Lawrence Brewers Guild

September 2025

WELCOME!

• Any new folks with us today?
• What beer did you bring?
• What’s in your fermenters?

Volunteers to clean up tonight?

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It takes a team, thanks for volunteering!

Upcoming Events

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• Brewfest - Saturday, Sept. 27
• October Hoppy Hour - Thursday, Oct 2 (Burger Stand)
• October Meeting - Thursday, Oct 9
• 2025 Club Brewing Showdown - Saturday, Oct 25
• November Hoppy Hour - Thursday, Nov 6
• November Meeting - Thursday, Nov 13
• Holiday Party - Saturday, Dec. 6

2025 CLUB BREWING SHOWDOWN

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• The Kansas City Bier Meisters are excited to host this year's version of the ONE Beer to Rule Them All club competition. This is a competition originally started by the Topeka Hall of Foamers with the idea of creating a fun event for clubs to interact. The competition is open to Kansas and Missouri Clubs only.
• Please see the attached flier for information and share with your club members. We look forward to tasting your club's best British beers from BJCP categories 11,12 and 13. Each club will determine its top 3 entries and send those to be judged October 25th at Transport Brewing in Gardner, KS (time tbd-but anticipate AM judging). Clubs are encouraged to send a representative judge to help determine the ONE!
• Entry fee per club is $20 to be sent via Paypal @KCBM. The entry fee will cover the cost of a traveling trophy for the winning club and hopefully some refreshments for the judges. The winning club will put on the competition next year with the opportunity to choose the style.
• Please ship or drop off entries to Steph Butler by 10/23. I will deliver them to Transport to be kept cold ahead of the judging event.
• Stephanie Butler
• 15908 W 161st St
• Olathe, KS 66062
• Good luck! May the best beer win!

Brewfest XXIX

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Volunteer Night

• Wednesday, September 24

Camp Dale

• Thursday, September 25

Friday Night Lights - Pro Brewer Night

• Friday, September 26

Brewfest

• Saturday, September 27

Thursday - Camp Dale

Our tradition continues

• $20 donation/camp site
• Can pre-pay treasurer today or via PayPal at any time
• We’ll be collecting on site as well
• Any donations in excess of campground cost roll to Just Food!

Brewfest Food - Friday

Our tradition continues

• Gumbo by Cathy
• Gumbo, Etc
• $15/person
• Sign up with Cathy Higbie in advance!

Brewfest Food - Saturday

Big Lunch BBQ

• BBQ by Silence of the Hams
• Pulled Pork, Sausage, etc
• Side Dishes by members, sign up to potluck today!

Logistics Updates

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• Trailer Cleanout
• Thanks all who helped!
• Permit Updates
• Forms with Corps

Beverage & Entertainment

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• Beverage
• Keg signups closed!
• Booze: 51
• Soda: 3
• Flights coming
• Bartender signups coming

• Entertainment
• Steve working on finalizing our musical entertainment!

SELL Brewfest Tickets

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• 2025 tickets sold to date:
• Adult: 52
• Soda/DD: 7

Brewfest Tickets

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• Event Costs (appx from historical)
• $2200 music
• $560 campground
• $600 food
• $300 glassware
• $3660

• It takes 74 paid tickets, for the given cost example, to break even

JUST FOOD!

The reefer truck is back this year, provided by Just Food!

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• We will have a donation QR as well as a bin for food donations
• Tell your guests to donate cash, food or kitchen items!
• We’ll donate any money collected above cost for Camp Dale.

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Treasurer Report

2025 Membership

SUPPORT THE GUILD!

*Dues Remain The Same This Year*

• $30 individual
• $45 family

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Cash, Check, Paypal payment@lawrencebrewers.org or direct link: paypal.me/lawrencebrewers

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Members

Membership Renewal!

Renew online, 24/7

https://paypal.me/lawrencebrewers/

https://square.link/u/MiRdEtGj

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Aug-Sept Income

2025 Brewfest Tickets - $2,405.00

2025 Membership Dues - $120.00

Interest - $0.17

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Total Income - $2,525.17

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Aug-Sept Expenses

1&1 Ionos: Internet Services - $8.71

Paypal Fees - $76.87

West Insurance - $397.44

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Total Expenses - $483.02

Balance ⚖️ - Current

Savings: $4,007.06�Checking: $3,321.29�PayPal: $129.53�Cash: $265.00

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Total: $7,722.88

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Librarian Report

Library Report

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Fresh on the forum

What’s FRESH

• BREWFEST
• But really, several threads!
• 2025 Social Brew Days

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Have the forum tell you when there’s new content!

• RSS Feed
• Outlook
• Browser Extensions
• Phone Apps
• E-mail subscription
• Get an email for threads or specific subforums

Ask how!

