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SUMMARY:August Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:AUGUST MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT!\n\nDrink ‘n Think\nJoin us for an extraordinary August meeting – a real treat and a unique sensory learning journey led by Elizabeth Belden and Amanda Burkemper!\nGet ready to train your palate like never before\, as Elizabeth and Amanda guide us through a tasting of varying concentrations of off-flavor spikes in three different types of beer. Discover how off flavors present differently at different levels and in various beers.\n\nDon’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to indulge in a multi-layered training experience and deepen your understanding off-flavors.\n\nThis presentation is also approved for BJCP Continued Education Points!\n_____________________________________\nFull Meeting Schedule:\n\n6:30-7:00 Social Time\n7:00-7:45 Club Business\n7:45-8:00 Social Time\n8:00-9:00 Main Presentation – Drink ‘n Think!\n9:00-10:00 Social Time / Homebrew Evaluations\n\n_____________________________________\nHomebrew Evaluations:\nIf you have homebrew that you would like to have evaluated on a 1-on-1 basis by a BJCP judge at the meeting\, please bring an extra bottle or two to the meeting and ask Eric Martin or Jamye Buelke Naramore to pair you up with a BJCP judge to begin the evaluation process.\nIf you have homebrew that you would like evaluated by the group at the meeting\, please bring an extra growler (or at least 4 bottles) and track down Eric Martin or Jamye Buelke Naramore to work out the details. We typically do this anonymously at first\, and then the brewer will have the option to unveil or stay anonymous near the end of the process.\n_____________________________________\nPlease bring a six-pack or growler of your homebrewed (or commercial) beer/mead/cider to share!\n_____________________________________\nMembership\nIf you haven’t already done so… don’t forget to renew your membership: https://kcbiermeisters.com/join-the-club/
URL:https://kcbiermeisters.com/calendar/august-meeting-2023/
LOCATION:VFW 7397\, 9550 Pflumm Rd\, Lenexa\, KS\, 66215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club,Meetings,Presentations,Special Event
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SUMMARY:July Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:JULY MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT\nPlease join us on Friday\, July 21 at the VFW Post 7397 in Lenexa for our monthly meeting where we will have a Bottling Bonanza and dive into the art and science of packaging with NHC award-winning brewers Mike and Stephanie Butler. Stephanie and Mike will host an interactive session and share tips and techniques on the process of packaging your fermented creations. By the end of their presentation\, you will be packaging your hootch more efficiently than Amazon on Prime Day! \nThis will be an interactive presentation so if you haven’t done so yet\, please complete the linked survey prior to the presentation:  July 2023 MTG Survey\n\n_____________________________________\n\nFull Meeting Schedule (Friday\, July 21st):\n\n6:30-7:00 Social Time\n7:00-7:45 Club Business\n7:45-8:00 Social Time\n8:00-9:00 Main Presentation – Bottling Bonanza!\n9:00-10:00 Social Time / Homebrew Evaluations\n\n_____________________________________\n\n\n\nHomebrew Evaluations:\nIf you have homebrew that you would like to have evaluated on a 1-on-1 basis by a BJCP judge at the meeting\, please bring an extra bottle or two to the meeting and ask Eric Martin or Jamye Buelke Naramore to pair you up with a BJCP judge to begin the evaluation process.\n\nIf you have homebrew that you would like evaluated by the group at the meeting\, please bring an extra growler (or at least 4 bottles) and track down Eric Martin or Jamye Buelke Naramore to work out the details. We typically do this anonymously at first\, and then the brewer will have the option to unveil or stay anonymous near the end of the process.\n_____________________________________\nPlease bring a six-pack or growler of your homebrewed (or commercial) beer/mead/cider to share!\n_____________________________________\nMembership\nIf you haven’t already done so… don’t forget to renew your membership: https://kcbiermeisters.com/join-the-club/
URL:https://kcbiermeisters.com/calendar/july-meeting-2023/
LOCATION:VFW 7397\, 9550 Pflumm Rd\, Lenexa\, KS\, 66215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club,Meetings,Presentations
