ACB June Meeting – Colchester June 7th 2025

Join us for the June monthly meeting at the “Oddie”, a mere 5-minute walk from Colchester Town railway. The Odd One Out (maybe we should call it “OOO…”) has a wonderful beer garden and lovely, large, covered table that we can reserve if the weather is nice enough.

Please register your interest so we can gauge how many bottles each brewer needs to bring, usually 2x 500ml is advised regardless.

*Agenda below is subject to change, closer to the day.

Working Agenda / Rough Order of Events:

1. Arrive 12:00…Meet, buy beer from the bar
2. Introductions, ACB Homebrew Competition Update
3. Talk – tbc
4. Lunch (typically around 1pm), including buying more beer from the bar
5. Q2 – Malt Challenge Tasting
6. Shed Brewers Festival – debrief
7. Hop Distribution – Colin Miller will be bringing hops for the single hop challenge for distribution primarily for Ipswich/Suffolk based brewers.
8. Brewing Big Beers – a round table discussion on successful techniques for brewing BIG (10%+) beers.
9. Any Other Beers – feel free to bring examples of your homebrew for feedback or advice.
10. Buy more beer from the bar
11. Head off home or for a curry (including more beer).