Next In-Person Meeting: Monday 14th July
“General tasting of beers that the members bring in” Meeting at Mash Paddle Brewery – 92 Enid St, London SE16 4AW, starting at 7pm. Full details on the event page here:
Darren Oakley
Next Online Meeting: Monday 16th June
Jack Packham will be talking about beer in Sardinia. Meeting over Zoom, starting at 7pm. Full details on the event page:
Lager Brewing
In our March online meeting, we had a discussion about lager brewing led by Peter Symons.
PH And Beer
In our February online meeting we had a discussion about pH in beer led by Jerome Clegg.
Beer And Wood
In our January online meeting, we had a discussion about barrel aging and using wood with beer led by our current chairman, Jacques Marais.
American Cream Ale
In our December 2025 online meeting, we had a discussion about brewing an American Cream Ale led by Rick Farr. This is in advance of a mini in-person competition of your cream ale attempt at our April 2025 meeting.
Freezing & Storing Yeast
For our November 2024 online meeting Arthur Olcot gave us a run through of his process for freezing and storing yeast. A great way to try to save some money, and to build up your own little yeast bank. Here’s…
Brewing With Rye
For our October 2024 online meeting Craig Agnor gave us an introduction to brewing with Rye. This is in preparation for next years Hayesenbrau competition (which will be rye beers).
Running A Homebrew Competition
For our September online meeting Anthony Hawker gave us a great overview of what it takes to run one of the largest homebrew competitions in the UK.
Yeast
This month (May, 2023), we had a discussion about yeast. How do you love, nurture or abuse your yeast?