Averagely Restricted Homebrew Competition - Official Rules

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  1. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    I'm excited to see the results.
     
    #61 SFACRKnight, Dec 9, 2017
  2. Prep8611

    Prep8611 Savant (1,208) Aug 22, 2014 New Jersey

    Me too!
     
    #62 Prep8611, Dec 9, 2017
  3. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    Is that a copy of Gordon Strong's Brewing Better Beer on the table? Was it used to settle a heated judging argument?
     
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  4. Prep8611

    Prep8611 Savant (1,208) Aug 22, 2014 New Jersey

    You are all winners in my book!
     
    #64 Prep8611, Dec 9, 2017
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  5. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    That's very kind of you, but I'll be disappointed if I don't make the top 10.
     
    #65 pweis909, Dec 9, 2017
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  6. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Drum Roll Please...
    First, I'm happy and proud (BA proud) to report that according to the judges there were no bad beers.

    Second, There Can Be Only One! The judges didn't always agree about everything, but they did ultimately agree about first place. The winner via BoS Round style judging consensus is: "Modestly Perfect English Porter" (BJCP 13.C English Porter). The additional ingredient was Brown Malt. The brewer is @pweis909. Congrats @pweis909, you have some very awesome brewing gloves coming your way.

    But wait, there's more! The judges also awarded an Honorable Mention (HM). At this point I should reiterate that (I'm told) there were no bad beers in this competition. The HM decision took a very long time to sort, because there was more than one beer being argued for. After a while, I asked the judges if they believed they were arguing over above average beers or if they just felt that there should be an HM. They replied in the former. Game on!

    HM goes to "Dubbel" (26B. Belgian Dubbel). The additional ingredient was Wyeast 1762 - Belgian Abbey II. The brewer is @Naugled. Congrats @Naugled. Alas, I don't have another pair of brewing gloves to send.

    At this point, I need to reiterate that according to the judges there were no bad beers submitted. While this was "BoS Style" judging, and thus no numerical scores given, I did listen to pretty much every word of the discussions, and I'll go only slightly out on a limb and say that based on what I heard, all entries were probably 30-ish+ beers. Not too many flights can say that, so kudos to everyone who took the time to brew and submit!
     
    #66 VikeMan, Dec 9, 2017
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  7. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    1) Yes.
    2) No.
     
    #67 VikeMan, Dec 9, 2017
  8. Prep8611

    Prep8611 Savant (1,208) Aug 22, 2014 New Jersey

    Awesome congrats to all.
     
    #68 Prep8611, Dec 9, 2017
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  9. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    Wee ha!

    Sounds like it must have been close. Hope to hear about what everyone submitted.
     
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  10. Granitebeard

    Granitebeard Zealot (549) Aug 24, 2016 Maine

    Congratulations! Can't wait to see the recipe.
     
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  11. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    Declared Style: English Porter (Category 13c)

    Beer Name: Modestly Perfect English Porter

    Ingredients:
    8 lbs Maris Otter (from AP ESB)
    1 lb Brown Malt (this is the 1 additional ingredient permitted by the rules)
    12 oz Chocolate Malt (from AP American Stout)
    8 oz English Crystal ~55L (from AP ESB)
    8 oz English Crystal ~80L (from AP ESB)
    1.25 oz East Kent Goldings, boiled 75 min, estimated 25 ibus (from AP ESB)
    0.75 oz East Kent Goldings, boiled 15 min, estimated 7 ibus (from AP ESB_
    1 pack Wyeast 1318, I L starter (from AP NEIPA)

    1.052 OG
    1.016 FG

    Est ABV 4.7%
    Est IBUs 32

    60 min mash 156F
    Ferment at 66F


    Targeted Water Profile, based on BruNWater Brown Malty Profile, but built from local well water using gypsum and calcium chloride additions, so not exactly as prescribed by the program, but close enough.

    Ion: ppm
    Calcium: 64
    Magnesium: 5
    Sodium: 4
    Sulfate: 50
    Chloride: 63
    Bicarbonate: 50
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    #71 pweis909, Dec 10, 2017
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  12. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Doh! I nearly forgot to thank our judges:

    @DrewF
    @StupidlyBrave
    @StupidlyBrave's very astute friend (and owner of a downright scary palate, truth be told) who worked as a professional taster (and whom I won't name here unless told it's okay...interwebs, privacy and all that).

    Thanks for taking the time to make the event possible!
     
    #72 VikeMan, Dec 10, 2017
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  13. Supergenious

    Supergenious Maven (1,273) May 9, 2011 Michigan

    Congrats @pweis909! Looks like a tasty recipe, might have to steal it .
    So what were the other entries? For the record, I submitted a Marzen (of sorts). It was pretty much a 50/50 blend of Maris otter and Munich, the extra ingredient was WY2633 Oktoberfest blend. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out as solid as hoped (obviously, since I didn’t win). Thanks again to @VikeMan for putting this together. Can’t wait for the next AP project.
     
    #73 Supergenious, Dec 10, 2017
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  14. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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  15. StupidlyBrave

    StupidlyBrave Zealot (507) Jan 2, 2009 Pennsylvania

    That was a lot of fun. Thanks to all who took the time to make entries for us to try and to @VikeMan for hosting the event.

    Yes, my wife is a supertaster. And I brought Gordan Strong's book to help me translate her tasting vocabulary into beer.
     
    #75 StupidlyBrave, Dec 10, 2017
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  16. Naugled

    Naugled Pooh-Bah (1,944) Sep 25, 2007 New York
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    Congrats Pweis! That's a good looking recipe. I'm going to add that to by spring brewing line up.

    Thanks for running this Vikeman! This was a lot of fun.
     
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  17. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    One other thing some may be interested to know about this beer is that I used a brew-in-a-bag mash.
     
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  18. Granitebeard

    Granitebeard Zealot (549) Aug 24, 2016 Maine

    I did a Wee Heavy. In the end it was Maris Otter, a little Munich, Caramel 80L and Roasted Barley (US versions as the LHBS sold out of UK), 1oz of EKG at 60min and 1oz at 10min, Yeast was 1318( as the LHBS was also out of 1728), BiaB as well for me. No additional ingredient as I wanted different Yeast.
     
    #78 Granitebeard, Dec 10, 2017
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  19. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    The ingredients seem reasonable, although maybe 1318 can get estery for the style? I was a little concerned about this with my porter, but I don't think it happened. Did you like your beer?
     
    #79 pweis909, Dec 10, 2017
  20. Granitebeard

    Granitebeard Zealot (549) Aug 24, 2016 Maine

    Oh yeah I do. I was only disappointed because it finished low on the SG side. Very malty sweet as a result but the flavors and esters i feel work very well together.

    Not going to lie, my next porter will probably be similar to yours, just not water adjustments, as I typically don't.
     
    #80 Granitebeard, Dec 10, 2017
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