April Club Happenings Hops: Grow Your Own

2000 The Barons will be playing a key Hops are one of the main ingredients role in staffing volunteer positions at the in beer, and they are the only IBS National Craft Brewers Conference one that can easily be grown in your and Brew Expo, especially at the World own yard. Beer Championship judging on April 25th and 26th. We will be acting as A well established hop plant will not Stewards for this major event. only provide a good supply of aroma

If you would like to get involved, it’s hops for your brewing, it can also be not too late. Jerry Uthemann is coordi- an attractive screen of green foliage. nating our efforts; give him a call at the Purple Foot at (414) 327-2130 to be a A hop plant is propagated from a rhi- part of the activities. zome, which is basically a hunk of root from an existing plant. The rhizome should be planted in well drained fer- Upcoming tile soil. Dig a small hole, place the (Continued on page 2) Events April Meeting Meetings The April monthly meeting will be held at Clifford’s, 10448 W. Forest Home Ave.,

Apr 26th: Polish Porters Hales Corners, at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, April 26th. May 24th: Mary Gruber from Briess Malt June 28th: Mike Rice will lead a Beer Fault The usual $5.00 meeting fee will be assessed. evaluation session. The featured will be Beers of the Baltic, fo- July 26th: To be determined cusing on Porters from Polish .

Tastings & Competitions, etc Membership Information:

April 26th-29th, IBS National Craft Brewers The Beer Barons of Milwaukee is open to any-

Conference and Brew Expo; Midwest Express one 21 years of age or older. Annual dues, which Center, Milwaukee WI; (303) 447-0816 x131 cover the cost of producing this newsletter, are $10.00. In addition, we normally charge a $5.00 April 29th, Spielmanzung Bier Fest; Hart fee for each meeting attended to cover the cost of Park, Wauwatosa WI; 6-11:30 PM the beer we taste that evening, however, additional fees may be required to cover the costs of special May 6th, Big Brew 2000; AHA National Home- events. Dues may be paid at the monthly meeting, brew Day (See Page 3 for further information) or a check may be sent to: A Monthly May 6th, 7th Annual Sin City Sudzzers Home- Publication of brew Competition; Sheboygan WI; Entries due Treasurer, Milwaukee Beer Barons, the Beer Barons 5/2-5/5; Cost $5 for 1, $4 each for 2 or more; P.O. Box 27012, Contact: Rick Woods, (920) 467-9962 Milwaukee, WI 53227 of Milwaukee May 6th, Delafield Brewhaus 1st Anniversary Dedicated to Party; Delafield WI This newsletter will be sent free to prospective

the Education members for 3 months. The date that appears on May 6th, Stevens Point Spring Beer Fest; Ste- the address label of your newsletter is the date that and Enjoyment vens Point , Stevens Point WI your membership expires. We do not send remind-

ers, so be sure to check the date on the label to see May 7th, Goose Island’s Bock Fest; Goose Is- of Fermented when it is time to renew. Malt Beverages (Continued on page 2)

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Brewing News Growing Hops Sprecher Brewing Company has not require refrigeration. (Continued from page 1) made some changes in their prod- uct line. (Editors note: In an unofficial side- rhizome in it with the buds by-side taste test the new beers ap- pointed up and cover with an New are Pub and Pale . pear to be very similar to the ones inch or so of loose soil. Lightly Gone are Pub and that they replace.) water frequently until it is well Milwaukee Pils. established. Fertilize the same as Tours of Sprecher Brewing are other garden plants. According to Pat McCue, Web- offered on Friday afternoons at master for Sprecher, the new 4:00 PM and Saturday after- When shoots appear, cut back all brews have their own distinctive noons at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 but a couple of the healthiest labeling and packaging to set PM. Tour capacity is limited, looking ones. When they are them apart from their other and reservations are required. about 1 foot long train them to brews. These brews are also grow clockwise up a string. The “shelf-stabilized” so that they do Sprecher Brewing Company is string should be run from a stake located at 701 W Glendale Ave, in the ground to a point at least 8 Glendale, Wisconsin 53209; Tastings & Competitions to 10 feet high. A healthy plant (414) 964-2739. will easily grow to 12 feet or

more if you can run your strings (Continued from page 1) www.sprecherbrewery.com land Clybourn, 1800 N. Clybourn, Chi- that high. cago IL; 1-5 PM, $20; Limit of 150 ------tickets; (312) 915-0075 The first year your plant may not Di Carlo’s Armenetti is a Liq- May 20th, Brewing Party at Road uor Store in Northern Illinois do all that well but don’t despair. America, Elkhart Lake WI ; Details that has a reputation for carry- Every year it will produce more will be discussed at April meeting. ing a vast array of Belgian and and more. May 21st, Wisconsin MicroBrewers other fine beers. They have re- Festival; Calumet County Fairgrounds, cently established an Internet As far as what to grow, Cascade Chilton WI; 1-6 PM, $20; For info, con- and Clusters are varieties that tact Rowland’s Calumet Brewery (920) Web Page. Find it at: grow very well in this climate. 849-2534 www.go.to/brewnews June 3rd, Prosit and Paddle Canoe At this time I know that Hop rhi- Race, from Lakefront Brewery to Rock- zomes are currently being offered bottom to The Milwaukee Ale House; at both The Purple Foot and The June 17th, Southport Beer Fest; Brew- Market Basket. Check with other masters Pub Southport; Kenosha WI homebrew stores to see if they “When I read about the evils of Thanks to the Cream City Suds for some of drinking, I gave up reading.” have any in stock this spring. the above information. - Henny Youngman

