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The Press March, 2011 Volume 41, Issue 3

Founded and Chartered August 18, 1971

News items and editorial comments in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Boeing Company

What’s Happening?

Time To Renew your membership!!

March 17th, March Maddness (see announcement pg. 3) March 18th, Joint Beer Meeting with Impaling Alers (see announcement pg. 3)

Table of Contents

2 President’s Corner Kathryn Chalfan 3 Month Programs Mark Emiley

Dennis Campbell 4 Announcements Mark Emiley

Brandon Horn 6 Wine Defects Class Recap Steve Foisie 7 Pro-Am Competition Flyer Mark Emiley 8 Beginners Winemaking Class Flyer Kathryn Chalfan 9 Membership Forms Rohit Kumar 11 Calendar Of Events 12 Executive Board

The Press is now available online at: http://www.bewbc.org/newsletter/pcurr.pdf

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President’s Corner… Please get your membership renewal in! Our new website is functioning, thanks to Dave Butner,

David Hauck, Mark Emily, and Peter Twigg. The new site is much smarter about who is a paid-up member. If you’re hoping to order grapes, Open Enrollment is NOW - just send in your renewal and check (same dues as before). We asked you what you value. Your responses are in the box below. Please send your additional comments to me at k.chalfan@yahoo.com. Would you be willing to help make some of these happen? You have asked for a state-of-the-club report, so here goes. We exist for education, recreation and pleasure in the arts of wine and beer making (Constitution). Wall Street Journal wine reporter Lettie Teague says BEWBC “might be the very best wine club in the world”. Our membership is down – totals not in yet. Our dues collections and company support are significantly reduced and our expenses have increased. The new facility costs are reflected in higher grape surcharges. However, we’ve survived our first year without the Rec Center. Our meetings and classes are held primarily at the Masonic Lodge, with some outside venues including Larry’s. Our harvest-related operations and storage are at Snoqualmie Ridge. Our non-harvest storage is at the Kent storage container, which has been renovated. Our equipment is in good shape but we need to do better at cleaning it when we’re done. Our events continue. Our website has been upgraded. Our communication process needs work – we have no Boeing DL, we are not supposed to use Boeing email addresses, and many people apparently don’t check their non-Boeing email, or look at the website, or read this fine publication, The Press, so on this we’re stumped. We have Beginning Winemaker’s and Beginner’s Homebrewing classes in the works, to promote learning and bring in new members. We’re exploring a relationship with the Puget Sound Amateur Wine and Beermakers. People continue to help our club, and mentor and help others. Without the efforts and

contributions of our members, we truly would not exist. What would make this club even better? You, showing up at

events, sharing a beverage, and learning and helping. Let’s keep this club in the “phone book” for a long time, enjoying education, recreation and pleasure in the arts of wine and beer making.

Kathryn Chalfan

From D: I am talking to some potential new club members and they are not interested in winemaking. But they are interested in a club that has wine tastings, food pairings (yes, even if they have to pay), outings on buses, up-scale bars, club wine tastings, educational meetings, just a variety of educational and fun events. Events where they would learn about wine and enjoy some company at the same time. The cost of joining doesn't seem to be an issue (the $30) because they expect to pay for the cost of the meeting rooms and the expense to set up a club wine tasting etc. Actually ever making wine doesn't seem to be in their purview. Thanks D[.] for letting me offer some meeting topics that would appeal to me. 1. Wine Tastings 2. Classes such as "Food Pairing" and something like a Wine 101 class 3. Tours of wineries 4. Monthly newsletters Also I don't see a problem with the $30 membership fee but I do expect to get something for it. Would getting the Wine Spectator at a discount be too much of a problem or something that we could even do. From M: Kind of walking the line between a wine drinking club and a winemaking club. I think we’d better scope our efforts towards the latter. There is a market for the wine drinkers as well, but there is also a market for wine distributing, craft production, etc. that really isn’t part of our niche. From J: The Puget sound club has a monthly "Taste to Learn" agenda which is separate from the first Friday club meetings. Each taste to learn is a blind tasting of a single varietal... anywhere from 8 -12 labels... From M: Yes, but even with those, I think the goal is to understand varietals better so they can MAKE better wine and develop their palates to recognize characters better, not just find a better commercial wine. While I know part of our vision is appreciation, it is appreciation with the intent of home production. From P: I believe that the club should be able to accommodate both interests, beer/wine appreciation and beer/wine making. Hopefully at some point the appreciation folks will become beer/wine makers.

