NorJerseyHomebro
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I don't have a picture of it, and it isn't even done fermentating yet to be honest so I'm not 100% sure if it will even be usable for this competition. But I think it is the only competition in Norway, and it is pretty well established and so I really want to enter something competetive. The other 2 beers I have made don't really stand out. The last batch I made for my sister in laws wedding however, will hopefully be something that will hit you on the top of the head with hoppy, malty, beautiful goodness.
My problem is that I'm having a hard time figuring out where my beer fits into these guidelines...
I think maybe it can fall under IPA but if it is too dark will that matter?
I've never entered a beer into competition so someone with more experience please lend me some sage advice.
The beer is a west coast style red ale- It is from a recipe I made that is something like
8.8# weyermann bavarian pils extract
1.2# brewferm dark dry
.75# Carahell (crystal 10)
.50# belgian special B
.50# Carabohemian.
All the specialty grains were steeped for a half hour
This was for a 6.5 gallon batch.
the color of the beer according to beer tools is way to dark for an ipa, to me it looks too dark for an ipa.
but it seems like my choice is either ipa or brown ale. There isn't even a category for irish red! ughh.
Here is there style guidelines. I translated it to english via google translate.
If you read bumblebee randomly it means hop. Its the same word in norwegian and it confuses the **** out of the translator.
http://translate.google.com/transla...ontent&task=view&id=527&Itemid=36&sl=no&tl=en
Thanks in advance!
My problem is that I'm having a hard time figuring out where my beer fits into these guidelines...
I think maybe it can fall under IPA but if it is too dark will that matter?
I've never entered a beer into competition so someone with more experience please lend me some sage advice.
The beer is a west coast style red ale- It is from a recipe I made that is something like
8.8# weyermann bavarian pils extract
1.2# brewferm dark dry
.75# Carahell (crystal 10)
.50# belgian special B
.50# Carabohemian.
All the specialty grains were steeped for a half hour
This was for a 6.5 gallon batch.
the color of the beer according to beer tools is way to dark for an ipa, to me it looks too dark for an ipa.
but it seems like my choice is either ipa or brown ale. There isn't even a category for irish red! ughh.
Here is there style guidelines. I translated it to english via google translate.
If you read bumblebee randomly it means hop. Its the same word in norwegian and it confuses the **** out of the translator.
http://translate.google.com/transla...ontent&task=view&id=527&Itemid=36&sl=no&tl=en
Thanks in advance!