VICBREW 2013

[manticle]

If a thread already exists, I've missed it. Entries due in a couple of weeks.
Details here: http://www.vicbrew.org/maps/vicbrew2013.htm

I presume they will also be calling for judges and stewards reasonably soon (they'd better - time's getting on).

 

[stakka82]

Not sure if it's just me but when I try to download the entry form it says it's damaged? Tried on both chrome and IE.

Does the entry from have a bit more detail, ie. how much entry is, and what size bottles are accepted etc?

 

[Yob]

Here you go Stakka

View attachment EntryFormVicBrew2013.pdf

 

[MartinOC]

PLEASE MAKE SPECIAL NOTE:

Only ONE BOTTLE per entry - Minimum 500ml.

Pairs of 375ml stubbies etc. will NOT be accepted!

This Community Service announcement has been brought to by the Party for Infuriated Socialist Stewards (P.I.S.S.) .

Typed by me, authorized by me. Melbourne.

 

[stakka82]

Another question - are most beers submitted for comps at this level filtered?

I have a few naturally carbed bottles I'm interested in entering but they're naturally conditioned. Are the bottles stored refridgerated on site for a few days before the comp to allow them to settle?

 

[RelaxedBrewer]

Another question - are most beers submitted for comps at this level filtered?

I have a few naturally carbed bottles I'm interested in entering but they're naturally conditioned. Are the bottles stored refridgerated on site for a few days before the comp to allow them to settle?

I am thinking of entering for my first time as well, I am curious about this too.

Also do we need to label the bottle?

 

[JaseH]

Another question - are most beers submitted for comps at this level filtered?

I have a few naturally carbed bottles I'm interested in entering but they're naturally conditioned. Are the bottles stored refridgerated on site for a few days before the comp to allow them to settle?

Its a home brew comp, so naturally carbonated bottles are the norm.

Also do we need to label the bottle?

I normally enter via compmaster and they provide a printable label to id your entry with.

Is Keg King going to be a drop off point this year?

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Doh, have a really nice wheat beer worth entering but only got stubbies left :unsure: Next year!!

 

[DU99]

From Website

• Ballarat Home Brew Centre: 1/314 Ripon St. South Ballarat, Ph:5333 5825
• Bendigo Home Brew Cenre: 48 Eaglehawk Rd, Ironbark, Ph:5443 1078
• Brewers Choice: Shop 4/ 1389 Healesville-Kooweerup Rd Woori Yallock Ph:5964 6222
• The Brewer’s Den: 253 Dorset Road Boronia Ph:9761 1900
• Ezybrew: 109-111 Raglan St., Sale Ph:5144 1885
• Geelong Home Brewing: 164 Bellarine Street Geelong Ph: 5221 3985
• Grain & Grape: 5/ 280 Whitehall St Yarraville Ph: 9687 0061
• Greensborough Home Brewing Supplies: 22 Louis St. Greensborough Ph:9432 0283
• Magickbrew: 205A Bayview Road, McCrae Ph:5981 1160
• Narre Brew Supplies: Unit 4 82-84 Melverton Drive Hallam Ph:9796 4703

 

[MartinOC]

Another question - are most beers submitted for comps at this level filtered?

I have a few naturally carbed bottles I'm interested in entering but they're naturally conditioned. Are the bottles stored refridgerated on site for a few days before the comp to allow them to settle?

As answered above, naturally carbonated is the norm.

Entries are collected a week prior to the competition (cut-off for entries) from the usual drop-points (usually LHBS's) & are collected & kept by Committee members until the day before the competition starts. They're transported (upright & padded) to the venue, where they're sorted into category & serving-order, then put into the cool-room overnight. Rest assured, they're treated with the greatest respect (ie. as if they're our own entries).

I am thinking of entering for my first time as well, I am curious about this too.

Also do we need to label the bottle?

No need to label the bottle (in fact, bottles should be de-labelled). As long as your entry-sheet is securely attached to the bottle (we recommend a couple of rubber-bands - DON'T use sticky-tape it's a real PITA & can potentially be damaged when removing it).

I won't go into the detail, but rest assured, we'll do all the labeling that's required & everything is checked about 6 times before it gets to a judge. If there are any problems, the competition organizer will call you to sort it out before we start.

 

[JaseH]

From Website

Reason I ask is that often KK aren't mentioned as a drop point but when queried it turns out they are?

 

[MartinOC]

Reason I ask is that often KK aren't mentioned as a drop point but when queried it turns out they are?

KK is not an official drop-off point.

As per the website, plus Geelong Home Brewing Supplies - 164 Bellerine St, Geelong VIC 3220

 

[timmi9191]

Are pet bottles acceptable for entries?

 

[WarmBeer]

KK is not an official drop-off point.

It's a conspiracy to keep us Bayside boys from cleaning up yet again.

A conspiracy, I tells ya!

