ASH Oktoberfest

October 23, 202112:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The ASH Fall Fest is on! We will be holding it in Ramada's 10,11 and 12 at More

The ASH Fall Fest is on! We will be holding it in Ramada's 10,11 and 12 at Kiwanis Park in Tempe. We will have food catered and you are always welcome to bring your own homemade sides and treats to complement the delicious smoked meats. What else is happening at this event? The Fall Classic competition winners will be announced, raffle prizes, games and board member elections will be held. Please bring homebrew to share and if you want your beer to be on tap on our Mobile 8 system, its first come first served. On entrance to the event, silver membership holders will get 1 drink and 1 designated driver wrist band. Gold membership holders will get 2 drink wristbands. We ask that you please follow CDC guidelines and be respectful of your fellow club members.

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ASH Brewout For Learn To Homebrew Day

November 6, 20218:00 am - 4:00 pm

That's right, ASH is hosting another brewout at the clubhouse in November! Please join us for Learn To Homebrew Day (11/6), a holiday that has been in existence since 1999. As homebrewers, we use this day across the country to help promote the wonderful hobby of homebrewing. We invite you to come and set up your very own brewing rig to brew beer in the clubhouse parking lot. We have space for up to 12 homebrewers with 3 of them having dedicated 120V 20 AMP circuits for electric all in one systems. If you are planning on bringing your 120 volt all in one electric system, please email ryan.colvin@azhomebrewers.org to reserve one of the 3 spots and you must bring your own extension cord. For the rest of you propane brewers, we have 9 spots open with access to electric for pumps and a hose for cleaning/chillers. There is a propane fill station located at the Ace Hardware at the front of the property along with 10lb bags of ice for sale at the ACE as well. You do not have to be brewing a beer to come to this event, we encourage everyone in the homebrew community to join us, in fact we ask that you tell your non homebrewing friends and family to come by and spectate to see all the different ways to brew beer in the hopes of them taking on the hobby themselves one day.
Location: 1301 W. 21st. Tempe, AZ 85282 Date: 11/6/21 Time: 8am-4pm

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ASH Happy Hour at Huss Brewing Company

November 8, 202112:00 am

Let's get together and show some love to one of ASH's longtime supporters. On 11/8/21 the ASH board will be hosting a happy hour at Huss Brewing Company in Tempe. On top of getting this event organized at the brewery, Barry was also able to secure a food truck called Green Chile Love to park on the property and serve us some dinner! So please come on down to support ASH, Huss and Green Chile Love! Location: 1520 W. Mineral Rd Suite #102, Tempe, AZ 85283 Date: 11/8/21 Time: 5pm-9pmGreen Chile Love Menu Here

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November General Meeting

November 16, 20217:00 pm

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IRON BREWER- Small Batch, Collab Mini-Competition

November 16, 20217:00 pm

That year has flown by and we are already brewing for the last Member Only Competition! This is not quite the way I envisioned rolling out the big reveal for our Iron Brewer mini-competition, but a result of the way our event schedule contracted on itself due to the unforeseen forces of life in general. The HBOY race is closer than I could have imagined, but I am more intrigued by how much the quality of Member Homebrew has increased this past year. To conclude our 2021 club competition year, I am happy to reveal the final ingredients required for the Iron Brewer Competition. Sign-up HERE. Entries are due November 16th at the General Meeting and judging is the following weekend.

The Style will be a Porter. You must use bread to replace a portion of your grain bill, and it must be the star showcased in the flavor of your entry. Typically it is about 40% of the grain bill. The Great Harvest Bread Company is kind even to supplement the bread needs with some loaves and various bread products available at the Clubhouse Thursday, October 21st. The club will also make available chocolate malt, and the following hops if desired. Cascade, Idaho 7, Idaho Gem, El Dorado, Comet. Use the sign-up link above.

There are requests that novice brewers have a chance to pair up with a veteran brewer so they can learn to brew better beer. Are you willing to mentor a fellow member?

Here are some tips for bread in the Mash:

Go into your local bakery, cafe or market and see if they’re happy to give you their surplus at the end of the day. Most will be glad for you to take it off their hands. Once you have the bread,

1. SLICE, DRY AND CRUSH THE BREAD

Dry the bread in an oven at 90°C (194°F) for about 1h. Time and temperature will vary depending on your oven, but generally the lower the temperature the better. Slicing the bread will speed up drying.

Once the bread is dry, coarsely crush to the size of large croutons (not to powder otherwise you will get a stuck mash). I want you to have fun making this, and not be aggravated with process issues.

Good Luck! Cheers to you for making awesome beer! Thank you All.

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