Present: Craig Whippo, Greg Walter, Rocky Stoltz, Ryan Jilek, Jerry Ford, and Jon Stika. Rocky, Greg, Craig, and Ryan will plan to represent the club at the DSU Heritage Foundation YuleTyme event on December 8th, 2018 at the Beisiot Activities Center in Dickinson. They will serve SnowPlow Porter, Fuggle IPA, Read more…
Jon Stika visits with residents at Edgewood Hawk’s Point in Dickinson on November 8, 2018 during a beer taste event. The Heart River Homebrewers provided an English Brown Ale for the approximately 60 people attending the event to enjoy.
Present: Rocky Stoltz, Derek Fox, Jerry Ford, Greg Walter, Katsu Ogawa and Jon Stika. Rocky offered to host the next club meeting at his home on November 29th, to which the group assembled concurred. Jon will serve a club-sponsored Brown Ale at Edgewood – Hawk’s Point on November 8th. Jon Read more…
Present: Jerry Ford, Katsu Ogawa, Greg Walter, Craig Whippo, Rocky Stoltz, and Jon Stika. Rocky provided a Treasurer’s report. Rocky has brewed a Porter, Greg an IPA, and Jon a Brown Ale to serve at future club events. Jon reported that the club is invited to participate in “A Chocolate Read more…
Present: Katsu Ogawa, Jerry Ford, Patrick Ahmann, Craig Whippo, Greg Walter, and Jon Stika. Discussed upcoming events that the club will be participating in. The first event is a beer taste scheduled for November 8th, 2018 at Edgewood Hawks Point. The club was asked to bring a couple home brewed Read more…
Present: Katsu Ogawa, Craig Whippo, Greg Walter, Jacob Walter, Ryan Jilek, and Jon Stika. Discussed new breweries that are being planned in North Dakota and brewing yeast management using cryo-storage.
Present: Katsu Ogawa, Jerry Ford, Derek Fox, Rocky Stoltz, Greg Walter, Jacob Walter, and Jon Stika. Jon noted that the North Dakota State Fair will have a homebrew competition for the first time in its history this year. Discussed methods of fining beer for clarity and yeast pitching rates. Jon Read more…
Present: Katsu Ogawa, Derek Fox, Craig Whippo, Greg Walter, Rocky Stoltz, Jerry Ford, Ryan Jilek and Jon Stika. Jon provided a brief report on “A Chocolate Affair Plus”. Jon, Eve, Katsu and Casey served homebrewed beer and craft beer from Braun Distributing to over 200 guests at the event on Read more…
Present: Rocky Stoltz, Ryan Jilek, Katsu Ogawa, Greg Walter, and Jon Stika. Discussed high gravity beers, A Chocolate Affair Plus and using gelatin as finings to clear beer before packaging. Jon Stika Secretary
Present: Jerry Ford, Steve Klicker, Ryan Jilek, Craig Whippo, Greg Walter, Rocky Stoltz, Katsu Ogawa and Jon Stika. Discussed Southwest Water chemistry and how it could be adjusted for brewing beer. Discussed the upcoming “A Chocolate Affair +” fundraiser for Best Friends Mentoring scheduled for April 21, 2018 at the Read more…