This month (January, 2026) we have Dasha and Masha introducing us to brewing Kvass. Kvass (or kvas) is a traditional, slightly fermented, non-alcoholic beverage popular in Eastern Europe and Russia, known as “Russian Coca-Cola”. Made from fermented rye bread or…
This month (December 2025), Jacques Marais gave us a talk on Lithuanian Beer.
This month (November, 2025), Ian Cosier gave us an overview of his brewing process. We went very deep into many aspects of the recipe formulation and brewing process and had a great conversation about the hobby we love.
This month, (September 2025), Laurence McHauser gave us a talk on “Transporting Beer and Yeast”.
This month (July, 2025) Craig Agnor gave us an overview of the Saison style in readiness for us all to brew one for the October meeting.
In our June 2025 online meeting Jack Packham gave us a great talk on his travels and experience of the beers in Sardinia.
In our March online meeting, we had a discussion about lager brewing led by Peter Symons.
In our February online meeting we had a discussion about pH in beer led by Jerome Clegg.
In our January online meeting, we had a discussion about barrel aging and using wood with beer led by our current chairman, Jacques Marais.
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.