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Thanks to Jay Ankeney for writing such a great article about our Falcons Happy Hour in the May/June edition of Zymurgy magazine. 

Read the Article (AHA Members / Non-AHA Members)

Don't forget to sign up for an AHA Membership and support the organization that supports our hobby!

Draught's Ice Cream Beer Social

We will be featuring New Belgium and Ben & Jerry's New Collaboration Beer!!

Salted Caramel Brownie Ale

Complimentary scoop of Ben and Jerry's Salted Caramel Brownie Ale Ice Cream

with puchase of this rare limited beer!!

Event URL: 
Draughts Restaurant and Bar
Event Types: 
Tastings
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Thu, 11/12/2015 - 11:10 — AndyZ

Recaps Galore!

Volume: 
v. 41
Issue: 
i. 6
Newsletter Date: 
11/2015

Your November Newsletter is here!

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Thu, 11/12/2015 - 08:23 — Drew Beechum

Brand Spanking New Podcast!

Yesterday, Denny Conn and I debuted our brand spanking new podcast - Experimental Brewing with Denny and Drew!

Go give it a listen today! 

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November 2015 Club Shop Brew Session - Fletch's Big Holiday Ale!

Falcons, sign up now for the November Club Shop Brew Session Sunday, Nov. 22 as Falcons Board Member Kent Fletcher leads the crew in making a big holiday ale. Kent is the original Brewgyver, and built the Club's system, so you'll be learning from the Kung Fu Master and make a wonderful winter warmer to drink by the fire this winter, as the mercury dips to 75 degrees in L.A.  

Sunday, Nov. 22
8:00 am
Home Beer Wine and Cheese Making Shop
22836 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills

Event URL: 
November 2015 Club Shop Brew Session
Board Roles: 
Publicity Director
Event Types: 
Brew Session
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Wed, 11/04/2015 - 18:56 — pomheart

December (2015) Pot Luck

Hello Falcons!

I need your help! Since our next meeting is a Pot Luck - it's your chance to bring in a festive dish to share with all of your besties! I will actually be out galavanting in cold foreign lands (okay, I'll be drinking in a pub in England). We'll need a variety of dishes so please take time to post in the comments here or email me directly with what you are planning on bringing. Below is a list of things you could bring plus a guidline of how much of it we'd need overall (if it says 2x you only need to bring one and someone else can bring a different version):

Board Roles: 
Burgermeister
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Oktoberfest 2015

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October Club Shop Brew - American Pale Ale with Andy Ziskin

Falcons, sign up now for the October Club Shop Brew Session Sunday, Oct. 25, as our new Board Member and Newsletter Editor Andy Ziskin leads the crew in making an American Pale Ale. Andy is an award-winning homebrewer, and a damn good guy, so you'll benefit from his experience and skills, and have a great day! 

Event URL: 
October Club Shop Brew Pale Ale with Andy
Board Roles: 
Publicity Director
Event Types: 
Brew Session
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Competition Committee Meeting Tuesday, Oct 27

We will be meeting at 7PM at MacLeod's Ales in Van Nuys.  Help the club plan our competitions and maintain our high standards of running great contests.  The club will buy our beer and dinner.  RSVP with Ed or John at vicepresident@maltosefalcons.com if you can make it.

Event URL: 
Board Roles: 
Vice President
Event Types: 
Competition
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Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:38 — AndyZ

Brews and News is Back!

Volume: 
v. 41
Issue: 
i. 5
Newsletter Date: 
10/2015

Hey Falcons! After a short hiatus this year, your favorite beer newsletter documenting the best home
brew club in world is back. This month's issue is being slammed together as quickly as possible, so it
will be a catch-up on some of the highlights from the last few months. Hopefully you attended Oktoberfest
on Oct. 10th! Look for a full report in 2 weeks in the November issue.

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Time Change, 2AM PDT Sunday Nov 1, 2015

Remember the time change is Sunday Nov 1, 2015   2AM PDT becomes 1AM PST.

That means you won't lose any sleep when you come to the 11:00 am Meeting!!!

 

Event Types: 
Public Events
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Tue, 10/13/2015 - 15:26 — Drew Beechum

Cider Brewing Cheatsheet

A slightly modified get started guide from Drew's Everything Hard Cider Book to make your own hard cider.

The Standard Cider-Making Procedure

This is the basic process that you’ll use for every cider in Everything Hard Cider and almost every other fermentation you can think to perform. This recipe will net you 4 large bottles of inexpensive cider. You can enjoy this cider after 4–8 weeks.

