Received: from srvr22.engin.umich.edu (root at srvr22.engin.umich.edu [141.212.2.35]) by srvr5.engin.umich.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA18461 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:08:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from synchro.com (cccox.ne.mediaone.net [24.128.144.90]) by srvr22.engin.umich.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA23172 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:08:31 -0500 (EST) From: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" To: "Digest Recipients" Reply-To: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" Subject: Digest for the period 01/13/99 - 01/14/99 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:04:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Hops: 1 Status: RO --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Table of contents ------------------------------------------------------ Call for Judges for NetWort IV (Jim Arbuckle) More MCAB News . . . . (Louis K. Bonham) Homebrewer of the Year Competitions (bernardch at mindspring.com) --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: Received: from postoffice.harvard.net by synchro.com with POP3 (Mailtraq/1.0.3.1018) id SYNC81395BC7E; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:54:29 -0500 >From root Tue Jan 12 11:51:00 1999 Received: (from root at localhost) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) id LAA27552 for postmaster at synchro.com; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:51:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from dub-img-7.compuserve.com (dub-img-7.compuserve.com [149.174.206.137]) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA27497 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:50:51 -0500 (EST) Received: (from root at localhost) by dub-img-7.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.17) id LAA09715 for judge at synchro.com; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:51:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:51:02 -0500 From: Jim Arbuckle Reply-To: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" Errors-To: judge-owner at synchro.com Subject: Call for Judges for NetWort IV Sender: judge at synchro.com To: JudgeNet - the beer judge digest Message-ID: <199901121151_MC2-665B-2C6A at compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by airsupply.harvard.net id LAA27497 Apparently-To: judge at synchro.com X-Hops: 3 X-POST-MessageClass: 10; Mailing List Message Call for Judges for NetWort IV, an AHA Recognized Virtual Competition Anyone interested in hosting a judging site for NetWort IV should Email Jim Arbuckle at the following address: JimArbuckle at Compuserve.com. BJCP points will be awarded to judges per normal BJCP rules. Each site is analogous to a table at a conventional competition, and so each site will need a minimum of two BJCP judges. Entries will be shipped to your site for judging, along with all paperwork needed (score sheets, cover sheets, etc.). You supply the site (your kitchen table, or other appropriate place.), opener, pencils, and cups. Entries are identified only by a number on each bottle. Once judging is completed, scores are posted onto a website and/or CompuServe using a provided template. Once all sites have posted results, a key matching names to entry numbers will be posted. All paperwork is to be returned to Jim Arbuckle (return postage provided). This is a low-stress way to do some judging, get points, and participate in a truly unique competition. --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: Received: from postoffice.harvard.net by synchro.com with POP3 (Mailtraq/1.0.3.1018) id SYNC81435BCB2; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:49:35 -0500 >From root Tue Jan 12 15:47:07 1999 Received: (from root at localhost) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) id PAA26147 for postmaster at synchro.com; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:47:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from voyager.c-com.net (voyager.c-com.net [209.127.0.2]) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA25924 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:46:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from phoenix.net (dial55.phoenix.net [205.241.121.69]) by voyager.c-com.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA12723; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 14:41:09 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <369BB34F.2B58ED01 at phoenix.net> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 14:40:49 -0600 From: "Louis K. Bonham" Errors-To: judge-owner at synchro.com Sender: judge at synchro.com Reply-To: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: JudgeNet - the beer judge digest Subject: More MCAB News . . . . Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Apparently-To: judge at synchro.com X-Hops: 3 X-POST-MessageClass: 10; Mailing List Message Preparations for the first MCAB are in full cry! Here's where we stand at present: (1) Prizes: Thanks to the generosity of a number of sponsors, in addition to whatever ribbons, medals, or other momentos we decide to give out, here's what the winners of the MCAB are slated to receive (in most cases, these will be in the form of a certificate entitling the winner to have his prize shipped to him directly from the sponsor): 1st Place QS: 1 sack of malt from Malt Montana 500 g brick of yeast from Lallemand 2 lbs of hops (winner's choice) from HopUnion 2d Place QS: 1 vial of Whitelabs Yeast (winner's choice) 1/2 lbs of hops (winner's choice) from HopUnion 500 g brick of yeast from Lallemand 3d Place QS: 1/2 lb of hops (winner's choice) from HopUnion 500 g brick of yeast from Lallemand Best of Show Finalists (6): 10 gallon cornelius keg from SABCO Best of Show Winner: Seibel Short Course (courtesy of Crosby & Baker, Ltd. and the Seibel Institute) 3 sacks of malt from Schreier Malting (winner's choice of any Schreier or DeWolf - Cosyns malts) A number of other companies are currently mulling how they will be sponsoring the MCAB and/or increasing their levels of support, and so there may be still more goodies for the winners! In addition, we expect that we will have gobs of other stuff which, in Foam Ranger tradition, we will give away via a raffle to defray some of the costs of the MCAB. Our thanks to our sponsors for their support! (2) MCAB Technical Conference Even if you've not a participant in the actual MCAB competition, it's still worth coming to. In addition to the Foam Rangers, the KGB and the Mashtronauts (our fellow Houston area clubs) will be acting as your hosts for the weekend. Here's what we have planned: Friday, February 12, 1999 3:00 -- 6:00 PM Registration & Reception (Hotel) 6:00 -- 9.30 PM Pub Crawl of Village Brewpubs 8:00 -- 9:30 PM Judging of QS 1-9 (St. Arnolds) 10:00 --12:00 MCAB Raffle & Evening Program (Hotel) Evening Program will be a "confrontation" between George Fix and Paul Farnsworth on the relative merits of Continental vs. English styles of beer, featuring, of course, numerous examples of each. Saturday, February 13, 1999 9:00 -- 11:30 AM Technical conference (Hotel) Presentations: George Fix ("Ice-Brewing") Paul Farnsworth ("Brewing in Paradise") Dave Miller (t/b/a) Panel discussion of audience questions 12:30 -- 2:00 PM Judging of QS 10-18 (St. Arnolds) 12:30 -- 2:30 PM Technical conference continues (Hotel) Presentations: Ralph Olson (HopUnion -- "Trends in the Hop Industry") Seth Schneider (Crosby & Baker -- "Brewing Additives") Clayton Cone (Lallemand -- "New Developments in Dry Yeast") 2:30 -- 4:30 PM Sensory Evaluation Seminar (Hotel) (Hosted by George DePiro) 2:30 -- 5:30 Pub Crawl of Clear Lake Brewpubs 2:30 -- 3:30 PM BOS Semifinal Judging (St. Arnolds) 3:30 -- 4:30 PM BOS Final Judging (St. Arnolds) 6:30 -- ??? MCAB Awards Presentation and Party (St. Arnolds) (The Mashtronauts will be cooking mass quantities of cajun food.) As we have hoped to be able to do, except for nominal charges for bus passes and meal tickets, there will be no charge to attend the MCAB! (3) Exhibition -- the following companies have indicated that they will be exhibiting their products at the MCAB (the exhibition space will be adjacent to the ballroom used for the technical conference) and will have representatives attending to answer your questions: Crosby & Baker, Ltd. SABCO HopUnion Lallemand Malt Montana White Labs Briess Malting (4) Reservations, etc. Headquarters for the MCAB will be at the Courtyard by Marriott (3131 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027, tel. 713-961-1640), which is in Houston's Galleria area. We have reserved a block of rooms at this hotel at a special rate of $59 / night. (Mention the MCAB when making your reservation to get this rate.) We will have busses available to ferry folks between the hotel and Saint Arnolds during the event. If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail. Hope to see everyone in February! Louis K. Bonham Organizer, Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: Received: from postoffice.harvard.net by synchro.com with POP3 (Mailtraq/1.0.3.1018) id SYNC81515BD11; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:57:34 -0500 >From root Tue Jan 12 23:55:01 1999 Received: (from root at localhost) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) id XAA14949 for postmaster at synchro.com; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:55:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from camel7.mindspring.com (camel7.mindspring.com [207.69.200.57]) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA14881 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:54:27 -0500 (EST) From: bernardch at mindspring.com Errors-To: judge-owner at synchro.com Sender: judge at synchro.com Received: from default (user-38lc7at.dialup.mindspring.com [209.86.29.93]) by camel7.