Hot Break
From ASH
The Hot Break is ASH's monthly newsletter, generally released the first Friday of the month. The newsletter is sent by email to the ASH Announce list. If you would like to receive the newsletter please use the following link : sign-up page. One feature of the Hot Break is a classified section to allow members the ability to sell any of their surplus homebrewing gear. If you would like to list something in the Hot Break for sale then email the editor at : editor@azhomebrewers.org and he will get it listed. There is no charge to list items.
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2009
- June - Brewer at Large - Beth Johnson plays Bocce; Pear Beer recipe; HBoY standings updated.
- May - Brewer at Large - Ron Kloth at CBC Boston; Light Rail Pub Crawl Recap; Rye beer recipe; Kaptin's Kup Kölsch recipe
- April - Brewer at Large - Rob Fullmer goes in search of Russian River; Schwarzbier recipe.
- March - Brewer at Large - Stevo takes in the Strong Beer Fest.
- February - Brewer at Large - Ron Kloth at Big Beers Festival; Brown ale recipe; HBOY categories .
- January - Brewer at Large - Alan Pedersen-Giles visits Fox Hill Meadery; Fermentation cooler gadget.
Archives
2008
- December - Brewer at Large - Dan Teff visits Japan; 2009 Board Nominees; Brown Ale Recipe
- November - Brewer at Large - David Schollmeyer @ GABF; Oktoberfest HB Competition results; New Beer Gadget
- Oktober - Brewer at Large - Ron Kloth's Eurotour Trip Reprise; Saison recipe; Homebrew in History; New Beer Gadget
- September - Brewer at Large - Jeff Brahs visits Seattle; Imperial Brown Ale recipe
- August - Brewer at Large - Ben Connor braves the rain in Flagstaff; Milk Stout recipe; New Web Forum; Local Homebrew Shops update
- July - Brewers at Large - Stevo and Kevin Masaryk visit Boston; Cider recipe (June Homebrew of the Month); Mead Day scheduled; Evange-Ale-ist program; Classified section added.
- June - Brewer at Large - Barry Weeg's Dinner w/Tomme; American Pale Ale recipe (May Homebrew of the Month); AHA Club-Only Competition scheduled.
- May - Brewer at Large - Ron Kloth's Eurotour; Oatmeal Stout recipe (April Meeting Homebrew of the Month); Brotherhood of the Barrel update.
- April - Brewer at Large - SanTan Brewing Co.; Winter Woody recipe (March Meeting Homebrew of the Month); ASH 'Big Brew' BrewOut.
- March - Mark "The Kaptin" Helms tribute; Springfest update; Grand Canyon Brewery; Smuttynose IPA clone recipe (February Meeting Homebrew of the Month).
- February - Welcome message from new club president; upcoming events; Papago pro-am announcement; Brotherhood of the Barrel recipe.
2007
- February - A word from the Bird…(Stevo)
2006
- November - Small Brewery Alert: Alvinne Bacholdus, Fruit in Beer, Beer ‘Bouquet’
- October - Oktoberfest HB Results
- September - Prep Oktoberfest
- August - Dale'z Industrial Brew 3, Phil'd Up Space
- July - ASH 101
- June - In High Spirits (High Spirits Distillery)
- May - Fear and Loathing in Scottsdale
- April - Brewing Like a Newbie
- March - Mead: It's Not Just for Vikings Anymore
- February
- January - Local Tap Water Mineral Content
2005
- November - 2005 Oktoberfest Competition winners; AZ Mead Up 2005 winners.
- October - Fest Facts; Great American Beer Festival; Brewing Motivation;
- August - Belgium - Beer Diversity; Drinking Beer reduces risk of Cancer.
- June - eASH (ASH on the web).
- April - Brewer at Large - Sonoran Brewout.
- March - Brewing Gadget - Counterflow Wort Chiller; Unknown Drinker on Dry Stout.
- February - The Brotherhood of the Barrel; Unknown Drinker - Las Vegas.
2004
- November - A Couple New Books (Book Reviews)
- October - Call for recipes.
- September - 2004 Oktoberfest Competition prep.
