NHC contest registration

[Wayne1]

During the time AZ_IPA and I were BSing, San Diego hit their limit. West Coast judging centers are filled.

While some here may have problems with the National Homebrew Competition, it seems like quite a few homebrewers don't. Good luck to all who choose to enter.

 

[PseudoChef]

I'd still like to know what it cost gordon strong and the other "big names" for all their entries. Are we to believe they had to send their beers out via snail mail too?

If I recall, it cost Gordon over $300 to ship his beers overnight as he stated in one of his interviews. You want me to make you a foil hat or something?

 

[CastleHollow]

Looks like only St. Paul, Chicago, Atlanta & Pittsburgh are still open

 

[AnOldUR]

Just a heads up. San Francisco dropped to 745 entries, so there's now 5 open spots there.

If you don't pay in 24 hours your entries are cleared and it opens up spots for new entries.

Keep refreshing the page over the next couple of days and you may be able to get into some of the filled regions.

 

[Holter]

Everything is sold out. Im shocked at the speed this thing closed out. I am in LA and I have to ship my beer to Pennsylvania! Thats what i get for not taking care of this earlier...

 

[infantej]

Just a heads up. San Francisco dropped to 745 entries, so there's now 5 open spots there.

If you don't pay in 24 hours your entries are cleared and it opens up spots for new entries.

Keep refreshing the page over the next couple of days and you may be able to get into some of the filled regions.

I imagine that this is a done deal now since the last registrations were on the 3rd any that did not pay would have opened up yesterday. I'm pissed I missed this.

 

[AmandaK]

One thing that could be cool is if there was an individual award analogous to the Gambrinus award for clubs. Something like having the highest ratio of medal placers to entries for individuals who entered say 5 or more beers. I think that would be a pretty telling award.

Isn't that the Ninkasi Award??

At any rate, I got 4 of my beers registered and paid for in Chicago! Whoo! :rockin:

 

[wonderbread23]

Isn't that the Ninkasi Award??

At any rate, I got 4 of my beers registered and paid for in Chicago! Whoo! :rockin:

Ninkasi is based on the total number of points (for beers placed in second round) a brewer accumulates. This is why you see people enter a bunch of beers. What I propose would be to take this total number of points and divide it by the number of beers that individual enters. Say someone enters 5 beers and 2 of them place. That means on average 40% of this person's beers placed. Then say you're going against someone who entered 30 beers and 7 or them places, a 23% average. The second brewers would have come out ahead in the Ninkasi standings, but the first brewer would win the fictitious award I was mentioning.

 

[brettwasbtd]

Ninkasi is based on the total number of points (for beers placed in second round) a brewer accumulates. This is why you see people enter a bunch of beers. What I propose would be to take this total number of points and divide it by the number of beers that individual enters. Say someone enters 5 beers and 2 of them place. That means on average 40% of this person's beers placed. Then say you're going against someone who entered 30 beers and 7 or them places, a 23% average. The second brewers would have come out ahead in the Ninkasi standings, but the first brewer would win the fictitious award I was mentioning.

There would have to be additional weight for you system. Because someone could then just submitted one of their beers that has been deemed closed to a 50 by everyone who trys it, and gets first place...they would be 100%

 

[PseudoChef]

There would have to be additional weight for you system. Because someone could then just submitted one of their beers that has been deemed closed to a 50 by everyone who trys it, and gets first place...they would be 100%

Some of that is mitigated by the first and second round judging - getting a beer to the second round is quite difficult in itself. You need to factor in the judges, how that beer has held up - many factors. But also, he did factor that in by stating out of a minimum number of entries:

One thing that could be cool is if there was an individual award analogous to the Gambrinus award for clubs. Something like having the highest ratio of medal placers to entries for individuals who entered say 5 or more beers. I think that would be a pretty telling award.

 

[passedpawn]

What do you guys think about limiting number of entries to 3?
Maybe a higher limit for AHA members to encourage membership?

 

[luke2080]

What do you guys think about limiting number of entries to 3?
Maybe a higher limit for AHA members to encourage membership?

They already provide the $5 discount to AHA members. So if you were going to submit more than 5 entries the discount almost makes the AHA membership pay for itself. I'd be surprised if more then 10% of the entries were from non-AHA members.

They probably should do a limit, at something higher like 8 though. Or 1 entry per category, not sub-category.

 

[brettwasbtd]

Some of that is mitigated by the first and second round judging - getting a beer to the second round is quite difficult in itself. You need to factor in the judges, how that beer has held up - many factors. But also, he did factor that in by stating out of a minimum number of entries:

Ah...my reading skills are suffering today

 

[physast]

They already provide the $5 discount to AHA members. So if you were going to submit more than 5 entries the discount almost makes the AHA membership pay for itself. I'd be surprised if more then 10% of the entries were from non-AHA members.

They probably should do a limit, at something higher like 8 though. Or 1 entry per category, not sub-category.

Speaking of these rules. Can I enter a beer as head brewer in the 21a category and also be an additional brewer for a beer submitted in the same category?

 

[PVH]

Speaking of these rules. Can I enter a beer as head brewer in the 21a category and also be an additional brewer for a beer submitted in the same category?

Rule 7(a):

7. Are there entry limitations?
(a) Entrants may only submit one entry per subcategory. For categories that have no subcategories (Categories 20 and 23), you may only submit one entry. An entrant may be an Additional Brewer for an entry in a subcategory they have already entered as the main brewer (e.g. John Doe enters an American Pale Ale, Category 10A, and is also the Additional Brewer on an American Pale Ale submitted by Jane Smith).

 

[Bobby_M]

You know, if you're a bad ass who can manage to brew/make 100 different styles, that are national level quality, and you spend the $1000 to enter them all, and the judges blindly pick a majority of them as excellent beers, what's the problem again? Oh, it makes everyone exceedingly jealous.

 

[BrewThruYou]

You know, if you're a bad ass who can manage to brew/make 100 different styles, that are national level quality, and you spend the $1000 to enter them all, and the judges blindly pick a majority of them as excellent beers, what's the problem again? Oh, it makes everyone exceedingly jealous.

The problem is that there are 750 entries per site and individuals can only send to one site. With the speed that this year filled up and the scarcity of entry spots, having one person send 100 of 750 entries doesn't seem fair to me.