Mystic Krewe of Brew      September 19, 2002

    Our September meeting was held on September 19th, 2002, at the Columbia Street Tap Room in Covington, La.

    Calvin, our treasurer, reported that we have $1850.52 in our account.
    I reported that due to my absence from the August meeting, I was unable to give a secretaries report.  Doc Jeff actually took notes for me, but to be honest, I haven't had the time to even attempt to decipher them.
    Old Business - Ron informed us that he did finally sell his monitor.
MKOB bottle openers are in.  Each member in attendance received 2 openers and an official nametag.  Jean made the nametags and did a fine job.  Thanks Jean!  It was recommended that we keep the tags in our cars' glove box.
Craig Solberger gave us a rundown on the Emerald Coast Beer Tasting/Beer Olympics held on Sept. 6th & 7th.  He said that they had a great time, Jim got smashed, the wind blew hard, the surf was rough, Larry didn't have horseshoes, and a local jazz radio D.J. told them about his ingrown toenail and diarrhea.  Sign us up for next year!!!
    New Business - Dixie Cup will be held Oct. 19th-20th, 2002.  All entries should be turned in by Oct. 4th.  The entry fee is $6.00 each.
Winterfest will be Nov. 16th, 2002.  Ron has tickets for $20.00.
Our Raffle yielded the following results...
        Jim Cooper       -    T-Shirt
        Mike Owings    -    T-Shirt
        Ron Laborde    -    PRECISION! Hydrometer
        Nick Long        -    Wine Theif
        Jean Junius       -    Bottle of Scotch
Show & Tell - Mike Owings showed us his Reflectometer.  It's a cool device that gives gravity readings of un-fermented wort and wine.
Jean told us about a local welder who welded 3 nipples onto a stainless steel container for about $35.00.  Contact Jean if you need any work of this type done.  He can get you his name & phone number.
The Auction was held and Jean put a nice terracotta wine bottle cooler up for auction with a starting bid of $5.00.  It sold, to me, for $5.00.  My wife loves it!
Final Friday is coming up again on Sept. 27th.  Let's all meet on the street and drink some homebrew.  Contact Jack Shugg to coordinate meeting places and times.
Elvis told us of a new technique he is developing where he uses 1 green apple Jolly Rancher to prime each beer.  It gives the perfect amount of carbonation and a nice fruit flavor.

It was good to see all of you again.  And now I even know some of your names!!!  Thanks to Elvis and Peter for the musical entertainment.

Be safe, be happy, and drink good beer!!!

ENDLESSLY ROCKING!!!!