- August - Barry Tingleff - Beer & Loafing in Las Vegas.
- July - Stevo - Give me Liberty (ale)..., but a Kolsch will do...!; Christmas Ale recipe.
- June - Unknown Drinker - San Diego; Sabco Cup Update; Beer and Taxes.
- May - New Homebrewer of the Year Contest Announced.
- April - Mike Walker - Hop Usage; Unknown Drinker - Arribas.
- March - Really?...How Did You Get Started?;
- February - Barry Tingleff- What I did on my Summer Vacation; ASH Online; Dry Beer Fest.
2001 - 2003
If there are any members who have been in the club during these years and happen to have copies of the Hotbreak, please let the editor know. He would like to scan and post them so there is a permanent record of club news and information for all to access.
2000
- December - Bus Trip Pics; New ASH Website.
- November - Oktoberfest Pics.
- September - The Lost Letters; Unknown Drinker - Oregon Brewers Festival.
- July - ASH Day at BOB.
- June - Temecula 200 Pics.
- April - BAASH 200 Pics.
- March - Sonora Brewout 2000 Pics.
- February - It's the 'Look What I found in the Newspaper' Page.
- January - Feature Beer - Leffe Belgium; Top 10 Reasons to Grow Your Own Hops.
1999
- December - The Final Wort.
- November - Oktoberfest Homebrew Competition Awards.
- October - Unknown Drinker - Grapes of Wrath.
- September - Unknown Drinker - You're a Peeing Adventures of..; Ice Breakers.
- August - Unknown Drinker - Salt Lake Sipping; Flagstaff Beer Bus Tour Pics; The European Traveler- It's a Small World.
- July - International Unknown Drinker - Europe; Rock Me, Baby - Rock Bottom Brewing, Phoenix.
- June - The Long, Winding Road - Seabright Brewery; Lake Havasu Bus Trip Pics.
- May - Randy Drwinga & Barry Tingleff - Water Hardness and Ale Brewing; Tips for a Friend.
- April - ASH AMber recipe; Unknown Brewer - Sierra Vista; New Belgium Brewing Co. Story.
- March - The Sonora Brewout Pics; Scott Meyer - Gravity of the Matter.
- February - Unknown Drinkers - Moo for a Brew
- January - Unknown Drinker - Bible Belt Brewpubs.
1998
- November - The Wizard's Staff: GABF Denver
- October - All Things Oktoberfest.
- September - Ask the Brewmaster; Unknown Drinkers: Homebrew Adventures; State Fair Competition.
- August - Ask the Brewmaster; Unknown Drinkers: Gordon Biersch Tempe.
- July - Ask the Brewmaster.
- June - Ask the Brewmaster; The Unknown Baker: Spent Grain Bread; Tucson Brewery Tour.
- May - Ask the Brewmaster.
- April - Unknown Drinkers: Pacific Northwest; Ask the Brewmaster; Steve Cardott: Greetings From Belgium. Great AZ Beer Fest HB Competition results.
- March - Unknown Drinkers: A Beer Run of a Different Flavor; Beer News; Ask the Brewmaster.
- February - Unknown Drinkers: Northern Arizona; Ask the Brewmaster.
- January - Unknown Drinkers: Colorado River Run; 1st Annual Sonoran Brewout.
1997
- December - Quotes Worth Repeating; 1998 Officer Nominees.
- November - Unknown Drinkers: Cantillon Brewery; Randy Drwinga: You Just Might Be a Homebrewer; Oktoberfest HB Competition results.
- October - Oktoberfest and Oktoberfest HB Competition.
- September - Unknown Drinkers: Seattle; Urban Myths.
- August part 1 - Unknown Drinkers: Tour of Southern Germany; The Wizards Staff: Weiss Bier.
- August part 2 - Continued...
- July - Unknown Drinkers: New Orleans & Southern Florida; The Wizards Staff: National Homebrewed Real Ale Competition; Beer Quotes.
- June - Unknown Drinkers: Washington State Tour; The Wizards Staff: Brew Haus BOP part 2.
- May - Unknown Drinkers: Four Peaks Brewing Opening; The Wizards Staff: Brew Haus BOP.
