2014 National Capital Home Brew Competition

[gm-]

Well done guys, both tough categories!

[akr71]

Congrats!

[GasMD30]

Results arrived today!! First ever competition. 33 and 34 on my HIPA. It's interesting how different yet similar the judging is.

[GuingesRock]

Results arrived today!! First ever competition. 33 and 34 on my HIPA. It's interesting how different yet similar the judging is.

That's a good score. Close to winning something. Next time!

[GasMD30]

Thanks! What's a winning score at these competitions?

[chalmers]

Definitely depends on your fellow competitors' entries. 40+ is almost always a medal, mid-30s could be a bronze.

[mcgster]

Still haven't got my sheets yet but i am really looking forward to seeing them!

[GasMD30]

Definitely depends on your fellow competitors' entries. 40+ is almost always a medal, mid-30s could be a bronze.

Thanks, I entered in 23a AKA free-for-all

[amartin]

Results arrived today!! First ever competition. 33 and 34 on my HIPA. It's interesting how different yet similar the judging is.

What is an HIPA?

[Keith]

Hawaiian IPA, they are tasty.

[mcgster]

Definitely depends on your fellow competitors' entries. 40+ is almost always a medal, mid-30s could be a bronze.

Thanks, I entered in 23a AKA free-for-all

I put a RYE IPA in category 23 and i'm interested in seeing what it got for a score! I wonder what the winning beer in this category received.

[GasMD30]

Hawaiian IPA, they are tasty.

Ya, it is tasty! The judges said mine needed more cowbell... I mean pineapple.

[GuingesRock]

Hawaiian IPA, they are tasty.

Ya, it is tasty! The judges said mine needed more cowbell... I mean pineapple.

Josh, should that have been entered as a fruit beer? If so it would have scored higher.

[amartin]

Yeah, if you have any left it might be worth entering it in the upcoming Members of Barleyment comp.

[GasMD30]

As I see it, it's an American IPA with pineapple aroma from the boil pineapple.... I guess I coulda (and shoulda) put it in 20a... Or do both!

Either way I should increase the pineapple. Any suggestions on hops varieties that might accentuate pineapple?

[mcgster]

My results came back today. Interestingly enough my they all wrote very positive comments about my RYE beer and told me i should have put it into 6D! I didn't think it fit into the guidelines for 6D thats why i lumped it into 23. It was one of my favorite beers to drink so i think i will brew it again, tweak the hops and try it in 6D.

[amartin]

My results came back Friday, but it's been a busy week. My southern English brown (no place) got a 34 and a 36, with the comments that it could use a little more caramel/toffee character and less roast. It's a fair comment, but I like it the way it is so I probably won't change it next time around. My oatmeal stout got a 38, 40 and 41, with mostly positive comments, although they noted that it was slightly oxidized.

[mcgster]

My IPA received 40, 40, and 39 and the only comment they made was that there was a slight hint of oxidation as well. Its probably true i did have a hard time bottling this one!

My results came back Friday, but it's been a busy week. My southern English brown (no place) got a 34 and a 36, with the comments that it could use a little more caramel/toffee character and less roast. It's a fair comment, but I like it the way it is so I probably won't change it next time around. My oatmeal stout got a 38, 40 and 41, with mostly positive comments, although they noted that it was slightly oxidized.

[Jimmy]

Good job on the IPA.

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[mcgster]

Thanks Jimmy, it was brewed with my custom brew bag

I did 60L of it and split it between two friends, we each took a carboy and used a different dry hop combo on each. Two of the carboys used california and one used ringwood yeast. The one i submitted i dryhopped in a different way, using citra and cascade but i soaked the pellets in a water bath at 140 degrees for thirty minutes. The other batch with california used the same hops but with the traditional method.

Good job on the IPA.

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