Brewday - 26th April

[iain_todd]

Well lads, shall we sort out a suitable night for the April meet? I def can't do the 8/9 weekend.

What about everyone else?

[iain_todd]

Sorry I meant the 5/6 weekend - was looking a the wrong month...

[Bazza]

I've been up all night modifying the agenda template based on feedback:

1. Meet and greet
2. Homebrew samples & House beer (as much as possible a modest amount of both)
3. LOOK AT AGENDA. Maybe one or two of us bring a printout and a pen.
4. Any specific topic you would like help with or would like to share with the group? (post your thoughts or ideas and we'll cover as many as we can at the meet)
5. Agree on a date/venue/theme for next meet(s) (brew build/equipment build, etc - this will determine if they'll be on a Friday or a Saturday).
6. AOB e.g. anything we could do different regarding club/meets, etc
            e.g. suggestions for future meets such as an away day/brewery tour, etc

I'm still not sure if steps 2 and 3 should be swapped around given that we can't seem to make it past step 2. Maybe the revised quantity in step 2 will help.


-Barry

[iain_todd]

Well the issue is everyone standing around waiting for a drink, but if everyone gets a commercial at the start of the night, we can go through the agenda and then start drinking.

I find questions come up as we drink the brews and discuss them, so those two points kind of merge.

But yes, perhaps we should make more of an effort to instil a bit of order! Should we appoint a chair for each meet do you think? Everyone takes it in turns?

[sub82]

The 19th might be difficult being Easter and the meltiness that is licensing laws. I can never remember what the craic is.

Are we getting a birthday cake?! 

[iain_todd]

No idea what I was thinking of when I put that poll up. They're all Saturday and then the third is the "2th". Frig knows what that's about. Must've been in a rush...

[sub82]

No idea what I was thinking of when I put that poll up. They're all Saturday and then the third is the "2th". Frig knows what that's about. Must've been in a rush...

Completely unacceptable!

[Bazza]

Hey All,

Apologies for being a spanner in the works and turning our nice voting democracy into some sort of oligarchic dictatorship but, based on factors such as venue availability, shortage of preparation time, etc, the 26th looks like the only realistic date for the brewday.

Thanks to Chris (Sub82) for squaring it with the following venue:

http://warzonecollective.com/

Like I say, I know this is a bit of a finger up the nose of the majority who voted for the 12th, but arranging a brewday is a huge (and sometimes frustrating) undertaking, both logistically and otherwise. It doesn't just happen. As an example - for the last brewday, in October, I didn't get full go-ahead from the Hudson until around 10pm the night before the event! Believe me, that was not due to lack of pestering them every day.  Some factors are just beyond our control.

There's no reason, however, why the 12th couldn't still be used for a normal club meet. What does anyone think?

Anyway, thanks for your understanding and all comments and opinions are welcomed.

Please note: going forward, all NHC members are directed to have the same haircut as me, or face the consequences.

Cheers,

-Barry




P.s. You can blame all the above on improper use of the now legendary 'Agenda', if you like

[Ciaran]

Will try to get down to this one.   Any fixed plans for the day?

[Bazza]

Hey, Ciaran,

Based on past brewdays we'd be gathering early afternoon (in fact, as near to noon as we can), carrying out a full all-grain brew and disappearing at the end of the day with a handful of full fermenters. The results will be sampled in future meets.

Recipe, who can bring what equipment, who can bring what ingredients, etc will be discussed and agreed in the lead-up but on the day anyone who wants to is welcome to muck in and get as involved as they like. Hopefully we can get one or two of our nice affiliates involved as well

The amount of equipment and planning needed for an all-grain brew can be a little off-putting to the un-initiated, so we're hoping to carry out a kit brew in parallel to show just how simple it is to get started homebrewing.

I need to check with Chris and the Centre, but we should hopefully all be able to supply (and drink) samples of previously-finished products as a reward for all that hard effort


Cheers,

-Barry

[sub82]

Thanks Barry! 

I need to check with Chris and the Centre, but we should hopefully all be able to supply (and drink) samples of previously-finished products as a reward for all that hard effort

Yes I asked them this when we met and they're more than happy if we bring samples. Can anyone think of anything else I need to ask them?

I've already covered:

Water supply
Electricity
Drainage for waste water
An outdoor area for the boil (if needed)

[Quiet_Man]

Jeez Barry -- is that what you look like after 3 months in rehab?

[BrewBilly]

Sorry guys, I have my MSc dissertation to hand in on the 21st so cant make it.

Cheers
Andy

[Bazza]

This is on the 26th Andy. You'll be celebrating at that stage.

-Barry

[sub82]

Yeah man - what a way to celebrate!

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