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SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER OCTOBER HOMEBREWERS’ DIARY Southyeasters Homebrewers Club Hoghouse Brewery, Cape Town | 6:00pm Clone competition – enter online (see our FB page) and bring along your clone beer, as well as a few cans or bottles of the beer you’ve attempted to clone. People’s choice judging – winner is the beer that’s closest to the original. Competition entry fee R30 for non-members. 21 Homebrewer’s Bash Brewcraft, Centurion | 10am – 4pm Homebrewers get together to swap ideas and taste each other’s beers and spirits. There will be great food available and music to get everyone in the mood. The Joker Draw will take place where you stand a chance to win a Grainfather all-in-one brewing system. All proceeds collected on the day go towards the 12 rhino babies that Brewcraft has adopted at the Rhino Orphanage. 30 Saturday Session Brewcraft, Jetpark | 10am – 4pm Brewcraft’s annual Saturday Session: a fundraiser for the Rhino Orphanage, where homebrewers get together to show off some of their best beers. Paired with this is an excellent event filled with music, food and competitions including a chance to win your very own Grainfather. All proceeds will go to the Rhino Orphanage. 18 Wijnland Homebrew Club Cape Brewing Company, Paarl | 6:00pm Competition meeting – enter any lager or Weiss. Only members can enter competitions, but everyone is welcome to come along to taste and learn. First meeting free, thereafter R50 per meeting. 09 Wijnland Homebrew Club Soul Barrel Brewing, Simondium | 6:00pm Competition meeting: single recipe Irish red ale. Only members can enter competitions, but everyone is welcome to come along to taste and learn. First meeting free, thereafter R50 per meeting. 11 Wijnland Homebrew Club Hey Joe Brewing Company, Franschhoek | 6:00pm All welcome. First meeting is free, thereafter R50 per meeting. 14 Yeastern Cape Brew Club German Club, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth | 3:00pm Final judging of our club competition for the brew- to-style white stout brew. Only for those that entered a beer for the competition. 04 Yeastern Cape Brew Club German Club, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth | 6:30pm Monthly club meeting. Come and enjoy some homebrew and share knowledge. 11 Yeastern Cape Brew Club German Club, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth | 6:30pm Monthly club meeting. Come and enjoy some homebrew and share knowledge. 09 Yeastern Cape Brew Club German Club, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth | 6:30pm Monthly club meeting. Come and enjoy some homebrew and share knowledge. 14 Yeastern Cape Brew Club Richmond Hill Brewing Company. Port Elizabeth Winter beer share organised by RHBC. Come and enjoy some winter homebrew and excellent food. Details on the RHBC Facebook page. 18 Yeastern Cape Brew Club German Club, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth | 6:30pm Monthly club meeting. Come and enjoy some homebrew and share knowledge. 09 Calling all homebrewers – it’s time to enter the annual National Homebrew Champs. The competition is held each year in October and November and is open to any homebrewer. Licenced, commercial brewers are not eligible. There is no limit on how many beers you can enter, with a fee of R150 per beer. This year’s competition will also feature a new category especially for low alcohol beers. Sponsored by BASA, the category is for beers with an ABV of less than 3% and also includes non-alcoholic beer. The beer can be any style as long as it meets the ABV requirements. These entries will be judged to the 2015 BJCP guidelines with the provision of being low-alcohol. This category is free to enter. Key dates 1 October Entry registration closes 2 October Last day to submit beers 16 October Preliminary judging in Cape Town and Johannesburg 30 October Final judging in Johannesburg Early November Winners announced For more updates, including details of where to drop off your entries, keep an eye on facebook.com/sahomebrew. ENTRIES FOR 2021 NATIONAL HOMEBREW CHAMPS NOW OPEN ontapmag.co.za | Spring 2021 | 61