Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

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Re: [Competition Open] Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

Post by mcgster » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:28 am

450 entries is an insane amount.. good luck to everyone that entered a win would be huge!

I'm not overly confident in this go round as my IPA is at the end of its life cycle (120 days old) and the bitter was early but its worth a shot for some feedback. I just re brewed the IPA so it should be perfect for Ales.

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Post by GuingesRock » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:47 am

Yes, good luck to you and Justin. Did anyone else enter? IPA is a tough class.
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Post by mcgster » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:58 am

Yes i never expect too much out of it because the category is so stacked. The same recipe has scored well in four competitions ranging from 35 to 40 with an average of 38 from all the score sheets. I really enjoy it as is and i'm not sure how i could improve it more to do any better so when i brewed it again last week i basically stuck to the same exact recipe but pumped my OG up to 1.070. I'm thinking i may see how it scores in the double IPA category.

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Re: [Competition Open] Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

Post by jacinthebox » Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:56 am

I sent in;
Miss Calculation Robust Porter
LoCoNuT Robust Porter
Mosaic/Simcoe Pale Ale
Dos Amigo
3 Scots & A Frenchman

Eric sent in his IIPA, Robust Porter and 2 others I can't remember
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Post by mcgster » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:15 am

I also sent in my robust porter, i have no idea how it will do it is my first time brewing this style but i enjoy it.

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Post by GuingesRock » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:42 am

Those are consistently good IPA scores Mark. I had a thought, and I don't know if it is right ...IPA is a big class, but lots of those might be beginner brews as a lot of people start out making IPA. That's not saying beginners don't make winning beers, because they very often do. I wonder which classes are the easiest to compete in. Geof Traill (#3 last year) said American lagers do very well at competitions. I see you have one of those. I think they are difficult to make.
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Post by mcgster » Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:23 pm

I think the popularity of the beer dictates the difficulty of the competition. If you look at entry numbers for the AHA comp it seems to line up with the styles popularity.. which would explain the glut in american lagers :drunk:

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Post by jacinthebox » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:01 pm

Their judging wraps up tomorrow. ..wonder when we will know the results
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Re: [Competition Open] Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

Post by GuingesRock » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:05 pm

jacinthebox wrote:Their judging wraps up tomorrow. ..wonder when we will know the results
Entries will be judged between the 24th and 28th of February, 2015. Results will be announced at the Gala Awards Banquet on the evening of the 28th of February, 2015 at Wild Rose Brewery. Results will also be posted on our website shortly after the event. http://yeastwranglers.brewcompetition.com/rules" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by jacinthebox » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:41 pm

Thanks and good luck to you..and all other brewnosers that entered
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Post by mcgster » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:44 pm

This just proves once again that waiting is the worst part of homebrewing

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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:39 pm

Poured Kathleen a lunchtime glass of my raspberry blonde. I wonder how it is doing in Calgary today.
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Re: [Competition Open] Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

Post by mcgster » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:50 pm

Looks delicious, what category?

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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:30 pm

Thanks! I put it in 20A: fruit beer.

It says on the site now: "Winners will be posted on or after Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 10:00 AM, MST"
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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:37 pm

Beer looks great
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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:05 pm

Thanks.
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Post by Keith » Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:32 pm

Gl looks great
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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:55 pm

I wonder if Jamie would be at the awards ceremony tonight. Here's the banquet menu: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Official ... 93?fref=nf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: [Competition Open] Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

Post by GuingesRock » Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:25 pm

That's a tough competition. Only 3 brewnoser medals. Congrats Mark. I so badly wanted Justin to get one this time :(. The raspberry pic above got a bronze: http://yeastwranglers.brewcompetition.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: [Competition Open] Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

Post by sleepyjamie » Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:32 pm

Nah I didn't go to the event. Yeastwranglers sucks donkey balls.


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Re: [Competition Open] Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

Post by mcgster » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:16 pm

Well done again Mark!

I must saw now i want to try a glass of this raspberry blonde. It as a tough competition with 450 entries, i always know that my ordinary bitter has a hard time stacking up against ESB's, i have often debated tweaking the recipe to push it into that category.

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Post by mcgster » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:22 pm

I just noticed they posted the scores, i was really happy to see my pale ale scored well even though it didn't place.

My stout needs some work, i think i'm going to move to an oatmeal stout for this category, as far as a dry stout goes i really enjoy this recipe but it doesn't score very well.

0164 Fireside Pale Ale 10A: American Pale Ale
37.5
0166 The Bitter End 08A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
35 3rd: English Pale Ale
0169 Sunday Stout 13A: Dry Stout
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0170 Wright Man’s Ale 12B: Robust Porter
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Post by RubberToe » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:23 pm

Well done, I think the medals you guys got in those categories are impressive. There's some tough competition there.

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Post by GuingesRock » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:45 pm

Thanks Rob.

My stout is six months old now and they didn't like my ordinary bitter. I love my bitter, it has no crystal. I'm not giving up on it yet.
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Re: [Competition Open] Cowtown Yeast Wranglers 2015

Post by mcgster » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:56 pm

41 on More is truly impressive! I wonder what the 1st place beer scored, 41 is usually enough to take gold.

Definitely some solid scoring beers there, did you send the same group to Lethbridge?

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