There have been various discussions here and elsewhere discussing the pros and cons of the BJCP guidelines in comps. Without regurgitating the arguments here, one stand out issue that creates resistance is the "missing aussie styles".
To avoid arguments over what exactly constitutes the missing styles, I have picked one for which there is likely to be little dispute, "Sparkling Ale".
For better or worse, I have started a wiki page (of course) which can be found at:
http://brewiki.org/AussieStyles/Sparkling_Ale
And I would love contributions from people on AHB, particularly those with many years experience in the home brewing scene in Australia and detailed knowledge of the style. I don't really qualify.
I have set this page up so people can edit it anonymously, in actual fact, I would love people to register their wiki name so that their contributions can be acknowledged.
Now already the wiki page contains information superfluous to printed style guidelines, such as web links, but a condensed version can easily be produced say along the lines of the BJCP format.
If this works, I can create similar pages for other Australian styles that have a chance of getting their own sub style in the BCJP guidelines at some time in the future.
If anyone out there is already working on such a project, I haven't set out to create competion, but I would really like to see some transparancy in the process - hence my public wiki page. Historically the BJCP have shown that they will evolve the list.
To avoid arguments over what exactly constitutes the missing styles, I have picked one for which there is likely to be little dispute, "Sparkling Ale".
For better or worse, I have started a wiki page (of course) which can be found at:
http://brewiki.org/AussieStyles/Sparkling_Ale
And I would love contributions from people on AHB, particularly those with many years experience in the home brewing scene in Australia and detailed knowledge of the style. I don't really qualify.
I have set this page up so people can edit it anonymously, in actual fact, I would love people to register their wiki name so that their contributions can be acknowledged.
Now already the wiki page contains information superfluous to printed style guidelines, such as web links, but a condensed version can easily be produced say along the lines of the BJCP format.
If this works, I can create similar pages for other Australian styles that have a chance of getting their own sub style in the BCJP guidelines at some time in the future.
If anyone out there is already working on such a project, I haven't set out to create competion, but I would really like to see some transparancy in the process - hence my public wiki page. Historically the BJCP have shown that they will evolve the list.
