Membership
Membership in PHC is available to brewers of any skill level. Membership benefits include:
- Good times with other beer people!
- A discount on CO2 and other gas supplies at a local supplier
- A 10% discount on non-taxable items at homebrew supply stores like Northern Brewer and Midwest Homebrewing Supplies (club membership card may be required).
- A cool membership card proclaiming your membership in the PHC
- Access to the club library of brewing related books, magazines, and videos
- Access to the club’s shared equipment (jockey box, pin cask)
- A subscription to the club’s monthly newsletter The BlowOff
- Voting rights at meetings
- A discount on craft beer at Bernie’s Liquors on south University
- Invitations to all club events
- A connection to awesome local homebrewers
Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM.
All are welcome to attend a meeting before becoming a member!
Meetings typically consist of:
- AoB Judging – Starting at 7:00 PM, homebrew entries for the Award of Brewing are sampled and judged.
- Business meeting – Covering upcoming club events and activities, calls for action, and general announcements.
- People’s Choice – Following judging, entries to the AoB in addition to other members’ creations can be sampled and voted on by all attendees, with the winner receiving a beer-related prize. All entries to the AoB are also entered into a random drawing for an additonal prize.
- Nuts & Bolts – A presentation of a beer style, homebrew gadget, or anything like that to educate the members on beer or brewing.
Joining
Membership dues are $15 per year or $20 for a family membership. Dues can either be paid directly to the Treasurer at one of the Monthly Meetings or online (for an additional $2 fee), below.
Member Resources
Jockey Box
The club has a 6-tap jockey box for use at both club activities and for members’ personal use. The jockey box can be reserved by contacting Jason Huck at [email protected]
Pin Cask
The club also has a Pin for cask conditioning and serving beer. Contact Tom and Nancy if you want to make a reservation for the Pin at [email protected]
Club Library
The inventory of the club library is available online.
Bylaws
The complete bylaws are available here