Club Meeting Thurs July 16 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery
I just wanted to send a quick reminder that we have our monthly meeting this Thurs at Tortugo at 7:30.
Summer Party!!
We now have a date and exciting location for the 2026 summer party.
Since the club cannot afford to subsidize a club trip to Italy, Dean will be returning to the US to host us! (well, perhaps he is here for other reasons, but narcissism lets me believe it is all about us).
The party will be happening on Saturday August 8, 2026 at Dean Sussman’s USA palazzo in the Pacific Palisades, 1310 Amalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades CA.
The party will start around 2 PM and continue on until late evening. The party is free for all Pacific Gravity members and their first guest; additional guests may attend for a small fee of $10. Kids are still free. Dean’s house has a large yard and a pool so all attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and swim trunks (and towel) if they plan on going for a swim.
In honor of the 250th b-day of the country, the theme will be “All American BBQ” – Chef Ian and Sous-Chef Rob will of course be creating their legendary culinary masterworks, and the theme opens the door for many classic picnic/bbq sides for those participating in the pot-luck portion of the event. Note for food contributions, we will NOT have use of a kitchen for heating or cooling so please plan accordingly. Please label your food containers so that we can get them back to you.
We will of course have our traditional “best of party” homebrew beer and soda competitions, so be sure and bring your spectacular specimens (or at least “interesting entries”) for everyone to enjoy. If you plan to bring a keg, please email Carl at competitions@pacificgravity.com with the name of your beer/soda to help him keep the things flowing.
As always this event is run by the volunteers, your help is needed! Set up will be on Friday 8/7 at 6:30 pm and clean up on Sunday morning are especially necessary. The volunteer crew has always had a lot of fun while working and it is a great time.
If you have any questions about food, feel free to contact Chef Ian at MasterChef@pacificgravity.com or if you have question on volunteering you may contact Parker at President@pacificgravity.com
I hope to see you all Thursday!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
July Monthly Meeting Thursday 7/16/2026 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90302
(424) 227-9963
Upcoming Events
- July 16 : Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30 pm
- Aug 7 : Summer Party Setup 6:30pm (First Friday)
- Aug 8 : Summer Party 2pm !!
- Sep 4/5: September First Friday/Saturday TBD
- Sept 17: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30 pm
- Sept 19: Pacific Brewers Cup Judging
First Friday on MONDAY June 29 at Father’s Office 7pm
What? A First Friday on Monday? We couldn’t wait for the calendar to roll over before doing our (probably first ever) Last Monday.
Our St. Amburanas event is at Father’s Office, Culver City, tomorrow night (6/29) 7 pm.
Tomm Carroll has worked with both Firestone and FO to get this on tap, and organize an event open to the public where we can talk about the beer, brewing and hopefully drum up some more interest in this twisted hobby of ours We will have the side room that we used for our First Friday a little bit ago. Sam, the brewer at Firestone that made the magic happen, will be in attendance.
If somehow you are unfamiliar with St Amburanas, it is one of the five 30th anniversary collaborations we did last year – Tomm had the idea to do a Belgian dark, I suggested Amburana wood, and Carl provided his Belgian Strong Dark recipe – Sam then Willie Wonka’d the ideas and let PG be Ooma-Loompas on brew day to make a really great and unique beer.
This event may be one of your last opportunities to try this batch!
Though it is the last Monday in June, it will take the place of our First Friday for July, which is otherwise tied up in Independence day celebrations.
I hope to see you all Tomorrow night!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
Father’s Office St Amburanas Event 6/29/2026 at 7 PM
Father’s Office
3229 Helms Ave
LA, CA 90034
(317) 735-2224
Upcoming Events
- June 29 : Father’s office St Amburanas event (Monday) 7 pm
- July 16 : Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30 pm
Club Meeting Thurs June 18 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery
As usual, our monthly meeting this Thursday at Tortugo at 7:30. Rumor has it that some beers from the Smog monster brew will be making an appearance. Why not bring yours as well?
Firestone/PG Anniversary beer St Amburanas now on tap at Father’s Office Culver City – event Monday 6/29 7pm
Tomm Carroll has worked with both Firestone and FO to get this on tap, and organize an event open to the public where we can talk about the beer, brewing and hopefully drum up some more interest in this twisted hobby of ours We will have the side room that we used for our First Friday a little bit ago.
Though it is a Monday, it will take the place of our First Friday for July.
Duuuues
You have likely received and email from our illustrious Treasurer, Craig, and can quickly pay your dues with a tap of a link. Please help us keep PG solvent for another year!
Free Home Brew Equipment
As many of you probably already know, our friend and former president Brian Watson and Kate are leaving Los Angeles soon, and he would like to find a good home for a lot of his brew equipment. Here is his note:
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As you may have heard, Kate and I will be moving to Cincinnati in about five weeks. I’ve already found a home for my Grainfather system and some other equipment, but I still have plenty of brewing gear available and would much rather see it stay in the club than end up in a landfill.
Available items include:
– 3-tap kegerator for 5-gallon kegs (needs some TLC)
– 5 gallon kegs, CO2 tanks, and accessories
– Jockey box, 1-gallon uBrew dispenser, and growlers
– BrewJacket fermentation temperature control system
– Complete brew chemistry kit: digital pH meters, acid titration pipette, water test kit, and brewing salts
– 6.5-gallon carboy and plastic buckets
– Yeast culturing flask
– Various tubing, funnels, brushes, cleaning supplies, and other brewing odds and ends
– Brewing ingredients (candi sugar, corn sugar, rice hulls, etc.)
Everything is free! If you’re interested in any of it, please see me at Thursday’s meeting or email me at freestuff@pacificgravity.com.
Anything that doesn’t find a home through the club will eventually be donated, given away, or discarded.
Thanks for helping keep the gear in use!
Brian —–I hope to see you all Thursday!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
June Monthly Meeting Thursday 6/18/2026 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90302
(424) 227-9963
Upcoming Events
- June 18 : Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30 pm
- June 29 : Father’s office St Amburanas event (Monday) 7 pm
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