 

[MartinOC]

Are pet bottles acceptable for entries?

Yep! No problem, as long as they're at least 500ml.

 

[citizensnips]

I dropped mine off a week ago to G&G as I'm now in Holland for a few months. The bloke there was kind enough to accept them quite a bit early for me

 

[MartinOC]

I dropped mine off a week ago to G&G as I'm now in Holland for a few months. The bloke there was kind enough to accept them quite a bit early for me

Good stuff! Guaranteed to be settled by the time it's judged (unless it's a hefeweizen ).

 

[MartinOC]

It's a conspiracy to keep us Bayside boys from cleaning up yet again.

A conspiracy, I tells ya!

Erm........Since when have you cleaned-up exactly????

Once in the past 10 years does not constitute "clean-up" in anyone's language.

 

[Yob]

Faaaarkinq faaaark.. The beer I brewed specifically for this just won't finish... Trying ALL the tricks in Felix's farking Bag to get it there..

**** man, I wait +6 months to use riwaka for the first time and I get this... (insert scream here)

 

[MartinOC]

Faaaarkinq faaaark.. The beer I brewed specifically for this just won't finish... Trying ALL the tricks in Felix's farking Bag to get it there..

**** man, I wait +6 months to use riwaka for the first time and I get this... (insert scream here)

Speak-up, would you please? I just can't hear you (In cyber-space, no-one can hear you scream!).

What is this "Farking-bag" of which you speak?

 

[Yob]

Raised temps, gentle stir, active starter, gentle stir, plead and cry...

 

[MartinOC]

Raised temps, gentle stir, active starter, gentle stir, plead and cry...

Hmmm....'sounds like my sex-life...have you considered next year?

Actually, no. That still sounds like my sex-life.. :blink:

 

[Yob]

It'll probably be ready by then...

 

[r055c0]

Curious as to why there is a 500ml minimum on bottle size, I understand that an entry of 2 375ml stubbies might mean a fraction more handling required by the stewards but it seems like it just adds another layer of inaccessibility for new brewers. I'm sure the simple answer that people will come back with will be along the lines of "it's not hard to get bigger bottles, stop sooking and follow the rules" and for what it's worth I have been filling 2 700ml bottles from every brew as a matter of course since I saw this rule a few months ago, but I still think it is an unnecessary barrier.

 

[Yob]

less than 500ml and the stewards dont get any

 

[mxd]

Curious as to why there is a 500ml minimum on bottle size, I understand that an entry of 2 375ml stubbies might mean a fraction more handling required by the stewards but it seems like it just adds another layer of inaccessibility for new brewers. I'm sure the simple answer that people will come back with will be along the lines of "it's not hard to get bigger bottles, stop sooking and follow the rules" and for what it's worth I have been filling 2 700ml bottles from every brew as a matter of course since I saw this rule a few months ago, but I still think it is an unnecessary barrier.

there could be 4 judges on a table, you wont enough beer in the glass to get the aroma, check clarity, head etc..

If you've got 2 stubbies, pour them (gently) into a 750, add a little sugar to recover some of the co2, and submit them to see how they go.

And hey it's the rulez, you don't need to submit

 

[MartinOC]

Curious as to why there is a 500ml minimum on bottle size, I understand that an entry of 2 375ml stubbies might mean a fraction more handling required by the stewards but it seems like it just adds another layer of inaccessibility for new brewers. I'm sure the simple answer that people will come back with will be along the lines of "it's not hard to get bigger bottles, stop sooking and follow the rules" and for what it's worth I have been filling 2 700ml bottles from every brew as a matter of course since I saw this rule a few months ago, but I still think it is an unnecessary barrier.

In a word: Logistics. The crates that are used for storing/transporting the entries often won't stack if stubbies are stuck in them (we sometimes have a similar problem with tall champagne bottles). That means they have to be stored separately & out of serving order, when we're already restricted in cool-room space. If stubbies go into a crate, they're often at an angle, or worse, on their sides. Would you want your entries treated that way??

less than 500ml and the stewards dont get any

Damn! Sprung!! :chug:

 

[JaseH]

Do Darwin stubbies score extra browny points then?

 

[MartinOC]

Do Darwin stubbies score extra browny points then?

Nope! But they fit the rules, so we'd accept them. Just a shame to waste that much beer in a competition environment (most of it will go down the sink). Your call....

 

[brad81]

No need to label the bottle (in fact, bottles should be de-labelled). As long as your entry-sheet is securely attached to the bottle (we recommend a couple of rubber-bands - DON'T use sticky-tape it's a real PITA & can potentially be damaged when removing it).

I won't go into the detail, but rest assured, we'll do all the labeling that's required & everything is checked about 6 times before it gets to a judge. If there are any problems, the competition organizer will call you to sort it out before we start.

I just printed the QRCode label from the site, I am going to attach this to the bottle.

Do I still need to print out and attach the entry form as well??