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Annual Lee Valley " Brew it Yourself " Expo

Started by wallacebiy, April 18, 2016, 12:17:48 PM

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wallacebiy

 Saturday the 25th June is the 2016 Date for Lee Valley Brewing Clubs annual Expo  . " Brew it Yourself !! "
From 1- 6pm in the Franciscan Well Brewpub North Mall Cork , we'll be celebrating and showcasing Homebrewing .

In it's 8th year now this years Expo will feature multiple kit brew demo's , a  turbo cider demo , all grain equipment display and a trade stand from
The thehomebrewcompany.ie.
Food will be available from Pompei Pizza on the day . And as always , there will be some samples of High quality Homebrew for those who support the Franciscan Well for graciously hosting us !


This year , we will also be taking entries for what we hope will be a prestigious ( ie Fun ) SMaSH competition , details below .

This event is an annual favourite , so if you've never been , it's well worth a look in , if you know of anyone thinking of getting started , it's a great way to get your head around
homebrewing , and if you're already on the way its a great way to get a little feedback and bounce ideas around

Looking forward to seeing you there !!



SMASH Single Malt Single Hop Homebrew Competition


The Lee Valley Brewing Club are pleased to announce that we will be holding a SMASH Homebrew Competition in conjunction with the Homebrew Expo which will be held in the Franciscan Well, North Mall, Cork on Saturday 25th June 2016.



The Details of the Competition are as follows



Beer of any style can be brewed but it must only contain one type of grain and one type of hops. Yeast and Water.  No adjuncts, flavourings etc to be added.



Two 500 ml bottles of beer per entry and one entry per person.



Each bottle to be labelled with the name of type of Malt and Hops used



Competition confined to Amateur brewers only.



Entries to be brought to the Homebrew Expo on Saturday 25th June 2016.  To be judged at a later date.   



Separate form to be completed with    Name of Brewer.

Contact Points – Name Address, email and mobile phone no.

List of all ingredients including type of yeast – name of lab and type of and number of yeast.



There will be no entry fees and Prizes will be awarded for 1st,  2nd and 3rd places – all plaque prizes.



The judging Panel will be independent of Lee Valley Brewing Club.  Judging Panel's Decision will be final and cannot be challenged



We would welcome all home brewers to take part in this new Competition.



Happy Brewing!!!!




Ger Cork

Homebre Expo on Saturday week, 25th June.

Entries for SMASH Competition accepted on the day.

Always a good day.

All welcome.

Ger Cork

Six days to Homebrew Expo.

See full range of activities in original post.

Homebrew Company will be in attendance - If anyone wants any special items from them brought down please contact Homebrew Company directly.

Hope to see you all next Saturday.


Ger Cork

Another very good and successful Homebrew Expo was had. good attendance of very enthusiastic new and potential homebrewers. Very good selection of homebrewed beers for sampling on the day. Also very good interest in our First SMASH Homebrew Competition. Thank you to all in the Franciscan Well for assisting us on the day especially Noel, Dee and Tom. Roll on next year!!!!!!

Photos etc on Lee Valley brew club facebook page