August Club Meeting Minutes

Prairie Schooners Homebrew Meeting 

Presentation Slides

August 14, 2024

• New Attendees/New Members

• Membership Report
  • 487 Facebook members

• Join the American Homebrewers Association
  • www.homebrewersassociation.org
    • Set Prairie Schooners as your club
    • If at least 75% of your club’s members are also AHA, AHA will Reimburse your club’s insurance

• Treasurer’s Report = $2563  (consider purchasing a calendar)

• Elections for 2024
  • President – Phil Maggio
  • Vice President – Ryan Lewis
  • Treasurer – Eric Hegele
  • Secretary – Nicole Kuhlman

• SOB – Saturday, August 31st 12:00 – 5:00
  • Brewing Demonstration 
  • Interested in brewing 

• Fruit and Vegetable
  • Third Place – Jeff K. Blackberry Vienna Lager
  • Second Place – Don L. – Apricot Mango Sour
  • First Place – Phil M. – Peach Cream Ale with Ginger and Oolong Tea

• Oktoberfest –
  • September 28th from 12 – 6 
  •  Tom Madonia Park West, Lake Springfield 

• Yearlong Competition
  • First Round in March
    • Round 1 (Dark Styles) – Eric H. First Place 
    • Round 2 ( Floral/Herbal) – Phil M.  First Place 
    • Round 3 (Fruit/Vegetable) – Phil M. – First Place 
    • Round 4 (German styles)
    • Final Round (Top 4 – Best of)

• Educational Presentations
  • Recent brewing hurdles that you had to recently overcome that would be worth sharing?
    • Sensory Panel
    • Botanicals, Hops, and Grains

• Social Gathering –
  • Possible dates in upcoming months for a social gathering ???

• Tastings
  • Mike B – German Kolsch
  • Karl W – Pale Ale
  • Ryan L. – Belgian Pale Ale
  • Ryan L. – American Pale Ale 
  • Lance J. – Spruzilla and the Infamous Hop
  • Amy H. Scottish Ale
  • Stan K.  – Tropical Stout
  • Phil M – German  Gose
  • Dave S. – Lemon Lime Session Mead
  • Dave S. – Fall of Saigon Cyser
  • Dave S. and Luke S. – Zinfandel Mead