May Meeting Info 2016

Location
Dragoon Brewing Company
1859 W GRANT RD #111, TUCSON, AZ 85745, USA520.329.3606
INFO@DRAGOONBREWING.COM

Date
Tuesday May 3rrd, 2016
7pm – 10pm

Education Topic
Presenter: Jon Hasbrouck – Brewing Water, Does it matter? 
Triangle Test

Homebrew Shop Spotlight
Jason Morris – Dry Hopped Homebrew

Other Business
Bylaw voting – see below for details.

What to bring
Homebrew! in a plain bottles (no commercial labels) to sample and share. 
A friend and/or significant other.
No commercial beer.

A BJCP Beer Judging Exam (tasting) scheduled for May 21st. There is a single opening left. 

https://sites.google.com/site/arizonabjcpexams/tasting-exam

It was a great time. HUGE thank you to Mark, Mike and Emily. They represented Tucson Homebrew Club at a booth through out the event.

Checkout a few pictures I took here, feel free to upload your own!

https://goo.gl/photos/tY7gJ4JchLqD1QaZ8

1912 will be hosting us this year. This will be an outside event for Tucson Homebrew Club members in good standing.

1912 will be doing the mash. Seeing as they have a 100 gallon capacity, sign up will be limited to 14 people at 7 gallons each, additional wort available if capacity is not reached or if someone signs up and can’t make it.

Bring all your necessary gear to brew. There will be water and electric available. We will be setting up in the back and should bring pop-up canopies as there is no shade. 

This is on a first-come-first-served basis. Cost for the event is $15. Sign up using the button below.

60% domestic 2 row
10% 15L
26% carapils
3% acidulated 
1% rice hulls
OG target of  1.068.

• Free entry into the event for yourself.
• 2 Additional entry tickets
• Lunch

4th of July Camp out

Sign Up Dead line is May 15th. It will be canceled if we do not have at least 10 people signed up and commited to go.
We will be charging $10/night.

Manny Vasquez is heading this up this event!

Here are the details:
Where: Whitetail Campground site # 3
Whitetail camp info: http://www.recreation.gov/camping/whitetail-campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=75454
When: July 1st 1pm – July 4th, 11am

Who else is going?
Coordinate with others on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/912576898858828/

Parking:
Space is limited to 10-12 cars, carpooling  up the mountain is highly recommended. 

Facilities:
All five group areas have picnic shelters that can accommodate between 40 to 90 people each and come equipped with drinking water, electricity, trash collection and vault toilets.

Getting There:

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
32.41194, -110.73194
32°24’43″N, 110°43’55″W

From Tucson, Arizona, go north on Catalina Highway approximately 30 miles from Tucson until you reach Milepost 20. Turn Left on Whitetail Road.

WHITETAIL CAMPGROUND
11200 N. WHITETAIL ROAD
MT. LEMMON  AZ  85619
Phone Number:Information:  (520)576-9198

Common questions:
Can I just go up for the day?
Yes! Come hang out for the day, hike, drink, etc, and head back down the mountain the same day.

If I’m spending the night, do I have to stay the entire time?
No. Come and go as you please.

What is the club providing?
The club has reserved and paid for the camp ground that runs $100/day. Also, all the plates, utensils, etc. 

Will  there be BBQ?
TBD

What should I bring?
Basically, everything you would need to support yourself to camp, hike, hang out. Tents, food, beer, water, beer, CO2, jockey boxes, beer, charcoal, lamps, etc. 

Plus pot luck style dish(es) to share with everyone.

What will the weather be like?
Cooler than in Tucson!

Weekend forecast:  http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/l/85619:4:US

What do I say at the gate?
You are going to site #3 that is prepaid and reserved by the Tucson Homebrew Club.

Any more questions, please contact us.

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