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Typically tables are organized by both table size and keeping like categories together. This can be very challenging since it depends what folks are entering and how many judges you have to work with. The BJCP Competition Handbook provides guidance on how to approach this...

The Homebrewers Jamboree in NH would be the one large regional event in the Northeast that comes to mind (held in the Fall): http://www.homebrewersjamboree.com/ Other pouring events include festival style competitions put on by local breweries/charity events - here in CT we have Brewers...

Congrats on your first competition! I’m guessing from your post that you don’t have a counter pressure filler, beer gun, or other method to transfer fully carbonated beer from the keg to a bottle without oxygen pickup. Without a good method, I would lean towards bottle conditioning since the...

I primarily will can off the keg using a Blichmann Beer Gun for most styles. It is easier to dial in the carbonation in the keg prior to canning. I do can-condition for highly carbonated beers such as a Witbier or Hefeweizen since it is difficult to achieve an effervescent character from a keg...

SNERHC is pleased to announce that we will have a CT Brewer’s Choice prize winner who will be invited to collaborate with head brewer Frank Lockwood at Reverie Brewing Company for release at their tap room in Newtown CT. This prize is for beers brewed by CT Homebrew Club members as a way of...

Registration for the 2023 Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition (SNERHC) opens this Saturday August 26th! This is a BJCP certified competition of beer, mead and cider and is well regarded as a great competition to get feedback on your homebrew. Full details and entry at Southern New...

Underground Brewers of CT have done two group buys since Maltose closed down. The last one was from Thralls in Windsor, CT. Usually posted on the FB group page.

I have not found 2206 to be a slow starter when pitched fresh and with enough cells. Did you happen to note the best before date on the Wyeast pack? Seeing it took 3 days to swell suggests either an old packet or it was already stressed prior.

The OG was 1.087 for this batch. It was pitched directly on yeast cake from a prior batch of a Dunkel, so the yeast was good to go. :)

I have a Doppelbock going right now, also with 833 yeast. :) I will typically start raising the temperature about 4 gravity points from FG and start spunding at the same time. However, if the gravity trace from the Tilt starts to plateau I'll consider bumping the temperature earlier. I...

I've been using the Oktober SL1 for about a year now - the unit is absolutely solid and I have had zero issues. No adjustments or dial-in time required: first can was spot on and every one since has sealed without any problems.

Just unboxed my S40 and ran a quick temperature test using 5 gallons of water (approximately full volume for a 3 gallon batch). Target mash temperature ran 2-3 degrees F higher than the temperature set on the S40 based on two digital thermometers. Brought the unit up to boil, and sure enough I...

As part of Big Brew Day, a group from the Underground Brewers of CT homebrew club will be setting up kettles and brewing at Spacecat Brewing in Norwalk tomorrow May 7th 2022 from 9-3pm. If you are local please stop by and say hi.

Can confirm the iPhone app can handle multiple Tilts as long as they are different colors.

Reached out to the AHA - here is the response: Thank you for your thoughtful feedback below. After further consideration, we have increased Club Night to 3 hours, new times (6:30pm – 9:30pm) are updated on the website and will be communicated to those clubs that have already signed up. Hope to...

Some suggestions for can filling: Cap on foam I found I would lose some volume in the transfer to the canner, even using a gentle squeeze. I now keep one finger on the cap pressing down, then tilt the can so I can get my second hand under it. That way, I can transfer from the fulling station to...

It would be helpful to know a bit about your current process/brewing equipment to assess. If, for instance, a glycol chiller would allow you to introduce temperature control for the first time it would be my preference. In my case, I already had temperature control via old refrigerators with...

If you want to use real pecans instead of flavoring, I'd suggest a multi-step roasting process to pull as many oils out of the nuts as possible. This is the method (don't recall the original source) I've used on a pecan brown ale: Pecans toasted 300F for 10 mins Paper bag overnight to collect...

I’ve been using the Oktober SL1 for a couple of months now using either the Blichmann Beer Gun for filling off the keg or can-conditioning. No detectable oxygen issues so far, even for a NEIPA canning. A good video to watch is (Bryan Rabe) in which he shows his entire canning process. In...

Registration for the Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition (SNERHC) is now open! We are pleased to be a part of the 2022 Master Homebrewer Program (MHP) Circuit of America. Medals won will count for MHP points. SNERHC is hosted by the Underground Brewers of Connecticut (UBC), the...