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AHA Competition Entries Due This Friday 3-26
Entries for the world’s largest homebrew competition are due by this Friday, March 26th: the American Homebrewers Association’s National Homebrew Competition. Entries for this event must be registered on-line at http://www.brewingcompetition.com/NHC/nhc.php . You only need to submit one bottle per entry for this round, but if you beer advances to the finals, you need to […]
Competition Corner – March 2010
For many beer drinkers, March is associated with the consumption of mass quantities of Guinness Stout, or, all too often, fizzy yellow beer that has been colored to make it green. For those of us in homebrew clubs, however, March is the warm-up month for homebrew competition season.
Special Vote for Brewer of the Year Rules
On Thursday, February 18th at the Club meeting, we will hold a special vote for the Brewer of the Year Rules. The ballot language is included below. Please review the issue now, so that you are prepared to vote. Voting at the club meeting will be conducted by written ballots at approximately 8:15 PM and […]
Competition Corner – January 2010
Ahh, the cool days of January are here and it is time to get some beer fermenting. We have a fresh slate of competitions to enter in 2010, and now is the time to prepare. First up on the docket is the Club-Only competition for English Brown Ales, BJCP Cat #11. We will judge these […]
Competition Corner – 2010 Preview
Raise your beer mug and give a toast to Chris Simental, the winner of the 2009 Pacific Gravity Homebrewer of the Year Award. Chris was honored at the Holiday Party on December 12th and presented with an engraved trophy mug. He was the run-away winner for the second year in a row, having garnered a […]
Beer Tasting Schedule for 2010
The beer tasting schedule for 2010 club meeting has now been released. The list has three sets of beer to keep in mind. The most important is the club meeting homebrew keg styles of the month. Kegs of homebrew are the basic fuel that keeps our club meetings running, so we need several every month. […]
Competition Corner
Results of the California State Homebrew Competition have been announced. The best effort of the club this time was carried by Pete Morris, who picked up two 2nd place ribbons and a 3rd. Close behind him is a new name to the winners’ circle, Heath Haynes, who picked up two 3rd place ribbons. Rounding out […]
California State Homebrew Competition Entries Due Oct 11
Entries for California State Homebrew Competition will be due at the Culver City Homebrew Supply Company shop on October 11th. Since there is no local pick-up for this competition, you must have all your entries packaged up for shipping by UPS. This means plenty of bubble wrap and strong cardboard boxes. Wine boxes work well, […]
