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General Discussions => Competitions => Topic started by: Jacob on February 28, 2014, 10:38:51 AM

Title: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Jacob on February 28, 2014, 10:38:51 AM
Got this y-day

QuoteHi Folks,

We're holding the third Home Brewers Cup in association with National Homebrew Club on Sunday April 27th. The Event kicks off at 6.30pm. The event will follow the same format as last time. There will be four judges following the BJCP judging criteria. All entries will be required to enter their beers via email to myself by Thursday April 23rd. Entry is free. Maximum of 3 beers per person and you need to be there on the night. The following details will be required:

Name:
Email:
Style of Beer(s)

Although every effort will be made to seriously assess and judge each beer, I do stress as always the point of the competition is more about getting a lot of avid homebrewers and beer enthusiasts in the same room for the evening. All of you here entered before so hopefully you can make it down again and will spread the word with anybody else that may be interested in entering a beer.

Oh and if you need some inspiration last years winners Cathal and Emma have now gone to start up their own brewery :-)

Cheers

All interested please contact ->Ian (ian@bodytonicmusic.com)<-
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: delzep on February 28, 2014, 10:45:57 AM
23rd of April is a Wednesday  ;)
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on February 28, 2014, 11:48:05 AM
I'll be a judge at this and it will be BJCP registered.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: beerfly on February 28, 2014, 01:07:26 PM
one or 2 bottles?
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Will_D on February 28, 2014, 02:25:42 PM
Quote from: delzep on February 28, 2014, 10:45:57 AM
23rd of April is a Wednesday  ;)

As is 24th a Thursday!

Should have gone to specsavers:

They said Sunday 27th!!
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on February 28, 2014, 02:39:37 PM
He's referring to the part where it says:
QuoteAll entries will be required to enter their beers via email to myself by Thursday April 23rd
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on February 28, 2014, 02:51:40 PM
Yes there will be 4 judges. Same as last year except registered this time.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on March 03, 2014, 03:18:07 PM
Posted this in answer to a question on Beoir but I felt it will be useful here.

It says you are supposed to be there on the night. This is not great for people outside of Dublin.

Answer to that is:
QuoteRight, good news. You don't have to be there on the night personally. It's just that the beer needs to arrive that night. They are not storing beer.

So just nominate someone who will be there on the night and get your beer to them. As long as they show up that night it will be fine.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: brenmurph on March 03, 2014, 04:28:27 PM
South Kildare will be there :)  again... we love the place! Great venue for a small comp and nice way to spend a sunday ( again!) Looking forward to it

Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Komodo021 on April 22, 2014, 07:26:29 PM
Hi lads, just wondering what info needs to be on each bottle and how many bottles per entry are needed?

Cheers
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 22, 2014, 10:00:57 PM
The following details will be required:

Name:
Email:
Style of Beer(s)

If you have already mailed me your beers no need to mail them again, however if you have any changes mail them, will make things run smoother on the night.

Email : ian@bodytonicmusic.com
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Dunkel on April 22, 2014, 10:15:55 PM
And it's four bottles of beer required - no size announced, but presume 4 x 500 ml.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: brenmurph on April 23, 2014, 11:28:35 AM
first I heard of " four bottles"

we aint got 4 bottles of our entries

last twisted comps were 1 r 2 bottles
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 23, 2014, 11:30:35 AM
I haven't heard of 4 bottles either. It's always two bottles. One for initial judging and a second for best of show. Leftovers go to the audience.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: irish_goat on April 23, 2014, 11:34:51 AM
It was always 3 or 4 bottles as far as I remember.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Dunkel on April 23, 2014, 11:35:27 AM
You're probably right; I was just quoting from this

http://www.beoir.org/community/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=10252

which was posted by the Twisted Pepper.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 23, 2014, 11:37:36 AM
Ah, that was last year. If I remember correctly that was on the assumption that they were 330ml.
I think ideally he wants 3x500ml or 4x330ml so that there's enough for the audience to taste but it's not a deal breaker.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Dr Jacoby on April 23, 2014, 11:39:07 AM
Cool. I wasn't too hot on the idea of giving away 4 X 500ml bottles of fresh IPA!
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: irish_goat on April 23, 2014, 11:40:14 AM
2013 was 1.5 litres. http://www.beoir.org/community/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9578

2012 was 2 litres. http://www.beoir.org/community/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=8937
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: brenmurph on April 23, 2014, 11:42:35 AM
we have two bottles ready of each our entries in bottle conditioned format.. we can try to bring some extra from the keg....

we are not entering any beers that we entered in the nationals for numerous reasons, so a few new beers that we hope will give ye a run for your money ;) :) and at the same time make the judges job easier :)  and in addition we have new styles that we experimented with
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 23, 2014, 11:45:51 AM
Good stuff.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: delzep on April 28, 2014, 04:51:36 AM
What were the results of this? Was meant to enter but couldn't make it in this evening
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: imark on April 28, 2014, 08:43:18 AM
Alex Lawes won with his Russian imperial stout.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 28, 2014, 08:52:22 AM
Dodge came second with a brilliant Black IPA.
iMark came third with his Double IPA.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Dr Jacoby on April 28, 2014, 09:05:46 AM
And by iMark you mean Dr Jacoby
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 28, 2014, 09:06:50 AM
Ah yeah, sorry Peter. I'm not with it this morning I guess.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: imark on April 28, 2014, 09:08:16 AM
No. I didn't take third. Peter did.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Rossa on April 28, 2014, 09:36:56 AM
Well done to all. Was there many entries?
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 28, 2014, 09:48:39 AM
I think it was near 30.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 28, 2014, 09:53:35 AM
For our BJCP judges, assuming Ian did do the whole BJCP registration thing, can you find your number and PM me with them please?
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on April 28, 2014, 10:42:04 AM
Alex, Kevin, Richie and myself.
Shiny took over for Richie about half way through and did BOS with myself and Kevin. Alex of course couldn't do BOS as he was in the final 6.
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: brenmurph on April 28, 2014, 01:22:21 PM
Another great evening in the pepper, as usual and plenty of drink ( very good drink) on demo. As usual standards high as I recall from previous events.
Very late finish on the last green bus home after 1am and felt it this morning ::)

No prizes for us but we did have a few new styles that we played with including APA and porter, all scored well and our bottled conditioned beers had a rough ride to the event due to the M7 being closed we had to travel an hour on backroads.
Average score from our South Kildare (6) entries  close on 40 so we are happy, very happy. :) :D

This also shows the overall standard was probably superb?

Roll on the next one :)
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Dr Jacoby on April 28, 2014, 01:55:30 PM
I thought your Bohemian Pilsner was one of the best beers I tried last night Bren. I know how difficult it is to brew that style well. If I can make it to Kildare on the 17th I hope I'll get to try some more!
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: brenmurph on April 28, 2014, 02:19:37 PM
Thanks for the compliment peter, and well done on urs...enjoy those few bottles :) :) Tis very difficult to do such a lager...Urquell are tryin for quite a while :)
Very welcome over 17th.will be a great weekend but drop in for an hour, the day or the weekend!
Title: Re: FYI: The Twisted Pepper Home Brewers Cup 4
Post by: Cahalbrua on April 28, 2014, 07:18:42 PM
Great night great beers, time seemed to fly in ended up missing last bus.