Hi lads,
I'm not sure if there is enough members at this stage to even consider running a "South Dublin Brewers" heat of the forthcoming NHC "Summer Session Beers" competition. But I thought I'd ask anyway. (Those of you who think strategically might want to enter a club competition that's less subscribed than other clubs, eh?? ;) )
I'll suggest club competition judging on Tuesday 17th September; if there's no interest we can just do the regular meetup on the same date.
Please note that you have to be a paid-up member to participate in this competition. See this (http://nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,3116.0.html) thread for details. If you're interested, just put your name on the list below.
Cheers,
Conor.
Had a chance to brew yesterday so I decided to take a stab at this. Hopefully it will be ready in time.
Anyone else having a go.
Just hope I can make the meet and its up to standard tasting like a summer breeze
1. David - Summer Breeze
Quote from: David on August 16, 2013, 08:09:06 PM
Had a chance to brew yesterday so I decided to take a stab at this. Hopefully it will be ready in time.
Anyone else having a go.
Just hope I can make the meet and its up to standard tasting like a summer breeze
1. David - Summer Breeze
2. Shanna - lime weiss beer
Lads, as expected, it doesn't look like there's enough interest to run with this. It might be better if you approach one of the other Dublin clubs and submit your entry through them?
I'll see how it turns out first not expecting great things as no way to keep temp down.
I had used dried elder flower but could not detect any flavour from them before secondary so split beer between 3 demijohn Approx 3.5 litre's each left 1 unchanged, dry hopped 1 with lemon zest and the third put in extra elder flower.
More interested in feed back at the moment than competition.
Hope to see everyone Thursday
If you have 2 entries and they are drinkable surely just submit them?
TT
Yeah, I don't see why not. Bring em along to next months meet anwyay lads and we'll get a taste.
Quote from: Bubbles on August 28, 2013, 04:33:41 PM
Yeah, I don't see why not. Bring em along to next months meet anwyay lads and we'll get a taste.
sorry to hijack your thread chaps, if its not a bjcp style what are you folks gonna mark it to?, I ask as we now looks as if we may have more than 2 entry in wicklow ;D (dammit I thought I was a shoe in!)
Not a problem CH. The beers can still be marked using the BJCP scoresheet as it provides a good guideline.
However, I do still think that there should be a competitive element and less subscribed club competitions should merge and make it a bit more sporting.
I'd be up for a South Dublin Brewers road trip to Bray, even though I have nothing to enter myself. :)
excellent you could be our judge :-)
pints of your choice to take the taste away afterwards :)
I'll chip in with a bit of judging if required, certainly! I'm not BJCP qualified though.. :(
I'm actually surprised that the competition is not being run strictly along BJCP lines in order to build experience and gain credits for our novice judges. Anyone know why this is so?
David, Shanna, any interest in a road trip to Bray to get these beers judged? If not, we'll just do a regular monthly meet in the DH as usual. Let me know.
Quote from: Bubbles on August 29, 2013, 11:43:29 AM
I'm actually surprised that the competition is not being run strictly along BJCP lines in order to build experience and gain credits for our novice judges. Anyone know why this is so?
No straight jackets for this one although it will be marked to the brief. To be creative and learn to hit the numbers was my thinking.
Do you have a night yet?
Shanna
Quote from: Bubbles on September 09, 2013, 02:07:53 PM
David, Shanna, any interest in a road trip to Bray to get these beers judged? If not, we'll just do a regular monthly meet in the DH as usual. Let me know.
Quote from: Shanna on September 09, 2013, 07:52:53 PM
Do you have a night yet?
Shanna
Quote from: Bubbles on September 09, 2013, 02:07:53 PM
David, Shanna, any interest in a road trip to Bray to get these beers judged? If not, we'll just do a regular monthly meet in the DH as usual. Let me know.
Nope, up to the Garden County boys to decide this. I think we'll plough ahead with plans for a September meet in any case. Just about to post a new thread.
I've no problem, I'd like to have a taste of a few others.
Be nice if mine holds up.
Only restriction is work which is a bit random at the moment but its mostly days.
Give us a chance put the word out today, I think it would be great if we did a vice versa
Quote from: Ciderhead on September 09, 2013, 08:27:22 PM
I think it would be great if we did a vice versa
A great idea - an exchange student program for pissheads..
Let us know when you've decided on the date for the GC meet. The SD boys are going to pencil in Thur 26th, that suit?
Can we do the judging for both clubs at your meet on the 27th?
We will have 4 entries, how many have you folks got?
Quote from: Ciderhead on September 10, 2013, 01:14:05 PM
Can we do the judging for both clubs at your meet on the 27th?
We will have 4 entries, how many have you folks got?
Absolutely, if you lads don't mind taking a spin up. Though it's on Thur
26th btw.
It looks like we've got only two entries. I don't think there's any sense in both being put forward for the final, but we'll leave it up to the competitors (Shanna & David) how sporting they want to make it.
