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Re: NHC
« Reply #60 on: January 29, 2014, 08:43:13 am »
Yep 2 first round 3 second round... so if it's a beer you are not going to rebrew for the second round better bottle off 5 bottles.

Maybe a couple extra in case something happens and you get an email 2 days before the comp saying your bottle broke "in transit"  >:(
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Re: NHC
« Reply #61 on: January 29, 2014, 08:53:54 am »
heh yeah might not be a bad idea if you're shipping them... I'll be hand delivering mine :D
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Re: NHC
« Reply #62 on: January 29, 2014, 09:24:28 am »
heh yeah might not be a bad idea if you're shipping them... I'll be hand delivering mine :D
Well things can happen once they get there.  Just sayin' :)
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Re: NHC
« Reply #63 on: January 29, 2014, 10:12:38 am »
heh yeah might not be a bad idea if you're shipping them... I'll be hand delivering mine :D
Well things can happen once they get there.  Just sayin' :)

That is true, as the bottles are usually stored in a working brewery cold room, that can be crowded before you put an extra 1500 bottles in there. One guy in our club had to send some in 2 years back due to an accident at the brewery.

Have a few extra, so that you can drink after first round when you get your scoresheet, and one for after second round if it advances.
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Re: NHC
« Reply #64 on: January 29, 2014, 12:57:03 pm »
Thanks all. I'll bottle up 6 or 7 of everything, I think

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Re: NHC
« Reply #65 on: January 29, 2014, 01:33:47 pm »
All extras could also be sent to me... so maybe go ahead and do 9 of each.
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Re: NHC
« Reply #66 on: January 29, 2014, 02:48:53 pm »
It's always a good idea to reserve a bottle to taste as you read your comments after the comp.
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Re: NHC
« Reply #67 on: January 31, 2014, 07:47:06 am »
If it helps at all, we've had ~800 entrants register today in a very leisurely way.  We expect about 3X that amount total for the competition by the end of the week.  I'm really happy about how well this has gone so far.

Cheers,
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how's the interest level been the rest of the week?  I assume we've blasted through previous records for most entrants?

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Re: NHC
« Reply #68 on: January 31, 2014, 02:17:17 pm »
Hi Michael,

The response has been fairly steady all week.  Typically we see a bump in entries submitted in the area of last year's conference, and another bump from the areas around where this year's conference will be held, and that is holding true this year as well.  Apart from that there's not much I can say.

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Re: NHC
« Reply #69 on: February 03, 2014, 08:23:32 am »
Wonder what the grand totals were.  It will be interesting to see the numbers when they come out.
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Re: NHC
« Reply #70 on: February 03, 2014, 08:40:38 am »
How many entries did I get! Huh? Tell me?!?!?    ;D

Just kidding.  Looking forward to that email from the AHA!!
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« Reply #71 on: February 03, 2014, 11:45:16 pm »
Should we kill time with speculation? My bet is everyone who registered will get to enter up to 6 beers. With the 40-60 entry folks limited, it will open it up a bit. Will make Ninkasi more competitive too I would think.

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« Reply #72 on: February 04, 2014, 12:58:08 am »
Should we kill time with speculation? My bet is everyone who registered will get to enter up to 6 beers. With the 40-60 entry folks limited, it will open it up a bit. Will make Ninkasi more competitive too I would think.
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Re: NHC
« Reply #73 on: February 04, 2014, 01:28:51 am »
Should we kill time with speculation? My bet is everyone who registered will get to enter up to 6 beers. With the 40-60 entry folks limited, it will open it up a bit. Will make Ninkasi more competitive too I would think.

Entry limit was 15 last year and there weren't too many people that got more than 5-6 entries into the 2nd round.

I think its great there will be real data on how many people/entries are requested, should help for future planning.

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« Reply #74 on: February 04, 2014, 04:34:46 am »
True. I'm no authority on the subject for certain. I was more less referring back to when there were repeat winners. I've heard Gordon say that he used to enter like 40+. I'm not questioning his ability at all. But to me it seems obvious that the less entries people can submit, the harder it will be to win Ninkasi