Subject: Digest for the period 2/20/2003 - 2/21/2003 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 01:02:54 -0500 Table of contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Entries Now Being Accepted - St. Patrick's Cascadia Cup (Iain & Heather) 2. American ale yeast (Tom & Dana Karnowski) 3. Election of BJCP Directors (Bill Slack) 4. entry numbers and flight sheets (Bruce Stott) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Iain & Heather Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:32:57 -0800 Subject: Entries Now Being Accepted - St. Patrick's Cascadia Cup We are now accepting entries for the 7th Annual World Renowned St. Patrick's Cascadia Cup Homebrew Competition. The competition will be on Saturday March 8, 2003 at Bear Creek Brewing Co. / Northwest Brewhouse & Grill in Redmond, WA. (http://www.bearcreekbrewing.com/) The competition is BJCP and AHA sanctioned, and as always, we can use as many judges as possible. The competition features cash award certificates for the top three finishers in each flight and more great prizes for first place and Best of Show winners. Up to three winning beers will be brewed by our region's local microbreweries. This is the largest industry- sponsored homebrew event in the State, if not the Pacific Northwest! To help reduce paperwork, please use the Online Registration Wizards: Judge Registration Wizard: http://www.HordsOfFun.Com/hbc/judgewiz.asp?w=0A0E100707 Entry Registration Wizard: http://www.HordsOfFun.Com/hbc/regwiz.asp?w=0A0E100707 Additional competition details are available on our website: http://www.cascadebrewersguild.org/ Thanks in advance, Iain Ross Cascade Brewers Guild 7th Annual St. Patrick's Cascadia Cup Homebrew Competition Organizer house.cat`at`verizon.net ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tom & Dana Karnowski Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 04:24:19 -0500 Subject: American ale yeast Bob Hall of Napolean OH put a post in HBD #4175 about a comparison between various dry yeasts and WLP001. In his experiment an all-grain blond was split and fermented with 4 different dry yeasts and WLP001, California ale (akin to Wyeast 1056). In Bob's experiment the WLP001 came out on top overall, although it was not the unanimous #1 choice. (I don't believe the beers were judged according to style, just according to taste preferences.) This got me thinking about how the American / California ale strains (WLP001 and Wyeast 1056) seem to be very popular, not just among homebrewers but at brewpubs and micros as well. I suspect this is because of their neutral qualities. Judge-wise, I have begun to wonder if people are starting to develop a bias against the more fruity ale strains as a result of this. For example, if you drink a lot of American Ale fermented beer, a slightly tart, fruity beer brewed with an English strain might strike you as off. This is not a slam on the american ale strains (if you like it brew it) but it makes me wonder if I'm the only one who has thought of this. Does anyone else think this may be true? If so I think this may be something judges need to be cognizant of, especially if your personal brews are mostly American ale fermented. ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bill Slack Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:11:10 -0500 Subject: Election of BJCP Directors To the members of the MidAtlantic, Midwest, Southeast and West Regions of the BJCP: This year we will hold an election for the position of Regional Representative from these Regions. Each Regional Representative sits on the Board of Directors of the BJCP and represents the interests of BJCP members from his/her Region. The term of office is two years, starting on 1 June. Any member in good standing who resides in the Region may run for this office. If you are interested in serving the BJCP in this capacity, please immediately notify the Program Administrator of your candidacy as follows: Russ Wigglesworth Program Administrator, BJCP PO Box 751271 Petaluma CA 94975 (707)769-0425 or email him at program_admin`at`bjcp.org You will have to provide a statement of candidacy which includes whatever biographical material and statement of position that you wish the electorate to know. It must not exceed 500 words in length. You must also provide an endorsing statement signed by at least five BJCP members in good standing from your Region. Each endorser must provide name, address, (or BJCP Member number), signature and BJCP Rank. We would like to have all paperwork in by 15 March. You can be a little late as long as you notify Russ of your candidacy right away. If you need more time for the signatures, you can work that out with Russ. On a practical note, the only way we are able to run our geographically diverse organization is through heavy use of email and telephone so you should have reliable internet access in order to be effective in this position. Directors are not paid but reasonable expenses may be reimbursed. Cheers, Bill Slack President and Representative for the Northeast Region Board of Directors Beer Judge Certification Program, Inc. ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Stott Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:29:47 -0500 Subject: entry numbers and flight sheets > >entry numbers and flight sheets > > >The question of early entries always being at the start of a flight and late entries always being at the end is valid. It has come up at our annual competition (Eastern Connecticut Homebrew Competition) in the past. You are correct that entries are receiving consecutive numbers as they are received and therefore will receive similar positions in all flights. We resolved the issue by having our computer guru (my wife--don't ask me how she did it) print the flight sheets in random order rather than numeric order. Our flight sheets still have all entries grouped in their respective sub-categories, but their numeric order is random. It's worked well for us for several years. Bruce Stott Hop River Brewers ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** Subject: Digest for the period 