DUFF Meeting on the 7th is postponed

Greetings DUFF Club Members

The Quarterly DUFF Meeting scheduled for this Friday in Camp Douglas is postponed and on hold for the time being. As happens from time to time, things come up and we all understand. I've posted the dilemma in the DUFF Group http://groups.google.com/group/duff-brew-club?hl=en and all are welcome to join the discussion there as we form a consensus on what we want to do. 

Options that I see are:

• Scrap the October meeting, we have tentative long-range meeting plans to fall back on:
• November - Teach-a-friend to Home Brew event with Dave in charge of that.
• December - Meeting at Steve and Marsha's in Mauston
• January - Quarterly meeting.
• Someone volunteer to host this Friday and we'll get out another email inviting members to meet at the new place.
• Postpone the October meeting to new date and/or place.

So, the October meeting is currently on hold but I'll get out an email just as soon as we have a new plan of action.

Cheers!

Mel

September DUFF Meeting on the 9th

Greetings DUFF members. 

There has been a change from this coming Friday, to next Friday, September 9th, for the September DUFF meeting. We apologize for the late change.

The September meeting will be held at 6:00pm, Friday, September 9th at the home of Joe & Theresa Verbsky. Directions from Hillsboro... go south on 80 down past the hospital towards Richland Center. Go about 2 miles and turn right on Kouba valley Rd. Then go about 2.5 miles and turn left on McKenzie Road. Go up a hill, around a few corners and the road Y's... stay to the right or straight on Verbsky Ln. The farm is at the dead end of the road. Address for cell or satellite navigation is E16887 Verbsky Lane, Hillsboro, Wisconsin.

They are planning a Mexican menu and you can let them know if you plan to attend (or not) and anything you can do to assist by sending them an email in the correct email format @yahoo.com jverbsk. There is no formal business meeting planned for the night. Bring samples of your latest brews, brewing stories, or brew related topics of discussion. 

See you all next Friday

Mel

August DUFF Meeting

Greetings DUFF Club Members

The August DUFF meeting is this Friday, 5th of August, 2011, 6:00pm at the home of Jim and Kathy Kinsman. I don't think there is any pressing club business for this meeting just a great Friday evening for those who can make it. The following note about the meeting is from Jim:

We are still on for the meeting.  Can't think of anything out of the ordinary, everyone should bring something to sample if able to.  We should have all the toppings needed for the pizza, and hopefully enough dough to make a ton of em!  Normal meeting time, but a touch early is fine.  Oh, and if the weather is too bad, we have room in the basement for everyone.   Hopefully Manny and his wife can make it, they were here for the last pizza party you were at.

Directions to Jim's place: East of Reedsburg on Hy. 33 to the Rock Springs turn off, Highway 136. South 1/4 mile or so to the subdivision. The address is E 7233 N. oak crest dr. for those using a GPS. Hope to see everyone on Friday evening and if you think about it, give Jim a heads-up if you plan to attend or are unable to. Sandy and I should be there and I talked with Steve and Marsha who are also planning on coming. Marsha said she has some of their first beer to share as well.... can't wait to test that!

Mel

July DUFF Meeting this Friday

Greetings DUFF Club members

The July DUFF meeting is this Friday 6:00pm at Fritz and Nancy's place in Mauston.  514 Maine Street, Mauston, Wi. Home phone   608 847 4123   Cell 608 547 7123 Heading north from downtown area on hwy 12/16 look for Grove Streetl eft on Grove  Go over railroad tracks then 50 feet take right onto Maine Street second house from corner on leftt tan house green metal roof  see ya there.  Be advised that Hy 12 & 16 is tore up between Mauston and New Lisbon if anyone is coming from that direction.

Brats and hamburgers will be provided and you may bring chips or anything else along with your favorite homebrew.

Agenda for the evening:

Cream Ale Judging. If anyone's kit Cream ale is ready, or if you made your own, bring a sample for an informal judging. Feed back on the first club kit. Good idea? Bad idea? Should we do more? I still have ingredients left... aka. pilsen liquid malt and some specialty grains, hops, and yeast.

In addition, this is the quarterly planning meeting, so club business will be discussed. I received a note from Chad, I'll share it here:

Hi Guys,

My name is Chad Hoffer and I am the President of the Bull Falls Home

Brew Club up here in Wausau.

The reason I was trying to get a hold of someone in your club was

because I found out that we (Bull Falls Club) screw up big time.  We

never invited any clubs to the Golden Growler (GG).  I thought it had

been done back in October.  I fund out on May 14th when I got a strange

email from Marc O'Brien at L.U.S.H. that we had not.  He asked me what

was going on with the GG and I told him we were still on for June 4th

and he didn't even know we moved it to June.

I looked at your web site to see if there was any word about the GG, I

could not find any.  Right now I know that CWDB, MASH and LUSH will be

there but I'm not sure about you guys or the Green Bay Rackers.

I understand if you don't have a beer for this year.  I take full

responsibility for the screw up and just to let you know that I am

taking control of the event for 2012.  We are planning on moving the

event to March and over to the Wausau Great Dane.  We are still working

on the date.  I will let you know that and the style.

I took down Mel's number and I will call it this week.

With the recent experience at the Barn, we need to discuss participation in events like the Golden Growler and other 'legal' aspects of our club activities, events, and homebrewer concerns.

Then there is the beer for the fall quarter, if I remember correctly, we were thinking of an October Fest beer???? If that is right, bring your thoughts, a recipe or other ideas about an October Fest beer. 

We need to finalize plans for the next three months and look ahead to planning November, December, and January's DUFF Club activities. 

August - Meeting will be held near Reedsburg at Jim and Kathy's place.

September - Joe's place near Hillsboro

October - Randy's place in Camp Douglas.

The July 1st meeting is an important meeting to attend as we consider all of the above club concerns. If you can't attend and have any thoughts, ideas, or suggestions that you feel are important for consideration, please send me a note: mel4150091 at g mail dot com and I can carry your thoughts to the meeting. 

Have a great week and see you this Friday at Fritz & Nancy's place.

Mel