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SEPTEMBER OCTOBER HOMEBREWERS’ DIARY Yeastern Cape Brew Club PEDSAC (PE harbour), Port Elizabeth | 12:00pm Club Oktoberfest. R130 admission. 13 Moonshiner’s Meet Brewcraft, Centurion | 10:00am – 4:00pm Calling all distillers! Come and swap ideas and taste each other’s moonshine. All proceeds collected on the day go to the 10 rhino babies at the Rhino Orphanage that BrewCraft has adopted. 01 Wort Hogs Pretoria Capital Craft, Centurion | 6:30pm There will be a guest speaker (TBA), beer quiz and league tasting. Members R150, guests R180. Entrance includes a meal and a beer. 04 Worthog Brewers East Rand (WortEast) Werners Pub and Bistro, Bedfordview, Johannesburg | 6:30pm Details for the meeting will be announced on the Worthogs website and Facebook page. Meeting includes dinner and a beer, a talk on a brewing topic, and league tasting. Bring your beers along. 27 Southyeasters Afro Caribbean Brewing Company, Kenilworth, Cape Town | 6:30pm We’re back at ACBC – the Southyeasters’ home away from home. Don’t forget to bring your latest brews to share! 12 Soweto Homebrewers Club Soweto Brewing Co, Soweto | 11:00am Each meeting we focus on a different beer style – join us for a brew day and tasting, and bring along your own brews for tasting and discussion. 13 Southyeasters Ukhamba Beerworx, Woodstock | 6:30pm In the history of the Nguni people of Southern Africa it was customary for tribesmen to gather in a circle sharing umqombothi from a clay pot called an ukhamba. Join us for our September meeting at Ukhamba Beerworx when we will pass around the ukhamba. 12 Saturday Session Brewcraft, Jet Park | 10:00am – 4:00pm Homebrewers get together to swap ideas and taste each other’s homebrewed beer. All proceeds collected on the day go to the 10 rhino babies at the Rhino Orphanage that BrewCraft has adopted. 20 Wort Hog Brewers Johannesburg Chapter Schwabinger Stuben, Ferndale | 7:00pm Guest brewer and talks TBC. Members R130, guests R150. 05 Eden Brewers Oyster Shack, Timberlake, Wilderness | 6:00pm Family-friendly meeting. Bring beer! No fee. 10 Yeastern Cape Brew Club German Club, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth | 7:00pm Lager competition judging. 06 Yeastern Cape Brew Club German Club, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth | 7:00pm Monthly club meeting. 13 Yeastern Cape Brew Club German Club, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth | 7:00pm Monthly club meeting. 11 Helderberg Homebrewers Club Triggerfish, Strand | 6:00pm Talk on low-alcohol brewing plus best bitter competition. Free for first timers, R50 for everyone else. 19 Helderberg Homebrewers Club Triggerfish, Strand | 6:00pm Talk on clearing your beer. Free for first timers, R50 for everyone else. 17 NATIONAL HOMEBREW CHAMPS 2018 The deadline for entries to the 2018 National Homebrew Champs is September 30. Beers must be dropped off at Beerhouse on Long or Beerhouse Fourways between September 10 and October 1. It costs R150 per entry and as always there will be epic prizes sponsored by various homebrew suppliers. For further info, head to nationalhomebrew.co.za or facebook.com/sahomebrew. The Helderberg Home Brew Club will be organising an outing to Aegir Project in October – keep an eye on Facebook for further details and costs. 64 | Spring 2018 | ontapmag.co.za