shmick
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2011 HUB Brewing Challenge
The inaugural HUB Brewing Challenge will be a fun and involving way to broaden your brewing horizons.
Forget the rule book!!! We are looking for inspiration not repetition. Original recipes that concentrate purely on results without the restriction of guidelines, set styles or preconceived notions. The idea is to get people thinking broadly in terms of flavour instead of just copying other peoples recipes or cloning existing examples.
Starting with yeast and hops supplied by Shawn from Murrays Brewery, you have the chance to develop and brew your own unique recipe then to taste, discuss and hopefully be inspired by what other members have also come up with.
It is not a competition as such as the main point is to generate discussion and feedback but prizes will be awarded by popular vote for the most creative and well structured examples.
Details:
Entry is free and open to HUB members only.
Registration is required by 15/2/2011 to allow for preparation of ingredients.
Register on the new HUB website (www.hunterbrewers.com) and add you name to the list in the events section.
At the February meeting, each participant will be supplied with some yeast slurry of Shawn's choice and 100gms of Pacifica hop pellets to use as required. Participants will be given a general outline of what to expect from the yeast in terms of flavour/aroma profile and attenuation etc, but only general!!
Please keep the end product between 3 and 8%ABV. Other than that it is up to you.
A 250 word (max) description of the beer and the inspiration behind it should be supplied by the brewer with their beer on the night.
Shawn will also supply a 750ml bottle and cap to each participant to ensure 'blind' tasting of all beers. Participants can bring an additional bottle for the discussion and feedback session after voting is complete.
Judging will be by all club members in attendance at the April meeting, with a secret ballot to determine the most popular beer and any others deserving merit.
Beer prizes will be generously donated by Murrays Brewery and The Hunter Beer Company.
That's it. Get registered and get thinking!
The inaugural HUB Brewing Challenge will be a fun and involving way to broaden your brewing horizons.
Forget the rule book!!! We are looking for inspiration not repetition. Original recipes that concentrate purely on results without the restriction of guidelines, set styles or preconceived notions. The idea is to get people thinking broadly in terms of flavour instead of just copying other peoples recipes or cloning existing examples.
Starting with yeast and hops supplied by Shawn from Murrays Brewery, you have the chance to develop and brew your own unique recipe then to taste, discuss and hopefully be inspired by what other members have also come up with.
It is not a competition as such as the main point is to generate discussion and feedback but prizes will be awarded by popular vote for the most creative and well structured examples.
Details:
Entry is free and open to HUB members only.
Registration is required by 15/2/2011 to allow for preparation of ingredients.
Register on the new HUB website (www.hunterbrewers.com) and add you name to the list in the events section.
At the February meeting, each participant will be supplied with some yeast slurry of Shawn's choice and 100gms of Pacifica hop pellets to use as required. Participants will be given a general outline of what to expect from the yeast in terms of flavour/aroma profile and attenuation etc, but only general!!
Please keep the end product between 3 and 8%ABV. Other than that it is up to you.
A 250 word (max) description of the beer and the inspiration behind it should be supplied by the brewer with their beer on the night.
Shawn will also supply a 750ml bottle and cap to each participant to ensure 'blind' tasting of all beers. Participants can bring an additional bottle for the discussion and feedback session after voting is complete.
Judging will be by all club members in attendance at the April meeting, with a secret ballot to determine the most popular beer and any others deserving merit.
Beer prizes will be generously donated by Murrays Brewery and The Hunter Beer Company.
That's it. Get registered and get thinking!