November meeting

Clint Fisher

Just a few days till November meeting at the Wheaty. Reminder that this month’s meeting is an introduction to our summer comp theme, Brew the Wheaty. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear how our very own award winning local,  brews some of the country’s best craft beer. From 7pm, Wednesday 15th November, the Wheatsheaf Hotel, George St, Thebarton.

Also, if you have a beer you’d like to bring for tasting or feedback, let us know at info@sabrew.com. As the club meetings have been better attended than ever, please bring at least the equivalent of 4 longnecks or 3L for tasting. 

SABC Summer Event: Sat 25th Nov 2pm

Clint Fisher

The SABC Summer Event is fast approaching on the 25th November at Brewboys, 151 Regency Rd, Croydon Park, from 2pm onwards. http://www.brewboys.com.au

A full pork spit roast with all the trimmings will be served (OH YEAH!!) and a brewery tour with head brewer and owner Simon.

SABC members will have food and a pint of Brewboys’ finest ale subsidised as part of their annual membership. SABC members are also welcome to bring along a partner or +1 for the event, food will be charged at $15 pp for non members.

If you intend to attend the event, please indicate attendance on our Facebook event page or by emailing the Club at: events@sabrew.com by Monday 20th November as catering needs will need to be assessed. Members with vegetarian or dietary requirements please also contact the Club.

Systems WARS

Clint Fisher

Its only 5 sleeps till SABC Systems Wars.. cue Star Wars theme tune.

We’ll be pitting the wits of the Braumeister, Grandfather, BIAB and now, a newcomer, the Robobrew system against each other in a live brew off demonstration at Beerbelly Brewing in Pooraka from 10am onwards.

Come join a team, nosh on a sausage sizzle and enjoy 10% off at Beerbelly this Saturday, 4th November.

November Meeting

Clint Fisher

It’s Summer Comp time again soon as .. SABC brews the Wheaty!

To help celebrate their fantastic success at the locally held national CBIA, taking out best small brewery in Australia and winning silver or bronze for 4 of their beers, Wheaty Brewing Corps with head brewer and landlord, Jade Flavell, will be giving us the run down of how they brew their best beers.

The November meeting will give Jade a chance to talk about comps, brews, recipe writing and hopefully give a few tips for us mere home brewers. We are so unworthy..

Remember the prizes for the summer comp will be bigger than ever, did we mention flights to next years GABS and a brewing experience at the Wheaty? Oh, and Brewer of the Year points. So choose from their vast list of beery concoctions and  be brave… or foolish, AND It’s all about BEER.

See you at the Wheaty on Wednesday 15th November.

SABC Summer Event – Save the date

Clint Fisher

Lock in the date…

This years the SABC Summer event will be held at Brewboys on Saturday 25th November in the afternoon.

More details to follow shortly, but you can look forward to a spit roast feast, brewery tour and all round good time, swilling some of SA’s best brewed craft beer.

More to follow in the next newsletter and via our social media pages.

 

October Newsletter

Clint Fisher

G’day brewers!

Lots to look forward to in the coming months for SABC members as we have been hard at work behind the scenes planning the coming months fixtures. Some events and dates to look forward to:

October Meeting: 

A change of scenery for October meeting, this month at the German Club https://thegermanclub.com.au on Wednesday 18th from 7pm. We can look forward to some fine German fare and beer to go along with a masterclass in Altbier (German Old Beer) brewing as Gary Waters has put a lot of time and effort in brewing 3 different beers for the event. One not to be missed.

November Social Gatherings: 

‘Systems Wars’ is the theme for our November social get together on Saturday 4th November (10m-3pm) at Beer Belly brewing supplies http://shop.beerbelly.com.au in Pooraka. We will be pitting the might of the Braumeister vs Grainfather vs BIAB in a live brew-off demonstration to showcase all grain brewing. See the systems in action and enjoy a sausage sizzle an some home-brew tastings and take advantage of a special discount offer from Beer Belly on the day. Members are encouraged to come along and join a ‘team’, help promote the Club and answer questions from punters that come by during the day.

Other Notable dates for the near future: 

BJCP course commences in the next fortnight, contact Gary Waters on 0417 893 321 to enrol. Please do so ASAP.

November meeting (15th November): Wheaty Presents: How to brew the beers of Wheaty Brewing Corps, a precursor to our Summer Comp in February (Spoiler alert – the prizes this year are off the chart, think flights to next year’s GABS!!)

Summer SABC Event: Save the date, weekend of 25th/26th November, TBA soon.

December Meeting (13th December): Xmas drinks with Secret Santa (Bring a bottle of your brew to swap) and a tasting of our Systems Wars brews. Please note the date will be changed forward from the usual 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Cheers and good brewing!

