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I bought a mill motor from Keg King. It’s a lot better than using the drill I started off trying. It has a lot more torque than a drill so it powers through the tough stuff like wheat. The motor connects straight into the mill, so it was easy to setup. Don’t remember the cost.

Another great competition day by HUB. Has got to be the biggest prize pool of any comp in Australia. So well run this year and a great day to be involved with, and so many terrific people to share beer with. Stoked to win Champion Brewer. I can't believe it. Thanks to everyone.

The Grainfather Whirlpool Arm is in new condition. The hop basket has been used, but is in very clean condition. $30 for both. Pickup preferred from Newcastle, but can post.

Ok, thanks for that. I'll check there.

Do we get any feedback from our beers in the AABC?

Not yet

Yes I suspected I was a bit early. However the website did say they’ve received a couple of hundred entries already with limited places left. Which had me asking the question.

Has anyone been able to register for the competition yet? I can’t find a register link anywhere.

The comp day was great. Over 160 beers were judged, so a very busy day for the judges and stewards. It was a lot of fun again and a great chance to try a lot of different beers. The scores seemed quite a bit lower this year than last year even though I thought the standard was pretty high. The...

When I dropped my beers off a few days ago, they were over 100 entries so far. So it’s a bigger comp than last year.

I thought the organisers might reply. But here's a list from the website. Needs to be received by 25th May. Postal Entries Hunter United Brewers C/O Thirsty Messiah Brewery 140 Lambton Rd, Broadmeadow NSW 2292 Newcastle Brew Shop / Noble Barons (02 4962 2442) 91 Maitland Road, Islington The...

My first beers in comps had descriptions of oxidation recorded by the judges. As a new brewer I couldn’t see how everyone’s beers weren’t oxidised given how things are done on a homebrew scale. I set about changing how I did everything post fermentation through to bottling and it’s made a big...

Tripel Karmeliet is my favourite Tripel. I haven’t brewed one yet. I like my big, hoppy IIPA’s. The one I entered last year was my very first all grain beer. It was past its best at judging time. Didn’t stop Mark scoring it very highly though. 😁 I learnt a lot from that beer. I do everything...

What type of Belgians are you entering? Belgians are my favourite to brew and drink. Especially the Dark Strong Ales. I’ve got a La Trappe quad clone that’s got a year of bottle age, and also a Rochefort 10 clone I’ll be entering.

No courage required. At worst you’ll get some great feedback from the judges to help improve your beer. I got a couple of tips from last year I’ve used ever since. At best you might win something. I won a bunch of different stuff for my RIS last year which I wasn’t expecting. So you might be...

Who’s been brewing for the comp recently? I’m just transferring my IIPA into the fermenter. This is the third time I’ve made this beer now, so I’m getting closer to what I’m aiming for.

Nice beers. Last year was my first time entering a comp and also helping out as a steward. It was a great experience. Sitting down with the judges all day, the most common fault was guys not leaving their beer in primary long enough. The judges picked up lots of faults they said would have been...

No, just registered. I haven’t started making the IIPA or Hefeweizen yet. Barley Wine is just finishing up conditioning on dry hops, so I’ve still got some work to do. I’ll drop everything off close to the closing date at the end of May.

I just entered my beers in this years HUB homebrew competition. I was surprised to see I'm entrant number 1. Still 2 months to go I guess. With that huge prize pool I'm sure it will turn into a big comp. I look forward to helping out as a steward again this year, and tasting a heap of tasty beers.

My past IIPA's used 5 different hops, hence why I thought I would ask about single hop IIPA's. I like the comment that it imparts different qualities in the boil to the fruity elements in the dry hop. Anyway, sounds like a good plan after all.