- April - Unknown Drinkers: Russ Seideman's New Venture; Rudyard kipling: The Betrothed; Unknown Drinkers 2: Albuquerque.
- March - Unknown Drinkers: George and Dragon; The Wizards Staff: Bock Bier.
- February - Randy Drwinga: Perfect Timing; The Wizards Staff: Club-Only Competition; Unknown Drinker: De Domus cafe, Leuven; 3rd Annual Pub Crawl.
1996
- December - The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (Novemberfest Contest Results).
- November - Unknown Drinkers: GABF Denver; Science Corner: Oxygen and Yeast; Column: Of Beer and Wine (Intro to Wine for Brewers).
- October - Science Corner: RIMS; The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (Fest Biers); Unknown Drinkers: George & Dragon.
- September - George Fix: Sulfur Flavors in Beer; Barry Tingleff: Top of the Rock (Brewmaster Dinner); Science Corner: It's a Gas; The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (Mead).
- August - Randy Drwinga: Chilling Tales from the Crypt (Wort Chilling); Fred Westendarp: The Big Chiller (Another Chilling Tale...); Science Corner: Yeast Farming; Unknown Drinkers: Twin Falls Idaho.
- July - Science Corner: Yeast Starters; Michael Jackson Quotes; The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (Perilous Homebrewing); Unknown Drinkers: Southern California Homebrewers Festival.
- June - Fred Westendarp: Weird Ale Experiment 2; Science Corner: Probelms with Fermentation; Jack-o-lantern Ale Revisited; Fred Westendarp: A Trip to Jolly Old; Randy Drwinga: A Horizontal Look at Color and Specific Gravity of La Trappe Trappist Ales.
- May - Science Corner: Yeast Basics; Jack-o-lantern Tale: Barry Tingleff Pumpkin recipe; The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (Brewmaster Dinner); Unknown Drinkers: Boston.
- April - GAzBF Winners; Randy Drwinga: Tips for a Friend; The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (Bock); Unknown Drinkers: Great AZ Beer Festival.
- March - Douglas S. Byars: The History of ASH; Science Corner: Yeast Cannot Live By Bread Alone; Jeffery Haines: Hooked on Red (Seattle/Red Hook); The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (Porter); Unknown Drinkers: Club Rio and Tombstone.
- February - Randy Drwinga: Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged; Science Corner: Sweet Stuff (Sugar); The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (Alt Beers); Unknown Drinkers: Superbowl; Reinheitsgebot.
- January - Science Corner: Pasteur's Tips For Homebrewers; The Wizards Staff: Brewing Styles (English Ales); Are you an Alcoholic?; Unknown Drinkers: Mill Avenue Beer Co.
1995
- December - Club News; New Officer Nominees; The Unknown Drinkers: Coyote Springs with a Maltose Falcon.
- November - Club News; Oktoberfest Competition results.
- October - Oktoberfest 1995; The Unknown Drinkers: Old Chicago; Brewing Styles: Marzen/Oktoberfest/Vienna.
- September - The Unknown Drinkers: Hops! North Scottsdale; Made in the Shade Contest winners; Not Made in the Shade.
- August - Club News; The Unknown Drinkers: Hops! Fashion Square; Made in the Shade Beer Fest and HB Competition.
- July - The Unknown Drinkers: Victoria BC Canada; Fred Westendarp: Good Beer!; Gandalf Mithrandir: Another Pointe in Tyme.
- June - Meeting Minutes; The Unknown Drinkers: Bandersnatch; Fermentap Gizmo Review.
- May - Meeting Minutes: vote for a Logo; The Unknown Drinkers: Coyote Springs; Brewing Styles: Czech Pils; GAzBF '95
- April - First Official Hot Break!; Meeting Minutes: Call for a Logo; Fred Westendarp: Water, Water Everywhere; Brewing Styles: HellesBock; The Knight and the Billy Goat (And other Bock Lore)
- March - New Club Discussion: Call for Newsletter Name; Brewing Styles: Premium Bitter; Review of Paulaner Brewmaster Dinner;
