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Title: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Padraic on October 15, 2012, 01:59:04 PM
So who's based in and around the city centre and would have an interest in setting up a home brew club?

Ideally we could find a venue where we could brew and ferment as a club, or even just meet up for a pint and some beer swapping from time to time!

So who'd like to set something up?

Obviously everyone is welcome, I'm just hoping to have a central venue where we could get together and brew!

Just throwing the idea out there to see if it gains any traction!
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Rossa on October 15, 2012, 02:42:30 PM
I'm not really city centre, D14 and my schedule is all over the place so I tend to brew on a Monday or Sunday if I a off...but keep me posted.
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Shanna on October 15, 2012, 11:45:17 PM
Hi Padraic

Sounds like a good idea, am working in Dublin city centre so would be interested. I suspect this would appeal to the new less experienced brewers like myself more than the experienced guys. Had you any ideas on where you would base this club?

Declan
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Mike on October 16, 2012, 10:28:27 AM
I'm out in Dun Laoghaire but count me in
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Rossa on October 16, 2012, 11:03:51 AM
There is a brewery on James's St,  would they let us use the facilities I wonder. On a more serious note apart from Messrs there is no other breweries that might help  :(
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Padraic on October 16, 2012, 01:21:56 PM
St James's Gte might be a bit too poky...

I was hoping that posting up here someone might have a venue, but I'm on the hunt at the moment and will let ye know when I come across something!
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Kaymak (kev2403) on October 17, 2012, 05:05:24 PM
I'd be up for that., I'm based on Baggot street so any venue in the city centre would suit me  :)
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Padraic on October 17, 2012, 05:58:00 PM
QuoteI'd be up for that., I'm based on Baggot street so any venue in the city centre would suit me  :)

Good stuff, and welcome to the forum Kev.
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Kaymak (kev2403) on October 18, 2012, 02:22:41 PM
Thanks Padraic
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: CARA on October 18, 2012, 09:02:00 PM
I'd be very interested! I brew roughly once a week as it is and would love to fit an extra day in with like minded people!!
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Padraic on October 18, 2012, 09:47:03 PM
Good stuff, it'll be good to have a cask expert amongst our little homebrewing club!

I'm thinking of letting this thread be seen for another week or so and see if anyone comes out of the wood work with the offer of a brewing space. If not we'll figure something out!

I've thrown out a feeler with a pretty good location and will chase them up early next week. I'm hoping they can accommodate, south inner city near enough to the bull and castle, so a very handy location!
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: rollout on October 18, 2012, 10:21:35 PM
I'm on for this too.

Based in Cabra but don't have space for a group.
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Padraic on October 23, 2012, 01:58:24 PM
Good stuff I make that 8 interested parties:

1. Padraic
2. Tube
3. Rossa
4. doshanahan
5. Mike
6. Kaymak
7. Cara Éire
8. Rollout

I'm thinking that teh ideal setup would be for us to get together and brew as a group, have some banter and swap some homebrews! Possibly moving on to have a yeast bank and other shared resources.

Let me know if you have any idea's of what else could be achieved.

I'm thinking the best plan for organising is to meet up for a chat about what we wish to achieve.

I'm hoping to source us a venue over the coming days but if anyone else can get us access to a venue that would be great!
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Cathal O D on October 24, 2012, 06:45:46 PM
Hey guys, just joined the forum. I think i've met some of you before. I'm currently brew in a small appartment in rathmines so would be very keen to meet up.

Cathal
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Padraic on October 25, 2012, 01:58:06 PM
Good work shane, hopefully it will generate a bit more interest.

It would be great if someone had access to a venue we could use!

Hopefully it will gain legs.

Maybe the best idea is to meet for a pint in the next week or two, have our first meetup and then hopefully someone will have a venue available or be able to suggest some venue's we could approach.

Actually here is as good a place as any to discuss a venue, does anyone have a suggestiong of a venue  we could approach?
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: JimmyM on October 26, 2012, 11:38:13 AM
Im interested.
Could be the start of the very first co-op brewery :)
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Padraic on October 26, 2012, 01:15:33 PM
QuoteIm interested.
Could be the start of the very first co-op brewery :)

It would be great if we reached that stage, but I'd be happy with getting together once a month and doing some brewing, a bit of banter and possibly some tasting.

So here is a list of interested parties:

1. Padraic
2. Tube
3. Rossa
4. doshanahan
5. Mike
6. Kaymak
7. Cara Éire
8. Rollout
9. Cathal O D
10. JamesM

I think at 10 "members" it might not be out of order to start a new forum and start organising things there.
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: JimmyM on October 26, 2012, 01:58:53 PM

Do you think there could be issues with electricity supply - you may need to specify when asking that we will need to be pulling a lot of ampage in one go.
No point in organising a place and then finding out when we get there that it wont work.

But at the same time, you dont want to put the landlord off straight away either.
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Padraic on October 26, 2012, 02:02:20 PM
Good thinking Tube, there are no GAA clubs in the city centre, I'm hoping for a location that is within D1 or D2, I'll check to see if there are any community centre spaces!
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: CARA on October 31, 2012, 04:25:19 PM
There's a great GAA club off Cabra Road with plenty of space, it's not showing up on google maps though, or would we want somewhere more central?
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: DEMPSEY on November 02, 2012, 11:37:15 AM
QuoteGonna post an article on the front page to get more attention. Will go out to Twitter and FB

Dublin City Homebrew Club
The National Homebrew Club, an umbrella club for homebrewers from around Ireland, is looking to establish a homebrew club in Dublin City Centre. Members of the group will meet regularly at a city centre location, do some brews, critique each others' beers and generally talk homebrew. A venue is currently be sought, so if you know of somewhere suitable, or would like to participate, please comment here or see this thread (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?action=post;num=1350305944) on the National Homebrew Club forum.


If you've anything to add, please shout. This could be used as a model to help establish more clubs around the country.
the link "This thread" does not open and comes up as locked.
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: irish_goat on November 07, 2012, 07:31:01 PM
I'd be interested too.
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Partridge9 on November 08, 2012, 04:43:11 PM
I'll be there at 6:30 - cant stay that long Im afraid ! :-/
Title: Re: Dublin Central Home brewing club
Post by: Mike on November 08, 2012, 08:41:25 PM
I just arrived, I'm told ye are gone. Are ye in jury's?