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SUMMARY:May Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:MAY MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT\nPlease join us on Friday\, May 19 at the VFW Post 7397 in Lenexa for RECIPE DEVELOPMENT with Jeff Anderson and Simon Peabody Clark . Jeff and Simon share tips for the art and science of designing great beer. By the end of their presentation\, you’ll prefer to see brewing as a study of change AND you won’t need to tread lightly through recipe books and websites any longer. You’ll be brewing beer on your own terms!\n\n[If you’re committed enough\, you can make any story work – SG :)] \nFull Meeting Schedule (Friday\, May 19) \n\n\n6:30-7:00 Social Time\n7:00-7:45 Club Business\n7:45-8:00 Social Time\n8:00-9:00 Main Presentation: Recipe Development with Jeff and Simon\n9:00-10:00 Social Time / Homebrew Evaluations\n\n___________________________________________________\nKCBM Board of Directors Elections:\nOur elections for the 2023-2025 KCBM Board will be held online from May 5th through the 18th. Paid members were sent an email with a link to vote “yes” or “no” for the slate of officers listed below:\nPresident: Joe Rose\nVice President: Samantha LaForte\nTreasurer: Logan Beets\nSecretary: Simon Peabody Clark\nIf you are a paid member\, please check your email and get your votes in. (And… if you aren’t a paid member… what are you waiting for?)\nPlease reach out to Jay Highfill for any additional questions or concerns about the election.\n___________________________________________________\nHomebrew Evaluations\nIf you have homebrew that you would like to have evaluated on a 1-on-1 basis by a BJCP judge at the May\, please bring an extra bottle or two to the meeting and ask Joe\, Eric\, Simon\, Mike\, or Jamye to pair you up with a BJCP judge to begin the evaluation process. If you would like to share with the entire group\, please let us know before meeting starts and bring enough to go around.\n___________________________________________________\nHope you will come out for the May 19th meeting! Please bring a six-pack or growler of your homebrewed (or commercial) beer/mead/cider to share!
URL:https://kcbiermeisters.com/calendar/may-meeting-2023/
LOCATION:VFW 7397\, 9550 Pflumm Rd\, Lenexa\, KS\, 66215\, United States
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SUMMARY:JANUARY MEETING
DESCRIPTION:JANUARY MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT \nCheers and Happy New Year Bier Meisters! Please join us on Friday\, Jan. 20th at the VFW Post 7397 in Lenexa for Mystery Beers with KCBM’s Eric Martin. Eric will lead you through various beer tastings\, challenging you to name the style and other characteristics. You will get bonus points if you name the beer and the brewery. This will be a great way to prepare for judging at KCBM 40 in February. \nFull Meeting Schedule (Friday\, January 20) \n\n6:30-7:00 Social Time\n7:00-7:45 Club Business\n7:45-8:00 Social Time\n8:00-9:00 Main Presentation: Mystery Beers\, Eric Martin\n9:00-10:00 Social Time / Homebrew Evaluations
URL:https://kcbiermeisters.com/calendar/1501/
LOCATION:VFW 7397\, 9550 Pflumm Rd\, Lenexa\, KS\, 66215\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221118T220000
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SUMMARY:NOVEMBER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
DESCRIPTION:NOVEMBER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT \nPlease join us on Friday\, November 18 at the VFW Post 7397 in Lenexa for Stout: Style Overview & Post-Fermentation Experimentation with KCBM’s own Aaron Arias. \nAaron will provide an overview of the different styles of stout. He will also share a recipe for Milk Stout\, and will provide guidance on post-fermentation adjuncts/additives. In addition\, Aaron will pass around different stouts to sample. Stouts are the perfect beers for warming up on brisk November evenings!\n_____________________________________ \nFull Meeting Schedule (Friday\, November 18): \n\n6:30-7:00 Social Time\n7:00-7:45 Club Business\n7:45-8:00 Social Time\n8:00-9:00 Main Presentation – Stouts with Aaron Arias\n9:00-10:00 Social Time / Homebrew Evaluations\n\n_____________________________________ \nKCBM Holiday Party: \nMark your calendars for the annual KCBM Holiday Party on Friday\, December 16 @ 6:30. The party will be at the VFW and – as traditional – will include a bottle share and the friendship brew competition. More details soon. \n_____________________________________ \nHomebrew Evaluations:\nIf you have homebrew that you would like to have evaluated on a 1-on-1 basis by a BJCP judge at the meeting\, please bring an extra bottle or two to the meeting and ask Joe Rose to pair you up with a BJCP judge to begin the evaluation process. \nIf you have homebrew that you would like evaluated by the group at the meeting\, please bring an extra growler (or at least 4 bottles) and track down Joe Rose to work out the details. We typically do this anonymously at first\, and then the brewer will have the option to unveil or stay anonymous near the end of the process. \n_____________________________________ \nHope you’ll come out for the November meeting! Please bring a six-pack or growler of your homebrewed (or commercial) beer/mead/cider to share!
