Sorry sorry delays excuses etc I know.
I'll be packing it up soon since I finally have a decent box I can put a single bottle in! I'll probably be scanning the judging sheets and emailing them out too.
No, but they probably do. They admit they have some secrets they keep. Again, this point and many other are in the wonderful thread debating the merits of different ways to make great quads which can be found here: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/westvleteren-12-group-brew-swap-121429/
However, this thread does remind me I totally want to host another Westvleteren 12/Quad comp. I'm sure I'll be able to procure two more bottles of the real thing (one for the judging and one for the winner) with the same format as last time. Say beginning of August? That leaves plenty of time to brew and age!
Mines in the fermenter at 75 (brewed this past Sunday)
I went with "Rochefort" yeast though. After reading the characteristics of both "Rochefort" and "Westmalles" yeast (and the LHBS not having the Westmalle) I decided that they really arent that much different if the fermentation is kept under 75 degrees or so.
I guess this should be posted in the other thread but it is a bit odd that there is no mention at all of decoction..........?
"quote" on the yeast is because the strain could have changed a bit since Wyeast/White Labs got their original sources.
No, but they probably do. They admit they have some secrets they keep. Again, this point and many other are in the wonderful thread debating the merits of different ways to make great quads which can be found here: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/westvleteren-12-group-brew-swap-121429/
However, this thread does remind me I totally want to host another Westvleteren 12/Quad comp. I'm sure I'll be able to procure two more bottles of the real thing (one for the judging and one for the winner) with the same format as last time. Say beginning of August? That leaves plenty of time to brew and age!
Who's in?
So pretty much like last year, which was what around july? I'm totally in, I enjoyed the whole process, including the swap. Eager to get my score sheet back, though. :P
I don't know if I can get around to brewing it in time. I've got thesis deadline around that time, then maybe moving. but I'd love to do version 2 of this.
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Everyones judging sheets have gone out. After looking at them yesterday I am again reminded at how good most of the beers were. Also, how similar yet different a lot of them were as well. I think for this year I will get someone to steward and have them randomly pick the lineup for the judging which will include the real Westvleteren 12 getting slipped into the mix. I should probably get some more judges too so I can open up the comp more, maybe I'll try to get one of the registered AHA homebrew clubs I'm in to host and make it a bigger deal
Would it be kosher to resubmit the beer I already brewed? I'm going to get some carb tabs so it's not, y'know, completely flat and I'd like to see how that changes your perception (and also, I don't brew enough to justify making the same batch twice when I'll opnly have made like 3 beers in between)
(Yeah, I don't brew often )
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Doesn't look like its happening this year. I'm getting married in a month so I'm fairly busy for the next few months. Perhaps if we can drum up interest we'll have a Quad Comp next Spring, maybe I can register it with my club and get it to be an official AHA Club Only Comp, that would be awesome.
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