BJCP Course 2015?

[Partridge9]

Folks

I have updated the spreadsheet with the payments, I am missing a couple, if you are listed as not paid and you have done so, please send me a PM.
There is a shed load of payments at the moment and I may well have missed it !!

If have changed your mind or something - please let me know as I need to ensure I have the correct volume of beer for the first class.

If anyone wants to attend this class - we probably have room for a couple more.

For members its basically

6 classes - 90.74
5 classes - 75.74
4 classes - 60.74
3 classes - 45.74

Dates

01 - 20/06/2015
02 - 04/07/2015
03 - 22/08/2015
04 - 29/08/2015
05 - 12/09/2015
06 - 19/09/2015

If you are interested - you need to let us know ASAP, its fast approaching !

Thanks

James

[Frequent Sequence]

Very interested. May not be able to attend the first date. would it be possible to attend from then on?
Thanks.

[Partridge9]

Yeap of course, no worries at all

very few of the attendees are available for all the dates.

If you want to attend 5 classes - its €75.74 for members - simply pay using paypal to ...

bjcp@nationalhomebrewclub.ie

[Saruman (Reuben Gray)]

Is there money owed for exam only yet?

[Partridge9]

Not yet, we are still finalising that. We'll keep you posted ;-)

[Partridge9]

Ok folks

Kick off is 12 noon for the black sheep on Saturday. If you could get there a few minutes early, that would be good, so we can start on time.

Andy, the regional manager has kindly offered us a beer and a burger for a tenner, for refreshment after, this offer is only available to the course participants

All you need to bring with you is a pencil !  The course has been priced to simply buy the beer for the tasting on the day.

The new guidelines are available for BJCP or here

We are going to be starting with categories 18B / 19C / 21A and maybe one more. These are pretty straightforward categories with the focus more around the sheets and preparing people correctly.

For those in the 'exam only' category - we are in the process of getting our date confirmed and once this is ready we will get back here.


Looking forward to it

James

[Jonnycheech]

Sorry this may have been asked before but how long does each session last roughly?

[Partridge9]

We are looking at around 2 hours , but we will have a better idea after the first class !

[Partridge9]

Guys this course if completely full now.

Sorry, no more spots 

[Partridge9]

Guys and Ladies,

We begin our classes Saturday. Rossa is taking lead on this first class on Pale Ales and IPAs, however the styles themselves will be taking a back seat and much of the emphasis will be on identifying flavours in beer, converting that onto paper, giving homebrewers feedback and getting exam tips and trick from those who scored well.
Hopefully you will find it rewarding.
For those who are listed in the original list for the 'exam only', we havent forgot. We have applied to BJCP and reserved exam facilitators, so fingered crossed. Any updates I'll post as soon as we get them.

James

[DoubleG]

Really looking forward to Saturday guys. Thanks for putting it all together. Is there anything we need to bring along?

[shanek]

1 class in, fantastic!A big thanks to the lads for organizing the training etc.
Cheers

[DoubleG]

If anyone is interested Brad Smith from BeerSmith has a podcast on the new BJCP 2015 guidelines. He interviews Gordon Strong who we talked about in the first class about the new guidelines and there is some information on the format of the BJCP exam.

Heres the link:

http://beersmith.com/blog/

[ManofBeerd]

Hi Guys,

Is there any places available for these BJCP courses?

Rgds,

Derek.

[Partridge9]

Derek,

We are one class in, its going great

We are a little packed for the remainder of the classes, if you are interested - I'll have a quick chat with the course facilitators and see if they mind, but unfortunately we are well over subscribed for the exam.

So I suppose, that leads to the question, are you still interested in the course if you cant sit the exam ? we can only offer the mock exam.