South Australian Brewing Club (SABC) is a club based in Adelaide where beer and brewing enthusiasts can collaborate and discuss the brewing of beer at home or at the craft brewing level. We welcome members from all over South Australia.
Don’t forget to get your entries in for the Winter Competition, which is being judged after the AGM on July 23rd. Head over to the Compmaster website to enter your winning beer.
Bottles can be dropped off at the Wheaty in the week prior, or brought on the day, or if you want to organise a drop off with a committee member please email us.
The stakes are high, with the winner of beer of the day getting a brew day at Little Bang! How cool is that!
The Gawler Show is coming up soon, and the entry details have now been posted on their website. Head over to our Competitions page for the relevant links and info. You’ll also find the dates have been added to the calendar.
Anyone who is interested in judging or stewarding, please contact Gary Waters on 0417 893 321 or Steve Wilkins on 0417 879 774
Good luck!
We are trialling Compmaster, which is a web application, for this year’s Winter Competition, and I’m happy to announce that the competition is now live on the website. You can get to the Compmaster website here. Once the page has loaded you will need to create an account, after which you will be able to choose the SABC Winter Competition from the “Select a Competition” tab, and proceed to fill out one or more entry forms.
The process is pretty straight forward and self-guiding, however if anyone has any difficulties please send us an email.
Head over to the Competitions page, as the BotY leaderboard is now up. You never know, you could be on it!
Thanks Kieren for bringing to our attention a couple of errors in the announcement of the winter competition, which is here
Please note that under Strong Ales, category 23 should instead be category 22 (Strong American Ale)
And under Pale Ales, category 24B (Belgian Pale Ale) was omitted. It is definitely included in the competition.
The original post has been corrected
At the March meeting last night we had the pleasure of announcing the winner and place-getters of the summer competition. Jade gave us a run down of the style (Session IPA, if you’ve been under a rock), and a good summary of the entries judged. The scores were quite tightly grouped, with Jade commenting that they scored hard. So without further ado, here are the results:
1st place: Kieren Vercoe
2nd place: Kieren Vercoe
3rd place: Darren Billett
All place-getters took home a 2kg bag of grain, some silicone tubing and a tube clamp, as well as some back issues of Beer and Brewer. Second place also got a mash weapon, with first place taking the coveted “brew your beer at the Wheaty” prize. Kieren will get to brew his beer some time in August or September, and the aim is to have it on tap in time for ANHC in October. I’ts hard to think of better bragging rights than that!
Well done to all entrants, and thanks especially to Jade and the Wheaty for your ongoing support, Simon Rofe for the procurement of prizes, and those who judged the competition.
A quick reminder to send us an email at events@sabrew.com if you are intending to come to the BeerBQ in April, but also to let us know if you are bringing a keg. This event is is fully self catered by the club, and we need beer to drink on the night. Don’t forget that there will be an informal “beer of the night” competition with points towards BOTY up for grabs (not to mention a fabulous prize).
The SABC Winter Competition was announced at the February meeting, and for those not in attendance (or who suffer from poor short term memory), here are the details:
The competition will be judged along the lines of the last winter competition, with all members eligible to judge. We had good feedback from those who took part in the judging at the last competition, and it gives those with little or no experience a chance to have a go at judging along side more experienced judges.
The judging date is set for July 23rd, and entries will close one week prior to that.
There will be four broad categories based on the BJCP 2015 guidelines:
1- Pale Ales: 12A, 12B, 18, 24B
2- India Pale Ales: 12C, 21
3- Strong Ales: 14B, 14C, 17, 22, 25, 26C, 26D
4- Stouts: 15B, 15C, 16, 20B, 20C
This competition will attract double points towards Brewer of the Year, so start planning and get brewing. We want everyone to have as good a chance as possible to refine their beers prior to SABSOSA, which of course leads into AABC here in Adelaide later in the year. Carpet bombing is encouraged!
We are now able to announce that the Summer Competition will be judged at the Wheaty on Saturday March 12th. Entries close on March 5th. Please see the Competitions page here for details and the entry form.
Due to the fact that SABC competitions generally are limited category, the committee has decided to weight the Brewer of the Year points for the two annual SABC competitions. This means that the Summer Competition, which only has one category, will attract triple points. The Winter Competition will have at least two but probably more categories, and will attract double points. We will be announcing the Winter Competition at the February meeting, so stay tuned.
Good luck and happy brewing!
ENTRIES CLOSE FEBRUARY 26TH See tanundashow.org.au for details
Show Day 12th March
For those wanting a real head start in the 2016 BOTY this is great news
Tanunda has expanded its Home Brew Competition to 11 categories
That means a total of 66 points is available towards this years BOTY
Tanunda has always been well supported by its sponsors and great prizes can be won
For more details please contact:
Luke Willis 0403 438 923
Gary Waters 0417 893 321
BETTER BREWING THROUGH BEER JUDGING
With the increase in interest in Home brewing and Craft brewing the number and quality of judges needs to take the next leap forward.
2016 will be an exciting year for competitions and judging with the following events:
So the call out is LOUD. We need as many people as possible to put their hand up to help these competitions flourish.
Judging will give anyone a better understanding of beer styles, brewing techniques and achieving results.
Feel free to contact Gary Waters 0417 893 321 on any matter
After some discussion with Jade, we have a bit more information regarding the style for this competition. A firm judging date will be set soon, but expect early March.
Session IPA
Max ABV 4.9% (ie less than 5%)
IBU – as a guide 40 IBU+ (but it’s more about perceived bitterness –
an IPA’s got to be bitter!) Can be any variant on the IPA style (eg
red, black, rye etc) In broad terms a Session IPA should be hoppier
and drier than a Pale, for example – balance is key.
This article sums it up nicely:
Get brewing folks!
At the October meeting at the Wheaty last week, those in attendance were lucky enough to be able to sample Simon’s Cal Common which he brewed with the Wheaty. Simon also brought in some of his home brewed Cal Common, which was as close as he could practically make to what was produced at the Wheaty. While there were definitely some common (see what I did there) attributes to both beers, the differences were intriguing. Very nice beers both however.
After giving us a run down of the recipe and brew day, Jade also announced the style for the summer competition, which is to be judged sometime in the first quarter of 2016. The challenge is a Session IPA. The only stipulations are that the beer be 4.5% ABV or less, and clearly an IPA (new world, old world, out of this world). More details to follow…