MrFrugalPharmacist
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I entered my first homebrew competition a couple of weeks ago, and I lost. Probably by a decent margin too. Others might've gotten discouraged by this if it happened to them, but I was just grateful for the feedback. My overall score was a 25 on the BJCP scale, but the comments were awesome. The single thing I got deducted so heavily for was such an easy fix. Apparently all this time, I didn't know that to get consistent bottle conditioning you need to use bottles that don't have threads! Mind you, I've only been homebrewing for about a half a year now but still. The two samples I submitted ended up being under carbonated. I have a mix of bottles at home; some have threads and some don't, and I always wondered why carbonation seemed to be a mixed bag but at least now I know. Watch out for me during the next competition!
How about you? What did you learn from your first competition? How did it make you a better brewer?
How about you? What did you learn from your first competition? How did it make you a better brewer?