Juli Goldenberg Wins the Stone AHA Rally with Her 24 Carat Golden Strong Page 4 Get Involved! the Club Is What You Make It

NEWSLETTER March 2015 this is how we run

In This Photo: Juli Goldenberg wins the Stone AHA Rally with her 24 Carat Golden Strong Page 4 Get Involved! The club is what you make it. • Instagram - @quafforg • Twitter - @quafforg • Facebook - facebook.com/groups/quafforg

1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello My Fellow Beer Enthusiasts,

We Want You! Yes You, Don’t Look Away. We just finished the judging for the NHC 1st Round. A special thanks goes out to everyone Quaff is run by its members. There are about 20 who helped make this a smooth running people who dedicate a little, or a bit more, time operation. A special thanks to Eric and Jenny each month to taking care of the various planning DuRose, Gaaron Varner, Matt Slote and our chef, details that need to be done in order to operate Jered Greenwald. Thank you so much for you the club. The time has come for a few of our efforts in running such a great event. members to take a break and make room for new Good luck to all the members who entered in the people. SD region. Join us on April 28th for our general meeting at Among the positions we need to fill are: Karl Strauss. We’ll have Kelsey McNair to present • Activities Chair “Success in IPA Brewing”. Kelsey should know. • Membership No one has won 4 National Gold Medals in IPA before. This is one of the most hotly contested • I.T. styles and Kelsey has had awesome success with • Bar Czar his IPA. This is a presentation not to be missed.

The Activities chair helps to organize our events, A few other reminders for the April meeting: such as club nights, campouts, brew days and • There will be food available, Pizza other random events. Membership is in charge of maintaining the Member list, collecting dues • Bring a camping chair and enjoy the outdoor and providing membership cards and name area. badges. I.T. runs the web site and mail list and • Bring a coat. other items as required. The Bar Czar is in charge • Bring some homebrew to share. It can be for a of maintaining the Quaff bar. This is best done small group or a couple growlers to share with with a few people as a bar committee. There’s no everyone. experience required for any of these positions • Come early and enjoy the great environment other than I.T. We have existing people who can that the Karl Strauss tasting room has created. help you to learn the tasks and then take over. This is a great opportunity for some of our newer That’s about it for now. members to become involved with the club. Thanks, If you have questions or are interested please Larry see me at the general meeting or attend the next board meeting.

2 NEXT MEETING Tuesday, April 28th at 7:00 PM Karl Strauss Brewery Tasting Room 5985 Santa Fe St, San Diego, CA 92109 Feature Presentation: Success In IPA Brewing Presented by Kelsey McNair (North Park Beer Co)

Team QUAFF Beer Evaluations Bring 1-2 bottles & your detailed recipe/notes

First Friday at Mike Bucks and 6:15pm before the monthly meeting

3 Photo Recap Photos Courtesey of Sheldon Kaplan

4 5 EARLY SPRING UP AT THE RANCH By: Stan Sisson

Well, spring has sprung, up Brian Kenner says this is the some fruit ciders, and possibly in Julian. The trees are a riot heaviest blossom load he has a melomel or two. We are of blooms, with the pears and seen in years. We are hoping hoping to line up a source of plums leading the parade. With it leads to a great harvest this local honey, with cysers in mind. the green grass, and happy fall, with lots of variety. If the horses wandering around, it’s plums and apricots have a big quite the pastoral scene. crop, we will consider doing