Clint

 

September Newsletter

Clint Fisher

September update:

Its been a busy month for homebrewers in SA. With SABSOSA results released, a big congratulations to the following Club members who won places:

Adrian (Wol) Reich: GOLD for Amercan Pale Ale, GOLD for Speciality beer, BRONZE for Brown Ale and BRONZE for Stout

Dez Cook: GOLD for IPA, BRONZE for Strong Stout and BRONZE for Sour Ale

Clint Fisher: GOLD for Old Ale

Craig Milnes: GOLD for Stout

Luke Skrivens: SILVER for American Pale Ale

Greg Weider: SILVER for Low Alchohol

Matt Kennedy: SILVER for Brown Ale

Gus Kingston: SILVER for IPA

Mark Reed: BRONZE for Bitter Ale

Honourable mentions also to Greg Weider, Mark Reed , Clint Fisher and Kent Getsinger who had beer finishing in 4th, just outside the places.

Our September meeting held at the Wheaty had Adrian, Matt and Greg bring their outstanding APA, Scottish Export and Ordinary Bitters respectively. Some insights into their winning brews were shared and a few tales of the recipe development and some mishaps along the way were well enjoyed by a good turnout.

Club Merchandise: 

We have fresh stock of T-Shirts ($25), Ladies singlets ($25), Hoodies ($45) and Caps ($25). The new logo layout looks fantastic and we have a selection of high quality Flexfit caps in a choice of 3 styles available, a plain black, black trucker with rear mesh and a unique green and white high profile at the next meeting in October or contact the Club at info@sabrew.com if you would like to purchase earlier.

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BJCP enrolment: 

The upcoming year’s enrolment for the Beer Judge Certification Program starts next month in October and run by our resident Club comp guru, Gary Waters. If you want to become a certified beer judge, contact Gary to enrol. Its a fantastic way to learn to understand what makes a good beer, how to use and understand the effects of ingredients in the brewing processes and help you make a better beer at the same time. Contact Gary on 04178923321

 

 

 

 

 

September Meeting

Clint Fisher

We’re one bee short for our September SABSOSA themed meeting. If you’ve won or placed, we’d love to hear from you.

We will also have space at the meeting for a general tasting and feedback session for at least one beer. If you’d like to bring a beer along please also let us know.

email: info@sabrew.com

Club merchandise will be available to purchase on the night. We will have our new Club T-shirts, singlets and Hoodies available, but due to a delay in supply, unfortunately no caps at this meeting.

See you on Wednesday at the Wheaty!

ANAWBS Judge call out

Clint Fisher

Australian National Amateur Wine and Beer Show judging is taking place on Saturday and Sunday 23/24th September (AM and PM) held at the Waite Institute.  Judges are still urgently needed for this event.

Details at: https://www.anawbs.org.au

They are still in need of judges for this event, if you are available to judge for this event, please contact Gavin Pennell on 0412107107 or hegaelect@gmail.com

September meeting reminder

Clint Fisher

We’re celebrating SABSOSA success at SABC next Wednesday 20th September at the Wheaty. Results are out soon, with prize giving at the Wheaty next Sunday 17th at 12h30 pm.

If you have a beer that has placed in SABSOSA, we’d love to hear from you to share some of your special brew at our Club meeting on the 20th.

Let us know at info@sabrew.com if you could present your beer at the meeting.

September meeting update

Clint Fisher

September is synonymous with our state championships SABSOSA. It’s a month that many home brewers in SA look forward to and work hard to prepare for, as they anxiously await the results of the comp.

At SABC, we will no doubt have a few high achievers in this year’s comp and this got us thinking.. Why not celebrate in this success and share in our knowledge for the greater good?

We’d like to invite category winners or place getters to have the opportunity to share some of their tasty brews with us on Wednesday 20th September at the Wheaty.

Do you have a beer that has placed that you’re particularly proud of? How has your recipe formulation evolved to produce a winning beer? What are some of the keys to your success? … and more importantly, care to share your recipe and do you have a few longnecks to spare??

Let us know by emailing the Club at info@sabrew.com if you can participate in September’s meeting. We are hoping to get at least 3 participants.

Don’t be shy, this is your chance to show off!

 

Urgent SABSOSA call out

Clint Fisher

Out state home-brew comp is closed for entries and there are a great number of entries this year.

There is still however a shortage of judges and stewards for the judging weekend on Saturday and Sunday 9th and 10th September.  Judging kicks off at 9am and will continue through till approximately 1pm.

You do not need to be BJCP qualified to judge, though some experience in judging is beneficial. You do not need experience to steward.

If you are available to judge or steward, please contact Kieren Vercoe at: kvercoe1@gmail.com