BJCP Judge Qualification COurse

[Kellie]

Am I too late to put my name down?

I would love to take part in this 

Kellie

[Padraic]

Am I too late to put my name down?

I would love to take part in this 

Kellie

Not at all Kellie, we needed someone to look after bren anyway 

1. Padraic [Saturday is fine]
2. Johnrm - I'll row in with whatever suits the masses as best I can.
3. Tom [Saturday is fine]
4. Dodge (work away)
5. Matthewdick23 [Saturday is fine]
6. brenmurph [Saturday is fine]
7. Will_D [Saturday is fine]
8. Andrew
9. Stitch [Saturday is fine]
10. Declan (CARA) [Saturday is fine]
11.3 rossa. I'm a disaster to pin down so work away.
12. Saruman - Saturday's are always fine.
13. Partridge9 - Saturdays ok i think
14. Irish Goat - Saturday afternoon is ok.
15. Kellie

[matthewdick23]

Those who would have to travel, would a double day, i.e. around 6 hours instead of 3 suit ye to get to dublin city centre?

The mentioned timelines wouldn't include anything extra added by the cicerone add-ons if we go down that route!

yeah, if I'm coming down from belfast, I'd prefer to do it as few times as possible- so longer days with more in them would be my preference

[brenmurph]

Those who would have to travel, would a double day, i.e. around 6 hours instead of 3 suit ye to get to dublin city centre?

The mentioned timelines wouldn't include anything extra added by the cicerone add-ons if we go down that route!

yeah, if I'm coming down from belfast, I'd prefer to do it as few times as possible- so longer days with more in them would be my preference

I agree,  Im pretty busy and travel to dublin for just a few hour takes a couple hours commuting so a 9-5 saturday and get more study in suits me too..

[Kellie]

Delighted I'm on the list........

Not sure about the looking after Brendan part.........

And Saturdays are good for me too!

[Padraic]

I must get the finger out and start putting this together!
So we've agreed on 5-6 full day sessions. I'm aiming for the cost to be as low as possible, hoping for around €25-30 per session to include beer (I haven't start investigating how much each beer will cost, some will be harder to source than others) and all the notes and rental of wherever I get for us to use.

So the first day will be a Saturday in mid/late June if that suits people?

I will get a date for ye all asap.

My understanding of the BJCP exam rules is 12 people can sit the exams so I will make those spots available to the first 12 on the list above. Some of them might drop out along the way but you will all still be qualified as beer judges and can sit the exam during the next sitting if needs be!

So if anyone has decided they no longer wish to do the course please feel free to remove yourself from the list. Also if you'd like to join the course please don't be shy!

[Padraic]

Ill definitely put it to a vote when we have membership sorted!

It will be great to have a mix of bjcp trained judges and professionals judging next year! The club is always going from strength to strength!

I will also welcome home brews for our judges to try and provide feedback to whoever donates some bottles! Details will follow when I have my ducks in a row!!

[Will_D]

I will also welcome home brews for our judges to try and provide feedback to whoever donates some bottles! Details will follow when I have my ducks in a row!!

Too many visits to Tog maybe:

[Dunkel]

I'd like to stick my name down for this. It was putting me off that Saturday was the chosen day - I work alternate Saturdays and Sundays - but I'm owed loads of holiday, so I'll just take the day off if necessary.

So
1. Padraic [Saturday is fine]
2. Johnrm - I'll row in with whatever suits the masses as best I can.
3. Tom [Saturday is fine]
4. Dodge (work away)
5. Matthewdick23 [Saturday is fine]
6. brenmurph [Saturday is fine]
7. Will_D [Saturday is fine]
8. Andrew
9. Stitch [Saturday is fine]
10. Declan (CARA) [Saturday is fine]
11.3 rossa. I'm a disaster to pin down so work away.
12. Saruman - Saturday's are always fine.
13. Partridge9 - Saturdays ok i think
14. Irish Goat - Saturday afternoon is ok.
15. Kellie
16.Dunkel

[Padraic]

I'm getting excited now about this course!

I think for the first day of the course we'll try to cover Light, Amber and Dark Lagers from a tasting point of view and theory sections on Water and Malt. I'll have to see what fits in my diary but we'll be looking at the end of next month I'd say for the first day.

[Padraic]

Okay, so the first day will be 29th of June!

That gives you all a few weeks to get time off from work or families! I hope to have it running once a month for the next 5-6 months!

Ill nail down the cost over the next couple of weeks and let you all know! (Note that there will be a membership discount for the classes)

For now can you copy the list down and confirm your attendance?

[Padraic]

1. Padraic [29th June is fine]
2. Johnrm
3. Tom
4. Dodge
5. Matthewdick23
6. brenmurph
7. Will_D
8. Andrew
9. Stitch
10. Declan (CARA)
11. Rossa
12. Saruman
13. Partridge9
14. Irish Goat
15. Kellie
16. Dunkel

[matthewdick23]

1. Padraic [29th June is fine]
2. Johnrm
3. Tom
4. Dodge
5. Matthewdick23  In. Im in Dublin that wkend- so perfect!!
6. brenmurph
7. Will_D
8. Andrew
9. Stitch
10. Declan (CARA)
11. Rossa
12. Saruman
13. Partridge9
14. Irish Goat
15. Kellie
16. Dunkel

[Tom]

What time do you anticipate finishing on the 29th? Think I've a gig that night, and I'm sure it won't be further south than Derry!

[Dunkel]

1. Padraic [29th June is fine]
2. Johnrm
3. Tom
4. Dodge
5. Matthewdick23  In. Im in Dublin that wkend- so perfect!!
6. brenmurph
7. Will_D
8. Andrew
9. Stitch
10. Declan (CARA)
11. Rossa
12. Saruman
13. Partridge9
14. Irish Goat
15. Kellie
16. Dunkel - just confirmed with the Boss (no, not that one, my employer), and off that day, so I'm in

Looking at the syllabus, there's a lot to cover!