Syracuse, ny - round 7 group grain buy

[user 54886]

What do you mean by ASAP?

If you are looking to clear some out before Saturday I can pick mine up tonight or tomorrow night. I live about 2 miles from the warehouse.

Otherwise I will be there Saturday with everyone else.

On another topic, where do you guys get your CO2? My tank is just about empty again. I will probably just run to sunset but they are on the side of the city for me. I am half a mile from Wren but I can never get there when he is open.

 

[jeffb418]

Saturday at 10:15 is the earliest time for pickup from the pickup location.Please don't show up before Saturday. No one there right now knows where everything is. TwoGunz and I will be there on Saturday to help pick out everything.

 

[CidahMastah]

What do you mean by ASAP?

On another topic, where do you guys get your CO2? My tank is just about empty again. I will probably just run to sunset but they are on the side of the city for me. I am half a mile from Wren but I can never get there when he is open.

thanks Dan.

I get my co2 at airgas in east syracuse but used to get it at haun gas. If you are a member of the salt city brew club you get a discount on the price of CO2 and Nitro beergas mix. I can't recall what the prices are though...


regarding the ASAP - I just meant it is crucial to clear the bags out on Saturday, in their entirety if possible.

 

[user 54886]

Saturday at 10:15 is the earliest time for pickup from the pickup location. Please don't show up before Saturday. No one there right now knows where everything is. TwoGunz and I will be there on Saturday to help pick out everything.

No problem, when he said ASAP I wasn't sure if something came up and you needed to get it emptied out earlier.

I will be there on Saturday probably around 11.

Thanks.

 

[user 54886]

thanks Dan.

I get my co2 at airgas in east syracuse but used to get it at haun gas. If you are a member of the salt city brew club you get a discount on the price of CO2 and Nitro beergas mix. I can't recall what the prices are though...


regarding the ASAP - I just meant it is crucial to clear the bags out on Saturday, in their entirety if possible.

ooh, right next to Erwan's. Maybe I will go grab dinner and CO2.

I will give them a try, thanks.

Speaking of the Brew Club. How many people here are a member? I have yet to check them out, but I always mean to.

 

[CidahMastah]

ooh, right next to Erwan's. Maybe I will go grab dinner and CO2.

I will give them a try, thanks.

Speaking of the Brew Club. How many people here are a member? I have yet to check them out, but I always mean to.

I joined but to be honest the first meeting I went to was a little too basic and the focus was on tasting commercial beers with a few lone home brew growlers.

The resident grand master brewer guy answered a question about hops where he laboriously indicated that hops at 60 minutes were for "bittering" and hops later in the boil were for "aroma". I think that is explained in just about anything you read related to brewing, so it was largely unhelpful and didn't relate the the actual question the asker had. (question was "are any commercial beers made without a 60 minute bittering hop addition")

I might have just caught an off day, but it felt like it should have been more home brew focused. There was a big turn out. My format would be more like a home brewer or two brings in a batch (or growlers) for the meetings on a rotation. There must have been over 40 people there easy. You do get some good discounts though.

All said, I tend to be a nut about research and learning about brewing (and any other hobby I take on). So perhaps that was helpful to some folks.

 

[jeffb418]

Cidah, the following people emailed me this morning for Sat pickup:

jdowling
Racin_NY
Strecker25

 

[CidahMastah]

Cidah, the following people emailed me this morning for Sat pickup:

jdowling
Racin_NY
Strecker25

Thanks and updated!

 

[Smashing]

Cgondoli1 is picking up for me. Am pretty sure he will be picking up for Smashing as well.

Yes he is.

 

[jeffb418]

Cidah,

gcdowd just emailed me too, he is coming sat.

 

[CidahMastah]

Cidah,

gcdowd just emailed me too, he is coming sat.

Thanks!

we are narrowing it down and getting the loose ends tied up. I like it!

 

[brian4508]

I joined but to be honest the first meeting I went to was a little too basic and the focus was on tasting commercial beers with a few lone home brew growlers.

The resident grand master brewer guy answered a question about hops where he laboriously indicated that hops at 60 minutes were for "bittering" and hops later in the boil were for "aroma". I think that is explained in just about anything you read related to brewing, so it was largely unhelpful and didn't relate the the actual question the asker had. (question was "are any commercial beers made without a 60 minute bittering hop addition")

I might have just caught an off day, but it felt like it should have been more home brew focused. There was a big turn out. My format would be more like a home brewer or two brings in a batch (or growlers) for the meetings on a rotation. There must have been over 40 people there easy. You do get some good discounts though.

All said, I tend to be a nut about research and learning about brewing (and any other hobby I take on). So perhaps that was helpful to some folks.

I too am a member and was hoping for more. I'm going to give it another run in June. Seems to be meeting based and not a 'club' if that makes sense.

 

[CidahMastah]

I too am a member and was hoping for more. I'm going to give it another run in June. Seems to be meeting based and not a 'club' if that makes sense.

I agree.

I personally believe that there is more knowledge, experience and comradery on the Syracuse NY Group Buy thread than there is in the SSBC.