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id XAA25271; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:55:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <005601be3eb0$93314b00$f45b56d1 at default> Reply-To: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" To: JudgeNet - the beer judge digest Subject: Homebrewer of the Year Competitions Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 22:43:36 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Apparently-To: judge at synchro.com X-Hops: 3 X-POST-MessageClass: 10; Mailing List Message How do the various clubs/regions handle the scoring for their respective hombrewer of the year (HBoY) competitions? We've run two HBoY competitions and are looking for ways to improve in 1999 on what we have already done. The three clubs holding competitions in Tennessee (Memphis, Knoxville & Nashville) established a TNHBoY competition two years ago. In that first year points were awarded for 1st (3pts), 2nd (2pts), and 3rd (1pt) place finishes in categories/styles at each competition. A minimum number of entries (3, if I remember) were required in each of the three competitions to remain eligible for the HBoY award. During this first year it became apparent that this method somewhat favored those individuals that could brew often and hence have many beers to enter. Because this method of scoring led to a "run-away" victory, the second and third competitions probably suffered somewhat in the number of entries since the TNHBoY title was in effect already decided. In discussing the award for the following year (1998) the question became how to not penalize those brewers that for "reasons of life" can't brew frequently, but when they do brew, always brew quality beers? During the second year the three clubs decided to keep the points system and minimum entries, but adjusted the points totals so a 1st place winner would carry greater weight (1st - 5pts, 2nd - 3pts, 3rd - 1pt). This became the "strongman" division. A second division was created which was called the "quality" division. The scoring in this division was simply the highest six scores recieved in any of the three Tennessee competitions (again with minimum entry requirements). This year the "strongman" division became a two-team race going into the final competition and the "quality" division was a closer 4 person race. However a general feeling is that having multiple HBoY awards dilutes the significance of the HBoY title. If we have two divisions, why not three (extract only HBoY)? four (dry yeast only HBoY)? I think you get the idea. Looking to improve the competition in our third HBoY year, I ask of the other clubs that have run HBoY competitions in the past: "How have you develpoed your HBoY rules to give both the frequent brewer and the occasional, but outstanding brewer, equal chances of capturing the title, while keeping the race as close as possible through all the competitions?" Chuck Bernard bernardch at mindspring.com Music City Brewers, Nashville TN - Music CityUSA --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50-- Received: from srvr22.engin.umich.edu (root at srvr22.engin.umich.edu [141.212.2.35]) by srvr5.engin.umich.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA18461 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:08:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from synchro.com (cccox.ne.mediaone.net [24.128.144.90]) by srvr22.engin.umich.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA23172 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:08:31 -0500 (EST) From: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" To: "Digest Recipients" Reply-To: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" Subject: Digest for the period 01/13/99 - 01/14/99 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:04:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Hops: 1 Status: RO --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Table of contents ------------------------------------------------------ Call for Judges for NetWort IV (Jim Arbuckle) More MCAB News . . . . (Louis K. Bonham) Homebrewer of the Year Competitions (bernardch at mindspring.com) --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: Received: from postoffice.harvard.net by synchro.com with POP3 (Mailtraq/1.0.3.1018) id SYNC81395BC7E; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:54:29 -0500 >From root Tue Jan 12 11:51:00 1999 Received: (from root at localhost) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) id LAA27552 for postmaster at synchro.com; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:51:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from dub-img-7.compuserve.com (dub-img-7.compuserve.com [149.174.206.137]) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA27497 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:50:51 -0500 (EST) Received: (from root at localhost) by dub-img-7.