Category: Editor’s report and club news

Brewers of Canberra!

The next Canberra Brewers meeting is on 3rd August @ 7:30pm located at the Polish White Eagle Club

Case Swap

It’s finally here, the 2023 Case Swap is happening during the August club meeting. Don’t forget to bring along your case of beer. Also, there’s still time to sign up on the forum here: https://tinyurl.com/caseswap

Big thanks to FishFrenzy for all his efforts in organising, also our thanks goes out to the club sponsors BentSpoke, Capital and Zierholz, Belco Brew Supplies, Brew Your Own at Home and Mashematics for their generous donations.

Education 

Kurtz will be talking about “Laying a place for yeast”. That is, mash temperature control and its influence on wort fermentability.

The regulars

• The raffle will have a range of prizes
• Bring your latest brew to share – in a bottle or keg
• The 6 pack swap has been replaced this month with the case swap.
• New members are always welcome, so feel free to bring along someone who’s interested, or new to, brewing.
• Rideshare – reach out on the forum or the Facebook page if you’re looking to share an uber or taxi.
• Don’t forget about COVID, there’s still plenty of it going around – so please consider sitting this one out you’ve tested positive.

Finally, please support our hosts by buying your first drink from the Polo, or arrive early and explore their menu.

Other Club Updates

2023 ACT Amateur Brewing Championships

An early place-marker for the ACTABC, scheduled for 15, 16 and 17 September 2023 (venue TBC). This is the qualifying competition for the Australian Amateur Brewing Championships (aka Nationals). It’s also the big competition for the club each year and it requires the support from all members to run successfully, especially all current and past beer judges. Please lock this one into your diary and contact Nic or Ed if you’re able to help out on the day.

Club Barrel Project Update

The club barrel project is progressing well, with both Wee Heavy’s and English Barley Wines fermenting well and will be ready to be transferred into the barrels by the end of the month (August). More details to follow.

2023 Oktoberfest

Oktober is approaching fast and it’s time to start thinking about brewing your german beers (yes, even Vienna Lagers). Further details will be posted to both FB and forum. It’s shaping up to be bigger and better than last year! Lock this one into your diary.

2023 Membership renewalThanks to everyone who has renewed their membership already. If you haven’t, you can do this here (https://tinyurl.com/renewclubmembership) or alternatively at the club meeting.

Brewers!

The next Canberra Brewers meeting is on 6th July @ 7:30pm located at the Polish White Eagle Club

Education 

This month Kurtz is going to run through all things Brettanomyces using etymology, historical variance, personal experience and observations to dispel myths.

The regulars:

• The raffle will have a range of interesting prizes
• Bring your latest brew to share – in a bottle or keg
• 6 pack swap – check the forum and the members Facebook page for more details or to register your beer.
• New members are always welcome, so feel free to bring along someone who’s interested, or new to, brewing.
• Rideshare – reach out on the forum or the Facebook page if you’re looking to share an uber or taxi.
• Don’t forget about COVID, there’s still plenty of it going around – so please consider sitting this one out you’ve tested positive.

Finally, please support our hosts by buying your first drink from the Polo, or arrive early and explore their menu.

2023 Case Swap

The case swap is on for the August meeting and will be one hell of a swap. Want to get a sample of a wide variety of homebrew from the club? Sign up on the forum here.

2023 Club Competition

Congratulations and thanks to Nic and Ed for running their first competition last weekend, and thanks to everyone who has entered their beers and those who generously volunteered their time to judge or steward. Results can be found on the competition website.

The next competition is the ACT Championships, hope the brewing going well for this.

RiotACT article

There was a recent article by the RiotACT about home brewing in Canberra, and naturally the club was a significant subject. The full article is here.

30L Barrel Offer

As previously announced at the June club meeting, there’s a limited number of 30L barrels available from Callington Mill. While currently this offer is now fully subscribed, you can still put your name down for a ballot/random draw once it has all been confirmed. Full details are here.

2023 Membership renewal

Thanks to everyone who has renewed their membership already. If you haven’t, you can do this here or alternatively at the club meeting.

As previously mentioned, the committee is committed to finding ways to improve and bring our members a more streamlined experience. This is a work in progress and we hope to have more details soon.

Brewers!

The next club meeting is not far away on 1st June starting at 7:30pm at the Polish White Eagle Club (28 David St, Turner). You’ll all have a few brews getting prepared for the club competition, so don’t forget to bring a couple of them along to the next club meeting and get some early feedback.

The education session this month will involve Kurtz going fathoms-deep into his knowledge base to help you understand the main ingredient in your beer… water.

Full details of the club meeting are here

2023 Club Competition

The first comp of 2023 is on Saturday 17 June at the Polo Club in O’Connor. Please go to here to enter ($6 per entry) and register to judge or steward or generally lend a hand on the day (or days leading up to it). While we need to have a bit of structure around the day, if you are new to Club or haven’t been involved in the comps before, please give it a go – it’s a fun day. Stewarding is a good way to test the waters as well as taste the beers, and if you are new to judging, we’ll be sure to put you on a table where you can learn from others in a friendly, supportive manner.

Contact Nicole or Ed through compsec@canberrabrewers.com.au with any questions.

International Homebrew Day – success!

A big thanks to all those who brewed, assisted and stopped by for the IHBD. Special mention to our sponsor Mashematics for the ingredients, and club member Frank Mitchell from INK Printing for the flyers and Stickers.

The “Nearly Nirvana” IPAs that were brewed will be showcased at the August meeting. Photo’s from the event can be viewed here.

Membership renewal

Finally, a friendly reminder that membership fees will be due soon for the next year. The committee is committed to finding ways to improve and bring our members a more streamlined experience. This is a work in progress and we hope to have more details soon.