Welcome!

[CARA]

As far as I'm aware there aren't any Maiden City heads in the National Home Brew Club apart from myself and Tom (or is he Donegal?) so welcome, wipe your feet and have a look around!
Details of the inaugural Maiden City Brewers meet up shall follow in the coming days, in the mean time, make yourselves at home!!!

[michael mc laughlin]

Hello Everyone, great that this started off the back of a misread tweet, Im the manager of Legenderry Warehouse No.1 beside the guildhall and id like to invite everyone for a chat some evening soon, know nothing about home brewing but would love to learn, ive had one attempt at a truly horrible inmate brew but thats about it.

let me know an evening that suits anytime after next week and ill clear with the powers that be.

thanks

Michael

[irish_goat]

Well I can't imagine there'll ever be a Lisfannon brewer's club so Derry will have to do.

My brother and one of his friend's both brew so they might be interested as well.

What is Legenderry Warehouse No.1?

[CARA]

It's a new cafe opened by the Guildhall, Donal from Harrys in bridgend is involved, well worth a nosy!

That's at least 5 people so far happy days!!

[Tom]

Yeah, I'm Inishowen end of Donegal, so handy enough. Wouldn't mind poking my nose/2c in!

[cushty1982]

Hi, I live in Derry also and am startin to get into homebrew. Love my ale and have a mate thats also gettin into homebrew so thats another 2 for ur club if yous start one up. Love to hear any tips yous have.

[Tom]

Yay! *starts singing Sister Sledge "we are family" *

My top tip: Get a good tin opener. You'll go through sh1t ones at a hell of a lick if you do homebrew kits.

[irish_goat]

There's a health food shop in Limavady now selling a small amount of homebrew supplies. Just be careful though as the hops my brother bought recently were from the 2010 harvest. :/

[cushty1982]

cool. whats it called?

[CARA]

Welcome Cushty!! Focus is on the competition for the next couple of weeks but we'll be getting something off the ground just after. I'll keep you posted!

[Marty]

I would be interested in attending any planned meeting too. I'm in south Donegal and at the moment I'm brewing beer and wine from kits. I suppose that's how all home brewers start though. I've been brewing for about 15 years this way but would be interested in learning a bit more about making my own beer.

[CARA]

Welcome Marty! The forum is a wealth of knowledge and everyone is dead on. A meet up for the NW area is being planned for March or April-hopefully the latter. Keep an eye here for updates and make yourself at home.

[Tom]

Welcome Marty.

Just a heads up for yous: Grand Central bar stocks Schihallions (or whatever) from Belfast, and some Armagh cider. And Cobra on tap! That's in addition to Sandinos, which we all know about.