tell everyone what you’re bringing here. Bring your best German bier for a mini-comp (People’s choice).
Note that no one is signed up for food yet.
Cider Buy - Payment Required
The 2017 TRASH Cider pickup will be held at 8:00 AM sharp on Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at Soergel Orchards in Wexford. Like last year, they will be pressing the cider for us the day before from a blend of apples well suited to making hard cider. It will be cold-stored and unpasteurized or treated. Like last year, we need to get in and out as quickly as possible since this is their crazy-go-nuts busy season. If you've seen Soergels at noon on a Saturday in October, trust me - you want to get out of there early. Timur Snoke ha graciously agreed to coordinate the cider buy this year, and even convinced us to open it up to TRUB because they're cool folks and we like them.
To get in on the group buy you must be dues-paid TRASH or TRUB member. (You can join now if you really want in on the action at http://www.trashhomebrewers.org/public/pay/subscription/!) Cider will be $3.75/gallon and you must pay for it in advance via PayPal. To purchase cider, just send us an email at officers@trashhomebrewers.org and we'll respond with how to pay. All orders and payment must be received by 8:00 PM on Thursday, September 28th.
DO NOT SHOW UP AT SOERGELS IF YOU DID NOT CONTACT US AND PAY FOR YOUR CIDER IN ADVANCE.
If you purchase cider and do not show up to pick it up at 8:00 on October 7th, your cider will be forfeited and divided up among those in attendance, and you will be burned in effigy.
You must bring your own containers to the cider pickup. Any large-mouth vessel is fine - a fermenter bucket, a corny keg, a Big Mouth Bubbler-type carboy. Heck, bring your conical if you want. Just do not bring standard-mouth carboys, whether they're plastic or glass. The reason is the hose doesn't fit and filling them requires a funnel and throttling of the juice - it's a hassle. Buckets with lids or kegs are probably the best & easiest vessels to use.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to post to the TRASH forum or Facebook group to start a discussion.
Upcoming Meetings October - Brew Gentlemen, Sunday 10/22, 12 pm, Nominations for VP and Secretary
November - Leaning Cask Brewing, Sunday 11/19, 2pm, Elections for VP and Secretary
December (Holiday Party) - James Street Gastro Pub and Speakeasy, Sunday 12/10 at 3pm. Bring the family!
E-mail sent by Sean Kinnas, Saturday, August 26th, 2017 @ 5:59am
TRASH,
This is short notice, but I got a note from a club member about hop picking.
Hop picking with free food and beer. Bring homebrew if you can. There will be food there and if you can help pick some hops from their large hop fields, it would be appreciated. Good deals on hops also for those helping out. Michael Brothers Nursery, 47 Michael Rd, Cheswick, PA 15024. 724-265-1222 Call Dan for any information Today, Saturday August 26, 2017 from 2 p.m. on
E-mail sent by Sean Kinnas, Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 @ 7:49pm
TRASH,
The 3rd annual Brews and Brats will be taking place on Saturday, October 7 at Nemacolin Resort. This is a fun pouring event, TRASH is usually well-represented. Plus, you get a free night's stay at the resort. This year, there's a people's choice award that comes with a really cool prize. Please read the note below and then contact Bob Landsparger at bob.landsparger@nwlr.com to register.
Cheers!
Sean
The event will be held at our Ski Lodge where the guest would pay for admission for unlimited samplings no more than 3 oz., and purchase food. We are expecting between 1,000 to 1,500 people attending the event. Guests will also receive tickets to vote for their favorite booth. For the home brewers, we will do a people's choice for them, and whoever wins will receive a prize. Ideally I want to keep this as a secret for those who want to participate, but the prize is the opportunity for Penn Brewery to work with the winner and make his/her brew of their choice using Penn Brewery's small batch system. You can bring whatever makes it easier for you (bottle, can, draft). The breweries will donate their beer for the event and Nemacolin will provide the following:
• Ice cooler filled with ice
• Souvenir glasses for all paid admissions for sampling
• Security
• Live entertainment throughout the day
• Bottled water & 2 meal vouchers per vendor
We also offer a complimentary night stay at the resort. If you sign up, and there is a room available, you can use that free night stay then. If that is no longer available, or you decline on that offer, you can pick a later date of your choosing (blackout dates apply). We usually get a good mix of vendors taking the offer or picking a later date.
E-mail sent by Sean Kinnas, Monday, August 14th, 2017 @ 6:37pm
The 2017 TRASH Cider pickup will be held at 8:00 AM sharp on Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at Soergel Orchards in Wexford. Like last year, they will be pressing the cider for us the day before from a blend of apples well suited to making hard cider. It will be cold-stored and unpasteurized or treated. Like last year, we need to get in and out as quickly as possible since this is their crazy-go-nuts busy season. If you've seen Soergels at noon on a Saturday in October, trust me - you want to get out of there early. Timur Snoke ha graciously agreed to coordinate the cider buy this year, and even convinced us to open it up to TRUB because they're cool folks and we like them.
To get in on the group buy you must be dues-paid TRASH or TRUB member. (You can join now if you really want in on the action at http://www.trashhomebrewers.org/public/pay/subscription/!) Cider will be $3.75/gallon and you must pay for it in advance via PayPal. To purchase cider, just send us an email at officers@trashhomebrewers.org and we'll respond with how to pay. All orders and payment must be received by 8:00 PM on Thursday, September 28th.
DO NOT SHOW UP AT SOERGELS IF YOU DID NOT CONTACT US AND PAY FOR YOUR CIDER IN ADVANCE.
If you purchase cider and do now show up to pick it up at 8:00 on October 7th, your cider will be forfeited and divided up among those in attendance, and you will be burned in effigy.
You must bring your own containers to the cider pickup. Any large-mouth vessel is fine - a fermenter bucket, a corny keg, a Big Mouth Bubbler-type carboy. Heck, bring your conical if you want. Just do not bring standard-mouth carboys, whether they're plastic or glass. The reason is the hose doesn't fit and filling them requires a funnel and throttling of the juice - it's a hassle. Buckets with lids or kegs are probably the best & easiest vessels to use.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to post to the TRASH forum or Facebook group to start a discussion.
E-mail sent by Sean Kinnas, Monday, August 14th, 2017 @ 6:27pm
TRASH,
Chris Meta is again coordinating our participation in the annual Steel City Big Pour. Our station is one of the most popular. It's a fun time and it's for a good cause. Please see his email below and contact him if you're interested in participating.
Sean
TRASH will once again be participating at the Steel City Big Pour on Septembeer 9, 2017. If you've been to the Big Pour, you already know how LARGE a part we play in the event. If not, then you need to see for yourself!
We are looking for paid-up members to serve their beer at this year's event. There are two sessions (12-3 and 5-8), and we usually ask for 2 kegs per person per session. We get allotted a certain amount of daily passes, and we have some brewers who stay for the whole day, and some who rotate out midway through the event.
If you are interested AT ALL in participating in this year's event, please send me an email (chrislmeta@gmail.com) with the following:
- How many kegs you are willing and able to bring - What sessions (all day, early, or late) you would prefer to work
Once we have a handle on WHO is coming, we can start to figure out the lineup.
Even if you think you don't have enough beer, but are interested in volunteering, please let me know, in case we have an extra opening after everyone responds.
If you have any questions, follow-up with an email, text, or call.
