American Pale Ale Competition - April

[Gingerpete]

Hey Fellow Central Coast brewers,
We will be having our first club competition - American Pale Ale.

Pretty simple, just bring a longneck of your best APA to the meeting in April to enter.

Judging will be done by everyone that attends and the highest score wins! Judging standards are to BJCP guidelines 10A http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style10.php

Prizes are on offer from Toukley Country Brewer (I hear its a brand new Kegerator )

[Imperiallambic]

Looks good pete. I will be most likey be unavailable to partake in the tasting if its in April as im pretty busy this month. I will still like to enter a beer though.

I heard down the hop vine the prize was a braumeister

[Punter]

Hey Fellow Central Coast brewers,
Prizes are on offer from Toukley Country Brewer (I hear its a brand new Kegerator )

I heard down the hop vine the prize was a braumeister

Funny guys!
I thought the prize was actually a tin of Coopers Lager and BE2

Maybe down the track when we have a few more members a Kegerator could be on the cards as a prize.
This time I still have to work out prizes, but should be worthwhile!

[Rob2263]

chances are it will be a day cleaning the brewing gear at the shop

[Imperiallambic]

So guys what kind of a date are we aiming for? End of March ? or later?

I need to really get on with brewing it but am waiting on a essential ingrediant

The lads at 'Six String' said a meet at the brewery could possibly work.

[Gingerpete]

First week of April- Sunday the 7th? or is that too soon for a people?
maybe 2 weeks after that? Sunday the 21st

Does anyone have any preference?

[emnpaul]

I seriously doubt I'll find the time to brew anything for this, so in terms of nominating a time I'm out. I do however have dome excess Columbus flowers so if anybody wants some let me now and I'll drop them off at Duane's on Friday arvo.

[sama]

Later the better for me,I ain't got time to scratch my ass at the moment

[Imperiallambic]

Sunday 7th will not work for me i am doing my boat licence course that day
So another day would be nice
I brewed my pale today.
Fingers crossed i've finally got rid of this infection thats been haunting me

[Gingerpete]

Alright, 21st of April it is!
Marc, are you able to see if the 6 String boys are cool with us as a venue? And that they don't mind us bringing some of our own beer? Maybe one of them could be one of the judges. I ran into Josh at the shops yesterday and he said he would also be a judge as he won't be able to enter.

[Imperiallambic]

I am actually now going to be away interstate from the 11th till the 23rd aswell so will not be able to attend.

[Gingerpete]

So how is everyone going with their Pale ale?
Marc are you still going to brew, even if you can't make it to the judging?

[Imperiallambic]

I did brew mine a few weeks ago but i think my keg got must have sprung a leak.
Has any one else brewed?

[Gingerpete]

I've gone mine fermenting at the moment.
Maris Otter base with 500g of Victory and 500g of Vienna. All Centennial hops and 1056 yeast. I didn't let my starters finish, so I think I may have majorly underpitched. Oh well.

Sprung a leak or you just drank it really fast?

[gone brewing]

I've got my APA cc'ing at the moment but I have run off 2 longnecks to gas up in time for the meeting.

Cheers
Dick

[jazzyj]

I have two family functions on the 21st. There is no way I can get to the judging. I know I had not entered a beer but I am still bummed out about missing the catchup

[Gingerpete]

So who can make it this Sunday?
Same time and place as previous weekends - Long Jetty Park 3pm

You can volunteer as a judge if you aren't entering. If everyone brings an entry, we can all judge.


If you have an entry, bring it along on Sunday. If you can't make it and still want to enter - You can drop off at Duanes shop at Toukley or my place at Gosford (Near the hospital, PM me for the address).

Hopefully we will see everyone there!

[jazzyj]

I am out. Too much family stuff on

[gone brewing]

I'm there and I've got a beer to enter. Do we just need one longneck for the entry? Is there anything else that I should bring?

[Gingerpete]

One longneck should be fine.
Bring along a tasting glass if you want - Much better than plastic.

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