National Homebrew Club Ireland

Well,

Its that time of the year again, when the hops are ripened up for harvesting.
The once a year opportunity to brew with wet hops.

I have plenty of free fresh hops for your next brew. You just have to pick them - Fuggles and Cascade.

We usually have a bit of a get-together, where activities generally revolve around -

1) picking hops for your next brew,
2) discuss brews, growing/processing hops, and any other shite.
3) sample a home brew or three
4) For a small fee I'll cook up a storm on the bbq.

At the moment its looking like 16th, 17th, 23rd or 24th September.  PM or post you preferred date.

We had a great afternoon the last few years.

cheers
Brett

Would like to join .. last year was super fun ... But working weekends now so have to pass ;( :'( :'( :'(

Sounds great Brett. I can only make 23rd so if it goes ahead that day I'll be there...

For anyone in Limerick/Tipp who hasn't been there before, it's a great day out!!

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Hi Brett, 23rd would be good for me too if that suits you. Looking forward to seeing the hops in full swing.

I'd be interested in joining in, not sure of my availability as of yet so if the rest of ye pick a date i'll see if i can join

Hi Brett

I am ok for both weekends. Looking forward to it.

Eoin

Cheers for the invite but will be away on holiday have a great day

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Hi Brett,
I'd be very intersted to join, both weekends are fine for me.

I think we can say the date will be definitely be Saturday 23rd Sept.
Looks like we'll have a nice sized crew. Some regulars and a few welcome new faces.

The lovely autumn wind and rain this week is playing havoc with the outdoor hops, but luckily most are safe in the polytunnel.

We should have an extra treat in store.
As you may or may not know the "BBQ World Championships 2017" is in Limerick next month  https://www.limerick.ie/discover/whats-on/kids-family-fun/world-bbq-championships-2017 (https://www.limerick.ie/discover/whats-on/kids-family-fun/world-bbq-championships-2017).  My team mates are looking for opportunities to do final trials of their master-chef dishes, and I said - what better combination than beer and BBQ!

Depending on numbers, we will be looking for €15 to €20 for the BBQ this year to fund some bigger cuts of meat like whole pork shoulder that will be slow cooked through the night before.

I'll have some of my usual gnarley nettle ale for sampling, and just racked a smooth wheat beer this evening ready for kegging

Getting excited
Brett

Brett you are ruin my day ;) i want to be there as well .... 😂

Sorry Dracusse. Can you finish work early?
By the way, how did your hops go ?

No im on nights ;( hops are fine got a small amount from fuggles but i did a mistake let them grow over steel shed so heat didn get them to grow properly ... Didnt collect cascades yet but it will be 3 times more than fuggles .. by the way theybeen growing in pots

Hi Brett, tis great weather for a barbecue alright but it sounds pretty good to me. I m just back from a soaking at the ploughing so i ll be well acclimatised. What time are you hoping to get it all going?

Looking forward to it Brett!

Yes, the forecast is looking quite ordinary. We could manage a little rain, but the 11m/s wind will be a big challenge for the BBQs.
We'll battle on though. The hops picking is in the poly-tunnel so that will be comfortable.


Location : Birdhill
Date : Saturday 23rd Sept
Time : 1pm

Usual format;
   1pm Setting up.
   2pm Picking hops.
   5pm BBQ (€15 per head)
   7pm weigh and distribute hops.

Bring oldish clothes with long sleeves and gardening gloves(if you have them), as hop vines can scratch a little. Wellies (if you have them) might be advantageous as the ground could be mucky - like a true festival.

As usual, please PM me your email address as I don't fancy posting my details on the forum.

We're all ready to go . Just been preping BBQs etc and sampled a few beers. I'l email details in the morning. not capabl enow

Thanks a million Brett for hosting such a great day. The food was amazing and I m sure you'll do brilliantly in the world championship, and thanks eoin for the lift home. It was good to meet y
Up with everyone. I m going to try to get a brew on today, just have to fit a camogie match into the middle.

Cheers Brett, that was a great day out. Good to catch up with everyone again.

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Great day and great food. Good luck to the relishbbq team in the World championship, from what I saw yesterday - I expect you will be wearing  the gold medal around your neck at the next annual hop harvest day. Looking forward to it already.


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Twas a very enjoyable day out. Thanks for the great company and tasting some great brews to sample.

I found two garbage bags of hops left in the kitchen. Did someone forget them or did you leave them for me. Unfortunately I wont get time to use or dry them and have a freezer drawer full of them already, them so who wants them - going free ?

I used all mine in a brew today. If someone forgot them and needs them brought to limerick, I could collect them and bring them in. If they are spare and you re going to throw them out I d love to take them off your hands and try drying them and using again. The brew today smelt great with those fresh hops. I could call around 5 30 on way home from work tomorrow if that suited you Brett.

Cool. Lovely day for a brew. If no one claims them, then that time should be OK.

(http://brettandmaria.com/Brewery/Pics/IMG-20170924-WA0005_2sm.jpg)

After a pint and some catching up, here we are starting with the Cascades because, well, they've grown all over the picking bench.  8)

Thanks for the extra hops Brett. Who needs a spare room when you can have a hop drying room. There was more than I thought to be fair.

Thanks again for the day Brett. Great food, beer and hops!

Your all welcome.

That's a great drying setup tipp brewer

Brett how s the windmill going today. I presume you had to take it down.

Also, well done at the weekend Brett!

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Ophelia didnt get on with the turbine . http://brettandmaria.com/Energy/TurbineHurricaneOphelia.html
I didn't get chance to take down cause of bbq championship

That's a bummer. Hope you get it all sorted.