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:
https://www.tapstar.org/about-tapstar

We 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!!!

Full meeting schedule (Friday, March 19):
6:30-7:00 Virtual Social Drinking
7:00-7:30 Club Business
7:30-8:00 DIY Corner – Kettle Souring (Cody and Jamye Naramore)
8:00-9:00 Neil Witte (Master Cicerone and TapStar Founder)
9:00-10:00 Virtual Social Drinking

NOTE: 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 [email protected].

FINAL NOTE: You still have the opportunity to participate in the following KCBM38 scale-up categories:

• Transport 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!

  Crane 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.

  Servaes 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.

  KC 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.

If interested in entering your beer(s) into any or all of these scale-ups, refer to our competition website: https://kcbmcomp.com

Looking forward to seeing you all at the meeting!!!

Zoom Information:
Topic: KCBM March 2021 Meeting
Time: Mar 19, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85498707993?pwd=Z0xHVU1acWxqaVBTeWQyR0JaQTVZQT09

Meeting ID: 854 9870 7993
Passcode: 295566