Baron Mind is published by the Beer Barons of Milwaukee, a non-profit organization. Club officers are: President Larry Tischer (414) 327-7014 e-mail: [email protected] Vice President Rich Grzelak (414) 321-3037 e-mail: [email protected] Treasurer Dave Van Der Wegen (414) 764-3925 e-mail: [email protected] Editor Dan Schlosser (414) 475-5882 e-mail: [email protected] The Baron Mind is published monthly for members of the Beer Barons of Milwaukee thanks to the efforts of Dan Schlosser, Rich Grzelak, Larry Tischer, Connie Sowinski, and other club members who contribute articles. The permanent mailing address is: Beer Barons of Milwaukee, P.O. Box 27012, Milwaukee, WI 53227 2 Baron Mind

'GOT BEER?' CAMPAIGN NATIONAL HOMEBREW Big Brew Day Recipe

LASTS ONLY A FEW DAYS DAY Nearly Nirvana

Pressure from anti-drunken driv- The American Homebrewers As- All Grain Recipe - 5 Gallons ing activists forced an animal- sociation (AHA) will hold its 9.0 lb U.S 2-Row Malt rights group to discontinue its third annual Big Brew Celebra- 0.5 lb U.S Crystal Malt 60L 0.5 lb U.S Dextrin Malt "Got Beer?" advertising cam- tion on May 6, which is National 1.00 oz Perle Hops 90 min paign after only a few days. Peo- Homebrew Day. 0.50 oz Cascade 10 min 0.50 oz Cascade 1 min ple for the Ethical Treatment of 1.00 oz Cascade Dry Hops

Animals (PETA) said it stopped For last year's Big Brew, 2,180 1 Tablespoon Gypsum the campaign out of respect for registered participants gathered 1/2 Teaspoon Irish Moss concerns raised by Mothers at 265 brewing sites in 47 states Wyeast 1056 American Ale Liquid yeast Against Drunk Driving. and 8 foreign countries. Mash grains in water at 152° F for 60 minutes. Raise temperature to 168° F The "Got Beer?" campaign -- a During Big Brew, home brewers by draining mash tun, heating liquid to parody of the dairy industry's from around the world gather at 180° F. Recirculate. Sparge with 168° F "Got Milk?" advertisements -- local sites for a day of brewing water with gypsum. Bring wort to boil. generated plenty of attention and celebration of the hobby. Add bittering hops. Boil 80 minutes. Add for PETA. Irish moss and flavor hops. Boil 9 min- Participants will brew from the utes. Add aroma hops. One minute later, turn off kettle. Chill. Transfer to In it the group urged college stu- same recipe and share in a simul- fermenter. Pitch yeast and aerate. Do a dents to replace their milk mus- taneous toast at noon (CST). The two-stage fermentation. Add dry hops to taches with beer. PETA contends official Big Brew 2000 recipe is secondary fermenter before racking. Bottle with 3/4 cup corn sugar or keg that milk cows and their calves “Nearly Nirvana Pale Ale”, and force-carbonate when complete. suffer on factory farms and that based on the 18 attempts of Share with friends when ready. the fat and cholesterol in milk Chris P. Frey of the Ann Arbor Extract Recipe - 5 Gallons make it less healthy than drink- Brewers Guild and Fermental ing beer. Although the campaign Order of Renaissance Draughts- 6.75 lb Alexanders Pale Malt Extract Syrup 0.5 lb U.S Crystal Malt 40L makes it clear that juice, water, men (FORD) to emulate Sierra 0.5 lb U.S Crystal Malt 20L soda and soy milk are preferable Nevada Pale Ale. 1.50 oz Perle Hops 40 min 0.50 oz Cascade 10 min to beer, it was quickly attacked 0.50 oz Cascade 1 min 1.00 oz Cascade Dry Hops by MADD. Anyone who hosts a brew ses- sion should register their site 1 Tablespoon Gypsum 1/2 Teaspoon Irish Moss "MADD got their message out; with the American Homebrewers we got our message out," said Association (AHA) to ensure Wyeast 1056 American Ale Liquid yeast Bruce Friedrich of PETA. "Our that they get counted. Registra- Steep grains at 160° F for 20 minutes. goal was always to raise aware- tion can be done on the AHA Remove grains. Bring to boil. Remove ness about the suffering of cows Web Site at: beertown.org/ from heat. Dissolve malt extract and gypsum in kettle. Bring to boil. and their calves, and we've cer- AHA/homebrewing.htm tainly done that." The Norfolk- Add bittering hops. Boil 30 minutes. Add based group will give MADD Of course, if you’d rather brew Irish moss and flavor hops. Boil 9 min- utes. Add aroma hops. One minute $500 collected from employees something different, that’s up to later, turn off kettle. Chill. Transfer to and include a link to MADD on you. The main thing is to simply fermenter. Pitch yeast and aerate. its website as goodwill gestures. share the joy of brewing. Ferment and bottle as in the All Grain recipe.

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