• Welcome (Welcome Back, Otis)
  • New Attendees 
  • Members – Pd. 91 (Increase from last month). FB 474
    • Join American Homebrewers Association – Insurance most expensive and this will help offset that cost
    • Loanable Club Assets
  • Treasurer’s Report $2800- $523 in cash
  • Proposed Amendments
    • Voting this month – Majority vote approval
    • Proposal 1: Instead of annual dues in September – will be due one year from paid dues.  Use Paypal for renewal (Voted and approved 2/8/23)
    • Proposal 2:Annual dues $15 a person or $20 a couple – Raising dues $20 a person or $30 a couple (puts us closer to costs in insurance and booking) (Voted and approved 2/8/23)
  • Calendars – $10 each 
  • Trips/Gatherings
    • WTF! Winter-Time Firkin Festival at Obed and Isaac’s
      • February 25th – Noon – 5:00
      • Tickets $10 in Advance; $15 at Door
      • Prairie Schooners will be pouring!
    • Brew Your First Beer Demonstration at Bald Buddha Brewing
      • No frills easy introduction to brewing your first all grain beer
      • April date TBD
  • Brewpubs/Breweries/Stores
    • Bearded Owl in Peoria, IL – Cassie, headbrewer
    • Door County Brewing, WI 
  • Competition
    • Sour Beer Competition – April 12th Meeting
      • Bring (4) 12 oz or (2) 22 oz Bottles with BJCP Judging Label attached
      • Can be sour of any type (kettle, wild, souring yest)
      • MUST be noticeably tart
  • Additional
    • Grain buy – March delivery (3 or 4 times a year)
    • Quarterly Social
      • Anvil and Forge – March 22, 2023 at 6:30 PM
  • Homebrew Tasting
    • Lance – Irish Red “Eve of the Eve”
    • Andy – Imperial Mild
    • Ryan – English IPA
    • Jeff – Dry Perry Cider
Categories: Club News