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.17) id LAA09715 for judge at synchro.com; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:51:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:51:02 -0500 From: Jim Arbuckle Reply-To: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" Errors-To: judge-owner at synchro.com Subject: Call for Judges for NetWort IV Sender: judge at synchro.com To: JudgeNet - the beer judge digest Message-ID: <199901121151_MC2-665B-2C6A at compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by airsupply.harvard.net id LAA27497 Apparently-To: judge at synchro.com X-Hops: 3 X-POST-MessageClass: 10; Mailing List Message Call for Judges for NetWort IV, an AHA Recognized Virtual Competition Anyone interested in hosting a judging site for NetWort IV should Email Jim Arbuckle at the following address: JimArbuckle at Compuserve.com. BJCP points will be awarded to judges per normal BJCP rules. Each site is analogous to a table at a conventional competition, and so each site will need a minimum of two BJCP judges. Entries will be shipped to your site for judging, along with all paperwork needed (score sheets, cover sheets, etc.). You supply the site (your kitchen table, or other appropriate place.), opener, pencils, and cups. Entries are identified only by a number on each bottle. Once judging is completed, scores are posted onto a website and/or CompuServe using a provided template. Once all sites have posted results, a key matching names to entry numbers will be posted. All paperwork is to be returned to Jim Arbuckle (return postage provided). This is a low-stress way to do some judging, get points, and participate in a truly unique competition. --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: Received: from postoffice.harvard.net by synchro.com with POP3 (Mailtraq/1.0.3.1018) id SYNC81435BCB2; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:49:35 -0500 >From root Tue Jan 12 15:47:07 1999 Received: (from root at localhost) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) id PAA26147 for postmaster at synchro.com; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:47:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from voyager.c-com.net (voyager.c-com.net [209.127.0.2]) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA25924 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:46:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from phoenix.net (dial55.phoenix.net [205.241.121.69]) by voyager.c-com.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA12723; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 14:41:09 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <369BB34F.2B58ED01 at phoenix.net> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 14:40:49 -0600 From: "Louis K. Bonham" Errors-To: judge-owner at synchro.com Sender: judge at synchro.com Reply-To: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: JudgeNet - the beer judge digest Subject: More MCAB News . . . . Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Apparently-To: judge at synchro.com X-Hops: 3 X-POST-MessageClass: 10; Mailing List Message Preparations for the first MCAB are in full cry! Here's where we stand at present: (1) Prizes: Thanks to the generosity of a number of sponsors, in addition to whatever ribbons, medals, or other momentos we decide to give out, here's what the winners of the MCAB are slated to receive (in most cases, these will be in the form of a certificate entitling the winner to have his prize shipped to him directly from the sponsor): 1st Place QS: 1 sack of malt from Malt Montana 500 g brick of yeast from Lallemand 2 lbs of hops (winner's choice) from HopUnion 2d Place QS: 1 vial of Whitelabs Yeast (winner's choice) 1/2 lbs of hops (winner's choice) from HopUnion 500 g brick of yeast from Lallemand 3d Place QS: 1/2 lb of hops (winner's choice) from HopUnion 500 g brick of yeast from Lallemand Best of Show Finalists (6): 10 gallon cornelius keg from SABCO Best of Show Winner: Seibel Short Course (courtesy of Crosby & Baker, Ltd. and the Seibel Institute) 3 sacks of malt from Schreier Malting (winner's choice of any Schreier or DeWolf - Cosyns malts) A number of other companies are currently mulling how they will be sponsoring the MCAB and/or increasing their levels of support, and so there may be still more goodies for the winners! In addition, we expect that we will have gobs of other stuff which, in Foam Ranger tradition, we will give away via a raffle to defray some of the costs of the MCAB. Our thanks to our sponsors for their support! (2) MCAB Technical Conference Even if you've not a participant in the actual MCAB competition, it's still worth coming to. In addition to the Foam Rangers, the KGB and the Mashtronauts (our fellow Houston area clubs) will be acting as your hosts for the weekend. Here's what we have planned: Friday, February 12, 1999 3:00 -- 6:00 PM Registration & Reception (Hotel) 6:00 -- 9.30 PM Pub Crawl of Village Brewpubs 8:00 -- 9:30 PM Judging of QS 1-9 (St. Arnolds) 10:00 --12:00 MCAB Raffle & Evening Program (Hotel) Evening Program will be a "confrontation" between George Fix and Paul Farnsworth on the relative merits of Continental vs. English styles of beer, featuring, of course, numerous examples of each. Saturday, February 13, 1999 9:00 -- 11:30 AM Technical conference (Hotel) Presentations: George Fix ("Ice-Brewing") Paul Farnsworth ("Brewing in Paradise") Dave Miller (t/b/a) Panel discussion of audience questions 12:30 -- 2:00 PM Judging of QS 10-18 (St. Arnolds) 12:30 -- 2:30 PM Technical conference continues (Hotel) Presentations: Ralph Olson (HopUnion -- "Trends in the Hop Industry") Seth Schneider (Crosby & Baker -- "Brewing Additives") Clayton Cone (Lallemand -- "New Developments in Dry Yeast") 2:30 -- 4:30 PM Sensory Evaluation Seminar (Hotel) (Hosted by George DePiro) 2:30 -- 5:30 Pub Crawl of Clear Lake Brewpubs 2:30 -- 3:30 PM BOS Semifinal