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The Maltose Falcons are:
1989, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007
CALIFORNIA HOMEBREW CLUB OF THE YEAR!
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Club Gear - The Toys of the Maltose Falcons
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As you can imagine, with over 200 members, we have lots of time to play with and make cool brew toys. Below are just
some of the things the Falcons have in our arsenal of brew gadgets. Unless marked otherwise, these are all club assets
paid for and built for the club. |
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| Club House |
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The Maltose Falcons Clubhouse
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Built behind John Daume's Home Beer Wine Cheesemaking Shop is one of the greatest
assets the Falcons have : Our own Private Clubhouse. For many clubs finding a regular location to meet is a challenge: folks don't
want to volunteer their homes; new/potential members don't feel comfortable going to stranger's homes; brewpubs and bars get tired
of hosting club's bringing their own beers and taking valuable space.
Check out the space we share with the Cellarmasters of Los Angeles
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| Club Breweries |
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Falcons' Pilot Brewery Mk. I (1991-2005)
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Built in 1991, this brewery served as the home to many club project brews and our monthly
shop lessons in all grain brewing until March of 2005. Over the course of it's nearly 14 years of
service we brewed a documented 44.5 barrels of beer. Many records have been lost however and it's likely
that number is actually more than 60. Take a look around this older, simpler system and take a look at the
recipe archive for many of the more recent projects we brewed on it.
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Falcons' Pilot Brewery Mk. II (2005-)
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Built new by the might hands of the Brewgyver, Kent Fletcher, the new Falcons Brewery made it's debut in March, 2005 brewing
a batch of Kent's "Elkwood Wheat". This brew deck is heavily automated with automatic igniters
for the HLT, a HERMS coil in the HLT for ramping mash temperatures, a tipping mashtun for cleanup, a Therminator chiller and
capacity for brewing a barrel of beer. As time passes, Kent continues to tinker producing new handy gadgets for the brewery. |
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Member's Systems
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Never one's to be outdone, many Falcons members have tweaked, tinkered and cobbled together systems that they
use to worship the brew gods. Come take a look at things that run the gambit from simple to the ridiculous. (I mean, really,
who ever heard of using a cosmetic's kettle for brewing!) |
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| Bars and Dispensing Mechanisms |
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Falcons' Back Bar
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Our oldest dispensing rig, built and maintained by Kevin Baranowski. This rig has followed the club around
to our festivals and Temecula to provide us with many hours of classy beer service from it's 13 taps.
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Falcons' Front Bar
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Inspired by the acquistion of two brass draft towers, Kent Fletcher built a mobile rig to be used as our new front bar. Debuted at
the 2003 Southern California Homebrewer's Festival, this rig expanded our service capacity to 21 beers (including two on protected beer engines)
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The Hash Back (aka the "Moorminator")
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Just to add even more hops to our beers, the Falcons built this small version of Dogfish Head's "Randall the Enamel Animal". Often
seen on service with our hoppiest, strongest beers on the bar.
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Fletch's Slots o' Hops
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No trip to Vegas would be complete without a little bit of gambling. Why not take a chance and gamble on which beer you get?
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R2-B2 Moorminator Randall Bar
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Taking the madness a little bit further, Fletch took his mobile "Bus Bar" of Ventura Brew Cruise
fame and modified it to be our first dual Moorminator (or Randall, if you please) bar. Check out the hoppy goodness.
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| Want to make your own beer at home? Get started on the right foot. Check out the Falcon's sponsoring shop, The Home Beer, Wine, Cheesemaking Shop. John Daume, proprietor, has been
serving the home brewing and winemaking needs of Angelenos since 1972, over 30 years! (Falcon Members receive a 10% discount on supplies) |
| Looking for older Falcons' information?, The Westval Maltose Falcons Webpage (Locally cached) (The Original Falcon's Roost, prior to 1999) |
| Looking for a home wine making club in the Los Angeles area? Check out our sister club, The Cellarmasters, over 30 and still stomping grapes. |
Unless otherwise noted, all material on this website is the property of The Maltose Falcons, 1999-2005.
Page Last Modified: October 18 2005 05:14:40. |
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