March 2026 Club Meeting Thurs March 19 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery
Happy March! It is leprechaun season with a lot of fun to be had!
This Thursday 3/19 will be our monthly club meeting at the usual time and place. Being it is only a 2 days after St Pat’s, there will also be some St Patrick’s Day type goodies provided by Club Chef Ian and Club Monkey Parker.
March Monthly Meeting; Thursday 3/19/2025 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90302
(424) 227-9963
Two weeks ago, our first Saturday was a lot of fun – thanks to all who made it down to enjoy the Smog and Cellador anniversary collaboration beers. Porter and Alex were great hosts as always!
We have spoken to Porter and have now scheduled Monster Brew 2026 for Saturday May 23 – details will be filled in shortly, but save the date and start making plans for your epic modifications!
And don’t forget 5/1-5/2 is the Southern California Homebrewers Festival at Vail Lake near Temecula. I believe there may still be some slots available for tent campers – If you would like to attend, please let Terry know ASAP to reserve your spot. I have attended the last 3 years and I gotta say, it really lives up to the hype – a huge amount of fun camping with the club (and meeting other clubs) and attending the massive festival with more home-brew taps than I have ever conceived of! If you have beers you want to have served at the fest let Carl know.
It is also time for annual club dues which can be paid at the meeting or via the webiverse – details below.
I hope to see you all at the meeting Thursday!
Slainte’!
Parker Waechter
President – Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
It’s Time to Do the Dues!
It’s March and that means its time for our annual Pacific Gravity membership dues collection. All club members need to pay their dues to keep their membership active until March 2027. Annual dues are $48 for individuals or $72 for couples and are prorated at $4 per month for members who joined the club within the last year.
Keep in mind that your dues are the primary way we fund such club activities as club parties, monthly meetings, club brews and much more. Your paid membership also ensures that you’ll continue to receive the many club benefits available, access to various brewing activities, discounts and information.
There are several ways you can renew your annual dues. Club Treasurer, Craig Corley will be collecting dues at the upcoming March club meeting and other upcoming club events. You can go old school and send Pacific Gravity a check to PO Box 2451, Culver City CA 90231. And for the ultimate in convenience, you can renew your dues online via the PayPal links below:
Individual Membership – Full 1-year Renewal: https://py.pl/121AAr
Couples Membership – Full 1-year Renewal: https://py.pl/5LD8s
Along with your dues renewal, we need all members to complete a Membership Application/Liability Waiver. And in the case of couples memberships, we need this for both members. You can fill out and submit your Membership Application/Liability Waiver at the following link: https://forms.gle/f2xCjNBAp5qoJjFK8
All current club members should have gotten a renewal notice via email detailing their dues renewal amount and member information on file. This is a good opportunity to update our membership records, so please let Craig know of any changes to your member information (address, email, phone, etc) or include changes with your check/renewal form.
For any individual members who might be interested, the couples membership provides full membership status/benefits to both partners of a couple including membership cards, emails, etc. Note that the couples membership is optional, couples can continue with one partner being an individual member and the other being their guest. It’s an additional $24 to upgrade your individual membership to a couples membership and you’ll need to include your partner’s name and email along with your payment.
Have questions about your dues or how much you owe? Check with Craig at the March club meeting or by email at Treasurer@PacificGravity.com.
Competition Corner
We have three different competitions with early April deadlines, so get those entries ready to go:
- California State Fair entry registration is open at https://castatefairhomebrew.brewcomp.site/ . Entry drop-off April 6 – 15. I’ll drive them to Angel City for drop-off again. Passengers welcome if you want to come along for a beer.
- America’s Finest City entry registration is open at https://www.quaff.org/AFC-2026/. Entry drop-off April 7 – 15th, Nearest location is Windsor Homebrew Supply in Anaheim: https://www.windsorhomebrewsupply.com/ We could maybe do both drop-offs on the same run.
- Finally is Mayfaire. Registration is open https://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/2026Mayfaire/. Entries are due April 10th at local brew shops.
Carl Townsend
Competition Coordinator
Upcoming Events
- Mar 19 : Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30 (Irish beers)
- Apr 3 : First Friday TBD
- Apr 6-13 Drop-off deadlines for three competitions
- May 1-2 : Southern California Homebrewers Festival – Veil Lake Temecula
- May 21 : Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30
- May 23 : Monster Brew at Smog City


