Mad Zymurgists first BJCP Class, May, 2008.
David Teckam, Exam administrator.
This club is intended for the advancement of homebrewed beers, ciders, and meads. We encourage the study and appreciation of fermentation science (Zymurgy).
Our members are primarily intermediate to advanced home brewers, but we welcome brewers of all levels of experience. Club members are typically quite generous in sharing their knowledge of various brewing techniques and their enthusiasm for the craft. A typical meeting consists of club business and announcements, sampling and discussing members’ brews, and often discussion of specific brewing techniques. Some meetings feature a guest speaker, and / or a club member presenting on a topic of interest. Also, in months where an AHA club-only competition is coming up, we select an entry to send in.
*Look for the article about Mad Zymurgists in the Pleasanton Weekly.
Additional goals and purposes of the club:
- We schedule brewing sessions to teach All-Grain brewing to extract-only brewers who want to advance their brewing.
- To participate in AHA sponsored events and Club-Only competitions. See www.beertown.org for info on the AHA.
- Educating members about the BJCP, beer styles, and judging. See www.bjcp.org.
- Participating in local homebrew competitions, and eventually to hold our own competition (1st AHA Club only in early 2011).
- Attendees of the Northern California Homebrewers' Festival 2007 and 2008, see www.nchfinfo.org.
- Exploring recipe formulation, cloning specific beers, and sharing recipes, possibly forming a club Recipe Book.
- Sharing ideas and enthusiasm for all things brewing related - basic brewing, creating fun homebrew labels, improving brewing techniques, brewing projects, working with gadgets, and even building equipment.
- To organize fun activities, with occasional parties (holiday party in December), classes, brewery visits, club bus trips, presentations, tastings, etc.
- Our club encourages a healthy and responsible appreciation of homebrewed beverages!
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