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Membership Meeting: March Club Beer Events:

March 18th – Joint Beer Meeting with the Impaling Alers at Larry’s Brewing Supply, 7:00 pm

March Joint Beer Meeting

Yeast Propagation and Beer Finings with the Alers Don’t forget, part of your membership includes participation in Impaling Alers Meetings. This month

they’ll be covering yeast propagation and beer finings. Come on down to Larry’s Brewing Supply on

March 18th at 7:00 pm, bring some homebrew and have a great time!

March Madness is upon us: Think March 17th at 7PM at the Masonic Lodge. This

is your chance to get club members to rank your wine against commercial wines in a blind tasting. If your wine beats all of the commercial, like Neal in 2002 and Cutshall in 2005, you get bragging rights for a year. Last year the highest ranking red was Morgante 2007

Nero d’avola ($16.99) which was beat by Domandos 2009 Rosillo Torrontes. It is an Argentina white wine that cost $9.99. A much better buy than the $42.99 dollar Red from Italy which lost in the second round. If you know of a wine that you think is a good value please bring it to be included in the taste-off. Also, we would like about 4 wines from the club to enter in the taste-off. Let us know if you can enter one of your wines and if you will be bringing a commercial wine for the competition.

March Madness details

Location: Tukwila Masonic Lodge,13034 41st Avenue South Tukwila, Washington 98168 (copy and paste into google for directions) Date: March 17th

Time: 7:00 PM

Action 1: Bring some Beverage to share

Action 2: Pay your dues if you have not already done so. (New members get $5.00 off if paid before the event) Action 3: Bring a guest that may be interested in joining the club or appreciates wine.

Food: Club will provide light snacks

Please RSVP to drcpage@earthlink.net which will help us know how much food and wine to buy. (But….Come anyway even if you were unable to RSVP earlier)

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Announcements:

2011 Puget Sound Pro-Am Coming Up – Help needed!

On behalf of BEWBC, the Impaling Alers, and WAHA, we are happy to announce the kick-off of the 2011

Puget Sound Pro-Am! This is the country's largest GABF Pro-Am qualifying competition with 15+

breweries selecting homebrew recipes to scale up (more breweries still being added!) Last year the

PSPA sent 12 of the country's entries into the GABF Pro-Am and brought home the gold medal in 2008!

This is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition aimed at providing award winning homebrew recipes to be

brewed by Puget Sound breweries with the goal of capturing a medal from the Great American Beer

Festival's Pro-Am Competition. The Puget Sound Pro-Am is unique in that it will have as many as

FIFTEEN breweries selecting their favorite homebrew beers from the best of show round to scale up and

brew on their systems. Winning beers of AHA members may be sent on to the GABF for a shot at

national glory! Not from the Puget Sound area? Out of state entries are more than welcome (the 2008

GABF gold medal winning entry was from a Colorado brewer). Non-AHA members can still enter the

competition and win other awards and prizes (the Powerhouse Brewery will not be submitting to the

GABF and will be free to pick any entry).

Start dreaming and brewing up your entries today! We want you to have plenty of time to brew up that

perfect beer! The brewers are not just looking for stylistically accurate beers, but they will be looking for

damn tasty beers. This is a perfect shot for that hybrid beer you make. You've got plenty of time to

brew up entries specifically for one of the slots!