Yields 4 (1 liter) bottles of Good Cider

1 pint water


Pinch of yeast nutrient

Brewing Tech Categories: 
Brewing Guides
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Sun, 10/11/2015 - 11:24 — Lilimdrd

Club Meeting Minutes- September 2015

Club Meeting on Sunday, September 13th, 2015
Location: Home Beer & Cheese Making Shop

Agenda Topics

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Sun, 10/11/2015 - 11:13 — Lilimdrd

Club Meeting Minutes- July 2015

 

Club Meeting on Sunday, July 12th, 2015

Location: Home Beer & Cheese Making Shop

 

Agenda Topics

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Stone Tap Takeover

Featuring over 8 Limited Beers on Draught from Stone Brewing Co.

-Stone Cali Belgique IPA in Red Wine Barrels

-Stone 2014 Stone Imperial Russian Stount

-Stone 8.8.8 Vertical Epic

-Stone 24 Carrot Cake Golden Ale

-Stone Enjoy By 10.31.15

Plus More...

*Limited Supplies on All beer*

There will also be Stone Beer Inspired Appetizers!!!!

Doors open at 11am

Event URL: 
Draughts Restaurant and Bar
Event Types: 
Public Events
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Homebrew Competition @ 2015 Oktoberfest! 2pm!!

There will be a mini homebrew competition held at our Oktoberfest this Saturday!  Submit by 2pm - judging starts @ 2:30pm

Here are the details:

Limited to 14 entries - first come, first serve

Any style welcome & 1 entry per person

Entries to be given to Ed (our Co-VP from Jersey) @ 2pm sharp at Oktoberfest/DAV grounds

Format: (2) 12oz bottles is preferred but 22's, growlers, 1 liter bottles, plastic baggies are accepted.

Please no writing/labels on the bottles - Ed will register your style/category upon drop off 

Board Roles: 
Activities Director
Event Types: 
Competition
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Seven Days of Sours at the Glendale Tap

glendaletapWe are so excited to announce our 1st Sour event - Seven Days of Sours !
We will be tapping a new keg of sour beer from some FanFreakinTastic breweries 
every day, even two a day if you're drinking them fast enough !
The breweries participating:
Allagash
Almanac
Ballast Point
The Bruery
Eagle Rock
Epic
Firestone Walker
Hangar 24
Highland Park
The Lost Abbey
Tahoe Mountain

Event URL: 
Seven Days of Sours at the Glendale Tap
Event Types: 
Festivals / Parties
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XIX Anniversary & Release Party

Halloween will never be the same again....

Event URL: 
Firestone XIX Anniversary Party
Event Types: 
Festivals / Parties
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Thu, 10/08/2015 - 00:36 — cybertonian

California State Homebrew Competition

Abbreviation: 
California State Homebrew Competition

The Cal State comp is the 3rd leg of 3, for the Sierra Nevada California Homebrewer of the Year. That award will be presented during the Awards Ceremony at Anchor on November 8.   It also helps in chosing the Anchor Homebrew Club of the Year!  The Maltose Falcons is the current Anchor Homebrew club of the year!  It would be awesome to win it two years in a row, so get those entries ready!

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Sept. Club Shop Brew Session - Hop Harvest Amber Ale with Cullen

Falcons, sign up now for the September Club Shop Brew Session Sunday, Sept. 27, as club Prez Cullen Davis leads the crew in a very special brew. Seems Cullen has a friend with a hop farm, and has access to wads of hops that are just now being harvested, so this is a rare chance to brew a wet hop beer. 

Hops are the seed cones of Humulus lupulus, and they're very delicate flowers. They don't survive long after being cut, which is why almost all hops used by brewers are dried immediately after harvest, and/or turned into pellets to preserve the valuable oils and resins that add so much flavor and character to beer.

In 1996, the brewmaster of Sierra Nevada, Steve Dresler, learned of a European tradition of brewing a special seasonal beer with just-harvested green hops and started making Northern Hemisphere Harvest Ale, which Sierra Nevada now brews every fall. Craft breweries across the nation have followed suit, including Deschutes in Oregon, Sixpoint in Brooklyn, and Surly in Minnesota. 