6 Brian’s son Ian with temporary pots, used to hold some of the nearly 600 trees ordered

Brian went crazy ordering trees, I am compiling a list of people credit in the descriptive material IIRC he is planning to put over who have entered ciders using for Julian Ciderworks ciders. I 600 new trees in the ground fruit or juice from Julian, even should have more details about or in temporary pots, if they if they don’t medal. I will be this development in my next need a year of protection before writing an article for the Julian update. going into the ground. Many News about local homebrewers of these are rootstocks that will entering ciders made with A new, higher capacity grinder, be grafted as time permits. All Julian fruit, including giving along with two bladder presses, cider varieties, of course. Here credit to the orchards that are on order for delivery this is Brian’s son Ian with a few of produced the fruit, which Brian summer. They are made by the perry pear trees. is tracking, including data such German company Speidel, we as sugar levels and pH. This will are getting a 90L and 180L We patiently await our licensing, get the Julian orchard owners press in case you want to google hoping to get it before the even more onboard, and result them. This will make pressing apples start ripening, so in more juice and more varieties much easier than the manual we can do some work with available to homebrewers in Correll press we used last other fermentables that can coming years. year. Additional equipment be blended with apples and acquisitions are in the works, pears to make some enjoyable Speaking of other orchards, and will be described down the beverages. If you have requests, several orchard owners in the road. let me know and we’ll see what Julian area have expressed we can do. interest in providing fruit for Exciting times ahead, I will cider making. We plan to give surely have more to share next In case you did not see my email, the orchards providing fruit month. -SS

7 EW’S BREWCART By: Eric Worthington

Problem: Keeping all my brewing equipment together and organized. I tend to run around a lot on brewdays fetching what I need from here or there. My previous brewstand I built had most everything attached to it, but after the move I no longer have it. And I plan a different setup. Being mobile for me is idea, wheel everything out and then wheel it all back in. I had the idea of converting a Rubbermaid Commercial Cart for this use. They are rather expensive new (around $300 at HomeDepot) and I just happened to score one off Craigslist for $25.

Solution: A all-in-one system for filtering water, storing hardware and mounting both a march pump and plate chiller to to keep things in easy to use positions during extension cord, old work 2-gang brewday. Tools: switch box, red dot waterproof Here’s how I did it. Depending on Drill that can accept up to a 3/8th’s switch plate, GFI outlet, 3/8ths what your budget allows, buy a bit, Wire strippers/cutters, ratchet x 1” bolts w/ washers and nuts new or used Rubbermaid Cart. I or wrenches, chop saw, table saw (10 bolts, 10 nuts, 20 washers for like these because they are very (optional), hand held jig saw, level, the plywood attachment, extras durable and made of plastic. right angle adjustable ruler. for whatever hardware you want Which makes modifying easy. You to mount), I believe I used ¼” can use a metal cart if you wish, bolts for the march pump, 4oz but these directions are for how Thompson water sealer, small tube I built mine. You will need some Materials: of clear silicone sealer. 4 clamps, woodworking knowledge (or know Cart, drill bits (3/8ths and small either C clamps or trigger clamps someone who can spend a bit of enough to bore pilot holes for and you’ll need small zip ties as time helping you out) and basic your screws), ½” plywood with a well. household wiring knowledge. nice veneer (Baltic Ply is ideal),

8 PART I Step 5: Prep the main panel for all the attachments. After you have it in place with the bolts hand Step 1: Obtain cart and assemble tightened down you’ll want to the bottom tray and all four legs mark the opening for the 2gang and attach screws to the base. At box. What I did was place the this point your legs should be in box front end toward the panel, there pretty solid. Attach top but put a small level on top of it and do not screw into place, you’ll be after I decided where I wanted it, taking the top on and off over the I marked off the edges. I actually next few steps. screwed up by buying the wrong box the first time and cut the opening for it, but it doesn’t mate Step 2: Measure for your main to the Red Dot switch panel. Thus I plywood panel cuts. Your cart may had to cover my hole and recut. be different than mine. You want the panel to sit inside the cart and extend past the opening to a Step 6: cut out the gang hole, I point where you’ll be able to attach used a drill bit to drill through the 3/8ths bolts. I would suggest the 4 corners on the inside of going 2” into the legs. You’ll have your marked lines, and I had to to examine what obstacles exist drill another hole right next to it and what you’ll have to cut around. to widen this opening enough so You’ll also want to go up into the be pretty, these offer zero support, the blade for the jig saw would bottom of the top tray so see how you’re just making room so your fit through. You’ll have to do this much space is available. You won’t panel fits into the opening. depending on the size of your be attaching the ply wood to either bits and blade. Then cut along the the bottom or top tray, I only did inside of your marked lines. As the sides. Step 4: Attach to the cart. Using a note, the jigsaw blade is fairly 4 clamps and some scrap blocks inaccurate and may bend toward of wood, to compensate for the the center leaving less than a Step 3: Once you have your panels difference in thickness around perfectly square hole. You’ll have cut you’ll need to remove the top the legs) secure your panel in to fart around with it to get it cut tray and set the panel where at the place. Make adjustments so the so the box fits in. front or rear end of the cart. The exterior view is the way you want photo below shows how I made it. I recommend doing the panel cutouts for the interior leg braces. under the handle first. Once it’s Step 7: detach your panels and take With the top off I set the panel in I place, chuck up the 3/8ths bit them out and hit them with the vertically and used a right angle to and mark off where you want to water sealer. Let it dry for a few mark where the internal leg braces put your 4 bolts. For me this side hours, have a few beers and relax. were. I also measure the width of was going to hold less weight so I the opening, marked the center only used 4 bolts. Make sure your of the panel and measured out marks are measured as the eye ½ of the open distance in either will catch differences in position. PART II direction and drew a vertical line. I did something like 3” from the This let me know where the ‘good’ top and bottom to mark. Then get Time for the final assembly and a side would be so that I wouldn’t to drilling and then hand tighten lot of drilling and mounting the cut too deeply and make the in the bolts, washers and nuts. good stuff. openings visible on the outside. You may have to remove these so The vertical cuts were the most there’s no point in tightening them difficult to make with the top ½ down yet. Then do the other side on. Remember, it doesn’t have to using 6 bolts.

