Monthly Archives: April 2015

2015 Spice Rack Challenge: Results

Posted on April 19, 2015 by ibuadmin | 1 comment

The first quarterly internal club competition this year was the Spice Rack Challenge. Basically, the idea was to brew a beer that featured/highlighted a spice from your spice rack/cabinet. We had 12 entries from club members, which was a great turnout for an internal competition. These competitions are free to enter and are open only to club members.

The drop off deadline was Monday, April 13, and judging was done on Saturday, April 18. And the results are in! On behalf of the judging panel, wehave to say these were some fantastic beers. Several were on par with some commercial beers we’ve had. Great job to all who submitted beers.

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Iredell Brewers United Participates in AHA Big Brew

Posted on April 14, 2015 by ibuadmin | Leave a comment

Celebrations Held Worldwide on May 2 in Recognition of National Homebrew Day

Mooresville, NC (April 13, 2015) Iredell Brewers United will host a Home Brew Demonstration on May 2 in honor of AHA Big Brew. The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) created AHA Big Brew as an annual, worldwide celebration of National Homebrew Day. AHA Big Brew is held each year on the first Saturday in May and brings together thousands of homebrewers from around the world, all brewing the same beer recipes.

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Brewing With Adjuncts

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Robert Moreland | Leave a comment

If you are gonna defile the Reinheitsgebot then you might as well do it right. This presentation explains the things you need to know when brewing a beer that has ingredients other than water, barley, and yeast. Learn more about brewing with adjuncts by clicking this link> Brewing Adjuncts. #brewstrong

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Shamrock Open XX 2015 Results

Posted on April 7, 2015 by ibuadmin | Leave a comment

This year, the club had a record number of entries in the 2015 Shamrock Open XX, and we had quite a few of those place! Here are the IBU members that placed:

Robert Moreland: 2nd Pilsner

Chris Olden: 1st Doppelbock, 3rd Pilsner

Russell Burnitt: 1st Belgian Dark Strong, 2nd American IPA

Ron Sullivan: 3rd Bourbon Barrel Porter

Marshall Morgan: 3rd Light Ale w/Tabasco

Congratulations to all our members who competed and placed!

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2015 T-Shirts Are Here!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by ibuadmin | Leave a comment

We’re really excited to show off the 2015 IBU club t-shirts. We just picked them up from Pandemic Printworks in Charlotte, NC, and they look great. Steve at Pandemic never fails to do quality work at good prices. If you’re a paid member, you will be able to pick up your shirt at the next club meeting. We’ll also have them at the NC Brewers & Music Festival at Rural Hill if members can’t get them beforehand. Note that these are for paid members only. If you’d like to join, please contact us!