James Adams took Best of show with "Ice Goat" Eisbock

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2011 Spring Fling results

Greetings Fellow Fish,

It is my pleasure to announce the winner in Best of Show for the 2011 COHO Spring Fling will be brewed at Silver Moon Brewing and will be served at Bend Brewfest, The Brew Shop, Abbey pub, Bend Brew Werks, and Silver Moon!

ALSO there is a large assortment of schwag and prizes from breweries around the state in all judged categories! So be sure to get your entries in to The Brew Shop before Friday May 27th at 6pm!

Our Monthly COHO Meeting is coming up Wednesday June 15th and we are back at The Brew Shop! Brett will be teaching QC/QA, we will be covering Spring Fling results,club raffle, having some great food along with some great Homebrew!
Come on out and Join in the Fun!
Cheers
COHO Pres
Aaron Hofferber

Here is a list of benefits for Club members current on their dues and have received a COHO membership card:

• Use of the COHO group brew system¹
• Use of the COHO Beer Gun¹
• Use of COHO owned brewing Equipment¹
• Signup to host a group brew and receive half the batch!
• Monthly group brews- this is a great place to get in the field training
• Monthly meetings- this is a great place to sample homebrew and ask quetions
• 5% Discount at The Brewshop 2524 NE Division Street, Bend
• 10% Discount at Redmond Homebrew Supply 336 NE Hemlock Ave #10 Redmond
• Pub Discount Program (Excludes happy hour and sale prices)
• $1.00 off Pints at Dechutes Brewery 1044 NW Bond Street, Bend Or
• $1.00 off Growlers at Boneyard Beer 37 NW Lake Pl # B Bend Or
• 10% off Food & Drinks at The Abbey Pub 1740 NW Pence Lane Suite 1 Bend
• 10% off Food & Drinks at Old Mill Brew Werks 384 SW Upper Terrace Dr # 101

¹ signup may be required

2011 Bend Brewfest August 18-20th
COHO has been invited back to Bend Brewfest for 2011 and it's going to be bigger than ever! Get ready this should pose to be a lot of fun!

2010:Good Morning Fellow Fish........Bend Brewfest 2010 was a huge success!!!
I want to thank Lee, Lloyd, Brian, Muara, Chana, Bruce and everyone else that made it out this weekend, I got alot of positive feedback.Marney and the guys at bend brewfest were very happy with our participation and invited us to come back next year. They have also offered COHO the use of the white house behind the amphitheatre for coho meetings and some events during their off season. The white house has ample parking, two rest rooms, fridges and I think a mini kitchen, OH and did I mention it's on Private Property!
The brew demonstration went very well! We were brewing a Belgian wit that was Projected at a 1.050 we shot a 1.055 and about 15bu. Here is the recipe we used
10 gal batch Calculated eff 70% Actual eff 75% Mashed @ 152 70min
50% Pilsner malt
40% White wheat
5% Munich
5% Flaked Oats
1 oz Tettnanger 60min
1 oz Tettnanger 30min
Wyeast 3944 Belgian Wit
We plan on picking blackberries at Hop Madness for the secondary and it will be called Black & Wit. So I encourage COHO to pick some blackberries and get creative!
Also Hop Madness is coming!!!.......Hope to see you there! CHEERS!! Aaron

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
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