The DUFF Home brew club is located in Central Wisconsin and its members enjoy the art of home brewing beers and wines. You are welcome to join on-line or in person at the next meeting or club event. (Visit DUFF Brew Club Group here for interactive discusions.)
Items of business:
· The October meeting is a club outing to
· November - Regular DUFF meeting on the 11th, there should be some California Common homebrew samples ready for this meeting.Check DUFF Group for updated discussions.
We had an excellent turnout at the September DUFF Brew Club meeting at the home of
In addition Joyce & Bud (Kurt) Ihde stopped in with some homemade grape wine and Harley Smith (a new member on the DUFF Group) brought a bottle of Onion Wine. Randy H. shared some Piesporter and Jim K. some homebrew beer. I know there were more samples on the table and I apologize for those I have missed.
We enjoyed a variety of imported craft beers, brats, Zuppa Toscana soup, grilled corn, and Carr Valley Cheese. Those that arrived early visited the vineyard and those that stayed late enjoyed the bonfire as the autumn evening ended. I thought I would win the coolest-hat-competition with my alligator hat but knew I was beaten when I saw Bud’s ‘Homer’ hat from the Homer brewery of
Hope to see you all at the October brewery tour. Call 608-415-0091 for question or referral to those that know. Join the DUFF group to post questions and comments.
It has inspired me to think that I can plant my own vineyard and produce something as good as, or maybe better, than the products offered by large corporate growers. It has also peeked my interest in
Last week I bought a bottle of Crossing 2002 Pinot Noir, a
I liked the book, ‘first big crush’ and I learned things about wine making that I never knew.
Do you have a favorite book about brewing? Consider writing a review and posting it on the DUFF Group so others may enjoy and learn.
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Greetings DUFF Club
I guess the winter snow storm has won tonight (Tuesday December 8, 2009). No DUFF meeting in Mauston. We'll see everyone in January for our winter outing at the Barn in Baraboo.
Mel
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I almost did not buy this book; it seemed too small (5 1/2 x 7) and too expensive $21.95, however, I finally reasoned that using a gift card for something I actually wanted was O.K., and am I ever glad I did!
After a modest introduction to beer - Ale vs. Lager, what hops do for beer, and where diacetyl and skunkyness come from, Kevin Revolinski gets down to the main focus of the book: the 72 breweries across the state of
He divides the state of
In the back of the book are pages that list each Brew place along with blank lines to fill in the date that you visited and your comments. The author lists ‘Special Offers’ and this is what the place you visit agreed to give to a patron visiting with this book.
Supposedly, 80% of the Brew places offer something, usually a free beer and the total value of give-a-ways are around $130! Not a bad return for your investment in addition to the wealth of information contained within it's 200 plus pages.
I highly recommend you get a copy of ‘The Wisconsin Beer Guide' travel companion, before you set out on your Wisconsin vacation this year and buy a copy for someone special. Help a friend find that special brew pub.
In case I have not convinced you to get a copy of this book, here is another glowing review by the mad traveler author Kevin Revolinski himself.
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