Check the competition website at http://www.bewbc.org/pro-am for the latest details including

participating breweries, desired styles, contest rules, and links to online registration. Entries (three 10-

12 oz brown bottles) are due April 26th with an entry fee of $6 per beer submitted online (several drop-

off locations accepting entries beginning in early April). Judging will be held on April 30th at Larry's

Brewing Supply in Kent (if you are interested in judging, stewarding, or helping with event execution,

contact Mark Emiley or markemiley@earthlink.net register online through the link on the website).

Winners will be selected in the weeks following. Check the website frequently for updates on

participating breweries and contest details as the competition grows. To have the best shot of having

your beer brewed, you need to be an AHA member by the time of the competition, so join today! Invite

your friends to join the AHA and submit beers as well (all beers will be judged and ranked regardless of

AHA membership). Good luck, and may your wildest brewing dreams come true!

Thanks,

Mark Emiley

PSPA Competition Organizer

www.bewbc.org/pro-am

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Cascade Brewers Cup and Exbeerience Exbeerience March 12th

Winners of the Cascade Brewers Cup will be announced on March 12th at the 5th Annual ExBEERience Festival held at Redhook Brewery in Woodinville, WA. At the festival you will be able to witness live announcements of the winners for both the CBC and the 2010 Washington Homebrewers Association awards (Bert Grant, Golden Mash Paddle and Washington Homebrewer of the Year) and sample beer from local breweries and homebrewers. For more details on the Cascade Brewers Cup and to volunteer as a judge, visit the competition website.

McChord Brewfest Competition March 19

th - Celebration March 25

th

We need entries and judges for this fun competition. The celebration the following week is on base and is a great opportunity to share your beer with active duty service men and women who really enjoy it! Entries due March 12th at Larry’s and Beer Essentials. Each entry must have two 12-oz bottles and the $5 entry fee. If you’re interested in judging or have questions about entering beers, just email Duane Teachout at duane.teachout@comcast.net http://www.wahomebrewers.org/competitions/349-2011-joint-base-lewis-mcchord-brewfest

Boeing Barrel Project Brandon’s House in Tacoma

The sour barrel is coming along quite nicely! If you enjoy sour beer and want some for yourself, brew up a 1.050 base beer with 50% wheat, 50% pils, and very low IBUs (5-10). Ferment it with any clean yeast (WLP001, 1056, US-05, etc.), and bring it down to swap that into the barrel and take home the same amount. Just email Brandon at brandonhorn@gmail.com if you’re interested.

Thanks,

Mark Emiley

Brandon Horn

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Meeting Recap Aromatic Defects in Wine Steve Foisie conducted this class at the Masonic Lodge on January 22nd, 2011. We reviewed the sources and characteristics of several common defects. For each of two common jug wines, white and red, we sniffed a wine sample contaminated with a standard defect sample which Steve acquired from a lab. We compared the defect samples with the controls. Finally, we sniffed samples of club member wines and determined whether defects were present, and if so, what were the defects. Faults and Flaws: A fault causes the wine to be undrinkable. A flaw may, at some level, be considered a nuance. Oxidation: Some oxygen is essential. Excess oxygen at the wrong time can create a characteristic sherry aroma. Manage sulfite and pH levels. Avoid aeration after primary fermentation. Volatile Acidity: Caused by bacteria (acetobacter). Characterized by a vinegary or a nail polish aroma, especially if high pH, low sulfite and/or early introduction of ML culture. Maintain good hygiene. Lactic Taint. Sour milk aroma, or possibly cabbagy or buttery. Caused by non-ML bacteria. Wait until primary fermentation complete prior to ML. Maintain good hygiene. Hydrogen Sulfide. Characteristic aroma of tires, sewage, rotten eggs or cabbage. Caused by stressed yeast and low nitrogen during fermentation. Provide proper yeast nutrients, and either rack or stir lees. Purchase new pectic enzyme each year. Cork Taint. Caused by mold spores in the presence of chlorine. Ban chlorine from your winery. Microbial. Generic yeast and bacteria spoilage. Use good hygiene and proper sulfite, pH, TA management. Methoxypyrazine. Lady Bug Taint. Unpleasant vegetative – green bell pepper. Avoid lady bugs. With the exception of Cork Taint and Methoxypyrazine, these defects can be avoided by following good winemaking practices and careful hygiene. This class was so carefully set up and presented, that the defects were very clearly observed. Use of standard samples and controls created a learning environment that can’t be duplicated by sniffing random wines. It was a GREAT class.

