So I just got the 2013 brew list for my brewclub, and the January meeting is in a little over 2 weeks. The January beer is "Old Ale" 19A. We do a monthly contest with the beer, and the top 3 get points toward a brewer of the year competition.
I had pretty good success in the 3 competitions I entered last year (2nd in all of them) and there's a brewer of the year award that I don't think is unattainable for me.....but that category is a giant beer that's traditionally aged for quite a while.
So...any suggestions? I do keg, and I could always carb with the carbonator cap (in fact, I'll likely HAVE too) and I don't think it would be my best effort, but then again, I may only have to beat out 2-3 other people to make the medal podium and get some brewer of the year points. I have nothing to lose by trying, so yes, save me the "not enough time" posts, because I'm going to give it a go.
Any suggestions? Yeast that finishes quickly would be key, and I may actually consider using SD super yeast or something that I've had success with (finishing big beers in short time periods) unless anyone comes up with a very fast English Ale yeast suggestion.
I'll pitch a giant starter, and aerate the crap out of it...maybe even aerate again 24 hrs. after pitching though I've never done that before. I'll probably start to crank the temp in the fermenter after day 7 to speed the finish process, and FYI, I have a pretty complete home brewery setup, so don't be afraid to throw out equipment dependent suggestions. Everything is temp controlled.
Thanks in advance. I wouldn't be surprised if my brew club members get an eyeball on this thread, but with a little luck they won't know which beer it resulted in during the blind tasting.
I had pretty good success in the 3 competitions I entered last year (2nd in all of them) and there's a brewer of the year award that I don't think is unattainable for me.....but that category is a giant beer that's traditionally aged for quite a while.
So...any suggestions? I do keg, and I could always carb with the carbonator cap (in fact, I'll likely HAVE too) and I don't think it would be my best effort, but then again, I may only have to beat out 2-3 other people to make the medal podium and get some brewer of the year points. I have nothing to lose by trying, so yes, save me the "not enough time" posts, because I'm going to give it a go.
Any suggestions? Yeast that finishes quickly would be key, and I may actually consider using SD super yeast or something that I've had success with (finishing big beers in short time periods) unless anyone comes up with a very fast English Ale yeast suggestion.
I'll pitch a giant starter, and aerate the crap out of it...maybe even aerate again 24 hrs. after pitching though I've never done that before. I'll probably start to crank the temp in the fermenter after day 7 to speed the finish process, and FYI, I have a pretty complete home brewery setup, so don't be afraid to throw out equipment dependent suggestions. Everything is temp controlled.
Thanks in advance. I wouldn't be surprised if my brew club members get an eyeball on this thread, but with a little luck they won't know which beer it resulted in during the blind tasting.