March Business Meeting Minutes

Iron Mike graciously took meeting minutes. They are as follows:

The ECHO March Business meeting was held Thursday night, 18 March at Beef's Lynn Haven. After some great food and homebrew sampling, we got down to business. The primary topics of discussion were the April Beer Dinner and May Big Brew.

10 April 10 - ECHO Spring Dinner. Celebrate Spring and kick off brewing season with a beer themed dinner hosted by Mike and Rachel Theobald at Iron Mike's Brewhaus. The Beer Dinner was such a popular event at Christmas that folks unanimously decided not to wait until the holidays to have another. So far we have sign-ups for sides, breads, and desserts. All dishes must be made with beer and/or be served with a beer that complements your dish. Homebrew always encouraged. See the forum for sign-ups and discussion.

1 May 10 - Big Brew. This is one of two annual American Homebrew Association (AHA) national events in which we participate. Rather than go along with the crowd, ECHO has decided to try something different--The "ECHO Challenge". Your mission is to formulate a homebrew recipe around our donations from McGuire's, namely 1.6 lbs of Breiss Cherry-wood smoked malt and their proprietary "Angry Yeast". Club members should post their proposed recipes and vote on the final recipe for brewing on May 1st. We are also looking for a location to host Big Brew... preferably a residence so we can BBQ or potluck lunch. As always, please see the forum discussion under "Club Events" for more details.

A special thanks to Pat Perno and the outstanding crew at Beef O' Brady's Lynn Haven for their hospitality and indulgence hosting our ECHO meetings and public brews. Be sure to check out Beef's seasonal beer on tap, Gordon Biersch Maibock.