Let's do that. Dark Horse it is.
Oh god this could be embarrassing :(. My beer entries may have been drank due to last I heard the this was not going ahead. Have to check the shed/fridge and see if there are any left.
Shanna
Quote from: Bubbles on September 10, 2013, 01:17:00 PM
Quote from: Ciderhead on September 10, 2013, 01:14:05 PM
Can we do the judging for both clubs at your meet on the 27th?
We will have 4 entries, how many have you folks got?
Absolutely, if you lads don't mind taking a spin up. Though it's on Thur 26th btw.
It looks like we've got only two entries. I don't think there's any sense in both being put forward for the final, but we'll leave it up to the competitors (Shanna & David) how sporting they want to make it.
Let's do that. Dark Horse it is.
I have a beer to enter too. It's probably not competition standard but I wouldn't mind getting some feedback on it.
It's a 2.6% abv wheat beer.
Good man! The more of us with sub 3% beers the better!
Hi Chaps well finally got some input from our crew, can we come out to play and get you to judge our 4 beers, 2 of which will be entered, just not sure we can make the 26th?
We just need two/three of you and there would be nourishment offered in return for your palettes ? Is there another night that suits?
Lads, if I've got this right, we'll have three beers for judging as part of the meet on the 26th - Shanna, David, JohnC. That right?
I propose we put one forward for the "national" comp, what do you reckon?
Quote from: Ciderhead on September 18, 2013, 08:20:47 AM
Hi Chaps well finally got some input from our crew, can we come out to play and get you to judge our 4 beers, 2 of which will be entered, just not sure we can make the 26th?
We just need two/three of you and there would be nourishment offered in return for your palettes ? Is there another night that suits?
Unfortunately, my plans for the next couple of week have changed somewhat. I'm in the process of moving house and my evenings are pretty booked up these days. So I'm only on for the 26th at the moment.
Quote from: Bubbles on September 18, 2013, 01:44:05 PM
Quote from: Ciderhead on September 18, 2013, 08:20:47 AM
Hi Chaps well finally got some input from our crew, can we come out to play and get you to judge our 4 beers, 2 of which will be entered, just not sure we can make the 26th?
We just need two/three of you and there would be nourishment offered in return for your palettes ? Is there another night that suits?
Unfortunately, my plans for the next couple of week have changed somewhat. I'm in the process of moving house and my evenings are pretty booked up these days. So I'm only on for the 26th at the moment.
Does your plan for the next couple of weeks still involve walking past me in Carrickmines and not saying hello leaving me waving like a gobshite :P
Last saturday....3.37pm... logged!
:)
my entry is an Elderflower Ale 3.8% (I have a taste this w/e if I cant chose between the slight differences ill bring all 3 versions)
Quote from: JimmyM on September 18, 2013, 01:58:00 PM
Quote from: Bubbles on September 18, 2013, 01:44:05 PM
Quote from: Ciderhead on September 18, 2013, 08:20:47 AM
Hi Chaps well finally got some input from our crew, can we come out to play and get you to judge our 4 beers, 2 of which will be entered, just not sure we can make the 26th?
We just need two/three of you and there would be nourishment offered in return for your palettes ? Is there another night that suits?
Unfortunately, my plans for the next couple of week have changed somewhat. I'm in the process of moving house and my evenings are pretty booked up these days. So I'm only on for the 26th at the moment.
Does your plan for the next couple of weeks still involve walking past me in Carrickmines and not saying hello leaving me waving like a gobshite :P
Last saturday....3.37pm... logged!
:)
Oh feck!! So that was you?? I said to me missus "I think we just passed one of the NHC lads", but I figured you hadn't seen me, or it wasn't you!
Guilty as charged, but I didn't see you waving. Maybe I was distracted having spent hours looking at dishwashers in Currys while trying to control some delinquent children...
Soz dude. :-[ :-[ :-[
Ah im only joking... i only copped you as i was almost past you and i think you were busy dealing with a small child as i waved :)
Quote from: JimmyM on September 18, 2013, 03:28:47 PM
Ah im only joking... i only copped you as i was almost past you and i think you were busy dealing with a small child as i waved :)
Dealing with a small
demon, more like... :)
Quote from: Bubbles on September 18, 2013, 01:44:05 PM
Quote from: Ciderhead on September 18, 2013, 08:20:47 AM
Hi Chaps well finally got some input from our crew, can we come out to play and get you to judge our 4 beers, 2 of which will be entered, just not sure we can make the 26th?
We just need two/three of you and there would be nourishment offered in return for your palettes ? Is there another night that suits?
Unfortunately, my plans for the next couple of week have changed somewhat. I'm in the process of moving house and my evenings are pretty booked up these days. So I'm only on for the 26th at the moment.
No sweat, and understand, we'll inflict our brews and hospitality on some other unsuspecting judges.
No bother, sorry about that. Would like to do a "road-trip" meet down to Bray soon though. Will ask the lads at the meet next week if they're interested.