9 Step 8: Mount your panels and and it’s mounted to the plate The inside of my cart when done: crank down on those bolts, get itself, not the box. When you’re at Not exactly pretty but it doesn’t everything in nice and tight. HomeDepot look at the box the matter a bit. From here forward you won’t be plates are stored in, it shows how removing them. Keep the top tray to modify the switch. The plate You can also see I used small zip off the cart at this point. cover comes with all the mounting ties to pull the power cord up and hardware you need. away. Just use a ¼” drill bit.

Step 9: Wiring. Cut the female end So, after you’ve destroyed the off the extension cord and wire switch by cutting the top and up the GFI, then using a small bit bottom off, you’ll follow the of household wiring, wire up the directions that came with to install switch off the bottom connections the switch. You have the panel, of the GFI. This insures the GFI then the rubber gasket, then use is protecting the switch and your the included hardware which are pump. Find a buddy to help with machine bolts and spacers. The this part if you don’t know how, I flange side (fat side) of the space won’t get into specifics. goes up against the rubber gasket, then mount the switch to the panel. The GFI outlet is attached Step 10: Mount your march pump, as it normally would, then you use a level so the unit flows mount the plate to the box. All the correctly. The built in base of holes in the plate should have a the pump is a real PITA and it screw/bolt in them when finished. may help to have a friend hold it. Unlike all the other bolts, the nut is on the outside near the housing. Step 12: Have a beer, the hard part Once it’s mounted, find a bit that’s is over. approx. the same diameter as the pump cord and drill a hole under You can see where I cut for the 1st the pump for it to go through. The Step 13: Mount the rest of your hole, then my patch and fix. Don’t next part is a bit scary, measure hardware. Use a level, drill holes, do that. As a note, the cuts I had out how much of your pump use bolts etc… to make were identical, so once I cord you need to get the wire to had one panel that fit, I placed it the switch, then cut it. Yes, you on top of the other, squared it up just destroyed the cord on an Step 14: Attach the top tray, screw it and marked it off. Then cut the 2nd expensive piece of equipment. into place. panel. This went much faster than Relax, it’s just a cord. Thread the repeating the marking off of the cord up through the hole and panel again. through the gang box opening, finish wiring up the switch. Other Steps: Step 11: Mount the Red Dot plate. This part is what took me awhile to figure out. Look at the directions Step 1: Now you may be asking, that came with the plate, you have what about shelves and splash to modify the switch by cutting off guards. The splash guard is pretty the metal plate above and below easy. Determine the width you the box of the switch. Sounds want the guard to cover. Then the crazy, I know. But here’s why, the length of it and the side piece. switch has more mounting holes Make 1 cut (so it’s all nice and neat

10 and uniform), then a 2nd cut to separate the top from the side. Using wood glue, attach the 2 using a butt joint (just end to end). I clamped this and let it dry overnight, or you can use screws as well. Make sure you drill a pilot hole as the screw will blow the plywood open when going in on an end.

