South Australian Brewing Club

Franken Chiller… ! VENUE CHANGE - CRAFTY ROBOT!
2025-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Crafty Robot, 180/188 Grote St, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
What’s a freakin; Franken Chiller… we’ll find out from Jules.
The meeting is at CRAFTY ROBOT, City

June Club Meeting
2025-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia

BeerBQ 2025
2025-06-28 18:00 - 22:00 | East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club, East Tce, Kensington Gardens, Australia
Members’ tickets ($0) and guests $30 available NOW.
You know the drill. Lots of amazing homebrewed beers, lots of delicious BBQ, lots of prizes and BOTY points on offer. Head to the SABC shop to register your free member ticket, purchase a ticket for your friends and/or family and get ready for a fantastic night.
>> Get your tickets now <<
It’s free for members, login to the shop. Please book your ticket so we have catering numbers. Guest tickets are $30.
If you’re able to help out by putting together a salad, please email the club or reach out to a committee member. All ingredient costs will be reimbursed, and a little help will go a long way!
Join the SABC Facebook Group event to chat about what you’re bringing.
BeerBQ in 3 weeks!

Club meeting (and AGM)
2025-07-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia

SABC Winter Competition
2025-07-27 13:00 - 17:00 | East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club, East Tce, Kensington Gardens, Australia
SABC Winter comp. Find out everything on the Competitions portal.
Note the 1pm start. Judges and stewards are encouraged to register.

August Club Meeting - growing hops and brewing with them
2025-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
This month, growing hops in the Adelaide Hills and brewing with them with Stuart Binnion from Silver Hop Springs and Fresh Hops Co-op of Australia.
He will tell us about reviving hop farming in South Australia on his small four-acre property in Longwood. With a background in horticulture, he’ll explain how he saw the potential to grow hops commercially using the property’s eight natural springs, particularly in a climate where local and international hop shortages are becoming more common.
Stuart will cover how his hop crops have performed, the challenges of setting up trellising and dealing with temperature swings, and how he had to rely on an old German video just to figure out the wiring setup.
He will also share his knowledge on how you can grow hops at home and we’ll cover how to brew with fresh hops. We might be able to get some cuttings for anyone interested in growing hops themselves.
Come along and get out of the house, warm your arse by the fire and enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

ABCSA Bottle drop
2025-09-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Irish Club, 13-15 Carrington St, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
Helpers welcome or drop your entry off. Time TBC.

September Club Meeting
2025-09-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
At The Wheaty.
Come along and get out of the house, warm your arse by the fire and enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

ABCSA Judging
2025-09-20 - 2025-09-21 | Irish Club, 13-15 Carrington St, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
If you would like to enter a beer, cider or mead in ABCSA, it’s easy! Follow the link below to sign up.

https://enter.abcsa.org.au/

ABCSA, as well as being South Australia’s largest amateur competition, is also the qualifying round for the Australian Amateur Brewing Championship (AABC) where all 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in ABCSA categories judged are given the chance to enter in the Australian national competition (AABC).

October Club Meeting
2025-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
At The Wheaty.
Come along and get out of the house and enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

Spring-tober-fest (in November)
2025-11-02 13:00 - 16:30 | East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club, East Tce, Kensington Gardens, Australia
From feedback from members, we know you are keen for another club social BeerBQ like get-together. We’re excited to announce a Sunday afternoon event dedicated to celebrating homebrewing. As an early end-of-year show, on Sunday, November 2, members and families are invited to a showcase of hoppy beers made by member teams (contact us if you’d like to brew using the hops donated to us from Kickback Brewing. We’ll do a BBQ and welcome contributions from everyone for snacks and extras.
It is at the East Torrens, Kensington Gardens Tennis Club. Expect a relaxed, outdoor vibe. There is a great playground next to the club.

November Club Meeting at SHAPESHIFTER
2025-11-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Shapeshifter
Away game this month at Shapeshifter. We’ll get a tour, brewers talk and enjoy their hospitality. .
Come along and get out of the house for spring and enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

December Club Meeting
2025-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
At The Wheaty.
Come along for our traditional Christmas casual meeting. We’ll put on the pizzas. Enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

January Meeting
2026-01-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
Time to kick of the SABC 2026 calendar with our January meeting at the Wheaty. It’s been a few years since our last brewing technology discussion so it’s time for an update. We’ll talk through some of the latest gadgets is brewing, including Kegland’s RAPT ecosystem of devices. This meeting will coincide with the launch of The Wheaty’s annual collab with Bridge Road, so you have two reasons to come along! Bring along a bottle to swap, or let us know if you have something to share on the night.

Tech in brewing (we didn't get to it in January) Bowden Brewing
2026-02-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Bowden Brewing, Plant 3 Bowden, Plant 3, Bowden, SA, Australia
NB, we WILL be at Bowden Brewing. Didn’t we do this already? Nope. At the January SABC meeting, the quick chat we were hoping to have with Ben from Bridge Road turned into an hour-long discussion, so we decided to postpone the Brewing Tech talk to Feb.
As a bonus, Kegland released a new version of the RAPT Brew app the day after the meeting, so now we can cover that too.
Original Blurb:
It’s been a few years since our last brewing technology discussion, so it’s time for an update. We’ll talk through some of the latest gadgets is brewing, including Kegland’s RAPT ecosystem of devices.

SABC Summer Competition
2026-03-15 12:00 - 16:00 | SA
This summer, the rivalry moves from the pitch to the pint.Now the cricket Ashes are secured by Australia it’s time for SA Brewing Club’s Battle for the Ashes . We invite brewers to celebrate the shared brewing traditions of Britain and Australia. Summer vibes — ales that capture the spirit of the summer session.
Judging will be on March 15. A little later than usual to let everyone get back up to speed after the summer break.
Date: Sunday, March 15
Time: Bottle drop by 12, Judging starts 1 pm
Venue: A private residence, we will provide info to entrants.
Portal Open: Mid Feb
Full details here

March Club Meeting - home brewers now pro (away match, venue TBC)
2026-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | SA
We have invited some local professional brewers who started out as home brewers. What really matters and what they don’t lose sleep over in the brewing process.
Venue TBC. We’ll be at local brewery with a Q&A / tour with the brewers.

April Meeting - Best tips for successful competiton entry
2026-04-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
Chris Kerr shares his experience as a competition entrant and judge to give you the best head start on presenting your beers in competitions. Micro changes go a long way.

May Meeting - base malt comparisons
2026-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
Examining and tasting different base malts. At The Wheaty.
