Arizona Society of Homebrewers

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To preserve and promote the time-honored tradition of homebrewing, and to recognize it as a true art form through information, education, and dedicated practice.

The Arizona Society of Homebrewers is a homebrew club based in the east valley of Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1994, the club promotes homebrewing appreciation and knowledge through its monthly meetings and festivals.

Please join us at an upcoming event to learn about the hobby of homebrewing. See our Event Calendar for future events.

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So lets shoot for 35 IBUs, 5.5% ABV and one of the American Ale yeasts. As noted below let's shoot for 68 degrees for fermentation? Goals would be to have it ready by April meeting with some taking the hint and entering them for comp. Ben: Did you…
50 minutes ago
I've been meaning to experiment like this and this is the perfect excuse to do it. +1 on the APA. Aside from the competition it'll be a great one to have around when temps warm up. Speaking of which, we should agree on a fermentation temp if we can.…
3 hours ago
This group is for anyone interested in doing some experimentation. We will be exploring the variation of one element of a beer so samples can be brought in and people can learn more about that ingredient.
3 hours ago
Jerry van West added a discussion
The 51" is a high definition rear projection TV. The model was manufactured in October, 2004 The manufacturer's model # is KDP-51WS655 This TV is great - just too large for my living room.  Looking to trade forbrew equipment. Data Sheet:KDP51WS655_…
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Ben Conner added an album
21 hours ago
So if we aim more for APA than Blonde we can get away with dry hopping and less of a malt forward beer. I think Blonde would be better for our malt experiments. We should be able to hit the APA style guidelines with just pale malt, right? Plus we ca…
yesterday
Almost sounds more like a Blonde Ale than an APA, but how about 5.5% ABV, 25 IBUs and American Ale yeast. If we formulate it that way (which sounds like 10 pounds of 2 row and 3 oz of hops with 5% alphas and a 75% efficiency) folks can adjust for ba…
yesterday
Steve Partridge, Kirk McRight and 3 other members joined Ben Lipman's group
This group is for anyone interested in doing some experimentation. We will be exploring the variation of one element of a beer so samples can be brought in and people can learn more about that ingredient.
yesterday

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March 2010 Hotbreak

The March 2010 Hot Break is ready to be tasted and evaluated!

 

Created by Rob Fullmer Mar 6, 2010 at 12:59am. Last updated by Rob Fullmer Mar 6.

1st Week of March Beer Events

Running about a week late on the March newsletter because we've been busier than ever! 
Please make sure that you take note of next Monday's event as it is a movie premier for ASH's own Kevin Jacobsen!

Here are some events this week that you need to be aware of. (All of which are on the ASH google calendar) Once again, Papago brewing is bringing it strong!  Way to go, Ron Leah and Johnny!
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Created by ASH Editor Mar 1, 2010 at 4:06pm. Last updated by ASH Editor Mar 1.

AZ Strong Beer Fest Trib Photos

Looks like Alan and Tom got tagged at the Lagunitas Booth.  Can anyone identify any others?

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Created by ASH Editor Feb 16, 2010 at 8:35am. Last updated by ASH Editor Feb 16.

BA GAzHBC Date Set

BA has set the date for this year's GAzHBC. Entries are due April 20th. For more info see http://azhomebrewers.ning.com/forum/topics/gazhbc-date-set. Continue

Created by David Schollmeyer Feb 9, 2010 at 3:45pm. Last updated by David Schollmeyer Feb 9.

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Jerry van West

Sony KDP-51WS655 - 51" 1080I HD TV - For Trade - Brew Equipment

The 51" is a high definition rear projection TV. The model was manufactured in October, 2004 The manufacturer's model # is KDP-51WS655 This TV is great - just too large for my living room.  Looking t…

Started by Jerry van West in For Sale 4 hours ago.

Ben Lipman

Single Hop Beer Project... 12 Replies

Hi All, would anyone be interested in doing a club, single hop beer tasting?  I was just reading about one a club did (on a forum).  We could all brew the same pale or amber ale (maybe one extract an…

Started by Ben Lipman in Brewouts and Gatherings. Last reply by Ben Lipman 1 day ago.

Alan Pedersen-Giles

Pyment from Nov. 2009 meeting

(This is the recipe for the Pyment that won homebrew of the month at the November 2009 ASH meeting.  For whatever reason, it never made it into a Hot Break, so I am posting it here.) Here is the reci…

Tagged: juice, grape, pyment, mead

Started by Alan Pedersen-Giles in Recipes Mar 6.

Rob Fullmer

March 2010 Hotbreak

March 2010 Hot Break is ready to be tasted and evaluated!

Started by Rob Fullmer in Hot Break Archives Mar 6.

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David Schollmeyer

February 2010 Style of the Month: IPA

IPA Style Description and History


India Pale Ale arose in England in the late 17th century. The traditional story is that the beer was brewed specifically to survive the long sea voyage to India with a higher alcoholic strength and bitterness. While there is some doubt to the accuracy of this story, the anti-microbial benefits of hops certainly didn't hurt during shipment and allowed it to reach its destination with minimal spoilage. There is some evidence that the popularity of Bow

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Posted by David Schollmeyer on February 16, 2010 at 4:30pm

Kevin Flynn

Canned Beer Turns 75 Today

Be sure to crack open a cold one on Jan. 24, the day canned beer celebrates its 75th birthday.

New Jersey's Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company churned out the world's first beer can in 1935, stocking select shelves in Richmond, Va., as a market test. The experiment took off and American drinkers haven't looked back since, nowadays choosing cans over bottles for the majority of the 22 gallons of beer they each drink per year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.… Continue

Posted by Kevin Flynn on January 24, 2010 at 10:38am

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