Sutton CBA Homebrew compo - Nov 2008

[Andy]

Anyone know what the requirements are for entry in the Sutton CBA competition ?

i.e. how many bottles do you need to provide per entry ?


Unfortunately they've pulled previous years entry forms/rules from the Cheers website http://www.cheerswinemakingandbrewing.c ... bfest.html

If no-one knows then I'll give Richard a call.

[spearmint-wino]

Last year it was minimum 6x500ml bottles up to a corni, all bottles crown-capped and unmarked apart from one which should state beer name, brewer, style and OG. Its a fun little festy, I'll expect there'll be another healthy forum turn out this year

[Andy]

Cheers chaps!

Sounds like the "normal" CBA rules then

[Gurgeh]

See some of you there then!

[booldawg]

I'm hoping to make this my first HB festival. Will be nice to get some expert critiques and ties in well with Aug/Sept. brewing schedule for getting beers ready

[Aleman]

Sounds like the "normal" CBA rules then

CBA adopted these rules for their competition, the Sutton 'National' has been going longer . . . good to see both competitions continuing, considering the furore after the first northern 'national'

[booldawg]

How do you go about transporting bottles to a festival? It doesnt take much to jolt the yeast sediment at the bottom which would cloud up the beer. Does isinglass help it stick to the bottom of the bottle?

[Aleman]

(or clear in a corni, force carb and bottle sediment free beer, add a couple of grains of yeast, they'll never know the difference despite telling you otherwise )

Certain competitions (Yorkshire Fed and the big National not the CBA one) will disqualify a beer if there is no sediment (Or no visible sediment) in the bottle. The beer must be served from the bottle it was conditioned in. other competitions award 1 point for a firm minimal sediment.

Its almost as short sighted as CAMRA's attitude to Cask breathers , and the reason I have never entered either competition.


To get your beer in good condition to be served arrange for it to arrive a fortnight before the event . . . IIRC all the entries go into cool storage when they arrive so should have cleared by the time of the comp . . . . Or deliver them on the day

[Matt]

How do you go about transporting bottles to a festival? It doesnt take much to jolt the yeast sediment at the bottom which would cloud up the beer. Does isinglass help it stick to the bottom of the bottle?

I can recommend a Rover 216 for this

[chrisfoster]

does anyone know any details of when this festival is on in 2008 ?

thanks !

[BeerBloke]

As LeMan said you don't want to get any isinglass carried over into your bottles. The 'fluffy bottom' will be very loose and make pouring virtually impossible.

It's the 15th November this year IIRC.

If anyone from Essex/NE London wants beer taken down then let me know as I'll be 'helping' run it again.

[SiHoltye]

Great to see JBK members interested again. Let's make a point of saying hello 'cos I missed quite a few people in Derby. T-shirts at the ready!
PS, who's staying over, and where? I fancy digging local that evening. So many homebrewed beers knock spots of commercially brewed stuff. We're not accountants and a lot of beers are better for that.

[BeerBloke]

Assuming all is normal I'll be staying at a mates in Sutton again for the weekend this year.

[Aleman]

If anyone from Essex/NE London wants beer taken down then let me know as I'll be 'helping' run it again.

Phil,

Any chance of shoving 18 bottles into your cold store at the brewery when I come down, for subsequent transport to Sutton . . . Doubt if I'll get a pass out for it . . . As usual

[booldawg]

I've reminded SWMBO that there's an Ikea not 4 miles away. She also has an aunt in Croydon so she'll be 'the wheels' that day