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Beer Church is a group brewing beer at Pumping Station: One. Originally just a beer tasting and science discussion group, lately Beer Church has been focusing more and more on brewing, although we still do a beer tasting at every event! Brewing Station: One is the small work area and storage facility in the shop devoted to brewing.
Beer Church is a group brewing beer at Pumping Station: One. Originally just a beer tasting and science discussion group, lately Beer Church has been focusing more and more on brewing, although we still do a beer tasting at every event! Brewing Station: One is now consolidated on the south western wall of the kitchen area.
== Contact/Participation ==
== Contact/Participation ==
== Events ==
== Events ==
Semi-biweekly Beer Church gatherings take place some Sundays at 1PM. They generally follow a format of meet & greet, pot luck beer tasting, brewing, and discussion of beer, life, and everything.
Semi-biweekly Beer Church gatherings take place some Monday nights. Ask for an invite to our Slack Channel for more info. They generally follow a format of meet & greet, pot luck beer tasting, brewing, and discussion of beer, life, and everything.
== FAQ ==
== FAQ ==
* '''I Have a brewing idea! Will you make it?''': Maybe, if you can convince one of the brewmasters that it's a good idea.
* '''I Have a brewing idea! Will you make it?''': Maybe, if you can convince one of the brewmasters that it's a good idea.
* '''How do I become a Beer Church Brewmaster''': Convince the other brewmasters that you know what you're doing and you're responsible.
* '''How do I become a Beer Church Brewmaster''': Convince the other brewmasters that you know what you're doing and you're responsible.
* '''Who Decides When Beer Church Happens?''': Currently the Beer Pope (Eric Stein) decides this most of the time, but any brewmaster can make an event. It's best to plan with the other Brewmasters though. We try to have events when the Pumping Station: One members are getting interested in the idea again, so this is every couple weeks most of the time. This also goes along well with the cadence of fermentations.
* '''Who Decides When Beer Church Happens?''': Currently the Beer Pope (Lydia Miller) decides this most of the time, but any brewmaster can make an event. It's best to plan with the other Brewmasters though. We try to have events when the Pumping Station: One members are getting interested in the idea again, so this is every couple weeks most of the time. This also goes along well with the cadence of fermentations.
* '''How do I contact Beer Church?''': There's a whole section about that at the top of the page, read it.
* '''How do I contact Beer Church?''': There's a whole section about that at the top of the page, read it.
* '''I Want Beer Church to happen again, but you don't have anything planned!''': Contact us! If nothing's coming up, letting us know that you want to see something happen is the best way to get us to plan it!
* '''I Want Beer Church to happen again, but you don't have anything planned!''': Contact us! If nothing's coming up, letting us know that you want to see something happen is the best way to get us to plan it!
== Brewmasters ==
== Brewmasters ==
* Andy Pace (guest brewer)
* Lydia Miller
* [[User:RyanPierce|Ryan Pierce]] (eastern orthodox beer pope)
* Scott Yoder
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]] (beer pope)
* "v"
== Brewing Station: One ==
== Brewing Station: One ==
Brewing Station: One is a steel shelving unit converted into a storage unit above for keeping clean brewing gear (pots, carboys, bottles, bottling equipment, corks, wort chillers, kegs, etc) and a temperature controlled fermenting chamber below. We brew in the loading dock.
Brewing Station: One is a steel shelving unit converted into a storage unit above for keeping clean brewing gear (pots, carboys, bottles, bottling equipment, corks, wort chillers, kegs, etc) and a temperature controlled fermenting chamber. We brew in the loading dock.
=== Equipment ===
=== Equipment ===
==== Brewing ====
==== Brewing ====
* 5 gal boiling kettle (Eric Stein)
* 5 gal boiling kettle
* 10 gal boiling kettle (Ryan Pierce)
* 10 gal boiling kettle (Ryan Pierce)
* 5 gal Gott mash tun (Ryan Pierce)
* 5 gal Gott mash tun (Ryan Pierce)
* Hydrometer (Eric Stein)
* Hydrometer
* 2 5 gal glass carboys (Ryan Pierce)
* 2 5 gal glass carboys (Ryan Pierce)
* 2 Keggles (Pumping Station: One equipment)
* 2 Keggles (Pumping Station: One equipment)
** [[Keg 3]]
** [[Keg 3]]
** [[Keg 6]]
** [[Keg 6]]
* [[Bar]]
* [[Bar]]
* [[Beer Church Treasure Fridge]] for storing our bottled beer where people won't mess with it.
* [[Beer Church Treasure Fridge]] for storing our bottled beer where people won't mess with it.
* http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-4-Electric-Solenoid-Valve-12-volt-DC-VITON-SEAL-B21V-/300600605047?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45fd313977#ht_2101wt_728 propane burner control for mash tun control
* http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-4-Electric-Solenoid-Valve-12-volt-DC-VITON-SEAL-B21V-/300600605047?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45fd313977#ht_2101wt_728 propane burner control for mash tun control
* Honeywell Glowfly: http://www.forwardthinking.honeywell.com/related_links/combustion/glowfly/install/69_2334_glowfly_installation.pdf
* Honeywell Glowfly: http://www.forwardthinking.honeywell.com/related_links/combustion/glowfly/install/69_2334_glowfly_installation.pdf
== Hardware and Software Projects ==
== Hardware and Software Projects ==
=== Brewing Station: One ===
=== Brewing Station: One ===
* Electrical insulation of contactor terminals
* Electrical insulation of contactor terminals
* Experiment: In the winter, will the shop drop below our fermentation temperatures, and will we need a heater?
* Experiment: In the winter, will the shop drop below our fermentation temperatures, and will we need a heater?
* Real time monitoring of temperature, specific gravity
* Real time monitoring of temperature, specific gravity
== Links ==
== Links ==
* Photos - http://cons.truct.org/album/beerchurch
* Photos - http://cons.truct.org/album/beerchurch
[[Category:Beer Church]]
[[Category:Beer Church]]
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[[Category:Interest Groups]]
[[Category:Interest Groups]]
[[Category:Interest Groups]]