Step 2: Attaching to the wall. Do NOT use glue, you may have to access your march pump bolts at some time and if this is glued to the face of the panel you’ll have to take a hammer and bust it off. What I did was to take the splash guard and a small level and position it. Then take a pencil and mark off the top, sides and bottoms of the guard onto the wall. When you pull the guard away, you’ll see an outline of where it’ll be. Then using your pilot bit, drill from the outside through the panel. Now, position the guard back in place and drill from the inside out and into the guard. This is a pain to do, but this way you’re going to be dead set, just make sure the drill bit is perpendicular to the panel so the screws go straight into the board, not at an angle. Then screw the piece into place. In the above photo you can see 4 small screws next to the four big bolts for the march pump. That’s what these are for. I also left enough space next to the plate chiller so the chiller can be inverted for drying in its same bracket and not interfere with the march pump splash guard.

Step 3: I did the same thing for the Hop Rocket as the splash guard except: the tray will hold weights so I created some bracing underneath plus some lips to keep the Hop Rocket from sliding off. I used much longer screws (and this a larger pilot bit) to help secure the shelf to the face. I used 7 long screws all together, plus 4 small recessed ones to attach the plate to the braces.

The shelf also sticks out far enough to act as a bumper to protect the high value equipment. Note: The Rocket won’t be stored here.

This was fun to build and cost about $100. I already had a bit of the material lying around so your cost my vary.

Cheers, EW

11 2015 CLUB ONLY COMPETITIONS When coming up with the 2015 Club Only Competition schedule, we wanted a good chunk of the competitions to focus on the new styles appearing in the DRAFT 2014 BJCP Guidelines to prepare our brewers for upcoming competitions. While half of the competitions have been dedicated to these new styles, the other half of the competitions serve to add some fun and creativity to the competition.

DRAFT Guidelines: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/2014%20BJCP%20Style%20Guidelines%20(DRAFT).pdf

* Categories will be updated once the final version of theBJCP guidelines are released in early 2015. The styles will remain the same, but the category numbers may change.

QUAFF Club Only Website: https://quaff.org/competition/club-only-competitions/

May September New Styles Wild American DRAFT 2014 BJCP Style Guidelines: Various DRAFT 2014 BJCP Style Guidelines: Category 28 Categories – American Wild Ale Details: Includes the following styles: 2A – Details: Includes the following styles: Brett Beer, International Pale Lager, 2B – International Mixed-Fermentation Amber Lager, 3A – Czech Pale Lager, 3B – Czech Sour Beer and Soured Fruit Beer Premium Pale Lager, 3C – Czech Amber Lager, 3D – Czech Dark Lager, 5A – German Leichtbier, 7C – November Kellerbier (Munich and Franconian Variants), 12A – English Golden Ale, 12B – Australian Sparkling Obligatory Holiday / Pumpkin Beers Ale, 22B – American Strong Ale, 22D – Wheatwine BJCP Categories: ALL and 26A – Trappist Single. Details: Brews with festive touches including, but definitely not limited to: Octoberfests, Pumpkin Ales, Winter Lager’s. Make a beer, add some spice, July add some holiday cheer, stir and serve cold. (*Not Session v. IPA actual instructions for making a beer for entry in BJCP Category: Session (ANY) VERSUS IPA this competition*) (DRAFT 2014 BJCP Style Side competitions will be conducted to determine Guidelines: 12C - English IPA, 21 – IPA and 22C – the “Most Original Holiday Related Name” and Double IPA). for the Originality of the Holiday Cheer / Special Details: Two competitions in one. Session Ingredient addition. includes the interpretation of any style as long as the entry has an ABV < 5%. The Session and IPA entries will be judged separately with the top contenders going head to head. The winning entry will be brewed at Intergalactic Brewing. Brewers may submit up to three entries for each competition (for a total of 6 entries) and may enter the same entry in each of the competitions (separate bottles required).

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15 QUAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity (QUAFF) is a group of men and women dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of homebrewing and beer evaluation in the greater San Diego area. We share knowledge, methods, new brew pub and microbrewery discoveries, and good homebrew at monthly meetings and special events.

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