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..

Shit 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..

Shit 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?