BABBrewers – Promoting the noble hobby of home brewing since 1977.

Brew better beer.

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, and strive to improve our own brewing processes. We meet monthly to practise beer tasting, sensory evaluation, and judging for competitions. Cheers!
About Us Brewing Tips

Well @easytimes.brewingco at the Gabba is pretty

Barefoot bowls and live music at the @coorparoobow

Big shout out to @newsteadbrewingco for hosting a

Successful day socially distanced judging for our

Socially distanced shinanigans at our first real l

Swung by Soapbox this afternoon to pick up the raf

Recent Blog Posts

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...

Written by:Dion

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...

Written by:Dion

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...

Written by:Dion

May 14, 2020 / Comments (0)

QABC 2019 Wrap-up

September 23, 2019 By Steve “Snow” Wharton The annual Queensland Amateur Brewing Championships (QABC) were held recently at Newstead Brewing Co in Milton. The largest event in the competition’s history,...

Written by:Dion

September 23, 2019 / Comments (0)

More BABBs Blog

Daily Beer News

NZ Hops reunites with Plant & Food for hop research
Source: Brews News Published on 23-10-2020
New Beer Releases: October
Source: Brews News Published on 23-10-2020
Mountain Culture Cult Juice NEIPA 375ml Can
Source: Beer Cartel Published on 19-10-2020
Kees Sunturn Barrel Aged Barleywine
Source: Beer Cartel Published on 19-10-2020
Working Alone
Source: Independent Brewers Association Published on 28-11-2019
High Gravity Brewing. Is The Quest For Efficiency Considered Craft Beer?
Source: Rockstar Published on 27-06-2019
Rockstar Brewer Teams Up With The 5th Ingredient To Bring Beer30 Brewery Management System To Australia and New Zealand
Source: Rockstar Published on 25-06-2019

Calendar

November 26, 2020

Meeting: End of Year Party

Coorparoo Bowls Club

November 26, 2020

Brewmaster – Stephen Wharton
Deputy Brewmaster – Nick Holt
Secretary – José Perez
Treasurer – Nate Graham
Chief Steward – Tony VanDerLinden

Webmaster – Anthony Zigenbine
Librarian – Robert Zosars
Providore – Michael Page
Gear Steward – Chris Jameson
Communications – Dion Clark

Brewing Since 1977

Brew better beer.

Recent Blog Posts

Reaching Terminal Gravity

Beer Design: Improving Competition Results

Fruited Kettle Sours

Hilltops Hops: Brisbane’s Own Hop Farm

QABC 2019 Wrap-up

Daily Beer News

Calendar

Meeting: End of Year Party

Coorparoo Bowls Club

The BABBs Committee