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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. 

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Tue, 03/29/2011 - 21:13 — Gonzobrewer

Survivor Pale Ale

Our Family and Friends have been watching and betting on the Survivor winners for years. This is the beer we drink on this occasion Two kegs end up empty before each season is over. A medium body Pale Ale with late hops and an aroma that doesn't quit. This recipe survives in repeat rotation at my house.
Brew Date: 
01/22/2011
Brewed By: 
Larry Gonsalves
Beer Styles: 
American Pale Ale
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Fri, 03/25/2011 - 10:33 — Drew Beechum

2011 Mayfaire

Abbreviation: 
2011MF

2011 MAYFAIRE COMPETITION RESULTS

 2011 Mayfaire organized by the Maltose Falcons

 

Best of Show Winner

Chuck Ferguson for his English Style Barleywine

First Runner-up

Steve Scott for his Munich Helles

Second Runner-up

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ColLAboration Beer Garden Event #1 - Tony's Darts Away

A special series of "pop-up" beer festivals are being organized by the operators of some of LA's finest Craft Beer Bars (Tony’s Darts Away, Verdugo Bar, Blue Palms, 38 Degrees and Surly Goat). Tony's Darts Away is first in the chute as they celebrate 1 year of operation! You must buy a glass to gain your entry!

Here's the spiel from the crew:

"The first COLLABORATION event will be held on April 9th at the
corner of Magnolia and Parish in Burbank, just one block from Tony’s
Darts Away. This will not only be a celebration of one incredibly

Event URL: 
Buy Your Glass - 1st ColLAboration Fest
Event Types: 
Public Events
Festivals / Parties
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Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:37 — Rick Burnside

Dougweiser

Budweiser clone, recipe formulated by Doug King. Why make a homebrew that tastes like Budweiser you ask? Valid question my frend and heres the answer. The challenge. This beer is difficult to make because of the double mash going on at the same time. (the rice and the grain) Pain in the arse! Keg's of this beer go quick.
Brew Date: 
01/01/2011
Brewed By: 
Rick Burnside
Beer Styles: 
Class 1 American Pale and Dark Lager
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Thu, 03/24/2011 - 15:24 — Drew Beechum

Upcoming and Past ACS Webinar with Charlie Bamforth

Register now to listen to Charlie Bamforth, A-B Endowed Professor of Brewing at UC Davis on Thursday March 31st. Charlie is awesome to listen to and really knows his stuff from his time with big brewing companies like Bass.

The precis of the talk:

“Advanced Chemistry of Beer and Brewing” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Charles Bamforth, Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Sciences at UC Davis.

What You Will Learn

* The chemistry that underpins the quality of beer (foam, color, clarity, flavor).

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Wed, 03/23/2011 - 16:34 — Drew Beechum

Tempting Fate

Inspired by Russian River's Temptation. This beer appears both in BeerAdvocate the Magazineand the Everything Homebrewing Book.
Brew Date: 
05/18/2007
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Beer Styles: 
Wild Ales
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Mon, 03/21/2011 - 15:35 — Drew Beechum

US Craft Breweries hit a new high

According to the press release from the Brewer's Association (aka the professional branch of the same org as the American Homebrewer's Association), craft beer grew in volume produced by 11% last year. Not only that, but we now have more operating breweries in this country (1759) than we did in the pre-Prohibition era of 1900 (1751).

Jay Brooks of Brookston Beer Bulletin has a writeup with all the figures and graphs.
http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/craft-beer-grows-11-in-volume/

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Sun, 03/20/2011 - 07:09 — brewmaster411

Wee Heavy, no sparge and 60 shilling small beer

This was my first brew on the old shop system. I had experimented with different historical techniques. Most of my inspiration was from Cindy Renfrow's book "A Sip Through Time" and several "Brewing Techniques" magazine articles. My initial calculations suggest I was going to get a smaller second runnings beer, but was pleasantly surprised to get two substantial beers. This is an ancient technique whee the brewer can obtain multiple beers from the same grain, thus conserving resources. For additional resources, please use the link below: http://www.brewingtechniques.com/library/backissues/issue2.2/mosher.html
Brew Date: 
01/05/2002
Brewed By: 
Mark Poliner
Beer Styles: 
Wee Heavy (Strong Scotch Ale)
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Fri, 03/18/2011 - 14:46 — brewmaster411

Oregon home brewers, winemakers can compete again: House gives final OK

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/oregon_house_gives_...

