Quick updates
I’m just about recovered from the newly reinstated Sudsfest Birthday Bash in honor of our great brewing sage, John (is Suds), that got us all into this brewing nonsense in the first place. Many a good beer was consumed, and I was able to walk away from the weekend with a good bit of new or re-acquainted brewing knowledge. We brewed a British Bitter on Suds’ three tier system, hit all the numbers and suffered no burns or other major brewing related injuries…. and we were mostly still sober when all was said and done. Thank you to John and Ann for opening their house to the special brand of madness and chaos that the Radfords and Belairs bring to the party.
Also coming up in the next week is the local homebrew club’s annual homebrew competition. This year marks the 32nd annual UNYHA (Upstate NY Homebrewer’s Association) competition. Look for a new posting with updates after judging for how our three brewers fared. Also, the most difficult part of the competition is that yours truly will be judging Thursday in a pre-competition session as well as both the morning and afternoon sessions on Saturday. It is a tough, arduous job, but someone has to buck up and take one for the team. Luckily, I was smart enough to enter beers in all of the high alcohol categories, which disqualifies me from judging them for a full 8 hours… last year was an exercise in restraint and liver control.
Peace, brew and drink well
Jeremy
