July Meeting: Brewing by the Numbers with Emily Storey

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Monday July 8th at 7:00 PM
Muddy York Brewing Co.
22 Cranfield Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4B 3H1  MAP

This month we have four exciting meeting elements!

    • Presentation: Brewing by the Numbers by Emily Storey
      • A presentation breaking down entry statistics from Brew Slam 2018
    • Guest: Kathy Yan Li will discuss the new Canadian Homebrewers Association
    • Structured Tasting
    • Bottle Swap

We are going back to our gracious host, Muddy York Brewing Co! We request that everyone spend some money to support our wonderful host. Don’t forget to buy some bottles from their shop!

First time? Read our Monthly Meeting overview!

Bringing Beer to Share: There are usually 40+ people at each meeting so we recommend bringing at least 1L of your beer if you want everyone to try it. If you want detailed feedback on your beer, consider arriving by 7 PM to ensure you get a spot in the Structured Tasting. Don’t forget your recipe notes!

Don’t forget to bring your tasting glass!

Meeting Schedule

  • Structured Tasting: 7:00-7:30 PM
    • Group of veteran judges/brewers gather to give detailed feedback on member homebrew while everyone else in the room tastes along.
    • Please bring multiple bottles to make beer distribution more efficient.
    • Side conversations should be kept to a whisper so the audience can hear.
    • No Sign Up Required, first-come first-served.
  • Announcements: ~7:50 PM – Club President welcomes everyone to the meeting and makes announcements about upcoming events and activities
  • Guest: 8:00-8:30 PM – Kathy Yan Li will discuss the new Canadian Homebrewers Association
  • Presentation: 8:30-9:00 PM – Brewing by the Numbers by Emily Storey
  • Mingle: 9:00-10:00 PM – Stick around to socialize and share more homebrew
  • Clean Up: 10:00 PM – All the fun comes at a price. Please stick around for a few minutes and help us straighten up! Your help is greatly appreciated.

Bi-Monthly Homebrew Bottle Swap

Every other month we run a bottle swap! Just bring 6 bottles of your homebrew, and drop them off with Emily at the sign in desk. At the end of the meeting you’ll have 6 assorted bottles of homebrew to bring home! No sign-up necessary!

Presentation: Brewing by the Number by Emily Storey

Emily Storey crunched the numbers and did the maths and is presenting a statistical analysis of competition trends and strategies for medalling.  In layman’s terms, should you enter or stay out of Bocks?

Guest: Kathy Yan Li (CHA Director)

Kathy is the founding Director of the Canadian Homebrewers Association, an organization with the goal of connecting Canadian homebrewers. She is a BJCP Certified beer judge with Mead endorsement that has judged in almost every province in Canada. She also serves on the AHA Governing Committee and several of its subcommittees. Kathy has homebrewed on and off for seven years and cofounded the University of British Columbia’s homebrew club in 2011. She loves beer for the community, honest human connections, and flurry of inspiration it creates.

Membership & Guest Attendance

Due to AGCO requirements for serving home-brewed beer under SOP (Special Occasion Permit), club membership is required to attend monthly meetings. However, prospective members are invited to attend their first meeting as a guest to check us out before committing to membership.

Attend once and you’ll want to keep coming back, we promise!

Click here to get on the guest list for free.