Bell's Homebrewing Competition

VictorWisc · Aug 28, 2013

Came across the story by accident. The Elkhart blog is down, at the moment, but the text is available.

Bell's post is here. PDF instructions are here.

Wort will be distributed at Eccentric Cafe on September 14 until it runs out.

Here is what you need to know:

Sign-up times for wort pickup will begin at 11 a.m. Wort will be distributed starting at 1 p.m. Homebrewers should bring a sanitized vessel with them to transport their wort home. Buckets, carboys (please be extra careful handling glass carboys) and cornelius kegs are the most common vessels. You can leave them in your vehicle until it’s time to pick up your wort, but again, please sanitize your vessel prior to your pick-up time to help make sure everyone gets their wort.

Make sure to get there early, as supplies will be limited. Signing up early will help guarantee wort.

You can send someone else to pick up your wort. Bell’s is not concerned with who takes it, just who turns bottles in to be judged in October. They do ask that you don’t bring friends or relatives who don’t brew, just so you can have an extra 5+ gallons of wort. We are relying on the goodwill of homebrewers to help each other out and share the wealth. Please help make sure all who want to compete are able.

You can add whatever you like to your recipe/submission. However, if your entry is chosen as the winner, they will have to be able to figure out a way to make your beer on a much larger scale. So please, take good, detailed notes of everything you do to the wort.

Bell’s won’t know exactly how much they will end up with until the wort is made, but last year they were able to give 5 gallons of wort to 206 homebrewers. They hope to be in that ballpark again this year, but things happen during wort transfers that can affect that number. They recommend arriving early to sign up and make sure you get your wort.

This event also coincides with their 28th Anniversary Celebration, Homebrew Expo, our 7th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest, a performance by Ein Prosit! and The Macpodz.

Entries (4 bottles) are due to the Bell’s General Store by Saturday, October 26.

Winners will be announced on All Stouts Day Nov. 3, also at the Cafe.

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Bell's Homebrewing Competition

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