Thanks,

Steve Foisie

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BEWBC 2011 Membership Application & Indemnity Agreement

Print and fill out both pages

Enclose check payable to BEWBC for the amount listed in the table for new members.

Send to: Rohit Kumar MS 6X-UL

Mail to: Rohit Kumar 6X-UL PO Box 3707 Seattle WA. 98124

First Name:

Last Name:

Spouse:

Street:

City: State: WA

Zip Code:

Home Phone: ( ) Amount Enclosed:

Work Phone: ( )

*Employee Personal Email ____________________________

Employee BEMS ID

Retiree E-Mail Address

1. I am a Boeing (Circle one): Employee - Retiree - Associate 2. I am interested in (Circle all that apply): Beer Making/Appreciation - Wine Making/Appreciation 3. Experience Level in Beer Making (Circle One): Novice - Intermediate - Advanced - N/A 4. Experience Level in Wine Making (Circle One): Novice - Intermediate - Advanced - N/A 5. I will help in the club's (Select at least one):

___ Activities Committee: Arranges for social, educational, and recreational activities for the club

___ Stores Committee: Responsible for the operation of a club store and club library

___ Membership Committee: Responsible for recruiting and maintaining members

___ Publications Committee: Responsible for the club newsletter and website

___ Grape Procurement Committee: Responsible for coordinating group purchases of grapes

___ Equipment Committee: Responsible for the management and maintenance of club equipment

___ Education Committee: Responsible for promoting and providing wine & beer educational topics

___ General: I will assist various committees as needed

6. What subject(s) would you like to see covered in meetings?

7. Are you willing to help run a meeting? (Circle One): Yes (Topic:_________________) No

8. Other skills, resources, or time you can contribute:

Pro-Rated Dues For new members

Employees Retirees

JAN-Dec

$30.00 $20.00

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BOEING EMPLOYEES WINE AND BEERMAKERS CLUB RELEASE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

I state that I wish to participate in activities offered by the Boeing Wine and Beermakers Club, (hereinafter referred to as "the Club"), a Boeing Recreation Club. I RECOGNIZE THAT ANY CLUB ACTIVITIES MAY INVOLVE CERTAIN

RISKS AND DANGERS. I certify that I am aware of all the obvious and inherent risks of the Club’s activities, including but not limited to: inadequate safety equipment, miscalculations, inexperience, improper training, equipment malfunctions, human error, accidents or illness in areas without medical facilities, the forces of nature, and the actions of any other members, any participants or any other persons all of which may result in personal injury, death, property damage and other losses.

In consideration for the right to participate in the Club’s activities, I HEREBY RELEASE THE CLUB AND THEIR

DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, INSTRUCTORS AND MEMBERS AND THE BOEING COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING

OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH MY PARTICIPATION IN ANY OF THE CLUB’S ACTIVITIES. I PERSONALLY ASSUME ALL RISKS IN CONNECTION WITH THESE ACTIVITIES, AND FURTHER AGREE TO

INDEMNIFY THE CLUB AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS AND INSTRUCTORS, AND THE BOEING

COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF

ACTION WHICH I MAY HAVE ARISING FROM MY PARTICIPATION IN CLUB ACTIVITIES. The terms of this agreement will serve as a release and indemnity agreement for my heirs, personal representative, and for all members of my family, including any minors.