2/20/2003 - 2/21/2003 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 01:02:54 -0500 Table of contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Entries Now Being Accepted - St. Patrick's Cascadia Cup (Iain & Heather) 2. American ale yeast (Tom & Dana Karnowski) 3. Election of BJCP Directors (Bill Slack) 4. entry numbers and flight sheets (Bruce Stott) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Iain & Heather Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:32:57 -0800 Subject: Entries Now Being Accepted - St. Patrick's Cascadia Cup We are now accepting entries for the 7th Annual World Renowned St. Patrick's Cascadia Cup Homebrew Competition. The competition will be on Saturday March 8, 2003 at Bear Creek Brewing Co. / Northwest Brewhouse & Grill in Redmond, WA. (http://www.bearcreekbrewing.com/) The competition is BJCP and AHA sanctioned, and as always, we can use as many judges as possible. The competition features cash award certificates for the top three finishers in each flight and more great prizes for first place and Best of Show winners. Up to three winning beers will be brewed by our region's local microbreweries. This is the largest industry- sponsored homebrew event in the State, if not the Pacific Northwest! To help reduce paperwork, please use the Online Registration Wizards: Judge Registration Wizard: http://www.HordsOfFun.Com/hbc/judgewiz.asp?w=0A0E100707 Entry Registration Wizard: http://www.HordsOfFun.Com/hbc/regwiz.asp?w=0A0E100707 Additional competition details are available on our website: http://www.cascadebrewersguild.org/ Thanks in advance, Iain Ross Cascade Brewers Guild 7th Annual St. Patrick's Cascadia Cup Homebrew Competition Organizer house.cat`at`verizon.net ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tom & Dana Karnowski Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 04:24:19 -0500 Subject: American ale yeast Bob Hall of Napolean OH put a post in HBD #4175 about a comparison between various dry yeasts and WLP001. In his experiment an all-grain blond was split and fermented with 4 different dry yeasts and WLP001, California ale (akin to Wyeast 1056). In Bob's experiment the WLP001 came out on top overall, although it was not the unanimous #1 choice. (I don't believe the beers were judged according to style, just according to taste preferences.) This got me thinking about how the American / California ale strains (WLP001 and Wyeast 1056) seem to be very popular, not just among homebrewers but at brewpubs and micros as well. I suspect this is because of their neutral qualities. Judge-wise, I have begun to wonder if people are starting to develop a bias against the more fruity ale strains as a result of this. For example, if you drink a lot of American Ale fermented beer, a slightly tart, fruity beer brewed with an English strain might strike you as off. This is not a slam on the american ale strains (if you like it brew it) but it makes me wonder if I'm the only one who has thought of this. Does anyone else think this may be true? If so I think this may be something judges need to be cognizant of, especially if your personal brews are mostly American ale fermented. ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bill Slack Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:11:10 -0500 Subject: Election of BJCP Directors To the members of the MidAtlantic, Midwest, Southeast and West Regions of the BJCP: This year we will hold an election for the position of Regional Representative from these Regions. Each Regional Representative sits on the Board of Directors of the BJCP and represents the interests of BJCP members from his/her Region. The term of office is two years, starting on 1 June. Any member in good standing who resides in the Region may run for this office. If you are interested in serving the BJCP in this capacity, please immediately notify the Program Administrator of your candidacy as follows: Russ Wigglesworth Program Administrator, BJCP PO Box 751271 Petaluma CA 94975 (707)769-0425 or email him at program_admin`at`bjcp.org You will have to provide a statement of candidacy which includes whatever biographical material and statement of position that you wish the electorate to know. It must not exceed 500 words in length. You must also provide an endorsing statement signed by at least five BJCP members in good standing from your Region. Each endorser must provide name, address, (or BJCP Member number), signature and BJCP Rank. We would like to have all paperwork in by 15 March. You can be a little late as long as you notify Russ of your candidacy right away. If you need more time for the signatures, you can work that out with Russ. On a practical note, the only way we are able to run our geographically diverse organization is through heavy use of email and telephone so you should have reliable internet access in order to be effective in this position. Directors are not paid but reasonable expenses may be reimbursed. Cheers, Bill Slack President and Representative for the Northeast Region Board of Directors Beer Judge Certification Program, Inc. ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Stott Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:29:47 -0500 Subject: entry numbers and flight sheets > >entry numbers and flight sheets > > >The question of early entries always being at the start of a flight and late entries always being at the end is valid. It has come up at our annual competition (Eastern Connecticut Homebrew Competition) in the past. You are correct that entries are receiving consecutive numbers as they are received and therefore will receive similar positions in all flights. We resolved the issue by having our computer guru (my wife--don't ask me how she did it) print the flight sheets in random order rather than numeric order. Our flight sheets still have all entries grouped in their respective sub-categories, but their numeric order is random. It's worked well for us for several years. Bruce Stott Hop River Brewers ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * **********************************************************************