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I think Charles is away on holidays. He was not there at weekend. Organisers said results will be on Vicbrew website Tuesday or Wednesday.

Hi ferg Westgate winning club. I think you snagged a 1st with yr Wit. I was judging. Did Wild beers and light coloured ales.

All Pale Ales being judged by one set of judges. The Kolsch, Irish Red ales, aussie pale, Belgian Pales, English Pales all judges first. Then we do the hop bombs. 14 non-APAs first, then 28 APAs. Best this way to get a standardised score from same judges. Just bloody hard work for the judges...

42 total entries. Only 28 APAS.

I have drawn the short straw (with Dave also from Bayside Brewers). We have the Pale Ale flight. 42 entries including 28 American Pale ales. Looking forward to a big day starting at 9:30am on Saturday. I think I will sleep well on Saturday night. Another Bayside Brewer is doing Strong Ales -...

Which club?

Normally It takes 30 minutes to get to close to 20 degC. Depends on ambient temp and water temp. If wort is not cool enough I put in fridge to get to right temp. Normally only takes a few hours. Then i pitch yeast and add oxygen.

Works a treat. I turn off the electricity. Put on a lid. Turn on cooling water and walk away. I use a tap timer to turn off water after 30 minutes. I often leave in the boiler overnight and drain into fermenter in the morning. Get further cooling overnight. Cleaning is a bit of an issue...

I have set this up.

Chill fermented beer to min 5degc first. A lot of yeast will then drop out by itself. Finings will help a lot more drop out. Leave a few days and bottle.

They are cheap at Keg King. The 500ml Schott bottles are much stronger. I use these to store yeast slurry ready for next brew.

If you leave the pressure cooker cool off naturally then it will be at over 100degc for at least another 30 minutes after your 20. I normal sterilise flasks and Schott bottles for 10 minutes at pressure in the cooker and then turn off the gas and let it off over 8 hours or so. Does the trick.

Join a club. Many members have surplus gear they sell cheap to newbies. Club members can help with brewing education. You can go to their place and do joint brews. Bayside is your closest club. PM me if you want more details. Barry

Results out tomorrow night. Comp organiser has been ill. Sorry for the delay.

Comp is on this Saturday. Public day is on Sunday. $25 gets you 10 top class German beers from some of Victorias best brewers.