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Hi <<First Name>> <<Last Name>>,
This month's newsletter has been largely put together by the co-editor, Nixz Kerr!
There are a lot of events ramping up around Good Beer Week, so now is a good time to check your calendar and book it in.
We hope you take advantage of the change in seasons to brew more, and to brew cooler fermenting beers.
Keep brewing,
Chris Speck & Nixz Kerr
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Next meeting:
20 March 2016
Next BOTY:
16 April 2016
Bitter Ale
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President's Report
 Greeting Westgater’s,
The year is flying along already with summer now in the past. The Stout Extravaganza is going to be on us soon, so we will be asking for help both in the organising and running of the whole event. Please talk to Dale or one of the committee if you have anything to offer.
Melbourne Brewers Beerfest 2016 at Kyneton has been run and won. Unfortunately we did not get club of show (second by 4 points this year). On the upside, we had 3 brewers take 4 places as well as brewer of show. Well done to the place getters. Look for results later in the newsletter.
There are a few events coming up in preparation to Good Beer Week this year. A number of these are competitions open to homebrewers and homebrew clubs. As a club, we have chosen to compete in some of these, so a couple of beers were made at Clare’s place a few weeks ago. The competition is based around the local brew clubs producing 2 beers to be judged on the 20th March (the more switched on people will notice this is our next meeting). The beers are an English Porter (BJCP 13C) and an Irish Extra Stout (BJCP 15C). Judging will take place from 2:00pm at Craft & Co. In Fitzroy, and members are welcome, although they would like to know how many for catering purposes.
The Yarra Valley Brewers Belgian Beerfest is also coming up quickly, so get your entries in and support both our clubs. The judging will take place at Hargreaves Hill brewery in Lillyday, which is a 10 minute walk from the train station. Please try and attend as it is a pleasant day and a great comp. Check out the website.
Well, we had a small meeting last month, but with some potential members showing up it was a good day. Hope to see you all at the next meeting.
Michael Bowron
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Beer DeLuxe Home Brew Heroes Comp
Beer DeLuxe are offering home brewers the chance to win a Beer Delux award for the 'Best Home Brew' as part of Home Brew Heroes competition. The winner will be announced at Good Beer Week, and will have their recipe commercially brewed and on Tap at all Beer Deluxe's across Victoria & New South Wales.
Submissions are due at Hawthorn Beer Deluxe by April 20th and the Grand final is at Beer DeLux Federation Square on May 15th
Article relating to this is from Australian Brew News
Official site for entry is at Home Brew Heroes
Hopefully some of our awesome brewers at Westgate will enter this and win.... !
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Good Beer Week 2016
Friday 13th May - Sunday 22nd May
Good Beer week is on again. All the details are up on their site which can be found here
The full PDF program can be found here
Some programs get sold out pretty quick
Packed full of beery goodness events, this is a week that you might need another week to recover from...
There is normally a few club members aiming to go either the Friday or the Saturday and perhaps even another round of the Jenga Championships... (which ferg and friend won) so keep the dates free and probably don't organise anything to early for the next day.... Update coming soon
Photos from 2015 GBW
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Home Make It discount for Westgate Members
Home Make It are pleased to offer Westgate members a 10% discount off all goods in store. This includes homebrew items and equipment and supplies to make other items e.g. cheese, wine, salami etc.
"Here at Home Make It we sell equipment and ingredients to make a ripper brew, from tin to all grain . We stock hop pellets from far & wide, dry & fresh yeast, over 20 varieties of grain to order loose to your recipe, the SS Brewtech range and a large selection of extract tins if that’s your thing. But we are more than a homebrew shop, selling goods for salami, sausages, cheese, wine, pizza & preserving. Basically a one stop shop for the DIY foodie !" - Cade Butler, Home Make It
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The offer is good at both of their stores (Clayton and Reservoir) so make sure you mention you're a Westgate member next time you buy!
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Field Museum and Off Colour Brewing Collaborate on an Ancient Recipe from 600 - 1050 AD Peru
A collaboration between Off Colour Brewing and The Field Museum has inspired a beer that has an ancient past.
The beers creation was started when researchers at the Cerro Baúl in southern Peru discovered the relics of a brewery. Ceramics excavated showed residues of maize and molle berries, which made for a more potent drink than the traditional chicha (corn beer) of the era.
Off Colour Brewing imported some purple corn, spiced it up with molle berries and put the beer into the closet thing they had to a ceramic vat, which is their (in their words) 'beat up lactobacillus tank'
The details of the beer are here at Off Colour Brewing
Original artical by the Field Museum is here
Full technical research retails by the team from The Field Museum can be found here
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March 20
Club meeting
April 17
Club Meeting
Brewer of the Year Comp: Bitter Ale
April 20
Entries due for Beer DeLuxe Homebrew Comp
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April 25
ANZAC Day Event with Naval Association
May 13 - 22
Good Beer Week 2016
May 15
Club Meeting
Brewer of the Year Comp:
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Brewer Of The Year 2015 - 2016
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August
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October
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November
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January
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YTD
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| Fergus McGregor |
2
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2
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1
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2
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7
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| Michael Bowron |
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3
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3
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6
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| Robin Selwood |
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1
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2
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3
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6
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| Sam Wills |
3
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3
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| Clare Sheppard |
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1
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1
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| Neal Kavanagh |
1
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1
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Brewer Of The Year Schedule
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August 2015
7. American Pale Ale
7.1 American Pale Ale
October 2015
3. Pilsener
3.1 Classic American Pilsener
3.2 German Pilsener
3.3 Bohemian Pilsener
November 2015
14. Strong Ale
(>6% ABV)
14.1 Old Ale (English Strong Ale)
14.2 Strong Scotch Ale
14.3 English Barleywine
14.4 American Barleywine
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January 2016
Fixed Recipe
To be advised
April 2016
8. Bitter Ale
8.1 Australian Bitter Ale
8.2 English Best Bitter
8.3 ESB
8.4 American Amber Ale
8.5 Dusseldorf Altbier
June 2016
12. Strong Stout
12.1 Australian Stout/
Foreign Extra Stout
12.2 Russian Imperial Stout
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