Post RDS events 'National Homebrewing day'

[Rossa]

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

Yep. First weekend in Oct.

[Partridge9]

Is that set in stone ?
Just that linking up with the IPA fest in Galway might not be a bad idea ..  / bank holiday weekend  / Wills Birthday /  etc.. .

(queue cat running into a flock of pigeons!!)

[brenmurph]

Kildare plannin our hop pickin fest dat weekend. We estimate between 10,000 and 15000  cones... lot of work But  we will wash the hop dust down wit a bevvy r 2

[Partridge9]

Another fest - thats great !

[Rossa]

I didn't want to impinge on the Galway day as many guys might travel down to that anyway.

Bren is your harvest the first week in Oct?

[CARA]

There's an Oktober fest beer festival in Borrisoleigh, Tipperary that weekend. Im sure the South Central Brewers can do something there

[irish_goat]

Maiden City have the craft beer Sunday event on the 21st September, was thinking of holding a tasting night maybe a month after. First weekend of October might be a bit early but sure we can see what we can do.

[Rossa]

There's an Oktober fest beer festival in Borrisoleigh, Tipperary that weekend. Im sure the South Central Brewers can do something there

Fantastic.

[Partridge9]

Maiden City have the craft beer Sunday event on the 21st September, was thinking of holding a tasting night maybe a month after. First weekend of October might be a bit early but sure we can see what we can do.

We need to get all these events into our event calender !

[Will_D]

I have no probs with Saturday 4th of October.

However I would point out its only 4 weeks after the RDS. This means:

1. We may have given away all the donated free beers/ciders

2. The same old supspects will be expected to do all the work (Yet) again!

3. We have to really push the boat out on the National Brewday in terms of publicity:
     leaflets/poster/flyers/sponsors all have to arranged.

Its not JUST coz its my birthday weekend but what about the 25th/26 as there is a holiers on the Monday

[brenmurph]

@rossa.   Yes first sat oct was de plan for our harvest

[Rossa]

The Oct bank holiday is the Galway comp and I would imagine they are going to need a lot  of judges so that would be my primary concern - Taking judges from local events and at the same time diluting what Galway are trying to do is not great..that's why I thought the start of Oct.  There are other very high profile events on the back holiday weekend too that might distract from what we are trying to do.

It's not set in stone but we seem to have enough events to run with it and create something to build on.

Will...you don't be wanna be doing homebrew stuff on your birthday...do you?

If we can organise a list of events we can push it for a month from the rds where we should get a huge audience.

Again, I don't mind moving it if there is a consensus. We just need to do it quickly.

[Will_D]

Will...you don't be wanna be doing homebrew stuff on your birthday...do you?

Its the fek'n one day a year when I get to do what I wana do! So now I have to think of something else I can do

However

I am cool with Oct 4th.

Have tacit agreement from the rugby club for the following event:

We have a nice covered area:

Several brew demos ( AG: Gas/Electric/Brewmeister. Also demo Extract but importantly Kit with LME/DME + all the tweaks

Club (at last) to sell bottles of craft beers (Kiss: O'Haras range at fixed price)
If possible a few kegs of craft beers (Club makes money from these sales)

We can do a BBQ (NCB gets this money)

Hopefully we get some sponsors on board for a raffle/kits.

Club will push this out to their mailing list (500+ peeps) and also the local shops and offys.

THIS COULD BE HUGH!

What else would expect from the NCB?

Will change the booking to Sat 4th Oct

[Partridge9]

I'm cool with the forth as well, fair play will,  that's going to be class !!

[Rossa]

Fantastic Will. Sounds like a great day.