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https://lawrencebrewers.org/lbgforum/

Keg Maintenance

&�Carbonating Your Beer

Check Kegs for Leaks

• Pressurize keg with serving pressure
• Spray bottle with soapy water or sanitizer
• Around lid
• PRV
• Posts
• Look for small bubbles

Pouring from container also works

Replacement Parts

• O-Rings
• Posts (Pin Locks vs Ball Locks)
• Dip Tubes
• Keg Lid
• Poppets
• Pressure Relief Valves

Replace yearly for regular maintenance to prevent leaks

Color Coded Post O-Rings

• Alternate colors by year
• Blue for beverage, Green for gas
• Fairly cheap in bulk
• 50 for $12 at valuebrew.com

Remember!

Pin Locks and Ball Locks will use different post o-rings

Keg Lube

• Food Safe
• Apply to all keg o-rings
• Especially useful on keg lid o-ring
• Helps create air tight seal

Repairing Loose Handles

• Clean metal and rubber
• Automotive brake cleaner works great
• Scuff up the metal and rubber
• Low grit sandpaper or emery cloth
• Apply adhesive and cure
• 3M Black Super Weatherstrip Adhesive
• Gorilla Glue
• Marine Epoxy
• Fill keg with water or apply cinder block

Balance?

Calculate correct line length.

• Resistance - 3/16” ~ 3 psi/ft ¼” ~ 0.85 psi/ft
• Rise - Center of Keg to tap in Feet
• Google Beer Line Calculator -

Ideal Gas Law

• Avogadro - Volume and mass at constant temp & pressure
• Boyle - Pressure and volume at constant temperature
• Charles - Temperature and volume at constant pressure
• Gay-Lussac - Pressure and temperature at constant mass

The BEST method

• Requires planning (TIME)
• Requires patience (TIME)
• Requires attention to detail (Temp & PSI)

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The OKest Method�You didn’t hear this from me.

• Requires attention to detail (Temp & PSI)

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Henry’s Law - the amount of dissolved gas in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid!

5 Minute Break

Thanks for joining us this month!

We’ll end the zoom meeting now for our tasting

Tasting!

September Tasting

3B. Oktoberfest/Märzen

Vital Statistics

Beer #1

ABV: 5.4%

IBU: 25

Fermentables: Pilsen, Caramunich, Munich, Caramel Pils, Aromatic

Yeast: Lager

Hops: Perle, Hersbrucker

From the brewer: This is a smooth, malty lager fashioned after the famous Octoberfest beers in Munich. Our Octoberfest was only the second specialty beer we ever brewed, and the original batch was first tasted back in 1989. To this day, it continues to be one of our most popular brews

Appearance

Dark gold to deep orange-red color. Bright clarity, with solid, off-white, foam stand.

Beer #2

ABV: 6%

IBU: 32

Fermentables: Munich, Pale, Pilsner

Yeast: Lager

Hops: Magnum, Opal, Perle, Spalter Select, Tettnang

From the brewer: This modern Festbier leans into a rich, smooth malt backbone with notes of fresh-baked bread and honey. Traditional German hops provide balanced bitterness and herbal-spicy aroma, rounding out the crisp, clean finish. Prost!

Aroma

Rich German malt aroma (Vienna/Munich malt). A light to moderate toasted malt aroma is often present. Clean lager aroma with no fruity esters or diacetyl. No hop aroma. Caramel aroma is inappropriate.

Beer #3

ABV: 5.9%

IBU: 27

Fermentables: Pilsner, Munich, Caramel Malts

Yeast: Lager

Hops: Vanguard

From the brewer: Our fall seasonal beer is a medium-bodied, dark amber brew with a malty flavor and well-balanced hop character.

Flavor

Initial malty sweetness, moderately dry finish. Toasted maltiness. Hop bitterness is moderate, and noble hop flavor is low to none. Balance is toward malt, though the finish is not sweet. Noticeable caramel or roasted flavors are inappropriate. Clean lager character with no diacetyl or fruity esters.

Beer #4

ABV: 5.8%

IBU: 19

Fermentables: Pilsner, Munich

Yeast: Lager

Hops: Herkules, Hallertauer Tradition

From the brewer: This full bodied golden Oktoberfest lager is the pinnacle of German brewing: wonderfully mellow with a balanced harmonious taste. It has a strong note of malt and the pleasant fragrance of hops.

Mouthfeel

Medium body, with a creamy texture and medium carbonation. Smooth. Fully fermented, without a cloying finish.

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Vote and Reveal

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Which ones y’all like?

• Free State Octoberfest
• Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest Festbier
• Boulevard Bob’s ‘47
• Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier

Fin

Thanks for joining us this month!