Nov 4 ACB Monthly Meeting Minutes – Essex, at The Victoria Inn, Colchester
Click to read the recorded minutes from the November 2023 ACB meeting. Held on Saturday Nov 4th at the Victoria Inn, Colchester.
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Anglian Craft Brewers 2023 Homebrew Competition
Click to read about the 2023 ACB national homebrew competition in association with the Briarbank brewery in Ipswich.
UK Homebrew Competition Calendar
Current list of UK BJCP homebrew competitions for UK based amateur homebrewers.
Brewing Water Treatment – Residual Alkalinity
If you want to adjust your brewing water you’ll want to understand the total carbonate hardness of your water (alkalinity) Residual alkalinity is what remains after you’ve adjusted the starting alkalinity to suit your recipe.
Steam Powered Homebrew Keg Cleaner
Click to learn how to steam clean your home brew Cornelius kegs. Steam cleaning makes the wet, dirty job of keg cleaning much easier.
Why Use Sodium Percarbonate To Clean Your Home Brew Equipment?
Click to read this blog, where we’ll talk about what sodium percarbonate is, how to use it to clean your home brew equipment, and why it’s a great alternative to harsher chemicals.
Suffolk Saturday Meeting 15th April 2023
Regular Saturday meeting at a new venue where we discussed some interesting topics and enjoyed a great selection of beers, both commercial & produced by attendees.
2023 Annual General Meeting Minutes
Thank you to everyone that attended the meeting and a big thanks to the Victoria Pub in Colchester for hosting us this year, as always was a warm welcome (even if the room was a bit chilly to start with) and a great selection of beers for the afternoon.
Beer Off Flavour – Ethyl Acetate
Click to learn about ethyl acetate – a common ester found in beer that can contribute to pleasant fruity esters or found as a fault with solvent like features.
Beer Off Flavour: Earthy
Click to learn about earthy faults in beer, what causes them and how they manifest.