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Homebrew Competitions / Re: NHC 2012 Entry Link

« on: March 18, 2012, 08:09:49 AM »

Another question. It looks like in the "View/Change/Print Entries" section of the entry form you could change to a totally different beer category. If a beer isn't aging the way you'd like, can you switch to something else after you already declared the style when registering? And if it is aright, do you have up until the last day (March 28th) to make the decision?

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Homebrew Competitions / Re: NHC 2012 Entry Link

« on: March 02, 2012, 12:23:50 PM »

Thanks! 

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Homebrew Competitions / NHC 2012 Entry Link

« on: March 02, 2012, 11:44:04 AM »

Last year I remember there being a link to find the number of entries in each region. Is there something like that this year? Can't seem to find it and it would be nice to know the urgency of signing up.

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Ingredients / Re: Rye

« on: February 04, 2012, 12:18:33 PM »

Thanks Denny. I suppose the trick is knowing how much a "certain amount" is. There's a local competition coming up where I could find out where this stands. Just hate the thought of submitting something that they would consider awful.

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Ingredients / Rye

« on: February 04, 2012, 10:03:05 AM »

I brewed a specialty rye beer and have some concern about it having a slick mouthfeel. It’s a 1.075 OG recipe that had 40% rye (30% malted / 10% flaked) and 80 IBU's of American hops. Kind of a Roggenbier meets American IPA experiment. It's tasty, but I’m thinking the mouthfeel might be a distracting problem.

So, here's the question. Is it even a problem? In a BJCP competition, would slick mouthfeel take away points in a rye based beer in the Specialty Beer category? The guidelines describe a Roggenbier as having a medium to full body, but nothing specifically about slickness. Any judges or someone experienced with rye beers have an opinion on how the beer would do in a contest?

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Realistically, how important is a starter? (dealing with WLP001)

« on: August 10, 2011, 08:15:32 AM »

Look at it this way. You do not have enough of one of the ingredients you need to make the beer you're planning. If I only had half as much base grain as I needed to brew, I'd either wait or more likely do a half batch. Certainly not brew something inferior. Same thing with yeast. I'd rather have less good beer than lots of sub par beer.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Full carboys

« on: August 10, 2011, 07:55:04 AM »

Bottle the extra and carb with carbonation caps.

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Homebrew Competitions / Re: Final Round Scoresheets?

« on: July 15, 2011, 03:09:25 AM »

Anyone on the East Coast have theirs yet?

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Homebrew Competitions / NHC 2011 Final Round Recipes

« on: June 07, 2011, 07:28:10 AM »

Is there a link where we can edit or at least verify that our recipe submissions have been received?  Or a link where we can view all the recipes that made the second round?

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Homebrew Competitions / Re: NHC First Round Results

« on: April 04, 2011, 06:59:04 AM »

Janis

From patience stand point, it would be nice to get results as they became available, but for fairness, releasing them all at the same time makes more sense.

Thanks for the clarification.

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Homebrew Competitions / NHC First Round Results

« on: April 04, 2011, 05:46:12 AM »

Waiting for score sheets is expected, but will there be an on-line source for finding the first three advancing entries from each category? Perhaps something from each location posted as soon as the results are known. Anyone have the web addresses for individual sites or a central location?

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Homebrew Competitions / Re: NHC Region Entries Tally

« on: March 23, 2011, 07:56:40 AM »

Another way is to hit the "Edit Account Info" button after you have logged on.
It won't allow you to switch judging locations, but it does show the number of entries in each.

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Homebrew Competitions / NHC Region Rule

« on: March 23, 2011, 06:34:39 AM »

I have a couple of entries going to Saratoga Springs, but just discovered that a Robust Porter brewed not too long ago will also be ready. The problem is that Saratoga Springs is full and there doesn't seem to be a way to send to multiple locations or switch locations once you've commited.

I have a family membership with my wife as a member. Would I be allowed to enter a beer under her name and AHA number and send it to another region even though she is an assistant brewer?