Ozark Zymurgists October Chapter Meeting Minutes

Recorded by: Darin Dickson, Secretary

Recorded on: Tuesday 10/7/2025 @ New Province Brewing

Membership Attendance: 17 of 26 Present (Quorum)

Geoff Allen, Ric Bailey, Darin Dickson, Doc Farmer, Marsha Farmer, Randy Germann, Ken Gill, Justin Hart, William Holt, Jason Kanak, Mike Lewis, Keith Linn, Steve Offutt, BJ Peppers, Kevin Richter, Jess Selby, Alex Smith

Guest Attendance:

Pappy Brazy

Meeting was called to order at 7:10pm by Mike Lewis

• Beer introductions commenced after the toast.  13 beers were introduced from 10 brewers.
• Motion was made by Mike Lewis and seconded by Jason Kanak to approve the minutes from the September 2025 Chapter Meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.
• Justin Hart presented a financial report and announced he had collected dues from 26 members.  We have $3,550.32 on hand. 18 members are also paid AHA members.  Please double-check that Ozark Zymurgists is listed as your primary club for the AHA
• Old Business
  • Christmas Party Committee 2025:  Holiday Celebration is set for December 7 starting at 2:00 PM at the Fermentary.  FLOPS will be joining us and contributing.  Alex Smith, Keith Linn, Jason Kanak and Steve Offutt volunteered to help make the holiday beer at Black Howler.  
  • Barrel Project Swap will be on December 6th at Blind Squirrel Brewery (Doc’s Basement)  
• New Business
  • Officer Nominations for 2026: Nominations will take place at December meeting for voting in January.  Please consider serving in an officer role next year.
• Education Session began at 8:00
  • Randy Germann gave a presentation about pressurized fermentation. 
• Brewer of the Month
  • Detailed in BOTY Tracker on ozarkzymurgists.com
• Meeting adjourned at 8:30pm by Mike Lewis (President)