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Upcoming meetings:

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! The meeting this Sunday will be at Phil’s house in Aptos. Topic: “Big Beers” Feel free (but not obligated) to bring one to share.

Please reach out to info@zymurgeeks.org if you are interested in joining us.

At this upcoming February 25th meeting, Dave will be doing a talk on milling grain. We welcome people to bring their mills to the meeting so we can all see the various styles and price ranges. Reminder about dues from our treasurer Mia: It is a new year and my motto is “no dues, no brews”

Our first meeting of the year was hosted by Steve and Rick. Will & Katie dove into water conditioning. Also plot developing for a possible wort share from Steel Bonnet.

Our annual holiday gathering was at the newly opened Balefire Brewing Company. Pizza truck for food and plenty of good cheer!

The November meeting was at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing in Santa Cruz. Will and Dave faced off on rice hulls – yay or nay??? Let’s call it a draw!

A huge thank you to Phil and Margaret for yet another successful Octoberfest with the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz!!!! Great turnout from both clubs and as always we went home with a belly full of amazing food. So much fun spending time with old friends and meeting new ones. 

The September meeting was at the Davenport Roadhouse. Ray’s band was playing that day and it was great fun. Will attended for the first time in person after moving back to Santa Cruz, and Larry surprised us with visit from back east.

In August Kevin  S had to postpone his talk on French beers. Alors! We look forward to hearing it in the future.

For the July meeting at Kevin H’s home we discussed glycol chilling, and Kevin gave a demonstration of his glycol system.

In May, we had our annual event with the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, Suds & Shrooms. “We bring the beer, they bring the food.” Wow, what an even! This year we were treated to an amazing venue in Aromas with 360 degree views of EVERYTHING. Big thanks to Peter of the Fungus Federation for opening up his beautiful home and property. As usual, the food, beer and company were outstanding.

Our April meeting was at the Highway 1 Brewing Company. After the business meeting, we enjoyed a tasting and tour by brewer Leslie.

At the March meeting, Steve delivered a great presentation on growing hops, AND they stuffed us with homemade chili and cornbread!

February’s meeting was at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing in Santa Cruz. Dave brought lots of props for his talk on various wort chillers.

After the storms, we managed to dry out enough to enjoy our meeting at Steel Bonnet in January, but we cut it short with no presentation so we could all go watch the niners game. ☹ Better luck next year team.

2022

Our annual December Holiday party was held at Sante Adarius Rustic Ales in Santa Cruz. The brews and Detroit-style pizza were excellent.

In November, we elected new officers (see our About page). Congratulations to our new members!

The October meeting , started with club business to vote on by-laws and nominate members for next month’s election. Then we moved to Phil’s house for the club’s Oktoberfest celebration with the Santa Cruz Fungus Federation.

At the meeting on September 18th, Steve gave an excellent presentation on growing your own hops.

The August 21^st  meeting was at club president Meg’s house for a nice afternoon in the Redwoods.

The July 17th meeting, at Woodhouse Blending and Brewing in Santa Cruz, featured a presentation by Professor Will on New Zealand hops.

The June meeting at Steel Bonnet Brewery in Scotts Valley started with a competition and judging. Will Rush took home the win for the wort share beer, and Dave Bossie in the English IPA category. Lots of good beer from all our brewers. After a brief  business meeting we had a wonderful presentation on German Hops by Phil Carpenter, thanks Phil!

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