Judging (St. Arnolds) 3:30 -- 4:30 PM BOS Final Judging (St. Arnolds) 6:30 -- ??? MCAB Awards Presentation and Party (St. Arnolds) (The Mashtronauts will be cooking mass quantities of cajun food.) As we have hoped to be able to do, except for nominal charges for bus passes and meal tickets, there will be no charge to attend the MCAB! (3) Exhibition -- the following companies have indicated that they will be exhibiting their products at the MCAB (the exhibition space will be adjacent to the ballroom used for the technical conference) and will have representatives attending to answer your questions: Crosby & Baker, Ltd. SABCO HopUnion Lallemand Malt Montana White Labs Briess Malting (4) Reservations, etc. Headquarters for the MCAB will be at the Courtyard by Marriott (3131 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027, tel. 713-961-1640), which is in Houston's Galleria area. We have reserved a block of rooms at this hotel at a special rate of $59 / night. (Mention the MCAB when making your reservation to get this rate.) We will have busses available to ferry folks between the hotel and Saint Arnolds during the event. If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail. Hope to see everyone in February! Louis K. Bonham Organizer, Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: Received: from postoffice.harvard.net by synchro.com with POP3 (Mailtraq/1.0.3.1018) id SYNC81515BD11; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:57:34 -0500 >From root Tue Jan 12 23:55:01 1999 Received: (from root at localhost) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) id XAA14949 for postmaster at synchro.com; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:55:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from camel7.mindspring.com (camel7.mindspring.com [207.69.200.57]) by airsupply.harvard.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA14881 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:54:27 -0500 (EST) From: bernardch at mindspring.com Errors-To: judge-owner at synchro.com Sender: judge at synchro.com Received: from default (user-38lc7at.dialup.mindspring.com [209.86.29.93]) by camel7.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id XAA25271; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:55:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <005601be3eb0$93314b00$f45b56d1 at default> Reply-To: "JudgeNet - the beer judge digest" To: JudgeNet - the beer judge digest Subject: Homebrewer of the Year Competitions Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 22:43:36 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Apparently-To: judge at synchro.com X-Hops: 3 X-POST-MessageClass: 10; Mailing List Message How do the various clubs/regions handle the scoring for their respective hombrewer of the year (HBoY) competitions? We've run two HBoY competitions and are looking for ways to improve in 1999 on what we have already done. The three clubs holding competitions in Tennessee (Memphis, Knoxville & Nashville) established a TNHBoY competition two years ago. In that first year points were awarded for 1st (3pts), 2nd (2pts), and 3rd (1pt) place finishes in categories/styles at each competition. A minimum number of entries (3, if I remember) were required in each of the three competitions to remain eligible for the HBoY award. During this first year it became apparent that this method somewhat favored those individuals that could brew often and hence have many beers to enter. Because this method of scoring led to a "run-away" victory, the second and third competitions probably suffered somewhat in the number of entries since the TNHBoY title was in effect already decided. In discussing the award for the following year (1998) the question became how to not penalize those brewers that for "reasons of life" can't brew frequently, but when they do brew, always brew quality beers? During the second year the three clubs decided to keep the points system and minimum entries, but adjusted the points totals so a 1st place winner would carry greater weight (1st - 5pts, 2nd - 3pts, 3rd - 1pt). This became the "strongman" division. A second division was created which was called the "quality" division. The scoring in this division was simply the highest six scores recieved in any of the three Tennessee competitions (again with minimum entry requirements). This year the "strongman" division became a two-team race going into the final competition and the "quality" division was a closer 4 person race. However a general feeling is that having multiple HBoY awards dilutes the significance of the HBoY title. If we have two divisions, why not three (extract only HBoY)? four (dry yeast only HBoY)? I think you get the idea. Looking to improve the competition in our third HBoY year, I ask of the other clubs that have run HBoY competitions in the past: "How have you develpoed your HBoY rules to give both the frequent brewer and the occasional, but outstanding brewer, equal chances of capturing the title, while keeping the race as close as possible through all the competitions?" Chuck Bernard bernardch at mindspring.com Music City Brewers, Nashville TN - Music CityUSA --Next_Part_SYNC81775BE50--