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HUB Meeting August 2025 United Service Club - Summary

Date:
By Stass

It was a cold and wet night in Newcastle but those who were able to attend experienced the unique venue of the United Service Club as well as a very interesting and detailed tech talk presented by David Lamotte titled, "Know Your Yeast".

Please see meeting summary below as well as a link to the slides kindly shared by David Lamotte. 

Meeting Agenda

  • New website and membership system via Member Jungle
    • Simplify the membership payment and renewal system
    • Easier management of club events
    • Better contact management
    • Easier membership acquisition 
    • More automation and less admin burden on those managing/maintaining the system.
    • Thank you Mike for assisting with this transition, we are all very excited to see the improvements of your platform
    • Existing members will likely not notice too much difference compared to the Wix website.
  • State Comp is being held on 20-21 September at Club Rivers in Riverwood, Sydney
    • If you are looking to enter a beer, head to the website https://state2025.nswhomebrewing.org/
    • If you are interested in volunteering and/or judging, get in contact and register via the same website  Link on hunterbrewers?
  • Upcoming brew challenge - Yeast Feast
    • 16th October Meeting
    • Brew a beer which features yeast character
    • BJCP style event? Or same as usual brew challenge?
  • Coopers Vintage Ale vertical tasting at the Grain Store - club social event.  Event now setup in MJ.
  • Tech Talk - Know Your Yeast - Dave Lamotte.
Attached Documents:
Know Your Yeast