 Learn and experience the art of home brewing… Whether you’re a first
time brewer or seasoned brewer, there are always new things to learn… An excerpt of an email from RRBC member, Jeff Conrad:Our meetings encourage the fellowship of brewing, tasting and developing our favorite home brew! We have fun judging our beers and keep our talents sharp. Usually every month we have a tasting contest. We also participate with the local breweries in brew-fests and events throughout the year. Cheers! It’s all about Beer! I've been in the club for a little over a year maybe, and I brew what I
want. I'm not a homebrewer to enter competitions and make "scheduled"
beers. I could care less about the BJCP and following any rules. I
brew what I want to drink and drink what I brew. I
just like the people in the club, getting good advice on homebrewing
and having a good time. I've made some great friends and get great
advice everytime we have a club meeting so it's all awesome fun! An excerpt of an email from RRBC President & Webmaster, Vinie Jones: I attended meetings/competitions long before becoming a member and
starting to brew on my own. I learn quite a bit by observation so
that's exactly what I did. I'd show up and observe. From doing so, I
got ideas on what kind of setup I wanted to purchase and on how to do
things. Even though brewing requires certain things to be done,
everybody has their own methods of doing them and by going to brew days I
was able to see the different ways of doing things and pick and choose
what methods I wanted to incorporate into my style. To me, the club is
most about learning and teaching. I want to be the best brewer I can be
and there are a lot of great brewers in the club to learn from. I can
then pass that knowledge onto others that are interested. An excerpt of an email from RRBC member, Bill Harvat:As far as competitions go and brewing whatever you want.... that's exactly why we have two open competitions a year. :-) We also changed up a bit this year and made the categories quite a bit less specific. For instance; this month's category is Lagers. That is hugely wide open as there are many, many styles of lagers. Of course not everybody can make lagers due to the necessity of a controlled environment to ferment them in. Several of us do have the necessary equipment to do so and are nice enough to let others use it when we aren't using it ourselves. <-- Another benefit of being in the club! :-) Above all, any club should be about getting to know people and having fun. I think we're doing a great job of doing exactly that. I like to attend as much as possible and brew as much as I can. But, I
don't always get the required beer done for a meeting. Like this next
meeting, where I will not have a lager ready yet. I have never brewed a
lager but I intend on doing a Maibock very soon. After having some of
Tom's Maibock that he shared with me I am hoping I can make something
that good or close very soon. I would have never known how much I liked
that style if Tom hadn't shared it with me. Or maybe I would have
tried it much later down the line. And even though I don't have a lager
for this month I will probably just bring something else I have brewed
just for fun. Exhibition beers are always welcome at meetings and
encouraged because if anything it lets you share different styles with
the club. Some of the more knowledgeable members can give you tips on
how to improve or change things around if you're looking for ways to
better your beer. Picking up new and better techniques, along with trying
new gear out at patio brew days and group brew events, you'll get a good
idea of how to do things well and have a good time doing it. |