April Meeting Minutes
Lawrence Brewers Guild (LBG)
April 9, 2026 @ 7 pm
Presentation slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/ ... sp=sharing
VISITORS/NEW MEMBERS
HOMEBREW AND VOLUNTEER DISCUSSION
UPCOMING EVENTS
Parkville Microbrew Fest - Saturday, April 25
May Hoppy Hour - Thursday, May 7 (23rd Street)
May Meeting - Thursday, May 14
June Hoppy Hour - Thursday, June 4 (Gaslight)
June Meeting - Thursday, June 11
Great Taste of the Midwest - Saturday, August 8
Brewfest - Saturday, September 19
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Social Brew Day. Sunday, April 12th. 633 W 21st, 9:00 or later. If you want to brew something, we can brew your beer (Jon Keffer - 913-488-1434)
2. Parkville Microbrew Fest. Saturday, April 25, English Landing Park, Parkville, MO. Tickets still on sale: https://parkvillemicrobrewfest.com/
3. Hoppy Hour: May. Thursday, May 7, 4:30 pm, 23rd St. Brewery, Chewzacca Release Party
4. Great Taste of the Midwest. Saturday, August 8, Madison, WI. 12 people committed as of the announcement, invoice due April 10. Tickets are $70 each.
5. Brewfest XXX. Saturday, September, 19. Committees need to be formed for Logistics, Food, Beverage, and Entertainment. Logistics: key positions: Pre-Planning, Permit Coordinator, Site Lead. Food: Pre-Planning, Site Lead. Other committee lead positions: Beverage and Entertainment. Tim will be Food Committee Lead, Frank will be Beverage Lead.
TREASURER REPORT
*Dues Remain the Same This Year*
$30 individual
$45 family
Paid Memberships - 21
March - April Income
2026 Membership Dues $75.00
Interest $0.17
Total Income $75.17
March - April Expenses
Membership Card Printing $33.83
Internet Fees $15.82
Paypal Fees & Square Fees $2.31
Total Expenses $51.75
Balance - Current
Savings $4,008.21
Checking $1,617.64
PayPal $154.07
Cash $350.00
Total $6.129.92
LIBRARIAN REPORT
New books: Modern Lager Beer by Jack Hendler & Joe Connolly. How to Brew (Updated) by John L. Palmer.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
SEMINAR
Chill Out with Ryan. When are we cooling? Post-Boil, Fermentation, Post Fermentation (Cold Crashing), Kegging, Serving, Other. How can we cool? Cold Water, Ice Bath, Fermentation Chambers, Glycol Systems, Beer Fridges, Jockey Boxes, Other.
To deal with summer warm tap water temperatures you can use closed loop cooling or a small fountain pump in a cooler/bucket of ice and water. You can use a temperature controller in a Fermentation Chamber to drive and control refrigerator/freezer temperatures out of range for a typical unit or with a Fermenter Heat Wrap to control temperatures. Propylene Glycol is a fluid that works to cool your beer like the refrigeration process- it is food-safe and lowers the freezing point of water. There are ways to make or convert A/C units into glycol coolers.
TASTING
Chuck discussed European-style lagers and festbiers, along with the German purity law. Beers tasted included KC Bier Co's Helles, Blind Tiger's Maibock, and two imported European beers.
Website: https://www/lawrencebrewers.org/. Forum: https://lawrencebrewers.org/lbgforum/. Social media also! Have a social brew day and announce on forum, Facebook group, etc. We are constantly looking for volunteers to do things within the club: Pints for Pets, Equipment and Library Hosting, Brewfest, Holiday Party, and others like Maifest and Learn to Homebrew Day.
April 2026 Meeting Minutes
Moderator: Officers