Pro brewers entering homebrew comps?

[Pappers_]

I agree with a lot of the points made here. I think the rules for most homebrew competitions are clear - can't be brewed at a professional brewery, it must be 'home' brewed.

That being said, as others have pointed out, it strikes me as unusual for a professional brewer (someone who spends all of her/his days brewing for a living) to want to enter a competition for amateurs. Apples and oranges.

Nothing is cut-and-dried, of course. Someone who works at a brewery part-time, or has limited responsibilities, might be an inbetween case. But, still, if I were a professional at anything, I don't think I would want to enter a competition in that area for amateurs. It just seems off, to me.

For the professional brewers, there are professional competitions to enter. As for homebrew competitions, it would be great for professional brewers to get their BJCP credentials and judge at those competitions. A friend of mine, a professional brewer, did just that - he's a BJCP judge with a Certified ranking.

 

[GarageDweller]

Its not the size of the setup....Its how you use it.

 

[Hammy71]

I think the fact that this takes up 6 pages (so far) on HBT would indicate that the organizers of competitions are discussing it as well. As the numbers of breweries in the US increases (exponentially, you might say), then the number of people who know and love the science (all y'all as we say here) will apply for and find employment in those new brewing ventures. Does this change the way competitions are organized? Probably for some it will.

Dude....you need to change you page options. Only two pages over here....

 

[CB_in_Tokyo]

Yes but at what point are you a ringer? An example would be a pro basketball player playing in a rec league. The game doesn't change a bit.......yet most people would say that is an unfair advantage.

I hear what you are saying, but disagree with the analogy. Not everyone can aspire to be an NBA level Basketball player. The tools there are very much physical. But I believe that anyone making beer at home can achieve beer that can at least rival pro brewers brewing on the same equipment.