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Post by bandarker » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:29 pm

Picked up my sheets today no problem. I scored a 36 but the feedback was largely that it was too dry and not roasty enough for the style. I think my efficiency is off but I quite like the beer regardless! To correct for esters - I'm assuming to ferment at lower temps, is that correct?

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Post by spears104 » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:16 pm

Choice of yeast and fermentation temperature will affect ester level. Fermenting at the lower end of the yeast's temperature range will result in less ester production.
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Post by GuingesRock » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:39 am

bandarker wrote: To correct for esters - I'm assuming to ferment at lower temps, is that correct?
First question ...are esters a bad thing or a good thing?

If it's a north American lager, they need to be toned down a lot. Correct me if I am wrong but most ales are supposed to have esters. Especially English ones. I think it's a north American thing to use "clean" yeasts like US-05 and 1056.

Ale yeasts produce high levels of esters and lager yeasts have low levels.

For this style the BJCP guide says "fruity esters moderate to none"
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Post by bandarker » Fri Apr 03, 2015 10:52 pm

Fair enough! What I want to know is how to get closer to the 50 score

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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Apr 04, 2015 6:42 am

bandarker wrote:Fair enough! What I want to know is how to get closer to the 50 score
I think, keep making beer for your own enjoyment. Forget the judges and focus on what you like. At the same time reading a lot will give you the skills to make yourself a really good pint. You'll know when you are there, because you will prefer it to anything else you can buy. Then send it in to claim your 50 points. You'll get your score sheets back and they will say 30 points. You know it's good, so you send it off to another competition. They write back and this time it's a 40+ beer.

And of course, it has to be to style. Read up on the style (BJCP).
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Post by chalmers » Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:35 pm

bandarker wrote:Fair enough! What I want to know is how to get closer to the 50 score
I think GRock's suggestion is a good one. In judging, there is a human element in there that just cannot be overcome. While there may have been a problem with any given beer, or not, we're relying on people to judge each beer in a flight in exactly the same way, and the same by different judges during the same competition. And, sadly, that will never be the case. The best we can hope for is fair and blind judging against the other beers in a flight, and honest and useful feedback, and that the beers most closely exemplifying the style being rewarded (this will not necessarily be the "best" beer). Hopefully you received both honest and useful feedback from your entry.

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Post by jacinthebox » Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:41 am

Any word on this year's style yet?
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Post by Keith » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:51 am

I've heard nothing. They normally announce it the start of Sept.
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Post by Keith » Tue Nov 03, 2015 2:18 pm

Has anyone heard anything for their annual comp? Chris or Todd you guys have any insider information?
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Post by chalmers » Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:26 pm

Nope, haven't heard anything here.

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Post by Keith » Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:13 pm

jacinthebox wrote:Keith be like...
I like test batches! lol
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Post by Taigh-Leanna » Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:00 am

Sweet! No need to follow BJCP guidelines.

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Post by GuingesRock » Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:09 am

Planned mine. It will be CRAZY :)
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Post by RubberToe » Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:16 am

GuingesRock wrote:Planned mine. It will be CRAZY :)
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Post by amartin » Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:21 am

Ha, this is going to be fun to judge.

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Post by jacinthebox » Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:25 am

few ideas...dirt yeast...nuf said
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Post by GuingesRock » Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:38 am

RubberToe wrote:
GuingesRock wrote:Planned mine. It will be CRAZY :)
5 lbs of FWH? ;)
Did that already :) I had a few things I wanted to try out, and this will be perfect. Really happy with this choice.
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Post by Jayme » Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:22 pm

Oh dear. I'm a bit scared to judge this one! While I'm sure there will be some interesting beers (some of which will be good), I fear there will be a bunch of real bad stuff too... Not from Brewnosers, but historically this comp seems to bring a lot of people out of the woodwork (I suspect for the admission to the after party).
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Post by amartin » Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:26 pm

Does experimental mean beyond the specialty IPAs in the new 2015 guidelines (black, brown, red, white, Belgian and rye, in regular double and session strength)?

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Post by mikeorr » Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:27 pm

I have a couple of ideas, just don't know if any of them will actually be any GOOD - lol! Given that the style announcement is 2 months later than last year, hopefully the submission deadline will be pushed out by an equal amount? Otherwise mid-Feb doesn't give much time to experiment....

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Post by GAM » Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:14 pm

What does experimental mean I googled it and got little.

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Post by evanisnor » Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:19 pm

GAM wrote:What does experimental mean I googled it and got little.

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I figure it's fruit and or/spices or other finings to an IPA.

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Post by mumblecrunch » Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:45 pm

GAM wrote:What does experimental mean I googled it and got little.
Not having any additional information to go on other than the poster I'm hoping it means it's completely wide open: as long as you're making a light-to-medium bodied beer with relatively high bitterness and hop flavor, go nuts with whatever fruit, hops, non-hops (spices or alternative bittering substances), brett, lacto, low alcohol, ultra-high alcohol, etc. If that's the case there's a huge potential for undrinkable mistakes but I suspect there will be some brilliant results too.

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