URL:https://kcbiermeisters.com/calendar/november-meeting-announcement/
LOCATION:VFW 7397\, 9550 Pflumm Rd\, Lenexa\, KS\, 66215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club,Presentations
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SUMMARY:March 2021 Meeting: Master Cicerone / TapStar (Neil Witte)
DESCRIPTION:We are very pleased to announce that Neil Witte (Master Cicerone and TapStar Founder) will be our featured speaker for the March 19\, 2021 meeting.  Neil will provide a comparison of the Cicerone and BJCP programs.  Neil will also discuss his latest venture\, TapStar.  You can read all about TapStar and Neil’s background here:\nhttps://www.tapstar.org/about-tapstar \nWe will also have a DIY Corner on Kettle Souring lead by our Cody and Jamye Naramore.  You won’t want to miss this entertaining and informative session with our reigning High Plains Brewers of the Year!!! \nFull meeting schedule (Friday\, March 19):\n6:30-7:00 Virtual Social Drinking\n7:00-7:30 Club Business\n7:30-8:00 DIY Corner – Kettle Souring (Cody and Jamye Naramore)\n8:00-9:00 Neil Witte (Master Cicerone and TapStar Founder)\n9:00-10:00 Virtual Social Drinking \nNOTE: As announced during the February meeting\, we will be conducting judging sessions during the week/weekend of our normal May meeting (so there will not be a club meeting for the month of May).  As a result\, we are moving up the 2021-22 Board Elections by one month.  We made the initial call for Board Nominations during the February meeting\, and are currently accepting nominations up to and during the March 19 business meeting.  The election will be held during the business meeting on April 16\, 2021.  If you or someone you know is interested in being on the KCBM Board for the 2021-22 year\, please contact Jay Highfill (KCBM Elections Chairman) at jayhighfill@gmail.com. \nFINAL NOTE: You still have the opportunity to participate in the following KCBM38 scale-up categories: \n\nTransport Brewery (Custom Style 35A) – This scale-up is for an English ESB (BJCP 11C).  The winner gets a 3 barrel (100 gallon) scale up with Transport Brewery in Shawnee\, Kansas.  Transport also plans to fill a couple of casks to be poured with a beer engine on the launch day.  What a fantastic opportunity to have your ESB on tap\, with a side-by-side comparison of cask and conventional tap serving methods!\nCrane Brewing (Custom Style 36A) – This scale-up is for a Kellerbier (BJCP 7C). The winner gets to scale up their recipe at Crane Brewing in Raytown\, Missouri. Please specify if this is a Pale or Amber Kellerbier. \nServaes Brewing Company (Custom Style 37A) – Show Us Your Adjuncts … At Servaes Brewing Co.\, we LOVE to brew with all kinds of interesting adjuncts. You’re only limited by your own creativity! Don’t feel constrained by traditional beer adjuncts but also keep in mind how your adjuncts come together to make a tasty beer. Beer must be one of the following base styles: Standard American Beer (BJCP Category 1*)\, Scottish Ale (14*)\, Irish Beer (15*)\, Dark British Beer (16*)\, Pale American Ale (18*)\, Amber and Brown American Beer (19*)\, American Porter and Stout (20*)\, IPA (21*)\, European Sour Ale (23*)\, Gose (27A)\, Fruit Beer (29*)\, Spiced Beer (30*). Beer must have AT LEAST one adjunct\, and the adjunct(s) must be listed on the entry’s ‘Brewer’s Specifics’ along with the base style. \nKC Bier Co (Custom Style 38A) – This scale-up is for a German Ale or Lager (no sours). Please specify the style and include your recipe when you drop off or ship your beer to us.\n\nIf interested in entering your beer(s) into any or all of these scale-ups\, refer to our competition website: https://kcbmcomp.com \nLooking forward to seeing you all at the meeting!!! \nZoom Information:\nTopic: KCBM March 2021 Meeting\nTime: Mar 19\, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85498707993?pwd=Z0xHVU1acWxqaVBTeWQyR0JaQTVZQT09 \nMeeting ID: 854 9870 7993\nPasscode: 295566
URL:https://kcbiermeisters.com/calendar/march-2021-meeting-master-cicerone-tapstar-neil-witte/
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