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Title: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: St. Fursey on May 05, 2014, 01:45:43 PM
We agreed to judge at the end of May or start of June.
Who's brewing what?

1. St. Fursey: Rhubarb Sour

Edit: missed Tom's post on this - my bad
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Hop Bomb on May 05, 2014, 02:16:44 PM
1. St. Fursey: Rhubarb Sour
2. Hop_Bomb:  Summer Ale (all done - sg 1.040 / fg 1.011)
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Hop Bomb on May 05, 2014, 02:23:31 PM
Im guessing people can enter more than one beer?
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: St. Fursey on May 05, 2014, 03:36:01 PM
Quote from: Hop Bomb on May 05, 2014, 02:23:31 PM
Im guessing people can enter more than one beer?

the more the merrier

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Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: montofk on May 05, 2014, 03:41:58 PM
1. St. Fursey: Rhubarb Sour
2. Hop_Bomb:  Summer Ale (all done - sg 1.040 / fg 1.011)
3. Montofk: APA 
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: barkar on May 05, 2014, 03:46:27 PM
Quote from: montofk on May 05, 2014, 03:41:58 PM
1. St. Fursey: Rhubarb Sour
2. Hop_Bomb:  Summer Ale (all done - sg 1.040 / fg 1.011)
3. Montofk: APA
4. Raspberry Berliner weisse 3.5%

Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: St. Fursey on May 05, 2014, 06:26:20 PM
1. St. Fursey: Rhubarb Sour
2. Hop_Bomb:  Summer Ale (all done - sg 1.040 / fg 1.011)
3. Montofk: APA
4. Barkar: Raspberry Berliner weisse 3.5%
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Rossa on May 05, 2014, 11:58:33 PM
Enda, we need to sit down and have a chat over Berliner.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Kevco5 on May 07, 2014, 03:48:51 PM
1. St. Fursey: Rhubarb Sour
2. Hop_Bomb:  Summer Ale (all done - sg 1.040 / fg 1.011)
3. Montofk: APA
4. Barkar: Raspberry Berliner weisse 3.5%
5. Kevco5: APA
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Rossa on May 08, 2014, 09:24:19 AM
Of course by Enda I meant Barry.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Hop Bomb on May 13, 2014, 03:35:15 PM
Ive drank my entire keg  :o   Have to brew again this eve. What date for the meeting & tasting?
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Dr Jacoby on May 13, 2014, 03:41:33 PM
Haha, I'm worried the same will happen to me! Sure it just means you'll have a fresher beer for the comp  :)
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Hop Bomb on May 13, 2014, 03:47:16 PM
I should have bottled it last week. Was shocked when I lifted the keg last night. I had help though. I dont often brew beers the misses likes...
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: St. Fursey on May 13, 2014, 04:16:35 PM
My yeast was DOA,  I repitched last Thursday and it's working away now. Cutting it tight for the end of the month though! What's the latest date we can have the comp?

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Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: barkar on May 13, 2014, 04:42:46 PM
lol Tom , 18 - 19 litres ain't a lot when ye have help

tried to bottle some last night , homemade beer gun is playing puck broke one of the plastic levers on the ball valve, making it harder to shut off , I am easy about comp wont be in but can drop off in the usual spot whenever   
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: eanna on May 13, 2014, 05:27:35 PM
I did a saison on Sunday, depending on the date of the competition in Galway I might try to get some down as Liffey brewers aren't entering.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Hop Bomb on May 13, 2014, 05:37:11 PM
We could push it out another week or more if it gives us a bit more time? Has everyone brewed for it now?
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: montofk on May 14, 2014, 02:08:37 PM
I did laugh at that message 'I've drank the entire keg'  ??? shock horror!.... Happens every time I finish a keg.

I'll be ready with the beer by month end or early June or whenever.... won't make the meet if it's on the 6th June but I'll make the week after.   

I see here http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=6648.msg86012#msg86012 ..... the main comp is being discussed for end of June (possibly), as long as we're done and judged in time to get beers to Dublin for that we're fine aren't we?... I might even do another..
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Kevco5 on May 17, 2014, 07:46:26 PM
28th of June is being mooted for the final.
We can go anytime before that provided we still leave time to get them to Dublin.
13th or 20th of June? Assuming we're not judging at our May meet.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: DrowningManatee on May 17, 2014, 11:25:23 PM
13th or 20th sounds great to me! Won some extract kit offade HBW there, brewed today. Stuck on 3kg fancy LME, single hopped with citra (goin for 25IBU's) and fermented with danstar saison (gonna ferment around 23C). OG: 1.032 but will finish low. 26L, so plenty o gentle boozing to be done in the Summer :)
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: MisterBurns on May 18, 2014, 09:30:37 PM
I don't have anything to enter but if we go with 13th it looks like I'll be heading East on the 14th so I can bring the winning entries across - I'll know later this week for sure.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: eanna on May 24, 2014, 01:20:48 PM
I'm in hols for the 13th and not sure if I could make it down for the 20th. I might try to leave bottles in the oslo or with somebody next weekend, with somebody might be safer.