SALEM -- Cheers. Home brewers and amateur winemakers should be able to partake once again in friendly tastings and contests under a bill that cleared its final legislative hurdle Wednesday.

The Oregon House unanimously endorsed Senate Bill 444, which rewrites state law to clearly allow homemade beer and wine to be made, transported and consumed.

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Thu, 03/17/2011 - 22:52 — Drew Beechum

A Biologist's Saint Patrick's Day Song

Ok, so St. Patrick's day may be just about over, but I loved this

A Biologist's Saint Patrick's Day Song

(courtesy of the AHA Forum)

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Thu, 03/17/2011 - 22:18 — brewmaster411

Valentine Mead

Beautiful pink color and a sweet fruit/honey character will warm the heart of an female on her special day. I have made this recipe for 3 different weddings.
Brew Date: 
01/21/2004
Brewed By: 
Mark Poliner
Beer Styles: 
Melomel
Brew Type: 
Other
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Thu, 03/17/2011 - 22:16 — Drew Beechum

Giving Love To The New Blood

What an awesome time to be a Falcon. There's a lot of stride hitting going on around here, an awesome party at Anchor, big experiments on the horizon and new faces joining the crew continuously and spreading the love of homebrewing and craft beer.

Becki Kregoski, new brewer and new Falcon, joined in with VPster Steve for his shop brew session. Looking at her pictures on her blog, I'm a little sad I couldn't find my way to that session, cause man, those Oatmeal Stout Brownies with Caramelized Bacon look awesome!

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Thu, 03/17/2011 - 22:08 — brewmaster411

Vermont Viper

While thinking of other sugars to ferment, my mind went wandering into unusual places. I was thinking of different sugar sources to ferment while eating pancakes. Maple syrup? It's about 70% sugar, a little less than honey; its very flavorful and has its own distinct character.
Brew Date: 
12/09/2006
Brewed By: 
Mark Poliner
Beer Styles: 
Mead, Other
Brew Type: 
Other
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Wed, 03/16/2011 - 11:53 — Drew Beechum

Dead Simple Hefeweizen

Another easy as sin and easy to drink extract only recipe from the Everything Homebrewing Book
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Beer Styles: 
Bavarian Hefeweizen
Brew Type: 
Extract (with or without Steeping Grains)
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 21:39 — Drew Beechum

Bloody Head Stout

What happens when a brewer breaks in a new kettle? If you're me, your garage door tries to kill you by crushing your skull! Thankfully, it turns out the stout was awesome!
Brew Date: 
07/01/2009
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Beer Styles: 
American Stout
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 16:19 — Drew Beechum

A little Club Publicity (and me Publicity)

Met a few weeks ago with the wonderfully ebullient Cambria from DrinkEatTravel.com at my new homestead where she asked questions, nosed around the R&D Brewing Company grounds and took some pictures that actually make me look not entirely loutish. All for part of her series on the homebrewers of LA.

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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 15:32 — Drew Beechum

Plainweiser Pub Ale

The simplest recipe you could ever make. This Blonde Pub ale is a great place to start your brewing career. Think American macro beers with a little bit of ale character. Can be brewed in under 3 hours! (Originally published in the Everything Homebrewing Book)
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Beer Styles: 
American Blonde Ale
Brew Type: 
Extract (with or without Steeping Grains)
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 13:56 — Drew Beechum

Buyer's Remorse English IPA

Had to grow a bunch of yeast for the Mortgage Killer Brew so why not make something tasty? This English IPA uses a bunch of new British hops.
Brew Date: 
09/15/2010
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Beer Styles: 
English IPA
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 13:29 — Drew Beechum

Mortgage Killer 30 Year Barleywine

I bought a house, what better reason to brew a beer. This beer is intended to age for 30 years with one bottle opened per year and hopefully it'll be aged beautifully to the end time of October 2040.
Brew Date: 
10/05/2010
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Beer Styles: 
English Barleywine
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 10:18 — Drew Beechum

Caledonian Saison

It's all the rage with music so let's play Beer Mashup. This Shop Brew combined the basic malt bill of a strong Scotch Ale with the yeasts and techniques of Belgium.
Brew Date: 
07/25/2010
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum and the Shop Crew
Beer Styles: 
Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other
Scottish Export (80 Shilling)
Saison (Fall / Winter)
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 00:11 — Drew Beechum

Saison Ordnaire

This is my no fuss, no muss, easy going table Saison recipe. It makes a great test bed for additional flavors and a great work day beer.
Brew Date: 
10/07/2010
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Beer Styles: 
Saison (Spring / Summer)
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Mon, 03/14/2011 - 20:38 — brewmaster411

