June 2024 Meeting Minutes

Prairie Schooners Homebrew Meeting 

Presentation Slides

June 12, 2024

• New Attendees/New Members

• Membership Report
  • 84 paid members
  • 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)

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

• 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)
    • 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?
    • Off-flavor panel sensory panel
    • Beer style presentations
    • Hop/Malt tea sensory experience – Natalie Hop Tea Experiment
      • August 3rd??

• Tastings
  • Terry C. – Belgian Wit
  • Jason and Amy H – Summer Wheat (Big Brew Day)
  • Lance J. – Beacon of Chaos – Hoppy Wheat Beer
  • Phil M. – Mexican Lager 
  • Ian B. – Luminous Beings Hazy IPA
  • Stanley K. – Kentucky Common
  • Brian D. – Munich Dunkel Eric H. – Ginger Saison 
  • Ian B. – Triumphant IPA
  • Tom S. – Irish Red
  • Don L. – Imperial Brown Ale 5%
  • Smalley – Gruit Milk Stout 
  • Don L. – Vintage Sour #2
  • Jay and Ryan – English Old Ale