I further state that I am eighteen (18) years of age or older and legally competent to sign this release, that I understand these terms are contractual and not a mere recital, and that I have signed this document as my own free act. (Parents or legal guardians must sign for all persons under eighteen (18) years of age).

I have fully informed myself of the contents if this release and indemnity by reading it before I signed it.

_____________________________ _________________________ (Name) (Date)

_____________________________ (Name - printed)

Return Completed Application and Club Fee To Rohit Kumar MS 6X-UL. Retirees Mail to Rohit Kumar home address is 14770 SE 63

rd Place, Bellevue, WA 98006.

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BEWBC Calendar 2011

Updated 3/2

(Changes are underlined)

Date Activity Event or Planned Meeting Program Website, or other info Contact

Jan 22 Sat WINE Program Wine Defects Workshop by Steve Foisie 10 – 1 $5 Masonic Lodge in Tukwila

22 BEER Event Belgianfest – The Workshop at Warren G. Magnuson Park http://washingtonbeer.com/festival_belgian.htm Brewer’s Guild

30 BEER Event Strange Brewfest – Water Street Brewing, Port Townsend www.waterstreetbrewing.com 360-379-6438

Feb Thu 24 BEER Program Beginners Homebrewing Class & Smoked Beer Adv Topic was smokin’! Masonic Lodge in Tukwila Brandon, Mark

5 BEER Event Greater Everett Brewers League Hop Madness www.gebl.org/

9 - 11 Wine Event WAWGG Conference in Kennewick www.wawgg.org/ 509-782-8234

10 -14 14

Wine Event E.B. Foote Winery - Wine and Chocolate www.ebfootewinery.com 206-242-3852

26 Wine Event Phinney Assn. Wine Tasting www.phinneycenter.org/events.shtml 206-783-2244

March 17 WINE Program March Madness Dennis

5 Beer Event Cascade Brewers Cup Preliminary Judging cascadebrewersclub.org/

4 - 6 Wine Event Poverty Bay Wine Festival in Des Moines, Landmark on the Sound www.dmrotary.org/events.php 206-824-9462

12 Wine Event Second Saturday tasting at S. Seattle Artisan Wineries 1-5 www.ssaw.info Tim, Ben, others

12 Beer Event Cascade Brewers Cup – Exbeerience at Redhook www.cascadebrewersclub.org/

18 Beer Event Impaling Alers – Joint Meeting – Yeast Propagation and Finings

Larry’s Brewing Supplies Mark

25 BEER Event WAHA Speaker – Wyeast ? www.mcchordafb.us (253)982-2795

27 Wine Event Taste Washington' Seminars @ Bell Harbor, Tasting @ Qwest www.tastewashington.org/ 206-667-9463

Apr 15th BEER Program Sour Beers – Joint Meeting with the Impaling Alers Larry’s Brewing Supplies Mark

1, 2 Beer Event Hopscotch Spring Beer and Scotch Festival www.hopscotchtasting.com/ 206-633-0422

2 Beer Event National Homebrew competition first round

8 Beer Event WAHA Speaker – Wyeast @ Big Al Brewing 7:00 pm www.wahomebrewers.org/events/

26 Beer Event Puget Sound Pro-Am Entries Due @ multiple locations www.larrysbrewsupply.com/contact.html Mark

9 Beer Event Cask Beer Fest at the Seattle Center www.washingtonbeer.com/cbf.htm Brewer’s Guild

9 Beer Event 9th Museum of Flight Hops & Props is Sold Out! www.museumofflight.org/hopsandprops 206-764-5720

30 Beer Event Puget Sound Pro-Am Competition www.bewbc.org/pro-am Mark

May 19 WINE Program www.countrycottagewines.com Dennis

7 Beer Event National Homebrew Day – Big brew at Larry’s! www.beertown.com/events/bigbrew/

20 Beer Event Impaling Alers – Equipment Swap Meet, Decoction Larry’s Brewing Supplies Mark

19 - 28 Beer Event Seattle Beer Week www.seattlebeerweek.com/events.htm

Wine Event Tim Narby's :Nota Bene Release Party 3 - 7 www.notabenecellars.com 206-459-2785

