District Western New YorkOur membership is currently made up of members from 10 central New York breweries and several brewery vendors. Our district holds meetings in the winter, spring, and fall along with a golf tournament in the summer, a tasting event in the early fall, and a Christmas party. The golf tournament and the tasting event are both to benefit the scholarship fund. Each year the district awards a $1000 scholarship to a member who has submitted an application and meets the requirements. The scholarship is used to future the brewing knowledge of the recipient. We are always looking for new members. Take a look around and if interested let us know! District Officers
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2014 Meeting RecapWe thank all who attended our November 2014 meeting hosted by Brewery Ommegang. We had a nearly sold out group and thank the Ommegang staff for the awesome food and drink. Chaz from the Hach company supplied us with an informative presentation on oxygen in the brewing process which contained pertinent info regardless of brewery size. We also had a call-in presentation on draft line cleaning with Christine Hanson from E&J Gallo Wine Co. Bruce Lish was awarded the MBAA District Western New York Scholarship to attend the 2015 MBAA Brewery Engineering and Utilities Course. Thank you to all applicants and to your MBAAWNY board members for making this a complete tuition scholarship. Our next meeting will be held at Galaxy Brewing Co. in Binghamton in March, date to be decided. We wish you all a happy and safe holiday season and hope to see you all in the new year. Cheers! 2013 Meeting RecapRelease for Communicator and Website District Western New York met at the historic F. X. Matt Brewing Company, Utica, NY on November 20, 2013. The meeting began with brewery tours, followed by hospitality and tasting of Saranac and Matts products to the delight of all. Dr. Manaf Farhan of EMG International presented on the use of fluidized bed anaerobic reactors to treat brewery waste and generate power. The presentation included a tour of the digester facility. Our 80 plus attendees were then treated to a“Utica Italian Buffet”, compliments of F. X. Matt Brewing Company with proceeds of the meeting donated to the MBAA District WNY scholarship fund. The scholarship will enable a District member to attend the brewing course. Applications are now being taken, please contact [email protected] for additional information. New Officers for the 2014 year:
Our 2014 meetings will be February, May, September and November. Details will follow. The Cornell University Cooperative Extension/Madison County will be hosting the 2013 Cornell/NeHA Hops Conference on December 7th at Morrisville State College. Please contact Steve Miller [email protected] for additional information. Cornell will also be offering another one day brewing course by Dr. Karl Siebert, date to be announced. Please contact Dr. Siebert for additional information: [email protected] Respectfully Submitted, Encl. Photo of Jim Kuhr presenting Dr. Manaf Farhan with a Saranac basket in appreciation for his presentation. Communicator Archives |
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