David "hot rocks" Comerford and Gary "big stones" Kunes split the 10 gal batch and kept one carmel covered stone each to put in their respective fermenters.
Jo Comerford made great biscuits for breakfast and cakes for desert. David grilled homemade kielbasa and hamburgers for lunch. As usual there was many beers to taste.
Besides the above mentioned members the event was attended by: Mark Graham, Tony Profera,Bill Lynch, some guy named Lee, David Jones, Marlond Meadows, and Karl Keyes who drove the farthest although he didn't start from the farthest point !
Gary Kunes
In what may have become an annual tradition, nine members and guests attended a brew session on Saturday March 3rd at which a steinbeer was brewed.
Simply put, a steinbeer is a dark ale which is heated by the inclusion of white hot stones (granite was used) into the wort boil. Five stones were used, each of which caused a 15-20 minute boil each. The sugars from the wort carmelized and burnt on to the stones which will eventually dissolve back into the finished beer and will also lend a smoky character to the beer.
The club wishes to thank our more than gracious hosts, Jo and David Commerford, for providing the perfect setting (not to mention perfect weather!) and Gary Kunes for providing guidance in the brewing process and for his incredible kielbasa.
As is typical at a CBM brew session, a number of great beers were sampled, this time many were homebrews.
Bill Lynch
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Loading the Stone |
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A motley crew ! |
Here we come ! |
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See what you missed - you should have been there ! |
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