Post RDS events 'National Homebrewing day'

[Rossa]

The RDS is a HUGH shop window for us to showcase the hobby and club. It would be great to have a list of events we could advertise at our stand.

If we could organise island wide events with meetups/tastings/brewdays/demos at local levels on the same day we could call it The National Homebrewing day or weekend and suggest that newbies attend to see what it is as about.

We could take a list of interested people and their email addresses and send them a reminder of the upcoming events around the country closer to the time.

It doesn't have to be an all singing all dancing local event with 100 people turning up but if we can grow numbers at local level and share knowledge with newbies I think the RDS would be the place to advertise it.

The first weekend in October would give us ample time to put something in place. It's not reinventing the wheel as Capital, Liffey, Rebel, Galway, Lee Valley, Maiden and I'm sure most other clubs have done this successfully before. It is investing in your own club and community so the benefits are there to see.

Anyone who cannot attend but wants to brew at home could brew a particular beer which we could supply a recipe for or even give them a choice of a half dozen winning recipes to choose from.
If we use social media well with hash tags, video and vines we could share the message and get to a new audience as well as making a lone brewer feel part of the day.


Fell free to chip in!

[Partridge9]

Think it's a great idea, we'd be up for hosting something up NCB way. Sure we can chat about it next Tuesday and get back

[johnrm]

National Homebrew Day sounds like a great idea.

[molc]

I think it's a great idea. With the booth at the rds already, we could even have maybe recipes and examples already brewed for people to try out and then do with their clubs. Even maybe make a mini competition out of it, to see which local club makes the best version of the recipe. The club's could then have another reason to meet up a few months to judge their member entries before putting the club's up against each other.

The more activities are going at local level, the more chance they all have of growing...

[Shane Phelan]

We will definitely be brewing for this! Love the idea.

01 - Capital Brewers

[brenmurph]

Count us in as usual

[Shanna]

like the idea but would it have to done on a public premises or could it be arranged somewhere like somebody's garage/house? Would be willing to get involved but my kit is designed for my garage so can't really move it elsewhere.

Shanna

[Shane Phelan]

Declan I dont see why it would matter where you brew.

[johnrm]

I think a public place on basic kit is wise.
I am not inclined to have some schmuck who thinks 'Free Beer!' coming to my shed.

Call me paranoid but I have more than beer gear there so don't want to find my mower and stainless stolen the following day.

Having people over to your home requires familiarity and trust.

[DEMPSEY]

I think a public place on basic kit is wise.
I am not inclined to have some schmuck who thinks 'Free Beer!' coming to my shed.

Call me paranoid but I have more than beer gear there so don't want to find my mower and stainless stolen the following day.

Having people over to your home requires familiarity and trust.

+1 to this. House party's are fine as long as you can trust those in attendance 

[Shanna]

I think a public place on basic kit is wise.
I am not inclined to have some schmuck who thinks 'Free Beer!' coming to my shed.

Call me paranoid but I have more than beer gear there so don't want to find my mower and stainless stolen the following day.

Having people over to your home requires familiarity and trust.

+1 to this. House party's are fine as long as you can trust those in attendance 

Good points & I would agree with both. Might float this with others at the next South Dublin meet and sound out the dark horse to see if they might facilitate a brew day.

Shanna

[Rossa]

I think a public place on basic kit is wise.
I am not inclined to have some schmuck who thinks 'Free Beer!' coming to my shed.

Call me paranoid but I have more than beer gear there so don't want to find my mower and stainless stolen the following day.

Having people over to your home requires familiarity and trust.

+1 to this. House party's are fine as long as you can trust those in attendance 

Good points & I would agree with both. Might float this with others at the next South Dublin meet and sound out the dark horse to see if they might facilitate a brew day.

Shanna

Good thinking.

[Rossa]

We have some local movement on this so I might split it out into a schedule once it gathers pace.
So far we have something happening for the 'National HomeBrew Weekend" from -
Capital
North county
Garden county.

These don't have to be on the same day to enable people to get around if they see fit.

What about getting some medal winning recipes from our latest medal winners that people can clone?
Get clubs to have a brew off - same recipe and then have a taste off?
Monster mash?
Any other suggestions?

[Partridge9]

We had a good chat about it at the NCB tonight, in fairness any brewday always gets positive feedback, so we will definitely do something. Venue TBA due to our current situation.

[Partridge9]

October 4th or 5th - is that official ??