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Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers have promoted the noble hobby of home brewing since 1977.

We’re friendly beer people who love to talk about beer, expand our beer knowledge, and improve our own brewing processes. We meet monthly for socialising, beer tasting, sensory evaluation, and learning about the judging process. Cheers!
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2 generations. Never too young to learn a few thin

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Come meet the crew at Women’s Brew Day @oi.mongr

Women’s Brew Day! Saturday March 26fh, 10am-2pm.

Recent Blog Posts

A Brief History of Barrel

November 19, 2020 A history of the club wild brew project by Stephen Wharton and Dion Clark The Backstory Back in early 2010 the then head brewer of Mount Tambourine Brewery and active BABBs member, Ian...

Written by:Dion

November 19, 2020 / Comments (0)

Reaching Terminal Gravity

August 24, 2020 By Dion Clark Reaching your proper final gravity is something that newer brewers in particular worry about a lot. Here are some tips. Learn your tools Whatever tool you are using for your...

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August 24, 2020 / Comments (0)

Beer Design: Improving Competition Results

July 20, 2020 By Nick Holt Are your beers scoring low 30’s and fault free, but your not getting those competition wins? Take heart, these scores are a sign you are really a good brewer. When a judge...

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July 20, 2020 / Comments (0)

Fruited Kettle Sours

May 16, 2020 with Anthony “Ziggo” Zigenbine Sour beers have been around since beer was invented, and this new trend of fruited sours is just their latest incarnation. You can impress your...

Written by:Dion

May 16, 2020 / Comments (0)

Hilltops Hops: Brisbane’s Own Hop Farm

May 14, 2020 by Dion Clark Steve from Hilltops very generously hand delivered three pots of Chinook hop plants to my door recently. As a token of my gratitude, and in normal home brewer fashion I gave...

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May 14, 2020 / Comments (0)

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