In light of the recent issues I have gathered up some donated beer for this months meeting. Boneyard graciously donated a 1/6th barrel of Bone-a-fide pale ale,wich we will be judging. Bend Brewing Company is donating a growler of there new pilsener just tapped today. Mike "Curly" White is donating 2 growlers of sesonals.Bend Brew fest will also be making a donation tonight. Remember as we sample these brews to take a minute...Look at the beer..how does it look?.....Take in the aroma on first approach..How does it smell?.....Savor the first drink.........How does it taste?
You be the judge, but what your going to find is it taste like BEER! Wether it was brewed in a crock pot on a stove or on a 30bbl JV system we all started with the same ingredients and someone put alot of hard work into their creation! Beer is love!

Cheers!
COHO Pres
Aaron Hofferber

There has been alot of talk about the brew club having issues with the OLCC!
Online I have heard alot of great sugestions on how we should conduct meetings!
A few "online" members have volunteered their homes to host meetings!
But what i'm really hearing is "ah, we can't drink our homebrew!"
COHO is a large club with great attendence, and not all of COHO's patrons have the internet, some don't live in bend. It seems to me but everyone needs to think about the priority here and it's not about secretly dinking homebrew, the priority is being able to drink homebrew the way we have for years past. I really think as COHO President that the meeting should be conducted at the brewshop WITHOUT THE HOMEBREW!
Not having the homebrew drives home what the real issues are here and will hopefully get people to take action! Most importantly it's very important to the future of the club that as many people as possible know about this! Remember strength in numbers!

Thank You
COHO Pres
Aaron Hofferber
Hofferbeerbrewing@yahoo.com

Call to order 6:30

Toast: to beer and knowledge, and the winner of the quarterly comp
Thank you's Thom, Jeff, Randi, & Glen

1. Education:
   1. Judging etiquette (Brian)
   2. Keg rebuilding (Thom G.)
2. h2 Business
   1. Quarterly comp:
      1. Ribbon presentation (Tim K.)
      2. What we learned (Don G.)
      3. Observations, common problems, antidotes regarding Jerry's beer. (Brian)
      4. Score sheets (Brian)
3. h2 SpringFling:
   1. Review deadlines, submission standards, prizes, what to expect day of, procedures (Brett)
   2. Judging volunteers (see Brett or Brian) A volunteer form will need to be filled out (link will be forward to the list serve)
   3. Check out the web site for SpringFling info. (forthcoming)
4. Review of the bylaws: (Notice #'s 4 & 8) I'd like to change the bylaws
   1. Election of officers (Plurality of votes cast)
   2. Annual budgets (67% of votes cast)
   3. New lifetime memberships (80% of votes cast)
   4. Changes to bylaws (67% of votes cast)
   5. Setting an expenditure threshold for discretionary spending by the Officers (67% of votes cast)
   6. Spending of funds greater than that threshold (80% of votes cast)
   7. Any other issues offered by an officer (80% of votes cast)
   8. Elections shall be held during the November monthly meeting, with the swearing in of new officers at the beginning of the January monthly meeting.
5. Group Brews
   1. What are we drinking (Jason)
   2. Past group brew, description (Jen)
   3. Future, What are we brewing (Curtis)
   4. Codifying group brew rules and procedures (volunteers)
6. Things Club Members would like to see on this next agenda?
7. Food will be a potluck format (please bring something it doesn't have to feed everyone)

Adjourn
Raffle/eat/socialize
I've learned some formatting tricks Wahoo

Meeting wrap-up 2/17/10

First off thanks to Thom, Jeff, Glen, and Randy for the use of their great shop, Tim for the presentation, Dylan for the bitchen TV that allowed us all to see what was going on. Jeremy for the food, Bill for the new faces, and the committee members for doing all the actual work.

ProMash tutorial (Tim K)
Highlights- PM has individual calculators, and inventory functions (this will be great for the club), ability to share recipes.

I'm toying with the idea of doing two educational presentations at the next meeting 1. judging etiquette. 2. keg rebuilding email me bmarlowe9@hotmail.com and let me know if this is too much.

Business

Committee Report:

Club Brew System:
The burners are in, and we'll be having a work party on Sunday.

Quarterly Comp (Thanks to Don G. for running the event, and Tim K for organizing)
Jen's house The web site will be updated shortly
Entries due at the brew shop by the close of business on 3/5.

Judging and steward volunteers: One steward is still needed contact Tim k or Brian

SpringFling:
Entries due at the Brew Shop by the close of business on 4/17, Comp will be held at the Lutheran Church on Brosterhouse. More details to follow.

KLCC Competition results: Our very own Maura, Tom G, and Brett walked away with ribbons (congratulations guys, and gal)

Group Brews
March: Jenn Kopp (also the Quarterly comp judging and results)
Head Brewer: Jen Kopp; Assistant Brewer:____________

April: Curtis E. (smoked fish, please)
May: Jerry O.

Welcome new faces (Bill)
Not only does COHO welcome Bill's new recruits we rig the raffle so they win.

Food: Again huge thanks to Jeremy for bringing the grub. Lets do food potluck style in the future, volunteers_________ (that means you).

Thanks for bringing your own glass/mug, paying your dues, and being a great group to spend a Wednesday evening with.