Capital Brewers - I can't believe it's not Lambic - Kettle Sour competition

[DoubleG]

Registration is now open for the Capital Brewers Kettle Sour competition. Registration will close on the 23rd of September. Judging will take place at The Headline bar on the 7th of October. Further details are available on the website http://comp.capitalbrewers.org/

Get Brewin!!

[Roo]

Time isn't on our side

[Jonnycheech]

Nice. Just entered, will brew the week after next, plenty of time!

[Dr Jacoby]

I need to buy a kettle

[beerfly]

Got to get the finger out and Brew that Berliner I've been planning for the last 4 months.

[The Mandalorian1]

Got to get the finger out and Brew that Berliner I've been planning for the last 4 months.

Are Berliners permitted?
The rules dont mention them but is specific on the souring process that is permitted.

"This is strictly a competition for clean kettle sours a.k.a. "fast souring" using lactobacillus in the wort before the boil.
Sour mashing, mixed cultures in primary, inoculation from yeast, yeast derived from wood or fruit in secondary, and anything with Brett are not permitted.".

[DoubleG]

Yes Berliners are permitted as you can make a Berliner using fast souring method.

[molc]

Yeast derived from fruit isn't allows but are you allowed fruit additions in secondary at all? Have a kettle sour I put on raspberries I was thinking of entering.

[mr hoppy]

Just curious, how will you know (other than representations from entrants) that something has been kettled soured rather than sour mashed or soured in the primary?

[DoubleG]

Yeast derived from fruit isn't allows but are you allowed fruit additions in secondary at all? Have a kettle sour I put on raspberries I was thinking of entering.

Yes you are allowed fruit additions in the secondary. Just remember to call it out in the entry form to give the judge as much information when judging.

[johnrm]

Just curious, how will you know (other than representations from entrants) that something has been kettled soured rather than sour mashed or soured in the primary?

The winner should have to disclose the recipe.
(Not sure if thats in the rules)

[DoubleG]

Just curious, how will you know (other than representations from entrants) that something has been kettled soured rather than sour mashed or soured in the primary?

The winner should have to disclose the recipe.
(Not sure if thats in the rules)

It is, recipe should be provided when submitting the entry.

[mr hoppy]

The recipe is a representation from the entrant, which is fair enough, but it doesn't answer the question.

I won't be entering as I've always soured in primary but I'm genuinely interested as to whether you expect to be able to tell the difference otherwise.

[johnrm]

Wondering if Kit Sours are allowed... 

[Hingo]

The recipe is a representation from the entrant, which is fair enough, but it doesn't answer the question.

I won't be entering as I've always soured in primary but I'm genuinely interested as to whether you expect to be able to tell the difference otherwise.

We have a very sophisticated solution.

Similar to the solution that we use for the risk of people entering a commercially made beer into the nationals claimed to be made at home.

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