NSW State comp 2017

[barls]

Dear all



I am pleased to announce that the NSW State Homebrewing Competition will be held on the 9th-10th September in a venue in Camperdown (next to Wayward Brewing).



All information about the competition is available at this website including links to the entry forms and to a form for judges/stewards.



http://stusterbrewer.wixsite.com/nsw2017



Let me know if anything on the site is not working or anything about the competition needs clarification.



Please feel free to pass this on and encourage others to enter and to come along to judge or steward.



Cheers

Stuart

 

[Fraser's BRB]

Huzzah!

Shame I'm already booked that weekend, wanted to steward this year. Next year then.

 

[n87]

I would like to help out judging (would be my first time), but its going to be a ****** to get there, Will anyone be passing a station on their way in that I could catch a lift with?

 

[kaiserben]

Just to avoid potential confusion, and maybe it's just that my brain just refuses to work, but how come on the Schedule page it says Wednesday 30th August even though it then says Saturday 26th August as the cut off for entries arriving at the listed LHBSs?

http://stusterbrewer.wixsite.com/nsw2017/schedule

 

[fungrel]

Just to avoid potential confusion, and maybe it's just that my brain just refuses to work, but how come on the Schedule page it says Wednesday 30th August even though it then says Saturday 26th August as the cut off for entries arriving at the listed LHBSs?

http://stusterbrewer.wixsite.com/nsw2017/schedule

I was going to ask the same question...

 

[barls]

wednesday 30th is when they will be collected from the home brew stores and the last entry is on the 26th

 

[Fatgodzilla]

Yeh!

 

[paulyman]

Brett beer and Mixed Fermentation Sour added to category 14. Woohoo!

 

[Stuster]

All fixed up on those dates now. As Barls says, that's the day we'll be taking them from there. I'd aim for Saturday 26th though as the deadline as there are no guarantees after that.

 

[Dazzbrew]

Would a beer with chocolate be entered into Specialty - fruit/spice/vegetable?

 

[barls]

have a read here
http://www.aabc.org.au/docs/AABC2017StyleGuidelines.pdf

 

[EvilTwin]

My previous entries have all been bottled conditioned, it that favourable then filling bottles straight from the keg ? As I have some kegged beers that would be good to submit.

 

[fungrel]

Practically no loss of carbonation with these

My previous entries have all been bottled conditioned, it that favourable then filling bottles straight from the keg ? As I have some kegged beers that would be good to submit.

 

[EvilTwin]

Practically no loss of carbonation with these

Nice I actually have 2 of them I use for cleaning my gear, I haven't actually tried to fill a bottle with one. But great idea.

 

[Dazzbrew]

Looks like i was on the right track, cool.

 

[Bribie G]

Registered as "other".
See you at that weekend... brilliant venue, will be staying with rellies at Beacon Hill.

 

[huez]

Question, I entered my beers in the online form but I left one out. Do I just fill out another form or is there a way to edit the one I submitted?
Cheers

 

[barls]

just fill out a second form. we will sort it on our end.

 

[huez]

champion thanks barls

 

[barls]

we also now have a drop off point in newcastle thanks to brewman.
looking forward to this years comp.

 

[Dazzbrew]

Registered as "other".
See you at that weekend... brilliant venue, will be staying with rellies at Beacon Hill.

Was that for me Bribie G? There is no Other sub catogory on the competition web site or in the 2017AABC, . The category i mentioned previously does list Youngs Double Chocolate Stout as a commercial example though so it seems a good fit.

 

[Dan K]

In the schedule section it says beers can be dropped off directly to Wayward on Saturday the 26th of August between 12 - 2. Then in the entry information section at the top it says dropped off directly to Wayward on Saturday the 2nd of September and then down the bottom of that page it says drop off at Wayward on the 26th again.

Anyway the question is, is it 26th of August or 2nd of September for Wayward drop off?

Cheers

 

[barls]

answer coming tonight. stand by

 

[Stuster]

Thanks for the sense check, Dan. Good to see somebody is reading it.

The deadlines on the site are now changed to Saturday 26th August to brewshops with a final chance to drop off at Wayward on Sunday 3rd September 12-2. If you can make it to the brewshop, that would be preferred.

Don't forget to submit the online entry details as well.

Thanks to the nearly 30 who had put their names down for judging/stewarding when I looked earlier. The more the merrier though. You can just sign up to come along for 1 session if that's all you can make. Good to see what goes on, you get to sample a number of good beers and you get to chat to fellow brewers. Good day IMO.

 

[TheWiggman]

Had a Dortmunder Export that was of comp quality in the keg, and have let it last a few months with the intent to bottle some for NSW (and further should I be so lucky). After a hard day of soprt and bricklaying, I decided to treat myself to a schooner and finally prepped the bottling gear to set a litre aside. As I hit the top the the glass the familiar 'sucking' sound was heard with just enough lees in the glass to make the once crystal-clear beer murky.
Such is life.

 

[fungrel]

Had a Dortmunder Export that was of comp quality in the keg, and have let it last a few months with the intent to bottle some for NSW (and further should I be so lucky). After a hard day of soprt and bricklaying, I decided to treat myself to a schooner and finally prepped the bottling gear to set a litre aside. As I hit the top the the glass the familiar 'sucking' sound was heard with just enough lees in the glass to make the once crystal-clear beer murky.
Such is life.

Just had the same issue with Schwartzbier only yesterday...

 

[n87]

That happened to my award winning Belgian Pale Ale on Friday... luckily I had a 2nd keg

 

[MCHammo]

We might have to ask that any entries dropped off to The Brew Shops in Campbelltown and Nowra be in by Thursday 24th August. This is to ensure that we can get them all over to Peakhurst for collection.

I'll be along to judge again this year, but I think I can only make the Saturday. I'll register in the next few days when I get a confirmation on the dates.

 

[Joely]

Hey guys,

Two Mead related question re: the categories and styles. Where would a sour mead fit into the equation? Other Mead? Fruit mead (they've been made with fruit)?

And are we maintaining the 50/50% ratio or malt to honey for Braggot entries? If a mead had say 90% honey and 10% malt, what category do you believe this should be entered into?

Thank you

 

[barls]

other meads for sour meads.
as for the braggots, is it really noticeable that they don't have the body that they should. if its really noticeable please enter them in other meads.
remember to taste and only write down what you can taste on the additional information.