Home Brewing Blog

Advance Notice

ESB 2012 Home Brew Competition

Closing Date 7 July 2012 Judging 14 July 2012

Champion Brewer of Show points

1st     Barry Cranston   (ESB Club)   13 points

2nd   Matt Cawley          11 points

Best of Show

1st     Joe Valente        (ESB Club)    Weizenbock

2nd    Michael Finn      (ESB Club)   Vienna Lager

Category 1 – Low Alcohol

Style     Entry #     Name                    Description             Score

1.6         58          Joe Valente          English Bitter            66.5    (ESB Club)

1.6         31          Barry Cranston    English Bitter            65.5    (ESB Club)

1.3        19           Ben Werbowyj     Scottish Light Ale     65

17th/18th September 2011

The Home Brewing Championship will be judged on the 17th and 18th September in conjunction with the 2011 Castle Hill and Hills District Agricultural Society Annual Show (www.castlehillshow.com.au). The competition has been registered with the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) and will use both BJCP and Australian Amateur Brewing Championship (AABC) style guidelines.

The competition will be run by Castle Hill and Hills District Agricultural Society Annual Show in conjunction with Inner Sydney Brewers. For enquiries contact Head Steward, Stuart Upton, stusterbrewer@gmail.com

Entries must be submitted by

 close of business Saturday 3rd September 2011 at listed brew shops;

 OR Tuesday 6th September 2011 10am – 4:30pm directly to the Showground;

 OR Saturday 10th September 2011 10am – 2pm by post or directly to the Showground

Brewing Course in Campbelltown

A comprehensive 5 day course on grain brewing will be held in Campbelltown. The facilitator, Vincent Costanzo (B.Sc., M.Sc.), has had over 25 years experience in commercial and home brewing. If you would like to improve your understanding and hence brewing techniques this is the course for you.

Hunter United Brewers are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the NSW Amateur Brewing Championships for 2011. The competition will be the NSW qualifier for the AABC in Adelaide in October and will be held over the weekend of 27th & 28th August, 2011 at the following venue;

Hunter Beer Co at Potters Brewery
Wine Country Drive
Nulkaba NSW 2325

Judging will commence from 10am on both days.

ENTRIES WILL CLOSE WEDNESDAY 17th AUGUST 2011

Results for the ESB Winter Warmers Competition

Extra Special Brewers meet last Friday of the month for sensory analysis training and feedback.

GROUP 1