Greetings Brewers,
Our meeting this month will be a week early on Tuesday April 23th, at Weyerbacher Brewing Company/Colony Meadery in Easton. Grab something to eat before the meeting and then come join us to learn about how to get started making mead, in preparation for one of the fall Homebrewer of the Year challenges!
If you know someone interested in starting to brew, we'll be running a session for new brewers at JuxtaHub in Emmaus, this Saturday, April 20th from 10:30-noon. There's still time to signup! We'll be inviting attendees to follow up this course by coming to experience the action of Big Brew in May. Register to come brew a fruited wheat at Yergey's to benefit a cause to be determined. This is a great opportunity to see a whole bunch of setups and collect ideas to improve your processes, to use homebrewing to give back to the community, and to help create a great commercial beer with the club and folks at Yergey Brewing. Can't brew? Feel free to just stop by day of to hang out or be available to give one of the people brewing a hand.
If you've not registered for the Lehigh Valley Beer Week Homebrew Competition at Lost Tavern, and are interested in serving your beer to benefit the fight against pediatric cancer, please do so ASAP! Tickets for those interesting in attending (and not brewing) are available at Lost Tavern's site.
Thanks to everyone who showed up to serve at the Arts Quest Spring Beer Fest! While it was a little crowded on the balcony, it was still a great time. It's always great to see the pros in the area and have an opportunity to serve in Bethlehem. If you need more festivals, the West Reading Craft Beer and Pretzel Festival is April 27th, and make sure to check the Events page for even more to come!
Finally, a reminder that we've been looking for an alternative with a low barrier to entry for notifying those interested in news, festival opportunities, or event reminders, etc. outside of the monthly newsletter cycle. To this end, we've created the "LVHB News" Google Group and will be trialing that over the next few months. If you're interested, you should be able to search for lvhb-news@googlegroups.com in the Google Groups search and request to join.
See you on Tuesday,
Steve Anthony
LVHb Club President
Future Meetings:
Meetings are open to anyone (21 and older) who home brews (beer, wine, cider, mead) or is interested in learning about home brewing. Our club has over 30 certified judges and several members who have "gone pro" by opening their own brewery, meadery, or distillery! - So bring your latest craft creation and get some constructive feedback and/or accolades!
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS
The West Reading Beer and Pretzel Festival is April 27, 2024 - see the Events page to register!
Big Brew at Yergey Brewing is May 4, 2024 - come brew with the club for a cause!
Homebrew Competition at Lost Tavern is May 11, 2024 - see the Events page to register!
OUR BREWERS (are awesome!)
Thanks to everyone who came out to serve at the Arts Quest Spring Beer Fest!
CLUB COMPETITIONS
Lehigh Valley Homebrewer of the Year
The event for May is participation in Big Brew at Yergey's, May 4th 2024. Come join the club as we brew for a cause!
UPCOMING BJCP COMPETITIONS
Full list is available here.
Nothing upcoming, check back again soon!
Recommended Local Homebrew Competitions:
Competition | Date | Registrations Due |
OTHER CLUB INFO
The details for most of our happenings (news, events, etc.) will either be included in the monthly newsletter or will be found on the LVHB Website Club Info page. More random thoughts, photos, and links will be shared via the club Facebook page. Find photos of our brewing activities on Instagram! @lehighvalleyhomebrewers
Are you an AHA member? As we prepare to do club membership renewals, it's a good time to consider adding or renewing an AHA Membership for yourself or your brewing buddy. Use our link (click the image below) and the club gets credit for your membership!
Member Benefits
Keystone Homebrew Supply offers 10% off online and in-store purchases for LVHB members as well as a points based loyalty reward program. They offer weekly local delivery on Saturday at Bonn Place in Bethlehem (just place your order by Thursday). Keystone offers full sacks of grain as well as a large selection of brewing and wine making equipment. Also, for most local competitions they provide a drop off point so you don't have to mail in your entries! https://www.keystonehomebrew.com/ Hop and Grain offers members 20% off purchases on their online store, free shipping and flexible local pick-up options. You'll find them very accommodating, even if you require a special order. https://hopandgrain.us/
Brew Hardware offers members a 5% discount as well! https://www.brewhardware.com/Default.asp
GrogTags offers members 15% off with the code on the member page - get creative with your labels and prepare for the 2023 label competition!
There's no excuse not to brew because you can't get ingredients or equipment! Thank you to the local shops that support our club!
See all the benefits of membership as well as how to join here.