I wish no ill will on the club, and like what it is attempting to do. I joined up in the hope that it would improve.

 

[user 54886]

I agree.

I personally believe that there is more knowledge, experience and comradery on the Syracuse NY Group Buy thread than there is in the SSBC.

I wish no ill will on the club, and like what it is attempting to do. I joined up in the hope that it would improve.

I am still thinking about checking it out, if even to just network with other home brewers.

But I see all these things like club night at the NHC (on video of course, I have not been yet) and hear podcasts from people in clubs and it all sounds exciting. So that is what I have been expecting.

When I first looked the club's website it seemed like they were not doing much. But looking now it seems like they have improved a lot.

 

[CidahMastah]

I am still thinking about checking it out, if even to just network with other home brewers.

I would absolutely recommend that

Also, you should look into joining the AHA. We were just talking about this last night while splitting up the buy. You get a free zymurgy subscription and it gives strength to home brewers.

 

[brian4508]

Well if the brew club goes the way it is going without improvements, then we start our own. Brew trades, brew dates, yeast strain trades, recipe sharing etc. make it more about the homebrew that what other commercially brewed beers that are out there. More about enjoying the brewing of HB (along with a few drinks of course)

More like a 'poker night' but with HB

 

[bellinmi88]

Why wait...why not have both! Count me in.

 

[copyright1997]

Also - for the next order, are we able to order bottle caps from them? I saw that they have them listed in a qty of 10,000 - I figure that would last me for years.

I tried getting bottle caps in the Pittsburgh area group buy. For some reason, Country Malt said they wouldn't ship them. (I travel to Pittsburgh a couple times a year and figured bottle caps are good to sit there.)

 

[Smashing]

Well if the brew club goes the way it is going without improvements, then we start our own. Brew trades, brew dates, yeast strain trades, recipe sharing etc. make it more about the homebrew that what other commercially brewed beers that are out there. More about enjoying the brewing of HB (along with a few drinks of course)

More like a 'poker night' but with HB

That would be pretty cool. Maybe do quaterly meetings for all those out-of-towners.

 

[Mparsons327]

I would be up for starting a club! Maybe do bi monthly meetings/ group brews. We could also plan them at the same time of grain buy pick ups.

 

[bellinmi88]

See now you're talkin!

 

[gcdowd]

I also love the idea. I don't know enough brewers.

 

[user 54886]

Do you think the SCBC would be offended by a new club forming?

It seems kind of rude. Not that I am against that sort of thing.

 

[CidahMastah]

I think if they were offended it would be pretty lame on their part. It isn't like it would be a competition with them, just a group with a different focus and interest.

As for me the idea is interesting, but with all the brew related stuff I do right now I would probably only be able to show for quarterly at best. I just have too many things going on (brewing and nonbrewing related). Trying to simplify, but that is just part of who I am I suppose.

I think longer span would be better anyhow, allows for more brewing in between and better chance of trying different beers from everyone involved.

 

[brian4508]

Well, it wouldn't be a 'club' but more of a 'group'. No fees, meeting places could rotate between different peoples homes. Depending on the type of gathering, People attending could bring food to cookout during a brew session, etc.

There are multiple motorcycle groups in the area, many golf and bowling leagues, etc. so why not brewing groups?

Offended? If so then they don't truly support the homebrew craft movement as it 'expands'. Besides, it may lead to a little brew off. Lol

 

[user 54886]

If we are counting hands for sake of interest, I would be in for it.

I am more interested in doing brewing related things like group brew days and brewery trips than just meetings.

Meetings would be alright, but we all meet here on the forums everyday, so they wouldn't be all that exciting for me.

 

[brian4508]

It could also be as simple as a Facebook page that we join and a simple 'hey I'm brewing this weekend, anyone want to join me?'. Or I'm looking for 'x' yeast or 'y' hops but the store is out etc. group brews/picnics every so often

(As the new guy causes an uproar...)

 

[CidahMastah]

+1 to dan's comments

I am more interested in tasting. We will inevitably talk about brewing and ask questions when we taste something. It happens naturally. Having a topic of discussion seems like too much work, and a bit contrived.

Let's drink beer and talk about what we like and don't like. Everything else (BBQ etc) is icing on the cake

The facebook idea isn't bad, I just am really bad at checking my account

 

[bellinmi88]

I always thought it would be cool to have a brewing consortium either stand alone or as part of a club that standardized on a half dozen classic beer styles, perfected the recipes, process, yeast strains and branded it as a for profit venture. Imagine a statewide or nationwide brand that was able to retain a true craft beer quality.

 

[Mparsons327]

Is there a section here for club pages? I think it would be easier to organize a get together with a page right here on homebrewtalk. I personally check this everyday, Facebook maybe once a week. It would still be nice to have a club/group facebook to connect with each other on a more personal level. I would be all for fieldtrips to some local breweries as well! My place isnt really big enough to have a full blown meeting but I could def organize a tour of breweries local to me(Horseheads, upstate brewing co., market street brewing, roosterfish, then end at ithaca.).