Also, does anyone know if there is an allowance for carbonation sugar? I bottled some at 4% with sugar and the rest is kegged.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: DrowningManatee on June 07, 2014, 04:27:16 PM
Managed to drink all my yummy saison thinkin i had some in reserve for the comp. Ill be there for the meet nonetheless :)
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Hop Bomb on June 11, 2014, 12:24:46 PM
Quote from: DrowningManatee on June 07, 2014, 04:27:16 PM
Managed to drink all my yummy saison thinkin i had some in reserve for the comp. Ill be there for the meet nonetheless :)

The drink is a curse!

Is this happening this Fri so? What do we need to help run it? Sticker labels, markers, pens, score sheets?
What else needs doing?
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: montofk on June 11, 2014, 12:43:48 PM
Judges?!... Are we scoring each other or using people that have ruled themselves out of the comp?
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Hop Bomb on June 11, 2014, 03:41:23 PM
Same as last year I guess. Have someone who doesnt have an entry in the comp label all the bottles with an entry number. Have them open & pour the samples for the us & we fill out the score sheet. That way we dont know who brewed what. I think thats the way it was last time?
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: montofk on June 11, 2014, 05:26:34 PM
I think we may guess who's beers are who's... but we'll judge it fairly and impartially... The fine characters we are.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Kevco5 on June 11, 2014, 09:37:09 PM
I'm working Friday night so won't be able to judge. More than happy to steward though.
Might need some one to takeover if we end up running late and I have to head off.

I'll print up score-sheets, stickers and pens will be handy too if someone can bring some.

Who's going on the night?

Steward
1. Kevco5
2.

Judging.
1.
2.
3.
4.
etc.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Hop Bomb on June 12, 2014, 05:35:12 PM
I wont make it tomorrow now. Sorry lads.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: St. Fursey on June 12, 2014, 08:25:20 PM
My beer is still in the fermenter so I'll be an impartial judge.

I'm working Friday night so won't be able to judge. More than happy to steward though.
Might need some one to takeover if we end up running late and I have to head off.

I'll print up score-sheets, stickers and pens will be handy too if someone can bring some.

Who's going on the night?

Steward
1. Kevco5
2.

Judging.
1. Enda
2.
3.
4.
etc.


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Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: barkar on June 12, 2014, 10:57:46 PM
Quote from: St. Fursey on June 12, 2014, 08:25:20 PM
My beer is still in the fermenter so I'll be an impartial judge.

I'm working Friday night so won't be able to judge. More than happy to steward though.
Might need some one to takeover if we end up running late and I have to head off.

I'll print up score-sheets, stickers and pens will be handy too if someone can bring some.

Who's going on the night?

Steward
1. Kevco5
2.

Judging.
1. Enda
2. Barkar
3.
4.
etc.


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Realistically i wont be in until  8.30 or so , so leave me out of judging if ye want to start earlier


Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: montofk on June 12, 2014, 11:55:45 PM
8.30 or so would suit me better too, but mindful of Kev having to work... I'll be available to steward when I get there tho if you did want to get underway and I can take over from / assist Kev if required.
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: MisterBurns on June 13, 2014, 11:39:13 AM
Lads - touch or go whether I can make it tonight (I don't have any entries either) but I'll let me know later. I am still going to Wicklow tomorrow so if you want me to transport the winning entry let me know where to collect, where they need to get to and I'll try to get it there!
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: MisterBurns on June 13, 2014, 09:25:14 PM
Obviously at this stage I won't be making it best of luck all. ps I'm leaving around 11am tomorrow
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Kevco5 on June 14, 2014, 12:20:32 AM
Results are in!

Very high standard tonight, with only 7 points separating the overall average!

Well done to all!

1st Barkar
2nd montofk
3rd eanna
4th Kevco5
5th hop bomb
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: eanna on June 18, 2014, 05:59:36 PM
What were the other styles guys, any more mad stouts like last year?
Title: Re: Summer Beer Competition
Post by: Kevco5 on June 18, 2014, 06:57:11 PM
Apa's and a Berliner weisse!
No summer stouts or any disqualifications either!