Homebrew competition with supplied wort, ever done it?

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  1. jricharc

    jricharc Zealot (671) Feb 16, 2012 Virginia

    So a local brewery and homebrew club are hosting a competition for the best beer using their supplied wort, has anyone ever done anything like this before? I was thinking about trying it for shits and giggles, the details of the wort are below, any thoughts on interesting recipes that might work?

    Malt Bill: The plan right now is for the grist to be Pilsner malt, wheat, and Munich 20. The wort will not be boiled. It will come in around 12P (1.048 sg), and in pH range of 5.2-5.4.
     
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Any idea about the proportions of the grains?
     
  3. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    Vikeman's question is on target, but even without knowing the proportions, I'd say there are a number of things you could potentially do with this: Belgian Pale, American Pale, British Pale, Session NEIPA, American Wheat, German Wheat, Belgian Wit (a stretch, perhaps).
     
  4. jricharc

    jricharc Zealot (671) Feb 16, 2012 Virginia

    The details I posted are all they specified but I will inquire to see if more details will be provided. I think a Belgian or American Ale sound like good options.
     
  5. minderbender

    minderbender Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2009 New York

    A Berliner or gose might really stand out from the crowd. The wort sounds about right for gose, a little high-gravity for Berliner, but it would be easy enough to water it down I would think.
     
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  6. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    He could water it down directly, or he could kettle sour it, then add distilled water for the boil, which is how I make Berliners. Adding distilled water doesn't change the pH very much. I like to do it this way because I can use a purged, temp controlled corny keg for the "kettle," then get the rest of the pre-boil volume from the distilled water addition.
     
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