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Title: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 19, 2017, 02:12:36 PM
SILVER MEDAL!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: irish_goat on February 20, 2017, 12:25:39 PM
Deadly! Well done Stuart!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: DEMPSEY on February 20, 2017, 01:12:46 PM
I will give Irish Goat your medal when I meet him at Alfie's or direct to you if you are coming down to it.
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 20, 2017, 01:22:17 PM
Thank you!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 20, 2017, 01:23:36 PM
Where can I find out which cats were all judged on sat as I'm wondering what I have left in yet to be judged?
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: irish_goat on February 20, 2017, 01:25:06 PM
Quote from: Fatcontro11er on February 20, 2017, 01:23:36 PM
Where can I find out which cats were all judged on sat as I'm wondering what I have left in yet to be judged?

Any cats not mentioned here basically. http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/competitions/kildare-calling-round-1-results!!!/
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 20, 2017, 01:37:01 PM
I wasn't sure which categories had been amalgamated tbh!
That's why I wasn't sure which had already been judged!?
Hopefully you know what I mean!?
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: irish_goat on February 20, 2017, 01:40:26 PM
Quote from: Fatcontro11er on February 20, 2017, 01:37:01 PM
I wasn't sure which categories had been amalgamated tbh!
That's why I wasn't sure which had already been judged!?
Hopefully you know what I mean!?

Ah I get you. Checked the system and you've two let to be judged; Your wit and old ale.
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 20, 2017, 01:50:57 PM
Thanks Thomas!
The German pils was judged on sat too!- it was a hard one to brew I think there's was a particular flaw perhaps with that one!
Was the apa a strong cat on sat?
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: mick02 on February 21, 2017, 12:37:56 PM
Hey Stuart,

I asked the same question regarding the APA category. There were 17 entries in total.

I think it was the most popular category on the day.

Mick
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 03:46:01 PM
I did think it must have been a popular one, it must have been tight too as there was an HM as well as the 3 places!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: mick02 on February 21, 2017, 03:51:27 PM
I was talking to the judges after the competition as I had a beer in there myself. They told me that the gold scored a 41 or 42, they told me that second and third were in the 35-37 range. This was well into the evening though so memories were getting a little hazy!!!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 03:55:29 PM
The one I sent in I was quite happy with in the end , I had two brewed  to choose from and I'm not sure how much better I could have done with it for competition, so I think that's where the crit sheets come in very useful!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: mick02 on February 21, 2017, 03:58:04 PM
Quote from: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 03:55:29 PM
The one I sent in I was quite happy with in the end , I had two brewed  to choose from and I'm not sure how much better I could have done with it for competition, so I think that's where the crit sheets come in very useful!

Honorable mention in a tough category is a good achievement. Congrats on your silver medal too!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 04:00:11 PM
Oh aye it is a good! Although it wasn't me got the honourable mention!
I did get a silver in the blonde ales cat- well pleased with that- thNks mick!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 04:04:14 PM
Are you the mick o'toole who won gold in the apa cat?
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: mick02 on February 21, 2017, 04:10:12 PM
Quote from: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 04:00:11 PM
Oh aye it is a good! Although it wasn't me got the honourable mention!
I did get a silver in the blonde ales cat- well pleased with that- thNks mick!
I mixed up my Stuarts, apologies.

Quote from: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 04:04:14 PM
Are you the mick o'toole who won gold in the apa cat?

I am him!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 05:21:05 PM
Very well done to you then that's a great achievement!
Any tips would be gratefully received!!!!!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: mick02 on February 21, 2017, 05:29:12 PM
Quote from: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 05:21:05 PM
Very well done to you then that's a great achievement!
Any tips would be gratefully received!!!!!
Thanks! Hmmm tips ... brew a recipe a few times and tweak it to get it to your liking and watch your sanitation. I don't think there's much more than that ... oh yeah, don't use crappy ingredients!

Happy brewing.
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 05:34:46 PM
Do you aim for a particular commercial beer though to win a cat?
I admit I used Sierra Nevada pale ale as a yard stick in brewing my apa for the competition!
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: mick02 on February 21, 2017, 05:39:34 PM
Quote from: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 05:34:46 PM
Do you aim for a particular commercial beer though to win a cat?
I admit I used Sierra Nevada pale ale as a yard stick in brewing my apa for the competition!

I used this recipe (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=369668) as my base but tweaked it a bit. I dropped the Pilsner malt content and added some Wheat malt I also added some Citra to the recipe.
Title: Re: 2017 ch'ships
Post by: Fatcontro11er on February 21, 2017, 05:56:56 PM
That's very kind of you to share that info! Thanks👍