by Mob_Barley » Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:05 am
Here are a couple of suggestions: 1. Marcello's is a great place to have a meeting, but if everyone would be open to meeting at someone's house a couple times a year (on a volunteer basis); it might provide a place with less distractions, plus give everyone a chance to get to know each other better. I think you could get a little more structure that way, because no one is going to cut up in someone else's house. 2. If we just had a few goals to work toward, we'd have a better club. Like trying to get everyone to brew something for one of the AHA club only competitions which will accept only one entry per club. I don't think that there a lot of them, so it wouldn't be too difficult. We could do a little blind tasting and members pick the best to send in. Also, we could pick one fault per meeting and make up sample beers for everyone to sample so they could identify them. ie. put a little vinegar in a beer so you can identify the acetobacter bacteria contamination. Or another is to put jolly rancher apple candy pieces in a beer to identify acetaldehyde. Just one per meeting though. 3. Ask someone to pick a topic on brewing, like increasing efficiency, and present a 5 minute talk at the next meeting.
All of these can be done at a meeting quickly so as not to bore those that already know the info, and not overwhelm those that do not. Just a few ideas, I'm sure everyone could come up with some of their own and post them here or another post on the private forum. The goals idea is a decision for the "board" to discuss and implement, not necessarily the entire club. Of course, each new president will have their own style and things will always be changing and evolving.
"Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of good beer."