Beer Event American Craft Beer Week www.AmericanCraftBeerWeek.org

June 24 BEER Program The Perfect IPA Larry’s Brewing Supplies Brandon, Mark

17 Beer Event Impaling Alers – Web brewing resources Larry’s Brewing Supplies Mark

Wine Event Taste Washington - Spokane www.tastewashington.org/ 206-667-9463

16 - 18 Beer Event National Homebrewers Conference, San Diego www.ahaconference.org/ Mark will be there

17 - 19 Beer Event Wa. Brewers Guild Father's Day Brewfest – St. Edwards Park www.washingtonbeer.com/wabf.htm Brewer’s Guild

July 22 Club Event WineFest Preliminaries Masonic Lodge in Tukwila Dennis

23 Club Event WineFest finals & potluck Dennis

21 BEER Program Know Your Grains Larry’s Brewing Supplies Brandon, Mark

1 - 3 Beer Event Seattle International Beerfest Seattle Ctr. Mural Amphitheatre www.seattlebeerfest.com

Beer Event Beerstock 5060-3 In celebration of Legislative Bill 5060 last year Arlington

www.wahomebrewers.org/news/296-beerstock-5060-2

alibabagrl@aol.com

28 - 31 Beer Event 24st Oregon Brewer's Fest Portland's Waterfront www.oregonbrewfest.com/ Roadtrip driver

Aug 1-31 Washington Wine Month www.washingtonwine.org/

18 Club Event Summer Social in Kent at Van Doren’s Landing Map http://tinyurl.com/3bnaad

FYI Evergreen State Fair acceptance www.evergreenfair.org/ 425-303-0585

FYI Evergreen State Fair judging www.evergreenfair.org/ 425-879-6225

Beer Event Puyallup Fair Entry acceptance www.thefair.com 253-864-7869, 845-9791 Beer Event Puyallup Fair Entry judging www.thefair.com 253-864-7869, 845-9791 Sept Beer Event Beer Meeting - TBD You

Beer Event Great Canadian Beer Festival - Victoria www.gcbf.com/ 250-383-2332

23-25 Beer Event Fremont Oktoberfest www.fremontoktoberfest.com/

31-Oct1 Beer Event Great American Beer Fest in Denver www.beertown.org/events/

Oktobeer 21 BEER Event Oktoberfest potluck with the Impaling Alers at Larry’s 7pm www.larrysbrewsupply.com/contact.html 253-872-6846

BEER Event Oktoberfest Enumclaw http://enumclawoktoberfest.com/ 253-405-7179

CIDER Event Vashon Island Ciderfest http://vashonciderfest.eventbrite.com/ 206.755.9972 Novembeer 17 WINE Program Masonic Lodge in Tukwila Dennis

5 Beer Event Teach A Friend To Homebrew Day www.beertown.org/events/teach/

5 Beer Event Novembeerfest at Larry’s

http://impalingalers.org/

Beer Event Phinney Assn. Beer Taste 7-10 www.phinneycenter.org/events.shtml 206-783-2244

Club Event Officer nomination deadline Kathryn

Decembeer ## Club Event Annual Winter Social and club elections Masonic Lodge in Tukwila

Beer Event 6th Annual Winter Beer Festival @ Hale’s Paladium http://washingtonbeer.com/festival_winter.htm

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BEWBC Executive Board 2011 Changes underlined Updated 1/13/11

