Central Valley Brewers Guild

2012 CVBG Big Brew

Mark Ranes — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:12:17 +0000

Sunday, May 20, 1012, will be the annual Big Brew event at Stephen’s Brew Barn. We’ll be starting at 9:30 am. We’re hoping that several CVBG brewers will be willing to haul their brewing setup out to the Brew Barn and make beer! Mack has offered to bring out pasta and sauce for an easy lunch, but we’ll need additional help with support foods. Please post on the Big Brew forum thread if you plan on attending.

We’re hoping you’ll join other CVBG members for a day of companionship, fun and beer!

CVBG May 2012 Gathering

Mark Ranes — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:11:59 +0000

Sociables Ale House

The May 2012 CVBG gathering will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at Sociables Ale House, in Turlock. You must be a logged in, authorized user, on the CVBG Forums to view the location of the gathering.

The topic for the evening will be the CVBG Big Brew and general brew chatter. The beer style of the month will be Cascadian Ales (also called Black IPAs:). Please bring commercial or homebrewed examples to share and discuss.

CVBG April 2012 Gathering

Mark Ranes — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:47:11 +0000

We have a unique opportunity to get some quality time with Barley & Wine’s Wyeast rep, but we’ll need to move the April gathering night to facilitate his availability. The April 2012 Gathering will take place at Barley & Wine, on Friday, April 6, 2012, from 6:00-8:00 pm. This would be a wonderful chance to ask all of your yeast questions, and get answers directly from a primary source.

Please bring any recent homebrews to share during the evening.

Thanks to Steve at Barley & Wine for keeping the CVBG at the top of his list when wonderful opportunities like this come up:)

CVBG March 2012 Gathering

Mark Ranes — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:05:59 +0000

The March 2012 CVBG gathering will be a social event at Dust Bowl Tap Room, in Turlock. We’ll be getting together on Tuesday, March 6, at 6:30 pm, for an evening of companionship and merriment. Please join us if you can, for an evening of responsible imbibing of quality ales!

Don should have a special, newly released ale for you to try that evening, if you lean toward the dark and malty side of the beer universe:)

Hope to see you there!

CVBG February 2012 Gathering

Mark Ranes — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:03:41 +0000

The February 2012 gathering will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., at Barley & Wine, in Modesto. We’ll be talking about homebrew record keeping, so bring your brewing log books and recipe binders to share and discuss. The style of the night will be a great choice for the dead of winter – barleywine! Please bring commercial examples of barleywine, as well as any recent homebrews you’d like to share.

Also, Steve at Barley & Wine would be more than pleased to help you get ready for your next brew session! Take advantage of your CVBG club discount that evening:)

Learn to Homebrew Day Press!

Mark Ranes — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:40:46 +0000

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The Central Valley Brewers Guild was highlighted in a ModestoNews.org video, on Learn to Homebrew Day, at Barely & Wine. Enjoy!

Learn to Homebrew Day 2011

Mark Ranes — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:59:11 +0000

Learn to Homebrew Day 2011

This Saturday, November 5, 2011, the Central Valley Brewers Guild will be co-hosting the AHA’s 13th annual Learn to Homebrew Day at Barley & Wine in Modesto. We’ll be starting promptly at 9 am, and so far it looks like three CVBG guildies will be putting together all-grain batches of beer. Please join us to talk the brewer’s talk, while three of our brewers demonstrate how easy it is to brew high quality beer. Feel free to bring samples of your homebrew to share with attendees, as well as perhaps a munchie to share. There will be some kind of light lunch provided to attendees.

See you Saturday at Barley & Wine!

CVBG November 2011 Gathering

Mark Ranes — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:36:48 +0000

Dust Bowl Brewery

The November 2011 CVBG gathering will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dust Bowl Brewery, in Turlock. It’s always a treat to visit a working brewery, so make sure you don’t miss this month’s gathering! You must be a logged in, authorized user, on the CVBG Forums to view the location of the gathering.

The topic for the evening will be Learn to Homebrew Day (at Barley & Wine), and based on requests from members, all things yeast! Don Oliver, Dust Bowl Brewing Brewmaster (and brand new dad!), will answer any questions you may have pertaining to yeast handling, storage, viability and anything else you can think of. The beer style of the month will be Baltic Porter, and Don has a new Dust Bowl Baltic Porter for us to sample! Please bring commercial or homebrewed examples to share and discuss.

CVBG October 2011 Gathering

Mark Ranes — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:47:24 +0000

Sociables Ale house

The October 2011 CVBG gathering will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. at Sociables Ale House, in Turlock. You must be a logged in, authorized user, on the CVBG Forums to view the location of the gathering.

The topic for the evening will be NHC 2012 preparation, Learn to Homebrew Day (at Barley & Wine), bulk hop purchases and based on requests from members, making yeast starters. The beer style of the month will be American Amber Ale, including Red Ales. Please bring commercial or homebrewed examples to share and discuss.

CVBG September 2011 Gathering

Mark Ranes — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:42:04 +0000

The September 2011 gathering will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at 6:30 p.m., at Barley & Wine, in Modesto. We’ll be talking about bottling techniques – both for basic drinking as well as for competitions – and the style of the night will be a timely refreshing one, Kolsch! Please bring commercial examples of Kolsch, as well as any recent homebrews you’d like to share.

Also, Steve at Barley & Wine has a great announcement for us that will affect every CVBG member. Be there so you don’t miss out!