Event URL: 
Sept Club Shop Brew Hop Harvest Amber
Board Roles: 
Publicity Director
Event Types: 
Brew Session
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Filling the Barrel

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Tue, 08/25/2015 - 20:57 — David Uhl

April 2015 Brews and News

Volume: 
v. 41
Issue: 
i. 4
Newsletter Date: 
04/2015

Grand Hydrometer on Saisons.  Second Annual Brew With a Falcon Day.  BWaFD.  Second annual all-ladies shop brew.  Brownie Wine pictures.

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Tue, 08/25/2015 - 20:53 — David Uhl

March 2015 Brews and News

Volume: 
v. 41
Issue: 
i. 3
Newsletter Date: 
03/2015

California Homebrew Club of the Year!  Grand Hydrometer on Holiday Ales.  Falcons invade Anchor.  Chris Downie bring Frankenchiller to life!

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Tue, 08/25/2015 - 11:10 — johnaitchison

Shop Brew Lambic

Kicking off a project that will be at least a year in the making, we got together a hearty crew led by John Aitchison to brew a lambic. John based this brew on brews that MB Raines used to lead. She has a particular schedule and idea in mind for making lambics and John wanted to show everyone!
Brew Date: 
08/23/2015
Brewed By: 
John Aitchison
Beer Styles: 
Straight Lambic
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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2015 Oktoberfest!

Buy your ticket today! 

The schedule of events:

12pm – doors open for festival goers!

2pm – submit Competition entries to Ed

2:30pm – Competition judging begins

3pm – 4pm – Band’s 1st set

4:15pm – 4:30pm - Keg toss

4:30pm - Board member change over announcement

4:45pm - Announce winner of comp (BOS wins a Falcon’s Mug!)

4:50pm – Announce Merlin Cup Winner

Board Roles: 
Activities Director
Event Types: 
Festivals / Parties
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Sun, 08/16/2015 - 17:22 — DB-Ltd

Frankenchiller

A recirculating water chiller that saves water and won’t terrorize the villagers!

I’ve always been a fan of efficiency in most of my endeavors, but keeping waste to a minimum has always been near and dear to my heart.  I was inspired by Drew Beechum’s article “Being Water Wise” [1] and started looking at the processes in my brew shack system that demanded the most water usage.  The search was brief and the culprit obvious…the tap water running through my immersion chiller!

Brewing Tech Categories: 
Gadgets
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2015 Los Angles County Fair Homebrew Competition Winners

Thanks To All Who Participated in the 2015 LA County Fair Homebrew Competition

There were 354 entries judged and 185 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Ribbons and score sheets will be mailed out by the LA County Fair as soon as possible.

Event Types: 
Competition
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Tue, 06/09/2015 - 21:16 — bernard.lebel

Dark Heart of the Forest

This recipe is from Kale Bittner. His original batch was 5 gallons. Shortly after tasting it during a meeting, I got a used bourbon barrel, and felt his recipe would be a perfect fit. So I gathered a bunch of Falcons, including Kale, and we scaled his recipe to fit the club's system (40 gallons output).
Brew Date: 
06/06/2015
Brewed By: 
Kale Bittner, Bernard Lebel, Craig Shapland, Ryan Boring, Ryan Merlin, Michael Stavrakis, Chris Moon, Allen Tracy
Beer Styles: 
Russian Imperial Stout
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Wed, 06/03/2015 - 14:01 — Allen Tracy

Quad Berry Melomel

Quad Berry Mead. Took first place in the melomel category during the first round judging in San Diego for the 2014 NHC
Brew Date: 
05/03/2014
Brewed By: 
Allen Tracy
Beer Styles: 
Melomel
Brew Type: 
Other
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Tue, 05/26/2015 - 07:52 — justin_bourret

Beverly Glen Fair

At the start of every summer, the Beverly Glen area shuts down a couple of our residential streets and throws a fair.  This year's fair is this coming Sunday (31st).  Vendors, food and games for kids.  It is a lot of fun and one of the many reasons why I love my neighborhood.  This year I was asked to serve some of my home brew.  It is so nice to have people like our beer.  It's why we do it right?  To make others happy with something we created.

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Sat, 05/23/2015 - 11:36 — DB-Ltd

Mayfaire Party and Campout - Thank You!

As a humble participant (read “slacker consumer”) of the event I just wanted to express my thanks to all the folks who put everything together and made it a fun experience.  Because there were no real time constraints, the gathering was a great opportunity to get to know some of the other members much better than at our regular meetings.  Lots of “shop talk” about brewing and a multitude of other subjects over numerous glasses of great brew!

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