mdatum

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I've been brewing for awhile now, and although well meaning friends tell me how great my beer is, I understand some of its shortcomings and want to improve. It seems to me that competitions are a great way to get good feedback.

An IPA I recently made is by far my best brew and I want knowledgeable feedback on it. It started as a SN celebration ale clone (one of my favorite beers) recipe I that used as a base but altered a bit. The result is similar, but could never be confused with the other.

Would there be anything wrong with submitting an extract based on a clone recipe to competitions?

wailingguitar

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I don't see why not. I don't think I have judged a single competition where there wasn't such a beer...

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FastAndy

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Nothing wrong with that at all. Competing is a great way to get meaningful feedback. Keep us posted after you enter.

Cheers.

Revvy

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I'm confused about the question, are you wondering if you should enter an extract beer in a comp, or a clone in a comp. Both are perfectly fine. Judging is blind, so judges don't know from Adam whether a beer is extract or not, and a well made extract should be indistinguishable from an all grain. Many folks have done great in comps with extracts.

As to clones, if I recall correctly one of the longshot winners a few years back was a clone brew. I've entered clones before.

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[QUOTE=Revvy;3614037]I'm confused about the question, are you wondering if you should enter an extract beer in a comp, or a clone in a comp. Both are perfectly fine. Judging is blind, so judges don't know from Adam whether a beer is extract or not, and a well made extract should be indistinguishable from an all grain. Many folks have done great in comps with extracts.

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I had a extract based Coffee Porter made by a fellow brewer a couple of days ago that I swore would be all grain but wasn't. It was fantastic.

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mdatum

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Yes.

Thank you all for the response. I'll give it a shot, nothing to lose but an entry fee.

unionrdr

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dallasdb

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I'll give you great feedback without an entry fee! Just mail me a few of your best bottles