Executive Board Name Work Phone E-Mail M C Alternate Phone

President Kathryn Chalfan - k.chalfan (at) earthlink.net - xx5.503.6524

VP – Wine Dennis Campbell xx5.210.7662 Drcpage(at) earthlink.net -

VP - Beer Brandon Horn xx3-657-5336 Brandonhorn(at) gmail.com 5T-19 xx6.369.2229

Mark Emiley xx6-544-7615 markemiley (at) earthlink.net 4A-73 xx6.251.1344

Treasurer Paul Woodward xx3-657-3182 paul.w.woodward (at) boeing.com 5C-AC -

Secretary Rick Adams xx5-717-4583 ricoandwanda(at)comcast.net - xx6-313-4539

Activities Committee

Wine Activities Brad Sherman xx5-965-1814 bradley.t.sherman(at)boeing.com 97-05 xx5.985.0780

Beer Activities Mark Emiley xx6-544-7615 markemiley (at) earthlink.net 4A-73 xx6.251.1344

Wine Education Dave Albano xx5-717-5870 david.j.albano (at) boeing.com 02-58 -

Beer Education Brandon Horn xx3-657-5336 Brandonhorn(at) gmail.com 5T-19 xx6.369.2229

Meeting Administration John Falkowski xx6-766-4246 john.a.falkowski (at) boeing.com 2L-87 xx3.922.5084

Retirees Doug DeVol - - - xx6.937.0717

Grape Procurement Committee

Coordinator Joe Sikora Kevin Neal

xx5-717-9596 xx5-965-3160

joe.sikora(at)boeing.com kevin.c.neal(at)boeing.com

07-21 8Y-96

xx6 261 3141 xx5.643.5841

Library and Equipment Committee

Library David Buhr xx6-662-1754 david.f.buhr (at) boeing.com 685-05 xx5.306.6691

Equipment

Membership Committee

Membership Rohit Kumar xx5-237-1010 rohit.kumar (at) boeing.com 6X-UL

Publications Committee

Editor – The Press David Hauck xx6-662-0066 david.p.hauck (at) boeing.com 19-RW xx5.226.0151

Assistant Editor Doug Buffett xx6-655-1659 makebrew (at) comcast.net 43-46 xx6.769.WINE

Webmaster David Hauck xx6-662-0066 david.p.hauck (at) boeing.com 19-RW xx5.226.0151

Photography Doug Buffett xx6-655-1659 makebrew (at) comcast.net 43-46 xx6.SOY.WINE

F. Y. I. Programs: 3rd

or 4th

Thursday of most months, 7:00 p.m. Usually held at the Tukwila Masonic Lodge. Location and date varies - See the Press or Club Calendar for details.

Dues & Address Changes:

Full time employee/contractor $30, Retirees $20. Payable to BEWBC by March 31. Send dues and address/MC changes to Richard Klep 5X-4H.

Newsletter: Distributed the first week of each month. Ads and article submissions welcome. Send to David Hauck. Deadline is the 25

th of the prior month.

Storage and crush: Supplies: Library:

The Club space in the Kent Recreation Center has been vacated due to facility closure after 27 years, as will the storage container on the Kent campus, under the guise of potential flooding. Equipment storage & crush location has been moved to Snoqualmie Ridge Storage. http://tinyurl.com/findbewbc Go to Larry's Brewing (www.larrysbrewsupply.com/ , 7405 South 212th St. # 103, Kent 253-872-6846) and mention that you’re a BEWBC member for a discount. Take your waders! The Library has over 170 books and other media for checkout – Refer to \\fil-nw01-10\BEWBC\Library\Library_List.xls for items available; e-mail David Buhr and he will make arrangements until a permanent library location is established, possibly at SRS.

Equipment: Items for checkout issued as coordinated by the equipment manager Use the check out form!

Website: http://www.bewbc.org

Everett Club: http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/livorno/829/index.htm

Affiliations: American Homebrewers Association (AHA - beertown.org), WA Homebrewers Association (WAHA - wahomebrewers.org) Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers (wawgg.org)

Western Washington Amateur Winemakers Association (WWAWA)

Rec. Advisor: Ron Anderson, xx5-342-8369, 0F-KA