Siebel Institute Draught Beer Technical Skills Course‏ in Golden Colorado!

Draught course
Draught Beer Technical Skills Course
Siebel Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that the Siebel Institute Draught Beer Technical Skills Course is now hosted and presented at the MillerCoors Brewing Draught Training Center in Golden, Colorado. Siebel Institute cordially invites you to spend 4 days studying the science of draught beer technology in the industry’s most comprehensive and intensive academic environment dedicated to assuring the highest quality standards of draught beer dispense at retail

The MillerCoors Draught Training Center, located in Golden in the heart of the world’s single largest brewing plant at the foot of the famous Rocky Mountains, features an extensive range of hands-on dispense training systems, stations and equipment integrated with a multi-media presentation environment, all dedicated exclusively to educating and training beer industry personnel on the science and art of draught beer dispense.

The Draught Beer Technical Skills Course blends theoretical fundamentals of dispense with “hands-on” practical application using a wide range of brand kegs. Simple mechanics, physics, fluid dynamics, chemistry, microbiology, draught beer math and basic customer skills form the core of the curriculum. Highlights of the 4-Day Basic Program include:

– Understanding & Training on all Styles & Brands of Beer & Dispense Systems
– Emphasis on Craft, Import & Specialty Dispense
– Student Option to Utilize their Preferred Brand of Keg throughout the Workshop
– Beer Line, Pressure & System Cooling Design & Installation
– Special Event Dispense
– Evaluating, Modifying & Maintaining Existing Dispense Systems
– Troubleshooting & Resolving Dispense Problems
– Understanding & Using the 2009 Brewers Association Draught Beer Quality Manual

Rock Hopper Hop Yard

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As the weather is improving I feel it is time we get going on the Hopyard. I’d like to schedule the work day for Saturday April 10th @ 9am. With the use of the whiskey barrels as planters I don’t think building this yard will be as difficult as first thought.

We will need general garden tools as the brewery has none. Also if you have compost to contribute please bring as much as you can.

Work to be done:

-Placement of half barrels in sloped embankment

-Sawing the barrels in half and holes cut in the heads for root freedom

-Holes dug for pole placement in cement

-Access stairs placed from sidewalk along building’s South side

-General debris removal from the area

-Moderate Beer consumption

-50/50 Mixture of soil and compost in each planter

 

Hope to see all of you that signed up for this endevor on the 10th!

 

FUNDING has been determined to be by donations from volunteers and club members with deep pockets! Please sign up so we can get an idea of the potential split cost.

You can donate to the cause online via PayPal here!

With some luck we could have our own source of hops here in a couple years!

Come sign up and lend a hand on this cool project…

Have I relayed this yet??? PLEASE SIGN UP below!

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Hoppers,

We’ve been given the green light on a Rock Hopper Hop Yard to be setup in the back of the Rockyard Brewery!

Pro-Am beers at GABF

Janis Gross (HBA) emailed me and my Pro-Am beer “Pink Ping Pong Ball Pilsner” will be served at the Friday session.  Greg and the Kreugels, could you post and let the club know when to look for your beers?  Not that any one would miss looking for them, but you never know.  The only thing that’s going to be in short supply the next couple of days will be sobriety. 

GABF – Rockyard coverage

Hello Everyone,

I’ve vollunteered to work the Rockyard booth at the GABF  on Saturday at the “members only” portion of the festival.  I’ve had some things come up that may make that difficult.  I don’t get to this forum very often.  If you’d be willing to cover for me for the Saturday “members only” session, please respond @ nlkanous@netscape.net and we can discuss.  Alternatively, please call me at home (303) 840-2687 W (720) 842-5854 C (608) 217-8036.

Thanks,

nathan