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Date: 25 Jul 2006 19:29:33
From: rjwhite6
Subject: Competition bittering vs 'for you own pleasure'
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I have heard and read some award winning homebrewers talk about having
to be at the top end of the bittering for a style so that they don't
get dinged at a competition due to the judges taste buds getting
burned out from so many samples.
Do those of you that compete brew a less bitter version of your
competition beers for your own enjoyment?
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Date: 25 Jul 2006 16:53:44
From: Ryan Case
Subject: Re: Competition bittering vs 'for you own pleasure'
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rjwhite6 wrote:
> I have heard and read some award winning homebrewers talk about having
> to be at the top end of the bittering for a style so that they don't
> get dinged at a competition due to the judges taste buds getting
> burned out from so many samples.
>
> Do those of you that compete brew a less bitter version of your
> competition beers for your own enjoyment?
I tend to go the other way. Although all the competing I do is local
club type stuff. I have to tone down the hops, or switch them out
completely for most folks.
Ryan
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Date: 26 Jul 2006 08:48:25
From: Larry Bristol
Subject: Re: Competition bittering vs 'for you own pleasure'
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rjwhite6 wrote:
> I have heard and read some award winning homebrewers talk about having
> to be at the top end of the bittering for a style so that they don't
> get dinged at a competition due to the judges taste buds getting
> burned out from so many samples.
It is indeed a difficult problem that judges face. Within a given flight of
beers, the order entries are judged can definitely influence their score.
Experienced judges know this, of course, and frequently return to retaste
earlier beers in a more "head-to-head" comparison to later ones, especially
when the scores are close, and the entries may be in contention for a
medal.
> Do those of you that compete brew a less bitter version of your
> competition beers for your own enjoyment?
I personally do not brew to compete, but if I did, it would be the other way
around! I would cut back on the bitterness for the competition brews.
I would urge folks to brew the beer the way they like it, rather than making
a special "competition" beer. Just make sure it falls within the category
guidelines, and assume that the judges will be competent and will take care
of the rest.
--
Larry Bristol --- The Double Luck
http://www.doubleluck.com
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Date: 26 Jul 2006 13:24:46
From: Joel
Subject: Re: Competition bittering vs 'for you own pleasure'
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rjwhite6 <rjwhite6@cannedspam.msn.com > wrote:
>I have heard and read some award winning homebrewers talk about having
>to be at the top end of the bittering for a style so that they don't
>get dinged at a competition due to the judges taste buds getting
>burned out from so many samples.
>
>Do those of you that compete brew a less bitter version of your
>competition beers for your own enjoyment?
For hoppy styles, I tend to peg or exceed the top end
of the AHA/BJCP guidelines in any case. For my own pleasure,
of course.
--
Joel Plutchak "Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and
plutchak@[...] sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea
is quite staggering." - Arthur C. Clarke
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Date: 28 Jul 2006 09:25:02
From: Denny Conn
Subject: Re: Competition bittering vs 'for you own pleasure'
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rjwhite6 wrote:
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> I have heard and read some award winning homebrewers talk about having
> to be at the top end of the bittering for a style so that they don't
> get dinged at a competition due to the judges taste buds getting
> burned out from so many samples.
>
> Do those of you that compete brew a less bitter version of your
> competition beers for your own enjoyment?
Nope....and keep in mind that what you've heard isn't always the case,
either.
----------- >Denny
--
Life begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Date: 28 Jul 2006 19:21:15
From: rjwhite6
Subject: Re: Competition bittering vs 'for you own pleasure'
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On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:25:02 -0700, Denny Conn
<denny.g.conn@ci.eugene.or.us > wrote:
>rjwhite6 wrote:
>>
>> I have heard and read some award winning homebrewers talk about having
>> to be at the top end of the bittering for a style so that they don't
>> get dinged at a competition due to the judges taste buds getting
>> burned out from so many samples.
>>
>> Do those of you that compete brew a less bitter version of your
>> competition beers for your own enjoyment?
>
>Nope....and keep in mind that what you've heard isn't always the case,
>either.
>
> ----------->Denny
That's why I said 'some' :-)
I was hoping that you would be one of the people that answered because
I value your comments both here and on B3.
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