Coffee & Cream Stout

This is the third variation on a coffee stout. My first attempt was my 2nd brew ever. After the Drew Carey show introduced "Buzz Beer", I attempted my second batch. I have always been proud of this brew, and have tweaked the recipe over the years. The short cold soak of the coffee will assure great flavor but control the heavy roasted astringency. This recipe was chosen for the 2nd round of Sam Adam's Longshot competition.
Brew Date: 
03/03/2007
Brewed By: 
Mark Poliner
Beer Styles: 
Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Mon, 03/14/2011 - 15:02 — Drew Beechum

The Chemistry of Beers

Found today via Brookston Beer Bulletin, the American Chemical Society has released in time for St. Patrick's Day a video all about the chemistry of beer. It features Senior Brewing Manager of Boston Beer Company, Grant Wood.

Check it out!

The Chemistry of Beer

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Mon, 03/14/2011 - 11:40 — Brewgyver

Elkwood Wheat

This is a true American Wheat - not an American take on a Hefe. With a week or two of cold conditioning, it's crystal clear, pours with a fluffy white head, and is very refreshing. I've been brewing this beer, with only minor variations in the hopping, for almost ten years. It has garnered awards in Mayfaire, Pacific Brewers Cup and America's Finest City comps, and a keg of it brought to a summer meeting or a fest almost always gets emptied. It's also higher gravity and higher total IBUs than the style guidelines, which may have something to do with it's consistent success in comps.
Brewed By: 
Kent Fletcher
Beer Styles: 
American Wheat Ale
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
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Sun, 03/13/2011 - 19:26 — aaron selzer

Thanks for all the interest...

My brewing equipment is now spoken for.

I'm sorry that I am not able to share it with more of you.

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Club Brew - Mark's Chipotle Porter

The April club shop brew has been set for Sunday the 10th. Our Burgermeister, Mark Poliner, will be leading this brew day with his Chipotle Porter. It is going to be unique.

You will be brewing on the club's 30 gallon all grain system at the Home Beer Wine and Cheese Making Shop. You will learn the basics of the system, and participate in all aspects of the brewing session, including clean up. Each member will take home 5 gallons of wort at a really inexpensive price to ferment at home. It is a really great deal!

Board Roles: 
Publicity Director
Event Types: 
Brew Session
Public Events
Tastings
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Brew 101 Class - April

Do you love great craft beer? Have you had thoughts of brewing your own but did not know how to get started? Well do we have the class for you!

The Maltose Falcons offer a Brew 101 course at the Home Beer Wine and Cheese Making Shop in Woodland Hills every second Tuesday of the month. This course is designed for the beginning brewer, and uses the basic equipment and ingredient kits sold at the shop.

Board Roles: 
Publicity Director
Event Types: 
Brew Session
Public Events
Tastings
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Mayfaire Festival

Announcing the results of our annual competition seems as good as any reason to have a party!

We have space reserved at Oak Park in Simi Valley where we will camp, pour beer and have an all around good time.

We are attempting to have a beer auction as a little fund-raiser, so bring beer donations! We will also enjoy an appearance from the Maltose Falcons Brews Band, fresh off their triumphant tour of San Francisco.

Board Roles: 
Activities Director
Event Types: 
Members Only Events
Festivals / Parties
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Southern California Homebrewer's Festival

The 20th Annual Southern California Homebrewer's Festival is on!

Come and join the Falcons and over 1000 of your fellow homebrewers at Lake Casitas on April 30th for a monster homebrew party.

This party is open and free to members of the California Homebrewer's Association. You must purchase your membership in the CHA before the fest date. No memberships sold at the door! To purchase a membership, click here.

Event URL: 
California Homebrewer's Association Memberships
Board Roles: 
Activities Director
Event Types: 
Tastings
Festivals / Parties
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Sat, 03/12/2011 - 16:23 — Drew Beechum

AHA Conference Beer List!

AHA will have both a Hospitality Suite and Club Night (4 hours a piece roughly) for us to pour our beer. We want to have a lavish selection of beers. Good news is that you probably won't blow a full keg during this event, so there'll plenty of leftovers.

Dropoff for kegs is at the Shop in Woodland Hills by Close of business on Sunday June 12th! Please follow the instructions listed here for labelling your kegs - Cellar Instructions.

Board Roles: 
Webmaster
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